Kit Kat Adventures

This has nothing to do with my travels but more of my kakikayan and something that I am looking forward to when I visit Japan – Kit Kat adventures!

Anybody who has a sweet tooth probably knows what Kit Kat is.  It’s that chocolate coated wafer biscuit bar that goes with the tag line: Have a break, Have a Kit Kat.  This is one sweet that I would not possibly get enough of. 

Did you know that aside from the chocolate-flavored bar we used to eat during break time, there are still varieties of Kit Kat?  Yes, there are about 20 different flavors as quirky as wasabi, soy sauce and hot chili flavors or tangy as raspberry and blueberry.  Biting these bars would, indeed, bring adventure to anyone’s taste bud.  And by the way, these Kit Kats are uniquely created in Japan! 

So if ever, I’ll be given a chance to go to Japan - hunting for these Kit Kats is definitely first in my 'to-do' list.  But while waiting for that opportunity, I’ll do the hunting here in Manila.

Uji Matcha 

The first time I learned about these Japanese Kit Kats was when I was at Greenhills Shopping Mall in San Juan, Manila.  There is this stall in the basement of Virra Mall selling these sweets.  At an instant, the variety of Kit Kat bars caught my attention and for a starter, I picked the Uji Matcha, or simply, Green Tea flavor.  Obviously, I chose it since next to wasabi, which was not available during that time, green tea is a distinct Japan flavoring.

How it tastes?  It’s creamy but has that slightly bitter after taste – kasi nga tea e. 

Sakura Matcha

Another variant of green tea – the Sakura Matcha.   Sakura is the Japenese term for cherry blossom.  I didn’t think that cherry blossom is edible nor has an interesting taste. Thus, I think, this counts as one of the quirky flavors of Kit Kat. Anyway, my brother got this for me as pasalubong from a weekend getaway.

How it tastes? Surprisingly, there is nothing quirky with how it tastes.  Compared with uji matcha, this is a lot creamier and sweeter.  The bitter after taste is no longer there. 

Dark and White Chocolates

Since I was already hooked with Kit Kat Japan, I began hunting for other flavors online.  Well, although dark and white chocolates are another variants, I didn’t find any unusual flavor of Kit Kat online (karamihan sa mga chocolates may ganyang flavors e).  But still, I placed my orders and tried these flavors.  And I wasn’t delighted – it was as expected.

Peanut Butter

And then suddenly, there was a new flavor that is available in the local market – Peanut Butter.  Of course, I had it sampled agad-agad.  Among the local Kit Kats, this is my favorite such that whenever I go to the grocery store for our monthly supplies, I always grab one bar for myself.

How it tastes? The peanut butter filling goes well with the wafer bar and the chocolate coat.  It reminds me of Reese. :D

Raspberry

My latest adventure – raspberry.  Last Sunday, I was browsing on Instagram when I came across the account of @chocoholicsbynix and found two new Kit Kat flavors, raspberry and toasted pudding.  I immediately sent the account owner a message and placed an order, one of each kind.  Unfortunately, the toasted pudding ran out of stock.  So what I got was the raspberry.

How it tastes? The ‘berry’ flavor is too strong but in a good way.  Matamis na may asim sa dulo – like a freshly picked berry fruit.

White Blanc

Another white chocolate? This one went with the raspberry given by @chocoholicsbynix - a sampler.  Nothing seems to be unusual with this aside from - it is made in France(?).

How it tastes? It is a white chocolate coated wafer.

So far, I am loving my Kit Kat adventures and very much looking forward for more (and hopefully, the adventures would be in Japan)!