Among the souvenirs I brought back from Tokyo were these Kit Kat bars. They’re not your standard bars, like the ones you’d get at your local 7-11. (That is, all of them except the one on top, which is a regular Kit Kat.)

Clockwise from the top, we have: a standard small chocolate Kit Kat bar followed by these flavors: Soy Sauce; Wasabi; Roasted Soybean; and Green Tea.

Being a fan of the standard Kit Kat bar, I was intrigued by these other flavors. In the US, they’ve produced white and dark chocolate flavors, but nothing like these. (It’s worth noting that Kit Kat is a Nestle product everywhere in the world except the USA, where it’s made by Hershey.)

Here’s the verdict of my family and several coworkers on these Kit Kats:

– Green Tea: a favorite. Most people compare it to white chocolate with a little green tea flavor mixed in.

– Roasted Soybean: another favorite. It has a chocolate coating and the roasted soybean tastes like a grown-up peanut butter. It’s also the only one of this bunch that has an actual chocolate flavored coating.

– Soy Sauce: Lisa noted that it tastes a lot like caramel, which it does. There is a definite wave of soy sauce flavor that comes through.

– Wasabi: The most challenging of the bunch. There actually was a little heat with these, but it wasn’t like actual wasabi paste. Most people who tasted it weren’t crazy about it.

It should be noted that I went into several stores while in Tokyo and I only saw the regular chocolate Kit Kats there. These bars were all purchased at Narita Airport, which makes me suspect that these may have been stocked for the benefit of the tourists.

I doubt we’ll see these on our shores any time soon, but that’s probably okay. 🙂