Aji Ichiban
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| Aji Ichiban | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: | 優之良品 |
| - Mandarin Pinyin: | yōu zhī liáng pǐn |
| - Cantonese Jyutping: | yau1 zi1 leong4 ben2 |
| Japanese: | 優の良品 |
| - Romanization: | Aji Ichiban |
Aji Ichiban is one of the largest snack food franchises founded in Hong Kong, China. They have over 90 stores worldwide including many at Hong Kong International Airport.
In the United States, Aji Ichiban USA was founded in 2000 as an exclusive franchise and they have three stores in New York City, in Chinatown around Manhattan and Queens, as well as in the Chinatowns in Chicago and San Gabriel, CA and Gaithersburg, Maryland a suburb of Washington, DC. Many Chinese political leaders have paid visits to these stores.
As for shoppers, they will find many exquisite items such as: mini Skittles, spicy dried fish, plum tablets, mango slices, chili olives, fried and shredded squid, shrimp crackers, hot dog and hamburger shaped gummy candies, wasabi peas, pork and beef jerky, etc. The stores have small bowls of samples for most of the snack items- mainly dried fruit and seafood preparations- so that customers can taste the snacks before they buy them.
