Koikeya Karamucho Hot Chili Potato Sticks is a long-selling Japanese snack that combines spiciness and tastiness. This is a good combination of the umami found in vegetables and meat with the spiciness of chili. Feel “Tasty & Spicy groove”!. Karamucho chips were first released in 1984 and is Japan’s No.1 spicy potato chips brand. The name is a play on the Japanese word Karai (spicy) and Spanish word Mucho (very). Made with non-GMO potatoes domestically cultivated in Japan.