As you frequently hear me say on this blog, I'm an avid snacker. I love all kinds of snacks, particularly ones that are not flavors or styles that I grew up with. Which means that when I travel, I always stock up on local products. I'm not sure where I discovered Mukglam products, a Korean brand, as I haven't visited Korea, but must have picked them up in Sydney or Singapore perhaps?
"MUKGLAM is a modern K-snack brand that blends clean ingredients with bold flavor and cultural flair. We take pride in transforming Korea’s finest agricultural produce into innovative, healthy, and sustainable snacks and beverages. From vegan-certified snacks to upcycled fruit-based treats, our products reflect a perfect balance of taste, nutrition, and eco-conscious practices. "
The company is fairly new, founded only in 2020. The products are all relatively healthy and vegan. They mostly use upcycled fruits or vegetables for the bases, and modern technology to minimize their eco footprint.
Go-Chips
"Go-chips are perfect for on-the-go snacking. You can top Go-chips on your salad, oatmeal, or yogurt. Make Go-chips a part of your everyday healthy adventure!"
The product line I tried was the Go-Chips. They are a fascinating product, that look more like crackers than traditional chips, yet the flavor is more akin to a chip. But they are thick and shaped like crackers. I mostly just ate them as a snack on their own, but I do see how their recommendations of using on salad/oatmeal/yogurt would work well too.
I tried the "Original" flavor with is sweet potato and almond. They also make a "Nuts" version with sweet potatoes, powdered almonds, fried cashews, and macadamia nuts.
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| Original: Sweet Potato + Almond. |
"Oven baked sweet potato and almond snack great for both kids and adults. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, hiking, at the office, before a workout, or on the go. "
The Go-Chips looked a lot like crackers to me, thicker than any usual chips, and basically rectangular. I took one, and definitely expected to taste something cracker-adjacent. But my brain was instantly confused when they tasted basically like sweet potato chips, e.g. Terra chips or the like. Yet ... they were also loaded up with slivered almonds, which made them exceptionally crunchy too. The texture was fascinating, the flavor was fascinating, they really were unique. Quite a savory snack, although there was some inherent sweetness from the sweet potato. The sweet potato was really quite strong too.
Due to all the nuts, they have 7g protein in the bag, which is pretty good for a munchy-style snack, rather than protein bar. They went really, really well topped with warmed up bake brie en croute with some cranberry preserves at the holidays.
I enjoyed these, and would get them again, or try other flavors. 4/5.
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