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I told you these Japanese reviews would be coming thick and fast! Today we take a look at a Kit Kat flavour that I have reviewed in one form already back in March 2009(See HERE). Indeed back in March I found the Kit Kat Sweet Potato to be somewhat of a surprising hit and it ended up scoring 8.0 out of 10 on the ChocolateMission scoring chart.
New this year J-List have sent me the latest incarnation of this flavour in the form of these Mini Roasted Sweet Potato bars, which came bundled in a multi pack of eight consisting of 4 original and 4 sweet potato flavoured.
Unlike most Japanese Kit Kats these mini ones didn't come in separate cardboard boxes but rather in a large foil bag. I am not complaining about this at all but at the same time I have to say it lacked the eccentricity of some of the single pack bigger flavours that I have reviewed previously. Below are my brief thoughts on both the flavours ...
Kit Kat Original Mini:
Kcal 66 Fat 3.6g Carbs 7.5g (per 12.3g piece)
What more can I say about a normal Kit Kat!? Just like our UK one the milk chocolate was sweet and milky and friendly to the taste. Just as with the standard sized Kit Kats there was a layer of milk chocolate creme sandwiched in the layers of the wafers which further reaffirmed the flavours of the outers chocolate. These didn't offer anything I hadn't experienced before but I am not going to complain about that now. Very Good.
Kit Kat Sweet Potato Mini
After a little persuasion I finally persuaded a few of my other family members to taste one these - they weren't all filled with joy at the prospect of a sweet potato Kit Kat (can't say I blame them!). The comments from them were that they wouldn't have guessed it was sweet potato flavoured had they not been made aware. They suggested the main flavour influences were rooted in the white chocolate base with hints of cream and custard. Personally comparing it to the Sweet Potato Kit Kat I ate previously I similarly thought that the sweet potato didn't come through as strongly. Unlike in the bigger version I tried in March the notes of sesame, pepper and salt didn't come through as strongly. There was a starchy stirring in the background but like my family I would sturggled to pin this down as sweet potato had I not been aware. Good.
Overall these were a puzzling product to rate as I found them on the whole quite pleasant but at the same time a little disappointing. If you are buying them as a gift based on the fact that they are a 'weird sweet potato flavoured product' I guess these work out as you not only get the novelty factor but you also get a pretty friendly tasting Kit Kat that most people would like. On the other hand if it is yourself that you are buying for with the intention of tasting a genuine sweet potato flavoured chocolate you would perhaps be a little disappointed with these given the tame sweet potato taste flavours you get. Another question worth pondering is that do you really want four mini original Kit Kats when they are readily available across the globe!? On that basis I probably wouldn't recommend these as a product to get off J-List but I would certainly checkout the rest of their wonderful range of Far Eat Kit Kats. There are more Kit Kat reviews coming soon!
7.4 out of 10
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21 comments:
wow I hadn't ever seen a sweet potato flavoured kit kat before. How very odd, I would probably give one a try.
Personally I find the texture of sweet potato a little on the fiborous side. I am not to sure what it would be like in a Kit Kat but I can't imagine it is nice than a normal chocolate one.
Rxxx
sorry jim but no no no. i cant believe for a single minute that sweet potato tastes anything like passable. it just sounds so wrong.
Hi I just found this site and was looking for some information on the peanut butter kit kat we get here in England. I can't seem to buy it in any shop at the moment and haven't been able to for weeks.
Is this a regional shortage or does no one sell them any longer?
PLEASE HELP they are my favourite.
Thanks
Hmmm I can't say I would be the first in line to try a sweet potato flavoured chocolate.
I love Kit Kats but I think this is even one step too far for me.
Does anyone else find the bright yellow colour off putting?
Yuck disgusting. Whatever will they think of next? Baked Bean flavoured?
Some of you lot need to be a bit more adventurous. I would give one a go if it got offered to me but I am not sure about going out my way to buy it from another country. keep the reviews coming I could yet be tempted by a crazy dip into the world of japanese snacks.
Maggs
Anonymous poster - I can't say I like the look of the yellowness either. It makes it look really plastic and fake in my opinion.
Would the sweet potato count towards our 5-a-day lol?
Reminds me of when I tried the green tea Kitkat some years ago. The difference with that was, it tasted as nasty as it looked! Ugh I can still remember the nasty taste to this day.
