I had no idea Kit-Kat Bars were so popular in Japan. I had even less of an idea about how many different kinds of Kit-Kat bars there really are. Here in the US we just have the plain old regular Kit-Kat bars, but overseas there apparently are a slew of alternate flavors to enjoy.

I came across a few different blogs and websites that discuss the many different types of Kit-Kat bars that exist in Japan, and the results are pretty wild. I found these pictures on this site, and just as that site says, I didn’t take these pictures myself, I found them on the Web.

I hope to taste some of these for myself (and this blog) sometime soon. Check out some of what I’m talking about:

Apple Vinegar.....?

Chestnut

Chestnut? Probably a seasonal variety. I’ve never known chestnuts to be especially flavorful, so I wonder how this tastes.

Kinako (toasted soy flour)

"Muscat of Alexandria" Grape

I’m the most curious about this. Grapes and chocolate don’t seem to be a very common flavor combination, yet here it is anyway. I am really curious what this tastes like. Considering how some of the Japanese snacks I’ve reviewed on this blog have cantaloupe flavor (and are quite good), I bet this one is also pretty tasty.

Sweet Potato?

Whereas this one just seems odd. Sweet Potato flavor? Sounds so bizarre, I bet it’s delicious.

Pumpkin

I can imagine this Pumpkin Kit-Kat bar could possibly be quite good, if it tastes anything like pumpkin pie. mmm.

Sweet Corn

This last one is another puzzler, just like Sweet Potato. The corn looks good on that package, yes, but mixed with (what looks like) white chocolate? Is it even chocolate? So many questions.

I really didn’t know Kit-Kat bars had so many different types in Japan. I guess I had figured that Kit-Kat bars were the same everywhere, and that’s it: chocolate wafer things that you split apart and stuff in your mouth. Finding out that all these exotic flavor varieties exist was really cool. I’ll try to track down some of these for this blog in the future.