Farm Journal; Caesar Salad; Eggs Is Eggs

[Grant Barrett]

On Friday, May 5, 2000, Bruce Dykes <bkd at graphnet.com> wrote:

>Might 'Japanese Pretzels' be the classic version of the 'Poky' snack? Poky,
>for those who don't know, are skinny pretzel type sticks, unsalted, and half
>dipped in chocolate or a flavored cream style sweet.
>
>The name Poky is slightly onomatapoeic (naturally Outlook Express'
>spellchecker doesn't know this one), coming from the sound they make when
>they snap. Allegedly. Here in the west, it's used as the generic name,
>though there's at least one manufacturer that uses it as its product name. I
>can't speak for other companies' usage of of the term, though. Maybe
>somebody more familiar with the culture can help?

Pocky! As in the 1991 Superchunk album "No Pocky for Kitty," an early reference to
both the treat and the Hello Kitty craze that later caught on here in the States. You
can buy several flavors of Pocky virtually anywhere that carries pan-Asian food or
Japanese sweets.