For All Of You Kit Kat Fans out there,

here is a real treat,

Nestle Japan has decided to make a special limited edition box to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Kit Kat !

Includes one of each of the following flavors :

1.    Kit Kat Mini Strawberry Tiramisu

2.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Bitter

3.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Milk

4.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby

5.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime White

6.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Matcha

7.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Raw

8.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Fruits Cassis

9.    Kit Kat Chocolatory Fruits Passion Fruit

10.  Kit Kat Chocolatory Fruits Raspberry

11.  Kit Kat Chocolatory Fruits Strawberry

12.  Kit Kat Chocolatory Fruits Yuzu

13.  Kit Kat Chocolatory Special Pistachio & Raspberry

14.  Kit Kat Chocolatory Special Strawberry Maple

15.  Kit Kat Chocolatory Special Butter

16.  Kit Kat Chocolate

17.  Kit Kat Dark Chocolate

18.  Kit Kat Matcha

19.  Kit Kat Dark Matcha

20.  Kit Kat Power of Green Tea

21.  Kit Kat Strawberry

22.  Kit Kat Luxury Almond

23.  Kit Kat Luxury Strawberry Cheesecake

24.  Kit Kat Regional Uji Houjicha

25.  Kit Kat Regional Amaou Strawberry

26.  Kit Kat Regional Beni Imo

27.  Kit Kat Regional Strawberry Cheesecake

28.  Kit Kat Regional Rum Raisin

29.  Kit Kat Regional Shinshu Apple

30.  Kit Kat Regional Uji Matcha

31.  Kit Kat Regional Wasabi

32.  Kit Kat Regional Azuki Sandwich

33.  Kit Kat Regional Momiji Manju

34.  Kit Kat Sake Imaizumi

35.  Kit Kat Sake Umeshu

and that is not all, for some reason Kit Kat's in Japan are such a big thing, Japan offers a variety of unique Kit Kat flavors, including a series of flavors based around the different cities of Japan, we have mentioned Kit Kats a few times before, I wonder why they sick to the usual few flavors in other countries?

Chocolate And Gold,

a winning combination in anyone's book,

both have been combined by Nestle in Japan who are offering 500 very special KitKat bars individually wrapped in edible gold leaf, the reason? Japan's upscale KitKat Chocolatory stores recently welcomed their one millionth visitor and to celebrate the milestone the have produced this bar, just 500 will be produced, the bars will be priced at 2,016 yen each including tax, roughly $16.30 at current exchange rates, the yen price is no coincidence by the way, with the bars set for release in late December, Nestle Japan thinks they'll make ideal New Year's gifts,

 but gold Kit-Kat bars are not the only different flavoured bars to hit Japan's shores,

just a few of the exotic flavours for the Japanese market have included Maccha Milk Kit Kat and Red Azuki Bean Kit Kat, the former is Green Tea with milk, Azuki beans boiled with sugar have sweetened desserts and more for centuries, Sakura, or Cherry Blossom Kit Kat, introduced in spring to coincide with the tradition of Cherry Blossom viewing, Sakura Kit Kat comes in a pretty pink wrapper and features crème-filled wafer coated in pink Cherry flavoured white chocolate, often Kit Kats feature regional specialities such as white chocolate Kit Kat made with Hokkaido milk from Japan's far northern dairyland, on to Yubari Melon, also Apple Kit Kat, there is a Strawberry version, for parents, Kit Kat Chocolatier Wine, the petite-sized bars feature a luscious red wine flavoured white chocolate coating over crisp wafers sandwiching layers of wine-flavoured crème filling and then for something completely different, the Kit Kat I-Stick, a version meant to be eaten frozen or a gourmet bar, made by Japanese confectionery chef Takagi, called the Bretagne Kit Kat, made with Bretagne milk and Ecuadorian cocoa butter, just a few of the 200 or so different Kit-Kats listed in Wikipedia, it makes a 'normal' Kit- Kat look so plain.

One Of The Many Fascinating Things About Japan,

is the confectionery that is available there,

but nowhere else in the world, we first mentioned Kit Kats way back in 2015, then again three times in 2016, in January, March, and November, and more recently in February and August 2017, 

and they are looking forward to 2019 with a competition for new flavours, but back to now, Japan seems to have a unique thirst for Kit Kats, and from Nestle Japan, here are a few new flavours for 2018,

 with various Western Japanese Kit Kat flavors in a single set, the Kit Kat Gotochi West Japan Assort Set features 12 pieces of mini Kit Kat in 6 different flavors,

 limited-edition Wasabi Kit Kat features wafers covered in wasabi-flavored white chocolate, recommended for wasabi lovers everywhere,

and they just had to make one of my favorite ice creams, with this special limited-edition Tokyo Rum Raisin Kit Kat, it features wafers smothered in rich, rum-raisin flavored white chocolate,

 another classic in the Otona no Amasa adult-oriented (but not only) Kit Kat flavours, dark chocolate! 

 if you thought Nestle Japan were short of ideas regarding their Kit Kat variations, you were wrong, as here is their new Hokkaido Mascarpone Melon flavor,

and just in time for Halloween, now they are releasing their new Halloween Caramel Pudding flavor, and no I am not on commision, but please feel free to send samples!

Whist We Have All Heard,

of the Easter bunny,

I had never heard of the Easter Kit-Kat, until now, Japan is famous for the sheer number of different flavoured Kit-Kat bars and Kit-Kat liqueurs that Nestle produces there, so what better than a Easter Kit-Kat? from the blurb,

It's time to spring into Easter with KitKat's new Pancake flavour. With 13 different bunny themed packaging and chocolate designs to see with 1 in 30 chocolates sporting a special "Lucky Easter" design this adorable sweet is the perfect Easter gift. Happy Easter to all! this Japanese limited edition comes in a bag of 12 yummy mini pancake KitKats.

so there it is, if you want to partake of these Easter treats you can buy them direct from White Rabbit Express at their English-language website and no I am not on commission! Happy Easter!

