Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate
by emsy on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @11:37AM
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When I was in Japan I think I came back with 7 different flavours of KitKat. And they all (but one or so) tasted really good. It's too bad they aren't available elsewhere. Another type of Candy where the Japanese get creative with flavours are Pocky sticks. There's always a flavour you didn't try yet.
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Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate
by dforrestwilson on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @12:18PM
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I have been pleasantly surprised with Japanese takes on American desserts and pastries. They tone down the sugar and elevate the texture and flavor imho.
Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate
by bootlooped on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @02:04PM
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I was most amused to find a "Men's" Pocky in Japan. I couldn't believe I'd been eating gender-neutral Pocky the entire time before.
Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate
by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @04:18PM
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FWIW Pocky are called Mikado in the UK (made under license from Glico by Kraft AFAICT, [0]). They're marketed as quirky [and] Japanese, rather like [1]. But, I think they only do one flavour.
Are the flavoured ones the same thin breadstick with different flavoured coatings? Are they all chocolate based?
To me they're vaguely reminiscent of Corinthians[2], which are rather like the inner part of a kit-kat too. Corinthians used to be served in ice-cream in UK restaurants.
[0] https://www.otakunews.com/Article/1451/is-mikado-pocky-a-tas...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado
[2] https://shop.countdown.co.nz/shop/productdetails?stockcode=5...