Have a question about a supposedly Korean product

dashcloud thought this was worth mentioning said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 8:03pm ET

Hi, for some time now I've had a box of Lotte Pepero, which is described as "White cookie- harmony of crunchy cookies and white chocolate".
That's all fine, but the box also proudly proclaims "Korea No. 1 Brand". Is this merely a marketing gimmick, or is the product actually a top-rated/selling product?

For all the non-Korean Meh folk: what #1 products have you had that aren't from your native country?

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Moose said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 8:20pm ET:

Fosters. It is allegedly Australian for "Beer."

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- @Moose Fosters. Australian for Budweiser.
  
  DaveInSoCal said Fri, Aug 15th 2014 at 9:23am ET
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SIMBM said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 8:39pm ET:

Lotte is a major department store chain in Korea. I suspect the "No. 1" claim was for Lotte, not Pepero.

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- @SIMBM Lotte is also one of Korea's biggest food companies, construction companies, and hotel chains, among other things.
  
  ardgedee said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 10:07pm ET
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- @SIMBM But I think it's mostly that if you hold a Pepero straight up, it looks like a number 1. There you go.
  
  ardgedee said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 10:08pm ET
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- @SIMBM and there is a Lotte about 2 hours from me Happy Squee. Love the place
  
  Foxborn said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 10:17pm ET
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- @ardgedee Bigger than Shilla/Everland/Samsung Heavy Industries?
  
  SIMBM said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 11:37pm ET
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Starblind said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 8:56pm ET:

Pepero is definitely very popular in Korea. Americans think of it as sort of a rival to the Japanese Pocky, which it is, but there's a sort of unofficial Pepero holiday (Pepero Day). Culturally important AND delicious, who could ask for more?

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- More about Pepero Day and LOTS of cute pics (aww!): http://cuteinkorea.com/pepero-day/
  
  Starblind said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 9:03pm ET
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- @Starblind Thank you! Interested in seeing how it tastes finally- have it packed for vacation.
  
  dashcloud said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 9:56pm ET
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- @Starblind Wow love the blog about Pepero cookies, thanks for the link. Those Hello KItty Pepero cookies would be a big hit here in the US. Meh should import some from Korea as a Deal of the day for us.
  
  donnameh said Fri, Aug 15th 2014 at 12:39am ET
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jynkim said Thu, Aug 14th 2014 at 10:53pm ET:

White cookie version is one of the variations. Simple chocolate covered stick is original. I think pretty much same as "pocky"

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Danny138 said Fri, Aug 15th 2014 at 1:31am ET:

I don't know if one could say it is number one in Korea, however, it is pretty famous. I myself have only seen people eating Pepero on Pepero Day.

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jkj9011 said Fri, Aug 15th 2014 at 1:53am ET:

it tastes good, though... "the best"?? nah. i love it, i wanna have it more often if it's more affordable but i do not agree with thah word. i'd say try some other Korean snacks if you can.

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JonT said Fri, Aug 15th 2014 at 10:41am ET:

I don't know if any of them are #1 products, but I used to hit up a Japanese marketplace called Mitsuwa in SoCal and get tasty snacks.

They had tons of delicious stuff:

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hollboll said Fri, Aug 15th 2014 at 10:52am ET:

There's so many! I'll admit that I'm a sucker for candy. My Kiwi family spoils me with Milk Bottles and Pineapple Lumps.

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