近300種口味的奇巧巧克力 你吃過多少

This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about the popularity of Kit Kat in Japan: There are nearly 300 varieties.

要想知道奇巧巧克力威化餅乾(Kit Kat)在日本有多受歡迎，只需要知道這一點就夠了：它在日本有近300種口味。

In addition to the (dare we call them) classics, like wasabi and purple sweet potato, new flavors are regularly introduced. In February, Nestlé, which distributes the candy in Japan, released a sake flavor in time for Valentine’s Day.

除了經典口味（如果可以這樣說的話），比如芥末味和紫薯味，每過一段時間還有很多新口味推出。今年2月，在日本經銷這種糖果的雀巢公司(Nestlé)在情人節前及時推出了清酒口味。

For a few weeks in December, shops sold a single stick, not the classic duo, covered in dark chocolate and coated with gold leaf for 2,016 yen, or about $16.

去年12月有幾周，商店銷售單塊奇巧棒，而不是經典的成對裝，表面塗着黑巧克力和金箔，售價2016日元（約105元人民幣）。

Even for a country where shoppers can find fish-ball-flavored Pringles and adzuki bean-flavored Pepsi, actual gold candy seems extreme, but the Kit Kat holds a special place in Japan’s culinary universe.

即便是在這個有魚丸口味品客薯片(Pringles)和紅豆口味百事可樂(Pepsi)的國家，真金的糖果也顯得有些極端。不過奇巧在日本飲食文化中擁有一種特殊地位。

Kit Kat’s name echoes the Japanese phrase “kitto katsu,” or “surely win” and is often sent as a gift to students before college entrance exams. It is the country’s most popular candy, according to Nestlé, which does not release sales figures.

奇巧的名字聽起來很像日語中的kitto katsu，意思是“肯定獲勝”，經常作爲禮品送給準備考大學的學生。據雀巢稱，奇巧是日本最暢銷的糖果。雀巢沒有透露銷售數字。

Kit Kat is so popular that it is sold at high-end department stores, Kit Kat-only specialty shops and even post offices, and it is so ingrained in the nation’s snack culture that nearly every region has a signature flavor sold only in that part of the country.

奇巧在日本很受歡迎，在高端百貨公司、奇巧專賣店、甚至郵局都有銷售。它深深融入該國的零食文化，幾乎每個地區都有一款僅在當地銷售的標誌性口味。

As a result a hungry traveler could eat scores of different flavors of Kit Kat. Here is but a sample of recently available flavors:

所以，遊客如果餓了，可以吃到幾十種不同口味的奇巧巧克力威化餅乾。下面這些僅是最近日本市面上有售的衆多口味中的幾個例子：

Adzuki Bean · Apple · Blueberry · Butter · Cheesecake · Chili · Coconut · Edamame · Green Tea · Green Tea (Sakura) · Green Tea (Uji) · Hazelnut · Kobe Pudding · Matcha · Miso · Passion Fruit · Pear · Perfect Balance Citrus (orange, lemon, lime) · Plum · Purple Sweet Potato · Roasted Tea · Rum Raisin · Strawberry · Strawberry Maple · Wasabi

紅豆、蘋果、藍莓、黃油、奶酪蛋糕、辣椒、椰子、鹽水毛豆、綠茶、綠茶（櫻花）、綠茶（宇治）、榛子、神戶布丁、抹茶、味噌、百香果、梨、完美平衡柑橘類水果（橙子、檸檬和酸橙）、李子、紫薯、焙茶、朗姆酒葡萄乾、草莓、草莓楓糖漿、芥末