a (kit-kat) symphony of flavours

As a kid of the 60's, I fondly remember seeing Kit Kats (originally known as Rowntrees Chocolate Crisp) being sold via vending machines on train station platforms, and also trying to win the two bar ones from arcade games at many a seaside resort; the one where you flicked a ball bearing around and around hoping it would land in the right hole. I'm not sure I ever did win one, but the thrill of putting in the old halfpenny or penny and trying, always seemed well worth the disappointment when you lost. 

They have always remained a firm favourite with me over the years, ther chocolate biscuit may come and go but Kit Kat for me reigns supreme. 

In the U.K. we take a break, we have a Kit Kat, the Kit Kat the whole and nothing but the Kit Kat. We have maybe two choices, regular or chunky, (apart from the once on a blue moon special) after that a Kit Kat is a Kit Kat is a Kit Kat, right? WRONG. 

Well it is if you live in Japan or other arts of the world. What follows are not mock ups, not an April Fools. These are true flavoured Kit Kats that are available or have been available in the land of the rising sun and elsewhere. Interestingly, Some of them are only available in certain areas of Japan, due to local products or tastes.

Enjoy a good Kit Kat? Maybe you would like to add some of these to a bucket list to try?

I will add photos of the one's missing as I can get them, and if you know of any more, please let me know ...

apple


apple vinegar


apricot seed

azuki - red bean

azuki - red bean sandwich

azuki- soup


banana

black sugar

blood orange 

blueberry fromage 

brandy & orange 

brown sugar syrup

bubblegum

butter

calpis - a yohurt & soda drink

cheesecake - strawberry

cheesecake - blueberry

cherry blossom

chestnut

chilli - hot Japanese

chocolate - bitter 

choccobanana 

creme caramel pudding

cinnamon cookie

citrus golden blend

cookie

coffee - espresso

coffee - cappuccino

coffee - caramel machiato 

double berry - blue and strawberry

edamame soybean

french bretagne milk

french salt

fromage - blueberry

fromage - strawberry 

fruit juice 

fruit parfait

grape - muscatel

ginger ale

hojicha - roasted tea

honeycombe

i-stick

kinako (toasted soya flour)

kinako ohagi (sesame cake) 

kiwifruit

lemon

lemon vinegar

maccha milk

manderin & lemon

mango


maple

matcha - green tea

melon - yubari 


milk - french bretagne 

milk - nasu kogan

miso


muscavado sugar 

natto (a type of bean curd)


orange pepper / chilli


pear

pineapple


plum soda


potato - baked

pumpkin 


raspberry

ringo (apple) 


rose 

royal milk tea

rum and raisin

sakura matcha - green tea and cherry blossom


salt water taffy


shinsu apple 

soda water


soy sauce 

sports drink


strawberry


strawberry cheesecake


strawberry fromage 


strawberry milk


sweetcorn - bbq'd


sweet potato - caramelised


sweet potato - purple

tea - green


tea - houji

tea - jasmine 

tea - roasted

vegetable juice

wa-ichigo - a type of tart strawberry 

wasabi


watermelon


white peach


zunda - edamame & soya bean