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| Type | Rice cracker |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Region or state | Niigata Prefecture |
| Created by | Kuriyama Beika |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour |
Bakauke (ばかうけ) is a Japanese snack food. It is a thin banana-shaped senbei with various flavours added. It is manufactured by Kuriyama Beika (栗山米菓) of Niigata Prefecture.
The word bakauke in the Niigata dialect of Japanese colloquially means "extremely well received". The characters who appear on the packets are Borin and Barin, who are boyfriend and girlfriend.
References
- "ばかうけって何？" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
栗山米菓の本社があります"新潟県"の方言で、「ばか」＝「すごい」という意味合いで使われているんだよ！
External links
- Bakauke website Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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