Friday, 25 January 2008

Strawberry Japanese Kit Kat

Something that's always surprised me is the popularity of strawberries in Japan... in Winter. They're out of season and I'm pretty sure they're not from Japan (or elsewhere in Asia for that matter).

I asked several Japanese people and was told that they're popular because they're almost always on top of the Japanese Christmas cake (which is normally a sponge cake or vanilla and covered in cream and strawberries). But why are strawberries on the Christmas cakes? Because they're red and white... the same colours as seen on Santa Clause!

That's the theory going around, though this wouldn't be the first time a Japanese person has told me a "fact" about Japan that was incorrect.

Anyway, to celebrate the season of Winter, I present to you the Strawberry Kit Kat and it's "little" offspring! Be afraid, be very afraid.

Japanese Kit Kat: Strawberry

I actually felt sick after eating these things. It tasted like fake strawberry but there must be something in it that's trying to make it taste as milky as possible because I felt like I was eating solidified whipped cream.

Avoid this one (as if you were going to buy it anyway).

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Labels: japan, Kit Kat Spotlight

2 Comments:

Melanie Gray Augustin said...: I haven't tried this one. I usually enjoy tasting the new kitkats, but this one has never appealed. The worst so far was the pumpkin kitkat.; Saturday, 26 January, 2008
Brad said...: This strawberry one's feral. Have to agree with you on the pumpkin one. What were they thinking?; Saturday, 26 January, 2008