Karinto

"Karinto" (sometimes spelled "karintou") is a traditional Japanese snack food. Sweet and deep-fried, it is made primarily of flour, yeast, and sugar. It has a deep brown and pitted appearance, and takes the form of a 'bite-sized' pillow or short cylinder. Although traditional Karinto is coated with brown sugar, recently other variations appear in the market, such as white sugar, sesame seeds, miso or peanuts.

History

Karinto's roots is controversial between China and Portugal, but it has been available from street merchants since at least the Edo-Tempo period, roughly 1830 to 1841.

In Popular Culture

In , police detective Ema Skye constantly eats karinto on duty (the snack was localized as "Snackoos").

External links

* [http://kimoto.cc/ykk/karinto.html A page with photographs of karinto]
* [http://www.biteofasia.com/Japan/Yumie/Karinto.shtml A recipe for karinto by Yumie Shiotsuki]