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Korean chips and crackers to buy online: 7 picks, sweet to seafood
Banana Kick, cuttlefish and octopus-shaped chips, nutty crackers, roasted seaweed and a seaweed-flavored chip, all on Amazon. For each one we note what's inside, from the maker or the label.
Updated Oct 18, 20267 picks
Pick by taste first
Korean chips run from sweet to fishy, so it helps to decide what you're in the mood for. Banana Kick is the sweet one, a corn puff that tastes of banana. Cuttlefish Snack and Tako Chips are the savory seafood pair, made with real squid and fish. Gosomi and Ace are crackers, the kind you eat with coffee or tea. The seaweed picks run from paper-thin roasted sheets to a crunchy, layered corn chip with a seaweed seasoning.
Snacks are part of gaming culture in Korea too. In PC bang, the gaming rooms where friends play for hours, the JoongAng Daily notes that players often make small bets and the loser buys the winner a snack.
If you're shopping for a group, one sweet, one seafood and one seaweed pack cover most tastes. The Nongshim bags are large and resealable, so they last through a movie night or two. The crackers come in smaller portions: Gosomi in 35 g bags, two to a box, which makes them easy to tuck into a lunch bag or a desk drawer.
If you want a snack you can hand out, the bibigo seaweed snack comes as twelve small packs. Seaweed is also the lightest option here, so it suits people who don't want a heavy chip.
Our picks at a glance
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1Best for a sweet corn puff that kids like
Nongshim Banana Kick (20 bags of 1.58 oz)
A light corn puff with a sweet banana taste and a banana shape. Nongshim's Korean site dates it to May 1978 and says it melts in your mouth. The US label lists banana powder and contains milk, eggs and soy.
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2Best for a buttery, savory seafood chip
Nongshim Cuttlefish Snack (Ojingeojip, 9.17 oz)
Crispy, squid-shaped chips sold in Korea as Ojingeojip since August 1985. Nongshim's Korean site says they keep the taste of grilled butter squid, and the US ingredients include minced squid, butter and cream. It contains wheat, milk, soy and anchovy.
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3Best for an octopus-shaped fish snack
Nongshim Tako Chips (Jagalchi, 10.09 oz)
Sold in Korea as Jagalchi since August 1983, this is a savory, salty snack shaped like a little octopus. Nongshim USA says it's made from a blend of fish and flour, and the label lists minced corvina, fish paste and powdered octopus and shrimp. It contains wheat, several fish, shrimp, soy and milk.
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4Best for a nutty cracker with coffee or tea
Orion Gosomi crackers (3 boxes)
Orion sells Gosomi as nutty crackers, and its Korean page gives them a 12-month shelf life. This set has three boxes, each with two 35 g bags of sweet-and-savory crackers topped with sesame. Orion's Korean allergen list is wheat, milk, shellfish (oyster) and beef.
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5Best for a light, flaky cracker with coffee
Haitai Ace crackers (12.84 oz, 15 packs)
Haitai's own site calls Ace the very name for crackers in Korea. This is the original flavor in a 12.84 oz (364 g) box of 15 individual packs, six crackers each, so an opened box stays crisp. The box itself says to enjoy it with coffee, and the listing names milk and wheat as allergens.
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6Best for a light, gluten-free seaweed snack
bibigo Seaweed Snack, Sea Salt (12 packs of 0.35 oz)
Thin sheets of roasted seaweed seasoned with sea salt, from CJ's bibigo brand. bibigo lists just organic dried seaweed, organic sunflower oil, sea salt and rosemary extract, and the Amazon listing marks it non-GMO and gluten-free. The pack suggests six sheets (3 g) as a portion.
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7Best for a crunchy chip with a seaweed taste
Orion Turtle Chips, Seaweed (6 bags of 5.65 oz)
Orion's Turtle Chips are corn chips built from four thin layers, and this flavor adds a seaweed seasoning. The US bag lists maize flour and vegetable oil, with laver powder and kelp extract in the seasoning, and it contains soybean, wheat, milk, fish and coconut. Each bag is 5.65 oz (160 g), and this listing is a pack of six.
Corn puffs and seafood chips from Nongshim
Banana Kick is the oldest snack here: Nongshim's Korean site dates it to May 1978. Nongshim USA describes a light, crispy corn snack in a banana shape, and the US label lists yellow corn flour, sugar and banana powder near the top. Nongshim also sells Melon Kick in the US if you want a different fruit.
