Comments on: Are You Ready America?

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:19:24 +0000

I think this looks funky!
here in the Uk we have Red Berry and Orange and caramel in the editions range and various flavours of normal sized ones for example: strawberries and cream, mint, white chocolate, normal, dark etc.
we also have Kit Kat chunkiies which are the best YUMMY!!

By: cecily

cecily — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:16:49 +0000

I was just in Canada and got a chance to try the peanut butter big kit kats and they’re totally awesome!!!! Does anyone know any websites I might be able to purchase them from????

By: Kelli

Kelli — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:26:13 +0000

btw — I’m “Chocolate Pocky”. It figures

By: Kelli

Kelli — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:25:36 +0000

Thanks for telling me about j-list, I haven’t seen that before. I agree with you about the green tea Pocky. There’s a fun tool online that helps you decide which flavor Pocky you are. You can pick them up in most Asian grocery stores around NYC and Westchester.

By: Delani

Delani — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 02:48:30 +0000

Hi there! I ordered these off http://www.jlist.com and they are sooo good! Also Pocky makes a delicious green tea treat too(found it in Boston Chinatown but is probably available in NY as well)I agree we need a store with all international candies!

By: McAuliflower

McAuliflower — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 04:34:30 +0000

Man, and I got excited by the dark chocolate kit kats… these are cool!

By: Sweetnicks

Sweetnicks — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 03:37:03 +0000

A green tea Kit Kat, eh? Certainly sounds interesting, but not sure of the yummyness factor yet. I’ve seen and tried the White Chocolate Kit Kats, but they didn’t do anything for me. I added a link for you on my blog.

By: keiko

keiko — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 01:50:47 +0000

Hi Kelli - I’m glad I found this post as I just made a post about green tea dessert! I should know this matcha kit-kat, but I haven’t been to Japan for almost 3 years and don’t really know what’s going on there… (it’s sad, I know) I agree that Japanese are quite adventurous when it comes to sweets, which I think is a good thing

By: Kelli

Kelli — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:04:32 +0000

Yes, I do think we just have bad Kit Kat bars in the US! According to Hershey, Kit Kats are the number one selling candy bar in the UK. They have flavors like strawberry, peanut butter, vanilla, caramel and a “seasonal” blood orange variety for Halloween.

Thanks for the tips about where to get international candy in New York. I did find Kinder Eggs in a grocery store on the Uppper West Side once, but it’s inconsistent since the eggs are technically illegal (the US considers them a choking hazard for children). Maybe they should lift the ban, and start carding Kinder Egg customers

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 03:51:35 +0000

Hmm, seems like other countries get all the cool flavors. I think Europe has curry-flavored potato chips or something. I thought all their stuff was so cool when I went there! But when I saw Europeans at a supermarket here, they marvelled over peanut butter and our choice of jams. I thought they were making a big deal out of nothing.

Even though NY doesn’t have an international candy store, you can get some imported candy at Buon Italia (Chelsea Market), Economy Candy (LES) and Aji Chiban (Chinatown). You must try the Lion Bar from Economy! It’s a mixture between 100 Grand and a Kit Kat. I also like Kinder (don’t know if it’s available here.) It’s a chocolate -coated wafer filled with hazelnut cream. I love European candy bars…the stuff here is way too sweet, and the chocolate is grainy.