17 January 2008

For a Limited Time Only



One of the many things I love about Japan is that there's always a new weird limited edition Kit-Kat available. Some of them are really yummy, like green tea and passion fruit; others not so much, like red bean jam. The limited editon bar out right now though, takes the cake; it's white chocolate and SALT!!!! How's that for weird? A salt-flavored chocolate bar...

Of course I had to try it, and the result is:

DELICIOUSNESS!!! The salt flavor is really light and it brings out the creaminess of the white chocolate. It' one of the yummiest chocolate bars I've had in quite a while. Anyone who gets a chance to try it, please do. You won't be sorry!

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Blogger Joanne said...

Sounds like they're on to something - salt could be just what white chocolate needed to bring out its silky goodness. Too bad Nestle just keeps giving USA customers the same-old. What would it need to catch on here? Probably a kicky name...

20 January, 2008 02:15  
Blogger Becki said...

It is exactly that. Usually white-chocolate is a little blah, but the salt perks it right up and makes it super yummy.

20 January, 2008 13:12  
Blogger Paul said...

Chocolate and salt is apparently all the rage right now. I got some as omiyage from Awajishima recently. It was terrible. I'll have to give it another try and give these Kit Kats a go. It makes perfect sense. I've had soy sauce ice cream, which I think works on a similar level taste-wise, and it was excellent.

Completely off-topic: my wife and I are thinking to build a house in Yurinokidai (Woodytown). We live in Nishinomiya at the moment, but we could never afford the kind of place we'd like here. From what I've read, you seem to like it in the area. Any insight? We have a little boy and we're looking for a nice, little-boy-raising area. But we don't want to be too far from civilization.

21 January, 2008 00:12  
Blogger Becki said...

Hello Paul! Have we met before? Either way thanks for reading my blog!

I would definitely recommend Sanda to anyone. There are lots of good schools, tons of parks everywhere for kids to play and it's very safe. It can be a bit hard to get around if you don't have a car, but there are 5 train stations and if you have a bicycle it's not so bad. The woodytown area is very nice with several parks and shopping centers too.

You can take the train into either Kobe or Osaka in about an hour so it's not that far into the country either.

24 January, 2008 11:12  
Blogger Paul said...

Ah, sorry. Rereading my post I see how familiar I'm sounding. No, we haven't met. You came up pretty high up in my Googling about Sanda in English, and reading your blog it sounded like you've been in the area for quite a bit and seem to be pretty positive about it.

We just signed some contracts today and paid a deposit, so we might be new Woodytown residents within a few months if the bank likes me! Your praise really helps me feel we've made a good decision. We've cruised around the area countless times and always get a good vibe from it, and everything we've read about the schools sounds great. Thanks for responding!

Paul

25 January, 2008 03:19  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, I was actually hoping to find some relevant info on the place and I came across your blog as it scored #1 on a google search (1 place before mine, grrrrrr)

こんにちは ほかの外国人
There's not a great many of us here, is there? (I moved here from 東京)

I thought that perhaps you could provide some insight in some of the things the Japanese that live around me just don't seem to know. Like good places to go out and proper restaurants. (I live in the mitsubishi dorm and people here just . . . don't seem to want to enjoy life outside the company)
OK,OK, I'll read the blog first . . .THEN I'll ask questions. (I'll do that from not-the-office)

Wally

06 March, 2008 12:02  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OK, so there's a lot of blog. And while I have a lot of time to read at the office the bright colours in your pictures are rather conspicious and I probably shouldn't.

So, mind if I just ask questions and annoy you if you've posted them somewhere?

Where is the nigiyaka nightlife in sanda (I'm not expecting much, but at least 1 bar would be interresting) Where the heck do the local youth go anyway.
Are there any good restaurants? (I live in woodytown and it's extremely americanised here) And do they have a vegetarian option. So far I've found out that the century mall's restaurants don't score high and there's a tofu specialty restaurant between my house and the station (sorta)

Is there any place in particular I want to go to for ume blossoms/sakura season?

Oh and hello, my name is Wally and I'm a Mitsubishi salaryman untill august

06 March, 2008 22:11  

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