new shipment has arrived!

My latest shipment of international treats has arrived. From Japan, I received two Pineapple Kit Kats. From Mexico arrived a Bubu Lubu bar, which (assuming I've translated the Spanish correctly) is jelly and marshmallow cubes with chocolate flavor... I'll have to see about that one. From Canada, I got Cinnamon and Peanut Butter Kitters. Finally, from the US came a pack of Kona Creme coffee flavored gum. I'm quite interested in that after my wonderful experience with the Ritter Sport bar the other day. Consequently, I'm still working on that bar. I've been eating a little bit each day because of the massive calories and amount of fat that it has. I'll be reporting on the Bubu Lubu bar first. I'm not usually a fan of jellied candies, so I don't know how this is going to fair with me. Until then...

a funny commercial...

Check out this video I found on iFilm...

ritter sport - cappuccino (Germany)

This is one I've been wanting to try for a while. Believe it or not, it was the super simple packaging that drew me to it. As I wrote in my last post, I've always been a fan of simplicity in package design. The blue logo contasted well against the white square and metallic gold ink. I was quite excited to rip it open and try it.

The chocolate itself was divided into 16 squares, each bearing the Ritter Sport logo. I broke off a square and bit into the chocolate. The smooth milky chocolate melted in my mouth as the cappuccino filling gushed from between the chocolate shell. Together they created a heavenly bliss which I don't believe has been matched by any other coffee flavored chocolate that I've ever happened upon.

I will definitely be buying Ritter Sport bars in the future as they have now tickled my tastebuds. This one fails to receive a perfect score only because it's quite possibly the most unhealthy bar I've eaten! I'm running a race this Saturday and should really be slimming down, but I just can't stop eating this chocolate delight!

Ritter Sport - Cappuccino (Germany)
Size: 100g Calories: 660 Fat: 45g Carbohydrates: 60g

mild bitter kit kat (Japan)

I've had this one in my collection for a while and figured that it was time I gave it a try. The packaging is sure promising. Bitter chocolate. Mmm. I'm not sure if it was implying that the contents were of the dark chocolate variety or it the chocolate itself was made bitter. I was intrigued. The package design itself was pretty decent looking. Clean and simple, one of my mottos when designing.

Anyways, I tore open the box to reveal the two, two-finger packages inside. My first bite into it was one of surprise... It wasn't that the chocolate was milky or dark or used more or less cacao; it's that there was a lack of flavor for the first few seconds. Then after chewing the wafer and chocolate, the flavor of the high cacao content became very apparent.

Now, one might ask what the difference between this and a dark chocolate Kit Kat is. The regular dark chocolate Kitter is still sweet. This one is more indicative of baking chocolate. The normal sweetness seems to have been replaced by the natural sugars of cacao bean. The Mild Bitter Kit Kat, while quite good, is definitely not for everybody.

Mild Bitter Kit Kat (Japan)
Size: 21.5g Calories: 118 Fat: 6.6g Carbohydrates: 13.2g