CHOCOLATE-LOVERS have been enjoying special edition KitKats for years – but few in the UK will have tried flavours like this.

As reported today, a KitKat boutique has opened in Japan, where the York-born bar has gained a cult following.

Here are just some of the quirky flavours that have proved a hit in the country.
 

1. Pickled Plum

2. Bubblegum (made with blue chocolate)

3. Mango (made with yellow chocolate)

4. Rose

5. Lemon vinegar

6. Cacao 61%

7. Sakura (Cherry blossom)

8. Cacao 72%

9. White

10. Iced Tea

11. Wasabi

12. Caramel and Salt

13. Cucumber

14. Kinako (soybean flour)

15. Wa Guri (Chestnut flavour)

16. Green Tea (Matcha)

17. Apple

18. Orange

19. Café Latte with Hokkaidō Milk

20. Kiwi Fruit

21. Strawberry

22. Peach

23. Gold - with fudge-like covering and dusted cocoa powder on outside

24. Cantaloupe

25. Triple Berry

26. Mango

27. Azuki (red bean)

28. Green Grape Muscat

29. Caramel Macchiato

30. Zunda (only in Yamagata and Miyagi prefecture,mashed edamame beans)

31. Beet (only in Hokkaido prefecture)

32. Hascapp (Hokkaido blueberry)

33. Soy Sauce "Tokyo Limited Edition"

34. Yakimorokoshi (grilled corn) (only in Hokkaido prefecture)

35. Jyagaimo (only in Hokkaido prefecture, potato)

36. Daigakuimo (candied sweet potato)

37. Pepper

38. Kobe pudding - "Kobe Limited Edition"

39. Houjicha (Japanese roasted tea)

40. Kokuto (black sugar)

41. Watermelon and Salt

42. Pumpkin

43. Edamame

44. Banana

45. Lemon Chocolate (Valentine's limited edition)

46. Cookies & Chocolate

47. Cookies PLUS

48. Apple Vinegar

49. Veggie

50. Ginger Ale

51. Ramune