KUZU CHIP
$9.00Japanese chicharron style chip made from kuzu root starch dusted with ume chile powder
San Francisco, CA
2310 Polk St, San Francisco, CA, 94109-1822Japanese chicharron style chip made from kuzu root starch dusted with ume chile powder
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