Wow, this is unintentionally becoming an Asian food blog. Wamp wamp, what it do, what it doooooo? (Song popped into my head this morning...weird).
Lyndsey, Kathleen, and I decided to explore Flushing, Queens this past weekend with high aims for soup dumps (Nan Xiang success!) and Asian food shopping. Little did we know what Candy Shop USA had in store for us...
Exhibit A: Ginger Ale Kit Kat Bar and Hot Pepper Beef Jerky
Why have Americans been deprived of the numerous flavors of Kit Kat bars out there? Seeing the two flavors Candy Shop USA carried (Ginger Ale and Royal Milk Tea) was almost similar to finding life forms on another planet. Japan has been holding out on us! Japan, whyyy!
Lyndsey later found this website that shows a bunch of other crazy Kit Kat bars special to Japan, including Green Tea, Sweet Corn, and...Muscat of Alexandria Grapes? Red beak soup? Red BEAN soup right? RIGHT?
My roommate and I taste tested Ginger Ale together at the count of 3, and it tasted more like sweet ginger white chocolate than an actual ginger ale drink. Not bad...but I probably wouldn't buy it again. Coincidentally, it just so happened that one of my friends came back from Japan recently and was similarly intrigued by the array of Kit Kats out there. He brought back Wasabi and Soy Sauce Kit Kats, which I was able to try this week. Soy Sauce tastes like maple syrup and not at all like actual soy sauce. Wasabi tastes like Wasabi without the sting that climbs up yer nose. I would honestly buy Soy Sauce Kit Kats if they were around! Mmm, sweetness. My cousin working in Japan has also offered to send me pumpkin kit kats when they're in season (in the fall). Can't wait!
In other news, the Chinese make some pretty rad beef jerky.
Excited for the next adventure out to Flushing!
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