Oishi oink oink

I have gone through a Mr. Chips phase, followed by a Doritos phase, and now mi última adicción is Oishi's Vegetarian Chicharon. It's really my dad's fault that I got hooked, he *coerced* me to try it the other day and since then I have been having it nonstop. Props to me for being a good girl and picking something healthy this time around. According to the back label, its main ingredients are peas and tapioca starch. People think that the 0% trans fat claim is pure hogwash, but whatever, it's still heaps healthier than other chips around.

I have to give it to those Oishi guys, they are really stepping up. I remember back in HS, my favourite seatmate gave me a massive box of Oishi goodies on my birthday (she is the sister of a movie star who used to endorse Oishi) and I immensely enjoyed their chips. A famous writer (whose blog I follow) always extolled the virtues of their latest snack line and so I was inspired to grab a few bags of their cheese sponge thingo. I was quite disappointed though, it tasted funny and I couldn't decide if it was sweet or salty. Apparently she hoards them by the box as she would also feed them to her cats.

Also, she says that Oishi has now secured a 10% share of China's snack food market. Watch out, world.