The two seafood snacks are the ones to try if you like savory and a little fishy. Cuttlefish Snack, sold in Korea as Ojingeojip since 1985, is shaped like a squid and lists minced squid, butter and cream, so it tastes buttery as well as salty. Tako Chips, sold in Korea as Jagalchi since 1983, are octopus-shaped and made from a blend of fish and flour; the label lists minced corvina, fish paste, and powdered octopus and shrimp.
Crackers for coffee: Gosomi and Ace
Gosomi is Orion's nutty cracker, topped with sesame for a sweet and savory bite. Orion's Korean page lists the same two-bag box, 70 g in all, with a 12-month shelf life, so a box keeps well.
Ace is Haitai's cracker line, and Haitai's site calls it the very name for crackers in Korea. Our pick is the original in a box of 15 small packs, six crackers each. It's light and flaky and only lightly sweet, and the box itself says to enjoy it with coffee.
Seaweed snacks: roasted gim and a seaweed chip
Roasted seaweed snacks are thin sheets of gim, brushed with oil, salted and toasted. bibigo's sea salt version keeps the list short: seaweed, sunflower oil, sea salt and rosemary extract. Eat them straight from the pack, or wrap a sheet around a spoonful of rice.
Turtle Chips are crunchier. Orion builds each corn chip from four layers, and the seaweed flavor adds a seasoning with laver powder and kelp extract, so you get a chip with a gim taste. The seasoning includes soy sauce powder and the bag says it contains wheat, so it is not the one to pick for a gluten-free diet. For the plain sheets you need to roll gimbap, see our pantry guide.
Three favorites we couldn't link
We also looked for Nongshim Onion Rings, Orion Poca Chip and Lotte Kokal Kon, the bugle-shaped corn snack sold in Korea as Kkokkalcorn. We couldn't find any of them on Amazon with a listing we could confirm as of October 2026, so they're left out for now. If you see them in a Korean grocery, they're worth a try.
Allergens at a glance
Seafood and dairy turn up in more Korean chips than you might expect, so read the package you get. This is what the makers or the store labels said as of October 2026.
- Banana Kick: contains milk, eggs and soy; made in a facility that also processes tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, fish, crustacean shellfish and sesame.
- Cuttlefish Snack: wheat, milk, soy and anchovy. Tako Chips: wheat, fish (corvina, anchovy, cutlassfish, pollock), shrimp, soy and milk.
- Gosomi: wheat, milk, shellfish (oyster) and beef on Orion's Korean page; the US listing names wheat, sugar, coconut powder and sesame.
- Ace (original): the listing names milk and wheat.
- bibigo Seaweed Snack: seaweed, sunflower oil, sea salt and rosemary extract. Turtle Chips Seaweed: contains soybean, wheat, milk, fish and coconut.
FAQ
Are Korean seafood chips made with real seafood?
The two in our picks are. Nongshim's Cuttlefish Snack lists minced squid and squid extract, and Tako Chips list minced corvina, fish paste and powdered octopus and shrimp. Skip them if you avoid fish or shellfish.
Is Banana Kick made with real banana?
The US label lists banana powder, along with yellow corn flour and sugar, plus artificial flavors. It also contains milk, eggs and soy.
Are Korean seaweed snacks gluten-free?
Plain roasted ones often are. The bibigo Sea Salt listing is marked gluten-free and lists only seaweed, oil, salt and rosemary extract. Seaweed-flavored chips can contain wheat: the Turtle Chips seasoning includes soy sauce powder and the bag says it contains wheat, so check each label.
What are Turtle Chips?
They're Orion's corn chips, sold in Korea as Kkobuk Chip and built from four layers for extra crunch. The seaweed flavor adds a seasoning with laver powder and kelp extract, and each bag is 5.65 oz (160 g).
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Sources (12)
Nongshim (Korean) – Banana Kick brand pageNongshim (Korean) – Ojingeojip brand pageNongshim (Korean) – Jagalchi brand pageNongshim USA – Banana KickNongshim USA – Cuttlefish SnackNongshim USA – Tako ChipsOrion – GosomiHaitai – Ace (Korean)bibigo USA – Seaweed Snack Sea SaltOpen Food Facts – Orion Turtle Chips Seaweed (US bag: ingredients, allergens, 160 g)Amazon – Orion Turtle Chips Seaweed, pack of 6 (four layers, 5.65 oz)Korea JoongAng Daily – A modern take on the PC bang (2022)