The creepiest snacks in Japan.
May 17, 2009I bought a bag of these curry flavored puffed Cheetos (basically), because the bag is just so damn creepy. Look at this:
*shudder*
Apparently, these are snacks based on the Oriental Instant Curry brand. Curry flavored snacks? Nothing new here. What first caught my eye was this guy:
Albino racist tribal chef?
What is this? It looks like the classic black racist caricature, still easy to find in Japan, with big hooker hoop earrings and, of course, a chef’s hat. As confusing as this is, it’s still not as bad as…
"I'm coming to kill you."
Look at those cold, dead, eyes. He’s looking at you, but not your face. He’s eyeing you up and trying to think of the best way to prepare your flesh in a way that would best compliment his (or the albino chef’s) latest curry recipe. His spoon is ready and waiting, and he’s already drooling at the thought of knocking you out and stuffing you in his giant pot. It’s already simmering and ready for the secret ingredient: YOU!
Is that little kid meant to look like Dr. Evil?
I first encountered “albino racist tribal chef” mascot at the now defunct Yokohama Curry Museum. Oriental is one of the original Japanese curry brands, and that chef is actually supposed to be a racist Indian caricature, not a black one – so I have no idea why he’s ghost-white on this package. Maybe they thought they could deflect allegations of racism if they just turned him into some kind of ghoul?
i have to agree it’s creepy to look at that kid, but your imagination is amazing. ^_~
The white boy looks like he has ‘Curry brain burn out’and is getting ready to enjoy a seizure.
Holy cow, that’s terrifying!