Maple Kit Kat

どうしてカナダでメープルシロップのキットカットがないのかな・・・

The Japanese love Kit Kat.  One theory as to why the chocolate bars are so famous is the name sounds a bit like the saying “Kitsu katsu!,” meaning “I’ll win!”  However, I have a better theory: it’s chocolate.

Although the famous crispy wafer is sold in many countries around the world, the largest variety with the most unique kinds can only be found in Japan.  There are a wide range of flavours from the typical fruity sorts like strawberry and blueberry to the typical Japanese tastes like wasabi and green tea.  There’s even a red wine flavour to strike your fancy!

Minmin brought a kind of Kit Kat that was particularly interesting.  Not because it was so different, but because it was so familiar.

Maple Kit Kat.  The package indicates the wafers are covered in white chocolate mixed with a small amount of real maple sugar from Quebec.  Indeed, it tastes like the sweet real thing.

The addictive sugary treat brought a question to my mind.  Eastern Canada is the world’s capital of maple syrup, and its cost here is a lot higher.  Yet, here I am, letting the maple chocolate melt in my mouth while none of my friends back home can get a hold of one.  It’s hard to believe that Canadians came up with maple syrup, but not the maple-flavoured Kit Kat!

We can only hope that, someday, Canadians will treat their own maple syrup just as well as the Japanese does.