When you’re blogging about Japan, some days you have to wonder if it’s really worth it. You’d dreamed of festivals and amazing sushi on a conveyor belt, but in the end it turns out you’re just some guy who keeps buying weird Japanese Kit-Kats.
Bring on the newest one! Kinako Ohagi Kit-Kat!
Personally, I love kinako. It goes perfectly with kuromitsu (black honey) and icecream. My enthusiasm was only slightly dampened to hear that kinako is translated as ’soybean flour’. Seriously? That’s all it is? There must be something more to it, because there’s magic in that powder. Ohagi are rice balls that are similar to mochi, but less chewy. Oh, and the ‘filling’ is on the outside.
A helpful diagram on the Kit-Kat packet reveals that there are mochi rice puffs and kinako in the chocolate, with azuki powder and kinako cream between the wafers. Unsurprisingly, I consider this the best of the novelty Kit-Kats.
I need to check the Japanese store in Denver and see if they sell these weird Kit-Kat bars. ^_^
I think they may well do. They’re certainly attaining cult status… some people make whole blog posts out of them!