I couldn’t resist making one more post about Japan. This one is about candy, but not like you know it. Kit Kats in Japan come in the wildest varieties that you can dream of. English Tea, Green Tea, Cherry Cheesecake, Pudding, Raspberry, Mango, even Wasabi, Sweet Bean, and Soy Sauce flavored Kit Kats were pretty much de rigueur! Of course, I had to pick some up.

A lot of Kit Kats, a lot of flavors

Unfortunately, on average, the flavors were, well, “interesting”. Some were pretty good. Even the unusual ones were not awful. But I still wouldn’t really wish the Soy Sauce flavor on many people (unless you are a fan of white chocolate and soy sauce, then don’t let me stop you). It wasn’t that many of these were bad, it’s more that they tasted very sweet–cloyingly sweet, even. I’m a huge fan of dark chocolate, so getting very sweet, very milky chocolate or white chocolate was less than ideal for me. But they were definitely interesting to try.

Frambroise (frambroise) flavored Kit Kats

Some of my friends were apprehensive about the flavors, but eventually they all came around and had some of each. Their reactions–less than enthusiastic. Let’s just say that I don’t think most of these will catch on very well in the US market. The cheesecake and fruit ones were the favorites. (It’s not a worry anyway, in the US, Kit Kats are made by Hershey whereas in the rest of the world Nestlé is the manufacturer. Which is a shame, because the regular Nestlé ones, IMHO, are better.)

Wikipedia has a big list of flavors here.

Wasabit Kit Kats

Soy Sauce Kit Kats

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