We’ve remarked before about the incredible variety Nestlé brings to its Japanese Kit Kat brand, but nothing could really prepare me for their recent foray into omiyage, or souvenir, candy. Over the past couple months, Nestlé has released one or two special flavors of Kit Kat, only sold in their particular regions. Being residents of [...]
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Winter and Fruit Mix Pocky
This fall, Glico has released two special flavors of Pocky, and while they’re about as different as different can be, I’m going to review then together. The first is the so-called Fuyu no Kuchidoke (Winter with fine cocoa dust) Pocky, which follows Dessert Pocky in offering a much thicker pretzel stick dipped in high quality [...]
Mango Pudding and Caramel Pudding Kit Kat
To be honest, I’m a sucker for caramel. My drink of choice at Starbucks, for example, is a caramel macchiato. As for mango, I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan. So for me to say I actually enjoyed the mango Kit Kat is quite a compliment. I’m still giving it a low score—because I don’t plan to ever buy it again—but if you’re a mango addict (does such a thing exist?), then by all means, go for it. The caramel gets a rousing recommendation.
