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Spicy Konjac Snack (Mo Yu Shuang)

コリコリ食感が止まらない!罪悪感ゼロの「激辛イカ刺し風コンニャク」

Spice 3 Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Diet

Description

A smash-hit healthy snack developed by the La Tiao absolute king, 'Weilong'. 'Mo Yu' means konjac. Konjac is finely scored like squid sashimi (pinecone cut) and soaked in ultra-spicy Ma La or Suan La (hot-sour) oil. Explosively popular among youth who love La Tiao flavors but worry about calories.

Classification: Everyone, Snack, Snack, Konjac, Weilong, Mo Yu Shuang, Ultra Spicy, Low Calorie, Healthy

Shops selling Spicy Konjac Snack (Mo Yu Shuang)

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How to use

Ingredients

  • Konjac powder
  • Soybean oil
  • Chili
  • Sichuan pepper
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Amino acids
  • Citric acid

Instructions

  1. [Typical Uses]
  2. [Ultimate Diet Snack]: Open the small individual packet and eat the slippery, crunchy konjac directly. Guilt-free even eaten late at night due to extremely low calories.
  3. Bento gap-filler or companion for alcohol (like Lemon Sour).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips

Key spices

Intense 'crunchy、bouncy' texture like squid sashimi or wood ear、with punchy Ma La flavor

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Boil JP 'Ito-konjac' and toss with chili oil, black vinegar, Sichuan pepper, and salt

Pairing

Sparkling Water / Lemon Sour / Oolong Tea

Trivia

Being konjac, it's bouncy and fiber-rich, but the soaking sauce contains quite a bit of oil and salt; eating dozens of packets will eventually make you gain weight, so beware. Its texture is outstanding even among Chinese snacks.

Eating tips & etiquette

Sold individually in small packets piled high near Asian store registers: red package (Ma La), green package (Suan La/Green Chili), orange (Xiang La).

Allergen

Soybeans

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