Holland and Barrett's Japanese Rice Crackers

Advantages: Tastilicious
Disadvantages: Deceptively bad for you

...in on my secret... Holland and Barrett is the source I usually turn to, mainly because they're the only high street chain - supermarkets included - where they're reliably stocked. They're also marginally cheaper than most places with 100g setting you back about £1.10 or, if you're a glutton like me, you can get 500g for £3.60! Rice crackers are pretty tricky to describe because they don't bear much relation to any other food available over here, ...
...which comes mixed in the Holland & Barrett packet: 1- Square crackers, made of rice and wheat flour. They're quite hard but when you crunch them between your teeth grind down into a more powdery substance. Saved from being dry and unpleasant by a tasty glaze which tastes like sugar and (I guess by their salty edge and its inclusion on the ingredient list) soy sauce. Dotted with shreds of seaweed, underneath the glaze, although you don't really notice ... Read review

Advantages: Make a nice change from crisps
Disadvantages: Make you thirsty

Holland and Barrett japenese rice crackers come in nice clear packets so you can see just what you are buying, retail as follows 100g £1.05 , 200g £1.79 and 500g £3.59. I do enjoy them but the 100g packet is enough for me as they have a bitter sweet taste and also are quite salty although it dosen't list salt on the ingredients they contain rice (of course),peanuts,corn starch,wheat flour,sugar,soy sauce,seaweed,pepper and sesame seeds unfortunatly ...
...variety is not in the Holland and Barrett but has been in all the other packs are the tiny rice cakes they are usually chilli flavoured. They are nice from holland and Barrett and are actually produce of Japan but i would not rave about this product mainly because the taste, theres not really any difference to when i have had other companys but at the moment they do have a sale on and the 100g bag is only 52p so maybe i good time to try these out ... Read review