Childhood Snack - Yan Yan Strawberry
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
United States
March 12, 2016 11:03pm CST
As a child, every Saturday was Family Grocery Shopping Day and since I was young at the time and couldn't stay home alone I had to go with my parents. I would look forward to buying snacks when I went grocery shopping. My parents always allowed me to get a few snacks and one of the snacks I would always get is this Yan Yan, a Japanese snack. It comes with a side of biscuits (cracker sticks) and the dip (strawberry, and I guess now the newer ones also have chocolate). There are a tons of flavors available but the most common are strawberry and/or chocolate.
Do you remember your childhood snack? Do you often repurchase your childhood snack now? From time to time, I will reminisce and purchase my childhood snack ~ especially since they're sold at Target now and you don't have to go to the Asian market for them!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Mar 16
This sounds good. I can't even remember what I snacked on as a kid.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Hehe this is a yummy snack not the healthiest of course though.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Oh yes ~ I love the Pocky ones too esp. Strawberry flavor.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
17 Mar 16
I love the strawberry flavor also. 
I bought a few to enjoy still in my pantry.
Hehe. I am Vietnamese and part Chinese.
I bought a few to enjoy still in my pantry.
Hehe. I am Vietnamese and part Chinese. 1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
17 Mar 16
@SIMPLYD Oh hehe. I don't recall but it's okay. I don't mind. I get all sorts of ethnicities when people ask me.
I get all sorts of ethnicities when people ask me.1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
They're yummy!
Slim jims were my guilty pleasure during middle school times. It was only 50 cents for a little piece at the student store, lol.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
@T_gray Oh yes ~ I like slim jims still til' this day he-he
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
13 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby I think they are still cheap...And still good. That's what's so good about them....
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 Mar 16
i usually buy that for my son; whenever I come home from work, I always brought food for him. It stopped when he graduated from college last 2009.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@ridingbet Very sweet, you raised him well. 
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Mar 16
Hehe ! Aww very sweet of you! Congratulations to him too! Graduating college ~ you are a proud mother!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby thank you. yes, I am his very proud mother and i love him more when he was my significant other when i was hospitalized last 2nd of March
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
15 Mar 16
Ooo I used to have that it was my favorite childhood snack too. My other absolute favorite was Jack and Jill's nachos cheese corn chips. It used to cost only $0.20 for a small packet when I was a child! Today it's $1.20.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
15 Mar 16
That sounds yummy. I love FRITOS Chili Cheese Flavored Corn Chips - have you tried that kind of chips before?
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
15 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby Yes, OMG! I haven't tried Fritos because they aren't available here. But I have tried various brands of corn chips and corn is my favorite type.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
15 Mar 16
I love pocky treat too! Very similar just this one you dip yourself!
@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Mar 16
My grandfather was the store manager of the local Safeway. He brought me home my favorite treat which was butter cookies. Yum! Nice memory.
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby ....Especially so from gramps!
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
14 Mar 16
We had many type of snacks which I still like even now. Sugar candy - round sticky balls that would take long to eat as they would be sticky and dissolved slowly were one of them.
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
14 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby This link shows an image of what I have been eating but nowadays I do not get to see it anywhere
Colorful candy with sugar on top Stock Photo. 5846155 - Colorful candy with sugar on top in a small white plate. Affordable Royalty Free Stock Photography. Downloads for just $1.00, with thousands of images added daily. Subscriptions available for just $39
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Mar 16
I never tried the sugar candies before. I bet I'll like them since I am a huge fan of sweets in general.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Yum!! That's a lot of yummy snacks. Now that you remind me ~ my mom made banana bread for me quite often that I enjoyed.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
14 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby When I was young there were not many packaged products to buy. The malls and the supermarkets did not even exist.
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Mar 16
When I buy some medicines for my parents, I won't forget buying Yan Yan with chocolates for my nieces and nephew, they love this kind of snacks and I also love seeing them when there lips are filled with chocolates, sometimes I also get some sticks of it and dip with chocolate.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Hehe it is so cool how this snack is still around!
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby
I hope, Yan Yan snacks will still continue to serve the kids and some oldies.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Do they still sell this snack in your area??
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@Oishi24 (47)
• Kolkata, India
13 Mar 16
Yup, one of my childhood snacks was exactly the one you described, though it came under a different brand name of a biscuit company. Another one was a type of tolled up pastries we used to find in local stores. Equally unhealthy and tasty! Ooh and there was little hearts.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Yes definitely not healthy but it's a favorite and always will be a memory. I never tried one with little hearts before?
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@Oishi24 I see ~ I like anything heart shaped too - sounds like a cute snack!
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@Oishi24 (47)
• Kolkata, India
13 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby No, I meant there is another snack called little hearts- heart shaped sweet cookies. They were available at like Rs. 5.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
13 Mar 16
Yes, I do remember of of my childhood snack, though my mom didn't really allow us to buy snacks, my brother secretly bought some and we secretly ate them at home without letting my mom know.
I remember the snack you showed in the picture, though I think we have different brand. I prefer chocolate dip, as I am not fond of strawberry flavor.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Mar 16
Hehe - aw cute how you two would sneak Do you and your brother have a strong bond til' this day?
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
15 Mar 16
Now Target carries them along with Vons (Safeway) here!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
I love this and still buy it time to time. In fact I stocked up on a few to have at home, hehe.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
13 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby I have eaten the chocolate ones.Most of my childhood snacks are not available now.I was a child so long ago.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Hehe I preferred the strawberry and I'm surprised they're still in business! Although your snacks are no longer available - what'd you enjoy eating as a child?
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