I quite like the quirky ideas of these japanese kitkats but can't help but feel some flavours just go a bit far in the sillyness stakes. After all why would you really want a kitkat flavoured with sweet potato? lol. it looks horrible aswell!
I received this same package as a gift, my sentiments are the same as yours. Pleasant; but no real sweet potato essence. I'm hoping to try the other sweet potato varieties soon.
As an aside; avoid the ginger-ale kit kat...disgusting.
I have been an avid reader of this site for a long time and I have to say that I think you are bringing your credentials as a trusted blogger into disrepute by putting advertising links in your reviews.
It has mewondering whether you are just telling us things are good so we buy them from the ads you put in.
The original mini Kit-Kats are just that. I like them, but there's nothing extraordinary about them.
I've been complaining before about the lack of variety we have here when it comes to Kit-Kats. I'm still looking for the dark ones, which are said to have appeared recently. However, a sweet potato Kit-Kat is something I wouldn't try - it sounds horribly wrong to me. I'd much rather try the Kit Kat Little Caramel or even the tea (I didn't believe tea chocolate could work, but I've had a really nice surprise with a box of chocolates with tea about a month ago)... or even the strawberry, even though I'm not crazy about strawberry wafers either.
David
The Japanese do all sorts of weird and wonderful flavours! Check out the tag 'japan' for some more!
Rachel
I wouldn't worry about the texture of sweet potato coming through in these :) It is only the flavour that is mildly there.
George
You would be surprised what works and what doesen't. Sometimes the Japanese get it wrong with their flavour combinations but I didn't think they did a bad job here.
Lauren
Hi there and welcome to the site. The Peanut Butter Chunky got taken out of distribution and was replaced the Caramel Chunky last September! Sucks huh!?
Steven
I wasn't sold on the idea at first either but these were a pleasant surprise.
Anon #1 / Richard
Hmmm I found it more intriguing than off putting.
Alex
I wouldn't rule it out :)
Maggs
I agree nobody seems in the mood to give these a go today :) No worries plenty more Kit Kats to come this month.
Golden
Haha I am not sure that it would you know :) Oh blow it why not :)
Phil
I remember the Jasmine Tea Kit Kat I tried here wasn't all that special ---> http://www.chocolatemission.net/2009/04/april-16th-kit-kat-jasmine-tea.html
... it would be interesting to see how well they did Royal Milk Tea (English) one wouldn't it.
Alan
I think sweet potatos in the far east are more commonly eaten as a sweet food rather than what we normaly do with them over here in the west (bake/roast etc). It is crazy but the flavours get odder than this one ... trust me :)
Rodzilla
Hey good to see you are still checking the site ... long time no see!
Glad to see you share my sentiments about the sweet potato being a little lacklusture here.
Oh and too late about the Ginger Ale :) .... though I didn't think it was all that bad! That review will be up soon enough. I hope you share more in depth thoughts on it when I publish it.
Mark
Wow you really do never have anything nice to say do you.
If I think a product is worth buying I will tell my readers that I think it is worth buying .... if I don't I just provide my readers with information where they can buy if they still want to get it themselves.
... I NEVER RECOMMEND MY READERS TO BUY ANYTHING THAT I DON'T THINK IS WORTH THEIR WHILE ... check the archives!
Ana
You want to see a review of the Kit Kat Little Caramel :) good news ... check the site on the 14th and your wish will be realised! Plenty more flavours coming soon as well!
Thanks everyone - great hearing from you all. It would great to hear if anyone feels similarly to Mark.
JIM
Well I certainly DON'T feel the same as Mark. I appreciate the honest reviews you give Jim - good and bad - regardless of what sponsors/adverts etc are on the site - they don't come into it. I also have been an avid reader since pretty much the start and will carry on being! :D
"It has mewondering whether you are just telling us things are good so we buy them from the ads you put in"
Incase you missed the review Mark, Jim actually didn't reccomend this particular product. He has also refused to give Thorntons products good reviews even though they asked him to. I for one trust that he gives his own honest opinion on such matters, which is more than can be said about some blogs out there.
It is a ridiculous claim that Jim doesen't tell us the truth about what he really thinks. Never once have I come to question the intention of one of his reviews.
Anyone who calls Jim's interests in to question seriosuly needs to take a look at themselves. It is nothing short of malicious.
Maggs
Oh wow... sometimes Jlist scares me a bit :D Sweet potato flavour KitKat indeed! I wonder what the tea flavour one is like though...
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