“Looks can be deceiving†is an old axiom that should never, ever be ignored, especially when dealing with food. If we all judged food by appearance, we’d never eat okonomiyaki, sushi, sashimi, lychees, ect., and we’d be poorer for the loss. It does help, however, that the food actually look like food in order to be considered edible. Who would eat something that looks like poop for example?
Well, that’d be me and I’d do it again! Karinto is a crispy Japanese confection made with brown sugar and molasses that looks a lot like dog turds. This sweet and crunchy treat has been around in Japan since the Edo-Tempo period.
Karinto looks enormously unappealing but is in fact quite good, especially if you like molasses and brown sugar. The inside is light and flaky with a honeycomb texture that’s nice and crisp. The outside looks, of course, like poop due to the molasses and brown sugar coating. The coating is thick in places and has a slightly chewy texture that goes well with the crispy inside.
If you like gingerbread, brown sugar, and black strap molasses then karinto is for you. Be warned that it is very molasses rich so if you’re adverse to strong molasses flavors avoid this snack at all costs.
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