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Kcal ??? Fat ??? Fat(sats) ??? Carbs ??? Im normally inclined to leave the whole Japanese Kit Kat sector to Terry over at The Chocolate Review, who to date has done a sterling job at sampling all sorts of weired and wacky flavours (see HERE). Despite Terry's dedication to the Japanese Kit Kat cause I simply couldn't resist the temptation of trying a few of the different flavours out for myself via a bit of Ebay wheeling and dealing.
Today I sampled the ever so traditional Japanese themed 'Custard Pudding'* ;) The Kit Kat itself was of a conventional standard form - two coated wafer fingers. Unfortunately it came in a disappointingly small serving size...it was about the equivalent of one and a half standard Kit Kat fingers. This was no Mr T 'real man sized' snack and did very little at satisfying my mid-afternoon stomach rumbling.
The Kit Kat came in a nice sealed glossy package - complete with authentic Japense writing*. The fingers themselves (despite being ridiculously small grrr!) were nicely formed as per your usual Kit Kat, and had the logo finely etched into the surface. The product had a rather striking yellowish colour which fitted relatively well with the flavour context. The foil pack ensured a pleasant freshness and once opened released a particularly fragrant sweet dairy smell - it was very alluring and suprisingly strong relative to the small size of the product.
The fingers split nicely with a satisfying crisp crunch from the wafers. The outer coating was extremely soft in its texture and literally melted instantly in the mouth, revealing the crisp light wafer. Despite the short longevity of the solidity of the coating its flavour was still very strong and impactful. It had a simply luscious milky base flavour, with a very strong vanilla aftertaste that provided a devilishly creamy combination - truth be told it was absolutely gorgeous. The wafer had a nice crispness which contrasted nicely with the super smoothness of the melted coating; its flavour was sweet with a slight saltyness...rather like a rich tea biscuit.
Overall if it not for its size this would be up there with the best of the Kit Kat range....yes even the peanut butter variant!! The 'Custard Pudding' flavour is remarkably well delivered with a strong creamy vanilla taste that I would aliken very much to the cream filling of a custard creme biscuit...sweet indeed but incredibly moreish which is unfortunate given the ridiculous serving size that the product came in. If you ever come across this product (Ebay is a good place to look!!) then I strongly suggest you try it out - Kit Kat fans will simply love this variant...who knew the Japanese were so hot on their custard!?? I certainly didn't!
7.7 out of 10
*This is a long shot but if anyone can actually read Japanese and can confirm to me that this is 100% branded as 'Custard Pudding' on the wrapper it would be very much appreciated....it certainly tasted like it anyway :D - Jim
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I'm fascinated (and a little jealous) by what they're doing with the Kit Kat brand in Japan. We don't even have the peanut butter version you reviewed.
Custard sounds like a wonderful idea! I wonder if Hershey is contractually limited in what they're able to do with the brand in the US. Thanks for the review!
Justin Awesome news - I have just today been contacted by a Japanese goods supplier who is keen to send me across some more Kit Kats from Japan.
I dont quite get why Nestle push the brand so far in Japan...not that im complaining it just all seems a little random! Some of the flavours they have are absolutely bonkers!!
I cant believe you dont have the Peanut Butter variant! You guys are kings of PB in America! Knowing your tastes it would defo be a bar that I would recommend to yourself.
There must be some brand limitations placed on Hershey. You guys only get the original version dont you!? I think i have seen a white seasonal version on CandyPirate before though I may be wrong.
Anyway whatever the case you guys deserve way more flavours than your currently getting.
Cheers for the insight Justin as intresting as usual!
Jim
Omg, that actually looks and sounds quite good. I'm going to see if I can track one down. I'm not normally a fan of anything but the original KitKat, but this I feel I must try.
Laura Your best bet is ebay!! Seriosuly though if your gonna order one...order a few!! seriously Im willing to bet you will like it and you will want another!!
Let me know if you order some would be great to hear what you think! Maybe Ive just gone Custard Crazy and they are awful LOL i hope not!!
Thanks for the input
Jim
Its Simon!
Hmm maybe I should try the Peanut Butter Chunky Kit Kat :D I'd love to try all these wacky chocolates from Japan, S. Africa and Oz *is jealous*.
Simon you should defo give the Kit Kat PB a go...if you like your peanut butter you will seriouslt like it!! its a fave of mine anyway!
Hopefully I should be bringing you all alot more goods from the far east (including more wacky Kit Kat flavours!!)so look out for them soon!
Thanks for the input fella! If you do try out the Kit Kat PB let me know what you think!
Jim
Looks really nice! :)
I wish we had more varieties of Kit Kat here. I adore the peanut butter one.
I really want to try the peanut butter. It is really odd we don't have it especially since, as you pointed out, we're so crazy about peanut butter over here (myself definitely included).
I think we've only got caramel (single large bar), dark chocolate, white chocolate (in snack sizes) and large bar versions.
Gemma we certainly do need more Kit Kat flavours!! They aren't always done brilliantly (see the Cookie Dough!!) but when done right like the Peanut Butter one they are awesome!
Justin I just simply cant believe you dont have the peanut butter version its crazy!!
Its funny we dont actually have the caramel variant in the UK...maybe we should get this sorted out for Nestle...get them to ship over a load of caramel to the UK and then get a load of PB ones to you in Colarado!!...actually thinking about it now I cant recall us having a white chocolate variant now either!....how very bizarre!
Thanks for the comments :D
Jim
hey jim,
its interesting you say we didnt get the caramel kitkat over here as we did (or maybe still do lol)... it was in the 'editions' range, chunky kitkats with a smooth caramel on top of the wafer, along with some other flavours like Blood orange and mixed berry if i remember rightly. the caramel was about the best, tho i think theyve all but dissappeared now, i havent seen any of the variations in a while!
cheers
alan
wow, this bar sounds amazing! i'm a sucker for custard LOL. yeah, kit kat have a peanut butter bar here in the uk, why not america?! straaange, but i must say i'm in love with my PB kit kats!
Alan Thanks for correcting me. I do remember the editions range - even having the caramel bar a few times! Editions are actually still availible in some regions! Maybe I should seek them out!!
Anon America is the home of PB .. I am as surprised as you are my friend!! I wouldn't be surprised if it came about eventually!
Jim
I just reviewed some Custard Pudding KitKat, :O but the wrapper is slightly different than yours. I wholeheartedly agree with the yummy factor though! The size is standard for Japanese kitkats that come in the snackpacks though. Sad, but true.
On the wrapper you show in your blog it only says pudding (Purin) it doesn't add Custard. So I would say it is not necessarily the Custard version of the treat. You can compare to the wrapper on my site.
Cartoonist62
Cool blog I like it - I have bookmarked you!
As for the one I reviewed although it only says pudding on the wrapper the Japanese person who sent it to me said it was Custard Pudding - it obviously said it on the multibag it came from.
Thank
Jim
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