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Did this snack originate overseas? In Japan it’s called “Tongari Corn”
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Did this snack originate overseas? In Japan it’s called “Tongari Corn”

In Japan, this snack is called “Tongari Corn.” Was this shape inspired by a snack from overseas?

When you were a kid, did you ever put them on your fingers and play with them? My mom used to get mad at me for it.

by Choice-Athlete4985

18 Comments

  1. slapyak5318008

    They look like Bugles which have been around for at least 40 years in the US.

    https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwSUkyjjdgdGDwYksqTc9JLQYAPAUF3g&q=bugles&oq=bugle&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggBEC4YsQMYgAQyDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyCggBEC4YsQMYgAQyBggCEEUYOTINCAMQLhiDARixAxiABDIQCAQQLhjHARixAxjRAxiABDIKCAUQABixAxiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIKCAgQABixAxiABDIHCAkQABiABDIKCAoQABixAxiABDIHCAsQABiABDIHCAwQABiABDIHCA0QABiABDIHCA4QLhiABNIBCDI0NTlqMGo0qAIIsAIB8QV20p-J2wRnJw&client=ms-android-comcast-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

  2. Shut_Your_Plot_Hole

    They’re just Bugles. They came from the US. Not everything novel came from Japan.

  3. ArcticMountainBunny

    They’re just bugles. I used to eat them in the early 2000s.

  5. AnybodyMassive1610

    The only way to eat these is to put one on the end of each finger – like long claws.

    At least – that’s what I’ve heard.

  7. EionSylvans

    I just ate these yesterday! I believe they are just rebranded by country and Bugles is the original. I also like Kornets from the Philippines and Kkokkal corn fron Korea which has more variety of flavors.

  8. Jazzlike_Interview_7

    I just had a childhood flashback to tongari corn commercial!!!!

  10. artbyshrike

    Eat them with ice cream, they’re like mini ice cream cones but have a lovely savory/sweet combination.

  11. Personal-Tomatillo98

    Witch fingers, yeah you wear them when you have your bubbling cauldron going then when done dip a fingertip in and enjoy.

  12. Both_Commercial_732

    You have to put them on your fingers and act like you’re a witch.

  13. harrytaisa

    [https://housefoods.jp/products/special/tongaricorn/history.html](https://housefoods.jp/products/special/tongaricorn/history.html)

    ハウス食品が1977年、お菓子業界に参入する時に、アメリカの[ゼネラル・ミルズ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA)（[General Mills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mills)）と提携した。元ネタはバグルス
    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugles_(snack)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugles_(snack))

    日本だけでなく世界の各地でこれを生産して販売している

  14. Famous_Attention5861

    Auto-translate changed “Bugles” to “Buggles”, please note this snack **did not kill the radio star.**

    *”Tongari Corn” is a product created through a technical partnership with General Mills, Inc. of the United States.*

    *The original form of Tongari Corn was the American snack “Buggles” ( meaning trumpet or horn), which had a triangular hat-like shape.*

  16. Low_Mulberry1905

    I used to love squirting spray “cheese” into them when I was a kid.

  17. Swooferfan

    I remember these things, Haidilao gives them out for free

  18. UnusualPete

    I think the name in most of the world is Bugles. In my country, it’s just Cones.