{"id":157,"date":"2017-08-25T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/?p=157"},"modified":"2017-08-25T15:48:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T15:48:45","slug":"five-flavors-of-japanese-kit-kats-that-wouldnt-sell-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/25\/five-flavors-of-japanese-kit-kats-that-wouldnt-sell-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Flavors of Japanese Kit Kats That Wouldn’t Sell in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

To many in America, Asia is a strange place and think most everything is odd. I personally think this is because they\u2019ve never experienced any kind of Asian culture, because we\u2019re all basically the same. What may seem different is food choices, things most Americans think of as odd food choices in Japan are perfectly normal, and vice versa. One polarizing food is the humble Kit-Kat. In America we only have chocolate, but in Japan there are tons of vanities of this classic candy. Here are just a few entries that may be a bit odd for American tastes.<\/p>\n

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Hokkaido Melon and Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When you think sweet snack, you may not think of this combination, but the cheese is actually cream cheese, so it\u2019s not that bad. I personally am not a fan of most melons, but the taste isn\u2019t that bad. It\u2019s got an interesting fruity flavor that\u2019s softened a bit by the addition of cream cheese\u2026 almost ice cream like. If you\u2019d like to give them a try, get them here<\/a> when they\u2019re back in stock.<\/p>\n

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Roasted Corn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yeah you read it right, roasted corn. \u201cWhat kind of cruel trick have the candy gods played upon us?\u201d you ask with an expression sadder than a child who doesn\u2019t get to pet a puppy. Stop being such a baby. In many cultures corn is made into many desserts, even Ice cream.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve had corn in dessert settings, and it\u2019s not my favorite, but I understand why people like it. It pairs well with something like ice cream, especially sweet corn. This particular flavor is extremely hard to find, but if I ever got my hands on some, I think I\u2019d give them a try.<\/p>\n

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Cough Drops<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thankfully this is only a limited time offer to coincide with this year\u2019s FIFA World cup matches and sport soccer commentator Yasutaro Matsuki. According to Nestle, each Kit Kat has a dose of 2.1 % throat lozenge mixed in with the chocolate. The power is supposed to taste fresh and invigorating. Not sure most people want either in their chocolate, but who knows.<\/p>\n

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Potato
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I had these a long time ago and I was not a fan. It was very much like instant mashed potatoes mixed with a zebra Hershey\u2019s Kiss. I\u2019m certain there\u2019s a market for them, but I have no idea who that would be.<\/p>\n

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Sake<\/strong><\/p>\n

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These are not for kids. These have actual sake (rice wine) inside them. Like most alcoholic sweets a little goes a long way as evident by this YouTube video:<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L62VP7Y5bPo<\/a><\/p>\n

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Courtsey Youtube<\/em><\/p>\n

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They also make a sake that is Kit Kat Flavored, so if you\u2019re feeling adventurous, go pick the candy up here.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you want to cut out the middle man and go straight to the alcohol you can find it here. <\/a><\/p>\n

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There are plenty more examples of good ones such as cherry, mystery ones such as Exotic Tokyo, and some downright horrible ones such as European Cheese. The point is, go outside your comfort zone and try something new, you might surprise yourself. If you\u2019re interested in trying new Kit Kat flavors, look for them right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To many in America, Asia is a strange place and think most everything is odd. I personally think this is because they\u2019ve never experienced any kind of Asian culture, because we\u2019re all basically the same. What may seem different is food choices, things most Americans think of as odd food choices in Japan are perfectly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[33,36],"class_list":["post-157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-culture-eats","tag-japan","tag-kit-kats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions\/166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}