So it should be pretty apparent by now that Japan is the last great bastion of the batshit, but in case you needed more proof, as well as evidence of the insatiable sweet tooth of this confection-addicted country, here is a list of the myriad flavors of Kit-Kat offered in the Land of the Rising Sun.

The freakish popularity of Nestlé’s wafer bar is usually attributed to the fact that it is a near-homonym of the Japanese phrase for “good luck”, “kitto-katsu.” It is commonly given to students before they have a big test, because what better way to cram for an exam than to cram you belly full of irrationally-flavored industrial chemical “chocolate”?  

The mind-boggling list:

Aloe Vera, Aloe Yogurt, Apple, Apple Vinegar, Azuki (Red Bean). Banana, Beet, Bitter Almond, Black Tea, Blueberry, Blueberry Cheesecake, Bubblegum, Brown Sugar Kinako, Cacao 61%, Cacao 72%, Café Latte with Hokkaidō Milk, Calpis (Milk Soda), Cantaloupe, Caramel, Caramel and Salt, Caramel Macchiato [more popular than the disastrous Caramel Ralph Macchio flavor], Caramel Pudding, Cheese, Chocolate Banana, Cola and Lemon Squash [come again?], Citrus Pepper, Cookies and Chocolate, Cookies PLUS [plus WHAT?], Creamy Apple, Cucumber, Custard Pudding, Dark Chocolate with Cookies for adults [the world’s first ever pornographic cookie?], Daigakuimo (Sweet Potato), European Cheese, European Head Cheese, Exotic Kansai (sour orange, lemon, passion fruit, ginger), Framboise (Raspberry Cheesecake), Fruit Parfait, Ginger Ale, Green Grape Muscat, Gold (Fudge/Cocoa dust), Golden Peach, Hazelnut, Hascapp (Hokkaido Blueberry), Houjicha (Roasted Tea), Iced Tea, Itoen Juu-jitsu Yasai (Vegetable flavor), Jasmine Tea, Jyagaimo (Hokkaido Potato), Kobe Pudding, Kinako (Soybean), Kinako Ohagi, Kiwifruit, Kokuto (Black Sugar), Lemon Chocolate, Lemon Vinegar, Mango, Mango Pudding, Maple, Matcha (Green Tea), Melon, Mild Bitter, Milk Coffee, Miso, Mixed Juice, Orange, Original [FINALLY], Passion Fruit, Pepper, Umeboshi (Pickled Plum) [it’s as gross as it sounds], Pineapple, Pumpkin, Ramune (Sweet Soda), Raspberry and Passion Fruit, Relaxation Cacao [contains horse tranquilizers?], Rose [actually quite good], Royal Milk Tea, Sakura (Cherry Blossom) [also not horrible], Sakura Matcha, Semisweet, Sour Orange, Soy Sauce [UUUUUUGGGGGHHHH], Sports Drink [yes, you read that right], Sparkling Strawberry, Strawberry, Strawberry and Cranberry, Strawberry and Milk, Strawberry Cheesecake, Tiramisu, Tiramisu Matcha, Triple Berry, Ume Soda (Plum Soda), Vanilla Bean, Wa Guri (Chesnut), Wasabi (Spicy Green Mustard) [because fuck your taste buds, that’s why], Watermelon and Salt, White (White Chocolate), White Peach, Wine, Yakimorokoshi (Grilled Corn), Yuzu, Zunda (Edamame).

P.S. Since posting this, I have heard rumors of a Carrot and Apple combo flavor. 

via Wikipedia