Non-UK Edition Snacks and Treats Thread...

[oHUTCHYo]

It's slowly become a weekend treat for my other half and I now to call by B&M and see what new and exciting imports they have on offer.


KitKat Gold (Australia)
9/10 - seriously does not get much better than this. Caramac and KitKat had a lovechild. It rocks.


Cadbury Caramilk (Australia)
8/10 - really is good, but towards the end of the bar I am getting a tad sick. Caramac and white chocolate vibes.


Cadbury Marble (Australia)
6/10 - I'm sure these were available in the UK many, many years ago. Anyhow, very much a praline and if you like that, you'll love this


Cadbury Neapolitan (Australia)
2/10 - rank. The taste of synthetic strawberry is too overpowering.

 

[oHUTCHYo]

Cadbury also did something called Top Deck, which is a base in milk chocolate base and the segmented lozenges in white chocolate.
ISTR it briefly surfaced in the UK, though never took off, but you can usually find it at any good South African shop... and they use a different sugar out there, so you don't get that sick feeling from eating too much!

I'm pretty sure B&M have Top Deck, plus another Aussie one called Perky Nana. Described as a delicious combination of Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate and chewy, banana flavoured marshmallow

 

[oHUTCHYo]

What is it with Japan and their fascination with KitKat? Furthermore why dont Nestle show the same love to the west?

 

[oHUTCHYo]

Kitkat sounds like short for Kitto Katsu which in Japanese means "you will surely win". So Kitkat has become this thing you gift to children before an exam or a sports day race to wish them good luck. Each bar has a little white space at the back where you can write a personal message.

Also, the Japanese are very open to new flavours, a lot of these flavours are seasonal and limited, they come and they go, don't get attached to a flavour when you are there, it will likely be gone in a few weeks. It's just something they do.

They could make the same kind of KitKat here in the west, but they would bomb, they make orange flavour, caramel flavour and honestly, it's the kind of flavours you find in other chocolates on the shelf. It's not a NEW flavour not found elsewhere in the sweets aisle. It would be the day when they bring out Purple Sweet Potatoe Kitkat or Yuzu Sake (the yellow box). The difference in mindset is that, and massively stereotyping, most people here see "Sweet Potatoe in a chocolate bar?" their first reaction is "Ewwwwwww", as opposed to "Oooooooooooooh".

Impressive knowledge Raymond, thank you!