Special Packaging

One of my clients knows about my interest in KitKats and he very kindly gave me these. They were past their expiration dates but the flavor was normal chocolate, so that wasn't really a big deal. The exciting bit is that his company had their own special edition box to give people one year! How cool is that? Since then, the company has undergone a few changes - mergers and whatnot, so I think the packaging is even cooler!

Omiyages from a trip to Snow Country

A couple years ago I went up to Hokkaido for the snow festival. The best thing from this trip was a trip to an onsen where I met a lovely older couple from Fukuoka who spoke English and another woman who was trying to set me up with her son who lived in Tokyo. While I was soaking in the outdoor onsen, it started lightly snowing. Nothing is more magical than that!

Yuubari Melon

Yaki-Morokoshi

The second best thing was the jackpot of omiyage KitKats that I found. In Haneda airport, I found the Kanto/Shizuoka one - Wasabi! It's probably one of my favorites. It's spicy and sweet at the same time. Yum! The two that I got from Hokkaido are 夕張メロン (Yuubari Melon) and 焼きもろこし (Grilled Millet). The Millet/corn one was a bit weird because of the buttery flavor. And to be honest, I'm not really a fan of chocolate and melon together. But three KitKat flavors from one trip? Yes!

KitKats from someone amazing

The other day I got an attempted delivery notice in the mail. I wasn't expecting anything so I had no idea what I could be getting. Well, anyway the next day the box was successfully delivered. I was pleasantly surprised to see one of my friends had sent me a box of snacks! She had gone on a trip to Kyoto and picked up one of the local KitKats - Houjicha (Roasted Green Tea). In addition, she sent Rilakkuma's hotcake and Mos Burger's  rich white chocolate ones.


I've had the houjicha ones before but I've never had a box, so the picture I had before was just of one individually wrapped KitKat. It's probably one of my favorites - just the right amount of tea flavor and sweetness.
 
The hotcake ones are what one would expect. Sweet and hotcake-y. Great for kids and Rilakkuma! The Mos Burger Noukou White (Rich white) were suuuuuuper yummy. Neither my friend nor I can figure out white Mos Burger has a special KitKat. We also have no idea why it would be this flavor. But it's yummy and cute!