Jagapokkuru only in Hokkaido

They say if you’re here in Hokkaido, don’t forget to buy some of these!

じゃがポックル

Jagaimo means Potato. But what’s pokkuru??

I found out that pokkuru comes from the word koropukkuru.

Sounds like “keropok” to me! Hahahaha. Keropok is the name of a popular traditional fish crackers from the Malay Archipelago.

But no, there’s no link between keropok and koropokkuru.

Koropokkuru are a race of small people in the Ainu folklore. For more information refer to the wikipedia article.

Again, exercise caution when referring to articles in wikipedia or any other encyclopedia for that matter.