Pocky was released in 1966 under the name of Coquette and consisted of chocolate-covered cookie bars. Momiji instantly penetrated the youth market in Japan and generated 30 billion yen in sales in its first two years. The name was later changed to Pokkin, a Japanese onomatopoeia that mimics the sound made when biting into a Pokkin. The original flavor was followed by Almond Pokkin with an almond coating in 1971, and Strawberry Pokkin in 1977. Today the product includes variations such as milk, mango mousse, green tea and coconut flavored coatings, as well as themed products such as the Specialty Pokkin, which has a brightly colored decorative striped coating; and the Men's Pokkin, a sweet and bitter "mature" version of dark chocolate. The bagel is very popular in Japan. It is sometimes served with ice water in bars. The specialty is well known in many East Asian countries, such as China and South Korea. In Europe, Buckeye has been rebranded Mikado, following the game Mikado, and is marketed by LU Biscuits, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods Group. In the U.S. and Canada, Budge can be found in Asian supermarkets, most major international supermarkets such as Wal-Mart, and comic book distributors. In Malaysia, Biscuits has been renamed Rocky by Glico, avoiding the vulgarity of the same pronunciation in the Malay language. Outside of Japan, Momiji is well received by Hajime and Otaku (anime fans). Its regular community of Japanese-English speaking phenomena and some of its strange flavors (e.g., the bittersweet flavored Man's Pocky), as well as the many anime and manga series that often feature Pocky imitations, have also contributed to Pocky's popularity. Pocky was the first food brand listed in China by Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. and was established in Shanghai in August 1999. After that, the company has launched a number of subordinate brands, such as Pocky, Paky, Bailey's, Bailey's, Vegetable Garden Cake, Kolon, Chitty, Star Chitty, Uncle Fran, Bubble Liqueur, Baiduobai, and Mousa. As the main brand of Glico in China, Bai Qi specializes in manufacturing decorated cookies, which are highly favored by consumers.
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Baci includes four types of Baci, Mousse Baci, Almond Crunch Baci, and Grain Baci. Each Pocky is available in a number of flavors, as follows: Pocky: Chocolate, Milk, Almond, Coffee, Strawberry, Double Chocolate, Matcha Mousse Pocky: Rich Matcha, Milk Mango, Chocolate Almond Crisp Pocky: Chocolate, Oyin Milk Tea Pocky: Milk Blueberry, Milk Banana, Milk Strawberry
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Pocky has many flavors, including Pocket Pocky, Pocket Pocky and Pocket Pocky. Pocky has many varieties. The most popular flavors are chocolate, strawberry and almond. Some of the less common flavors include Honey (spring) Strawberry Pocky
and seasonal flavors such as Kiwi and Mango (summer). There is a semi-sweet, semi-bitter chocolate Pocky called Men's Pocky. There are also regional pocky flavors such as grape from Nagano City, melon from Yubari City in Hokkaido, giant Japanese oranges from Kyushu, red bean paste from Kyoto City, and Kobe wine. There are also flavors such as banana, coffee, caramel, marble royal milk tea, melon, milk, cream cheese, berry, coconut, pineapple, pumpkin and hazelnut. Other unique Pocky flavors include Black Sesame, Soy and Green Tea, cleverly combining Asian culinary items into snack flavors. The special assortment of Pocky also includes a specialty Pocky extra decorative icing, with Mousse Pocky offering an extra thick, mousse-like icing.
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The Japanese pronunciation of Pocky rhymes to some extent with the Japanese pronunciation of hocky (pokkii vs. Japanese hokkii). It is somewhat like pokey which is slightly lengthened or held in front of the k. A repeated sub-sound in po and ky is indicated by an accelerated sound (the small 'tsu' kana). However, many English speakers pronounce it "paki", which rhymes with field hockey.
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A paki parody named "Pochy" appears in the popular anime "Starry Night Encounters" in a Pocky-like box design, and is repeatedly featured as Mizuho Kazami's favorite snack. In the popular anime "X", a Pooky parody is named "Pooky" and appears in a Pocky-like box design. In the same series, Catwell Jeanblade can be seen eating a variant called "Rocky". Sasuke Tenkai, a basketball player in the popular anime Harlem Beat, loves his snack, Strawberry Pocky. The American indie band Superchunk named their album "No Pocky for Kitty". The character リモネ from Simoun once ate Pocky, despite the series being set on another planet. In the first episode of the OEL (Original English Language) manga Dramacon, the protagonist Kristi sees a Pocky (read "Pawky") sales pitch while wandering around a store, and the protagonist ends up buying a whole bag of Pocky as well. The back cover of the comic also shows Christy and Matt eating strawberry Pawky together. In the opening scene of Studio Ghibli's movie Spirited Away, a box of Pawky's is seen next to Chihiro's car seat. In the manga Gravity, the protagonist, Shindou Sadichi, often eats tons of bagels while his love interest, Yuki Eiri, smokes. In one episode of the manga, they mention that the protagonist's favorite flavor is Strawberry Momiji. In one of the episodes of Hunter × Hunter, Riba, the Hunter Instructor in Guta, is eating a bagel while watching the applicants through his monitor. In the manga Jasho the Magical Boy, Kiyoto spends five minutes making a robot toy for Jasho out of a box of Yum Yum, naming it the "Balkan 300". On the cover of the first book of the manga "Kimi wa Petto" (Pet Lover), Kiyoto Sangani holds a box of "Pockin" and eats a cookie bar that looks like a Pockin. The new Prime Minister of Hong Kong, Wong, in G Steel Bullet is often seen with a Pockin in a glass next to him. In the fourth episode of the anime "Eating Spirit - Zero -", the two female protagonists, Izumi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya, are eating "Pocky" together, and in order to snatch the last one, they actually chew on one side of the chocolate bar with their respective mouths, and end up kissing each other in a playful manner. In the anime "Vampire Knight", it is the favorite snack of Rima Toya and Chisato Shibukoi in the Night Division. In the 25th episode of the second season of the anime "Stormy Weather", it is told that Za goes to buy "Packy" for the same reason, and various things happen on the way. In the first episode of the anime "Fate of the Furious", Yui and Dome ate "Pocky" on the train
The Glico Group established Shanghai Ezaki Glico Foods Ltd. in Shanghai in August 1999, and started to enter the Chinese market. The Glico Group has successively launched a number of subordinate brands such as Pocky, Pocky, Bailey's, Vegetable Garden Biscuits, Kolon, Chitty, Star Chitty, Uncle Fran, Pocky, Baedobay, Moussa, etc. In addition, the company has consistently practiced the concept of deliciousness and health, i.e., "through the integration of traditional Chinese food culture with the leisure foods that are widely popular in Japan and the development of products with the aim of deliciousness and health, we continue to develop and innovate in the field of food in China. We will continue to develop and innovate in the food field in China to produce new products that meet the tastes of Chinese people.
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Pejoy, as the main brand of Glico in China, is highly favored by consumers.
Specializing in the manufacture of heart-filled cookies and chocolate bars
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European style cake Pejoy: matcha mousse flavor, tiramisu flavor, cheesecake flavor, hazelnut chocolate flavor, strawberry vanilla flavor Continuously new Pejoy: chocolate flavor, red wine chocolate flavor, milk flavor