KitKat Japan,

is opening a new store,

we have featured the popularity of KitKats in Japan many time before, and here is a new one, to celebrate the opening of a new specialty store in Ginza, Tokyo, they are introducing a limited-edition Kit Kat Sushi set, the new Kit Kats come in three flavors, all inspired by classic sushi types: tuna, sea urchin and egg, ‘Tuna’ is a mix of raspberry chocolate bars placed on a bed of sculpted rice puffs; ‘Sea Urchin’ blends melon with mascarpone cheese, held together by a seaweed wrapping; while ‘Egg’ is pumpkin pudding and rice, encased in a ribbon-like seaweed shell, according to Tokyo Bargain Mania, Kit Kat Japan will launch the sushi-inspired set at its new Ginza store on February 2nd, 2017, but there is a slight catch, the bars will only be available to people who spend over ¥3,000 JPY (approximately $26 USD) at the store, in case you want to visit the store is Kit Kat Speciality Store, 104-0061, 3-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

In Japan,

a new Kit-Kat bar has been announced,

I should mention that in Japan there are shops that only sell Kit-Kat bars and we have featured many of their flavours before, so what makes this one so different?

it has 2.1% throat lozenge powder mixed in with the white chocolate, it could hopefully actually help if you have a sore throat -and that powder is just enough to make the treat "fresh and invigorating." chocolate and cough drops, what will they think of next?

I Guess We Have All Heard Of Chocolate Liqueurs,

and of course Kit-Kat bars of chocolate,

 put them both together and what do you get?

sake flavoured Kit-Kats of course! we did feature Kit-Kats and the number of flavours they are available in Japan some time ago, including the gold one, but do not worry too much about the sake content, there is 0.08% alcohol in them, at that rate you would die of chocolate poisoning before you could feel the effect of the sake!

One Of Diana's Favorite Chocolates

is Nestle mint Aero,

so she is going to be very disappointed this morning when she finds out that due to another computer glitch at TESCO's they were being sold for just 12p each, instead of 40p, also Smarties sold for just 5p, Kit Kat Chunky bars went for just 10p, the latest glitch, available only at the supermarket giant's 1,285 Express stores, was first flagged up on money saving forum hotukdeals.com on Tuesday morning, (by the way if you have not looked at this site and you are in the UK check it out),


the glitch happened after a buy-one-get-one-free deal was incorrectly applied to chocolates that had already been discounted by half price, the good news is that the boys brought over 5 bars when they were here, the bad news is that Diana is working her way through them!

We Were Up Early,

and off to Nick and Maureen's,

Nick and Maureen had very kindly invited us all over for what was to be a typical British Christmas lunch, which is why I bought the turkey earlier in the week,

 but first a dip in the pool,

 which everyone enjoyed,

 every year these little uninvited guests appear, I guess a type of wood louse, this is the first one for today,

 back to the pool Diana playing with her telephone taking a few pictures,

 whilst Sandio and Dad have a swim,

 then another uninvited guest arrived, a vivid green caterpillar,

 for a mid-morning snack Maureen had prepared some corn-beef sandwiches,

 Diana and Daisy May enjoying their swim,

 I then noticed a few more of these moving around,

 they were everywhere outside, the good news is that they do not come into the house, just near to Nick and Maureen's house there is some woodland that has not been touched in years so I guess they migrate across the road in to Nick and Maureen's front yard,

like the ones we are used to back in Great Britain, when touched they roll into a ball,

then dinner is ready,

 the tables laid out,

 complete with Christmas crackers,

 the food was served,

 so a happy and smiling Daisy May,

 Lyn,

 Sandio,

 Dioshane,

 Mum and Dad,

Nick and Maureen,

 and myself not forgetting Diana who was behind the camera,

 then time for the crackers,

  which were a novelty, as none of Diana's family had ever seen or heard of them,

 so with smiles all round they were pulled and presents, 

hats and jokes came from each cracker, here is one little problem to solve I remember from one of them,
what starts with a T, 
ends with a T,
and has T in it?

a teapot!

or how about, why did the little boy throw his toast out of the window? to see the butterfly!

 then a real surprise for everyone, Maureen had bought all of the family a chocolate gift from England, for the children an Easter egg each, again a novelty for them, each egg had a different selection of sweets inside, Maltesers for Sandio,

 Smarties for Daisy May and a box of Cadbury's Roses for Lyn her Mum,

 Cadbury's flake for Dioshane,

 and Diana,

Roses for Mum,

and a roll of Rollo's for Dad,

 we all wore the hats in the crackers,

 then on to the dessert, one I had never eaten before,

 Kit-Kat chocolate flavoured ice cream, it really did taste exactly like a KitKat,

 meal over it was back outside for a swim, but Diana noticing one of the black squirrels in the area took this picture of one,

and cute he was too, 

 back to the swimming,

 Daisy May enjoying herself, after the swimmers had dried themselves off we chatted away for a few hours, Nick and Maureen telling us all about the trip to the UK they had just returned from, then it was time to say our goodbyes and after thanking Nick and Maureen for their many kindnesses we were on our way home,

 for a 3D film, so glasses on,

for Avatar which we all enjoyed, but I have to confess there are a couple of  scenes in the tree tops that made me with my fear of heights decidedly uneasy, but great fun never the less, by now it was late so with the end of the film we were all off to bed.