{"id":14860,"date":"2021-08-16T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=14860"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:55:01","slug":"chinese-snowflake-crisps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=14860","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Snowflake Crisps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More from the sweet snack aisle at the Chinese supermarket, specifically Snowflake Crisps (aka Snowflake Cakes) this time.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s a thing \u2013 if I am to believe what I\u2019ve seen on the interwebs. They\u2019re a popular dessert in parts of China and Taiwan (based on the number of recipes to be found) and a favorite commercially packaged treat as well (borne out by the number of varieties I see in Chinese markets).<\/p>\n<p>On my last Flushing excursion, I chose two of the many selections vying for shelf space, Strawberry Snowflake Crisp (with Chinese and Japanese labeling)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4824-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4824-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1203\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4824-edited-1440.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4824-edited-1440-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4824-edited-1440-855x1024.jpg 855w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4824-edited-1440-768x919.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and Boba Milk Tea Snowflake Cake.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4891-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4891-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4891-edited-1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4891-edited-1440-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4891-edited-1440-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re pleasantly sweet but not overly so; they share a common texture, at once a little crispy and perhaps a bit melt-in-your-mouth, marshmallowy-chewy like junior varsity wannabe nougat; and they\u2019re feathery, gossamer \u2013 so lighter-than-air that it compelled me to scrutinize the ingredients on the label, but helium was not among them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4858-edited-1440-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Strawberry Snowflake Crisp had a little crispy, snowy white \u201cicing\u201d on top but only the merest suggestion of a crunch, somewhere along the candy <-> cookie continuum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4867-edited-1440-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Boba Milk Tea Cake was less chewy \u2013 but that\u2019s acceptable because the boba, appropriately, were very much so; the bobas do taste like those in ubiquitous bubble tea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4831-L-edited-1440-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOne factor to keep in mind is that because of their fragile nature, you\u2019re also buying a lot of packaging. Each 1\u00bc-inch square is individually wrapped ensuring a protective cushion of air, then verrry loosely packed in a bag or an eminently reusable container (peeking out at the bottom in the first photo).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nMore snacks from the Chinese market to come. Stay tuned&#8230;.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s a thing. 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