Japanese food is different, but except on special occasions when you see the real traditional dishes, it is kind of normal. Not to say that eating fish a couple times a week and Miso soup every night is the same palate that I enjoyed in America, but it is fairly adaptable, I feel. Nothing really out of the ordinary, just different ways of mixing the usual ingredients of the world.
So with that boring piece of information in mind, I have found a way to spice up eating in Japan. And that is by buying the many different flavors of Kit Kats. In America, they only come in two flavors if you’re lucky: typical milk chocolate and white chocolate (rare, but true). In Japan, they go all out. And this isn’t just with Kit Kats, the menu at places like Starbucks and McDonald’s also have special touches, but this post is only about Kit Kats.
Fun Fact #1: Certain flavors can only be bought in certain regions.
Fun Fact #2: in Japanese, Kit Kat is キットカツ (like きっと勝つ) which in English means “You will surely win.” Ego boosting chocolate is a go!
Here is a list of flavors I have tried so far with the respective regions.
-Red Bean Toast (Nagoya/Tokai region; pictured right–>)
-Green Tea (Kyoto)
Location: minami-ku, nagoya-shi, aichi-ken, Japan
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