Karamucho

{{Infobox Japanese snack

|snack_name = Kara Mucho (Karamucho)

|jpname = カラムーチョ

|package_image =

|contents_image = kara-mucho.jpg

|maker = Koikeya

|ingredients = potato, vegetable oil, red pepper powder, salt, sugar, MSG, spice

|flavours =

  • Kara Mucho Sticks, Hot chili
  • Kara Mucho Chips, Hot chili
  • Kara Mucho Sticks, Golden chili
  • Kara Mucho Chips, Golden chili
  • Gekikara Kara Mucho Sticks, Intense spicy hot chili
  • Gekikara Kara Mucho Chips, Intense spicy hot chili
  • Suppai Mucho, Plum

}}

Karamucho is a Japanese snack food, which consists of potato sticks or potato chips, and is spicy by Japanese standards. Each 57g packet contains 301 calories.{{Cite web|url=http://koikeya.co.jp/karamucho/|title=カラムーチョ ポテトが辛くてなぜおいしい!|商品情報|株式会社湖池屋|last=Inc|first=KOIKE-YA|website=株式会社湖池屋|language=ja|access-date=2019-03-21}} It is made by Koikeya.

The name is a play on the Japanese word Karai (い, spicy); and the Spanish word "Mucho", meaning "a lot" and has been present on the market since 1984.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=KOIKE-YA Inc.|url=http://us.koike-ya.com/|access-date=2021-06-16|website=koike-ya.com|language=en-us}}

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