6 Japanese Kit Kat Flavors We Need In America

There are dozens and dozens of Kit Kat flavors we've never heard of, and most of them are from Japan. Examples include kiwi, ginger ale, blueberry cheesecake, caramel macchiato, and other flavors that might make you salivate or cringe. So popular are Kit Kats in Japan that there are Kit Kat sandwiches and Kit Kat pizza.

While there are many Japanese Kit Kat concoctions that we are perfectly fine without, there are a few that might be nice to have at the candy counter. 

So come on, gimme a break! After all, Kit Kat is a healthier option than most candy bars.

Bitter Almond Kit Kat

Bitter Almond Kit Kats could be considered the Kit Kat version of the potentially lethal pufferfish sushi, because like the pufferfish, bitter almond, in its raw state, is toxic; 50 unprocessed bitter almonds could kill a person. However, the process of extraction kills the hydrogen cyanide (you read that right) in the bitter almonds, so it is often used as a spice or flavoring in Europe — it's in marzipan, for instance — though it is illegal in the United States. Hey, live a little.

Biscuit Kit Kat

Notice how, in the right hand corner of this picture, the butter cookie is inside the Kit Kat, and isn't just a flavor? This might be the combination of a Kit Kat and a Leibniz biscuit, which sounds pretty divine to me.

Green Tea Kit Kat

Green tea Kit Kats are the gateway to the crazy world of Japanese Kit Kats. You can easily find them in most Japanese supermarkets in the United States.

Raspberry and Passion Fruit Kit Kat

We don't think of raspberry and chocolate as a particularly unusual flavor combination in America, so it might be interesting and potentially delicious to have passion fruit in the mix, too.  

Royal Milk Tea Kit Kat

If you eat this alongside the butter cookie Kit Kat, it's sort of like having afternoon tea on the go.

Spicy KitKat

This is basically Mexican hot chocolate in Kat Kat form. What's not to love?