Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Pocky - Mikado

Pocky is a snack made by Glico here in Osaka, a cookie stick dipped in chocolate. It's really, really popular in Japan, and is sold in a number of other countries too. When in Paris last summer we found "Mikado", apparently Pocky by another name. We had to compare.

Mikado and Pocky

Mikado and Pocky. Below a Mikado stick on the top, and Pocky on the bottom.


Both are made by Glico. The Mikado stick is a bit shorter, and the taste was a little different - but we got milk chocolate Mikado, and dark chocolate Pocky so that's no surprise. The cookie seems to be the same. If you get a Pocky craving in France, you can safely look for a Mikado box and rest assured that you're getting the real thing.

Glico

The Glico Running Man. The company has had some version of this billboard up on Dōtonbori for almost a century, and it's become one of the iconic images of Osaka.
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2 comments:

  1. Matt at anarchy Japan19 April, 2011 21:06

    I love Pocky. That's very fascinating they are selling them elsewhere under the name Mikado.

    I kind of like the Mikado name better! :)

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  2. Jan Moren19 April, 2011 21:24

    Since it's a term for the emperor, I suspect "mikado" would be a bit sensitive for the japanese market. Not to mention Pocky probably sounds cooler, a bit foreign and is much easier to remember.

    I guess it's just like you find exotic "Mikado" a better name than fuddy old "President".

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