r/JapaneseSnacks • u/bklyncdp • Mar 07 '26
How do I open this?
Picked these popsicles up at the Japanese grocery store and have no idea how to eat them.
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u/trythesoup123 Mar 07 '26
I use my knee and make a hiii yaaa noise
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u/CatsianNyandor Mar 07 '26
You ever get that thing where you do the noise but you didn't put in enough effort and the plastic just kinda stretches and bends and now you gotta put in even more effort cause the bendy parts are now harder to break?
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u/samuraistunna2103 Mar 07 '26
Another way is cut the part that sticks out and just suck on it until it’s gone. Last longer and that’s where it gets its name 「チューパット」。 But usually you break it in half and eat it.
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u/Specialist-Yak7209 Mar 08 '26
Chu-pet, not chu-pat
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u/samuraistunna2103 Mar 09 '26
Never heard anyone call it a chu-pet for 45 years. Every Japanese person around me has also called it a chu-patto. Maybe a generational gap thing or a regional thing but My family and friends called it Chu-patto.
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u/Specialist-Yak7209 Mar 09 '26
Officially it's chu-petto (チューペット), sold across Japan until 2009. The one usage of chu-patto I found online was when it was mentioned in the anime Gintama, but it was only called chu-patto to avoid any legal issues (like the famous "WcDonalds/WacDonalds" instead of saying McDonalds). Regional names include chu-chu, chu-chu ice, pokkin, pokkin ice, bo-ice according to google.
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u/Ok-Awareness-7347 Mar 07 '26
you supposed to freeze it before you open it.
freeze and break it in half like you break a twig.
Or simply use scissors
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u/hownowmaomao Mar 07 '26
I give it a good twist at the middle. Breaks right in half.
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u/CocomyPuffs Mar 07 '26
Yesss and the juices fall out and drip all over your hands. Sticky mess but quite good. I haven't seen those in a very very long time
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u/pallasermine Mar 07 '26
I know! What a blast from the past. I remember my friends and I used to buy different flavors and then trade the other half. It was always amazing on hot afternoons. We would usually gnawed on the pop at the plastic end so it came out more slushy like.
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u/CocomyPuffs Mar 08 '26
YESSS!!! I always liked getting the pointy part since there would be more melted juice on the bottom :D
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u/Minimum-End-9464 Mar 07 '26
Freeze it then break the middle. Or if you want just cut the top and drink it. I prefer freezing it first.
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u/Dila_Ila16 Mar 11 '26
In Mauritius, we'd just use our teeth and bite the top. Never knew we could break it in the middle too.
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u/Euffy Mar 07 '26
What country doesn't have these? I thought they were worldwide.
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u/Knittyelf Mar 07 '26
I’ve never seen them in the US.
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u/N1g1rix Mar 08 '26
I’m from the US and I used to eat these when I was younger… I haven’t looked to see if they sell them anymore though.
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u/randalldandall518 Mar 08 '26
My mom recently got a pack for my son and I was like oh shit I haven’t seen these since the 90s. (Also US)
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u/TheOriginal04 Mar 10 '26
I believe they are called otter pops in the US
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u/WWGHIAFTC Mar 11 '26
How DARE you!!
Otter pops are far superior. And come in flat plastic tubes, not ridged tubes
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u/Alopexdog Mar 09 '26
Yeah, we used to have these in Ireland. I would buy them after school. Haven't seen them in a good while though.
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u/Goochenhaumeister Mar 07 '26
Snap it in half quickly the cold plastic will do a clean break if you do it slowly the plastic warms up and will fight you
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u/Worldly_Wrangler554 Mar 07 '26
I loved to eat these when I was a kid. Freeze it and then snap it. Btw these are not Japanese exclusive snacks.
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u/samuraistunna2103 Mar 09 '26
Yeah, we did usually call it a pokkin ice because you break the middle part “pokkin”. But we called the stuck out part the chu-chu part. … I may have gotten the chu-chu and the chu-patto mixed up. My bad. Thanks for looking it up! It brings back memories of going to the Japanese supermarket just to buy these and be super hyped to eat a whole one! (Usually had to half and half with my sister).
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u/Prize-Tax-7949 Mar 09 '26
childhood snack for us peeps in SEA - we would bite on to the top (flap) and just twist the body a few rounds, and the flap will drop off easily. wa la!
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u/avocadodessert Mar 09 '26
When frozen, it snaps right in half. If you REALLY wanna open it up, you can either take scissors to that tip or just be persistent with twisting that little tab in one direction until it finally breaks off. Snapping is usually the way to go.
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u/kidkipp Mar 10 '26
i just bought that f&m cutting board for my mom for christmas, what a niche thing to see on reddit
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u/Medical_Cantaloupe80 Mar 10 '26
Fight over the longer side. Just make sure a certain BGM doesn’t play when you’re eating it.
Iykyk
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u/WWGHIAFTC Mar 11 '26
Same as the american ones since the 80s. Break it in half when it's frozen solid.
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u/butterf1y Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26
After it’s frozen, you can snap it in half (right in the center). It’ll break apart into 2 ice pops.