MegMilk Snow Brand Pokemon Drinks

MegMilk Snow Brands has a Pokemon series of dairy based drinks in four flavors: coffee, yogurt, strawberry and banana.

http://www.meg-snow.com/products/juice/7f553.html

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Blueberry Cheesecake KitKat

There is a combined area called the Joetsu-Koshinetsu region 上・甲信越 which includes Niigata, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures and sort of takes up a long narrow area of central Japan. It looks sort of strange, but it is frequently thought of as belonging together. A good example is this blueberry cheese cake-white chocolate KitKat is limited to sales in that region. ネスレ キットカット ブルーベリーチーズケーキ Nestle

http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/omiyage/kk_mini_blueberrycheese.html

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Haagen Dazs Crispy Sandwich

Haagen Dazs' current line-up for its Crispy Sandwich series includes Strawberry Fondue, Vanilla & Beans, and Caramel Custard.

http://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/crispy_sand/index.html

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Pronto November Pastas

These are the November pasta specials at Pronto:
Tomato cream sauce spaghetti with red snow crab
紅ずわい蟹のトマトクリーム
Carbonara spaghetti with Autumn vegetables
秋野菜のカルボナーラ
Japanese-style spaghetti with thick shitake mushrooms and pancetta
肉厚しいたけとパンチェッタの和風

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http://www.pronto.co.jp/menu/cafe/food.html

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MegMilk Snow Brand Pizza Flavored Cheese

MegMilk Snow Brand is introducing pizza flavored 6-piece processed cheese portions. They are advertising them as snacks or for a "family party". 雪印 ピザ チーズ

http://www.meg-snow.com/products/processed-cheese/190c2.html

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Shinshu Chili Pepper KitKat

This is another offering only available in the Nagano/Shinshu area. A collaboration with Yawataya, a spice shop with roots in the Edo Era, they have developed a chili pepper-chocolate variety of KitKat only available in that area. ネスレ キットカット 八幡屋礒五郎 一味唐辛子 信州 Nestle

http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/omiyage/kk_mini_yawataya.html

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Haagen Dazs Crepe Glace

In Haagen Dazs' Crepe Glace series, they are currently offering Chocolat Framboise, Tiramisu, and Strawberry Cheesecake. ハーゲンダッツ

http://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/chocolat_framboise/

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MegMilk Snow Brand Kurihara Pudding

MegMilk Snow Brand uses the Harumi Kurihara 栗原はるみ, a well known author to Japanese cook books, to provide recipes for their website and to promote a line of products that carry her name, mostly puddings. She is also used on NHK for international broadcasts - not sure why, because English appears to be a constant struggle for her. One new product in the Kurihara line is a white chocolate flavored pudding, which includes a separate pack of yuzu citrus juice to add as needed. Obviously aimed at the slightly higher priced dessert market. ゆず 雪印 プリン

http://www.kuriharasanchi.com/index.html

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Kirin Classic Beer

While Kirin Lager Beer is the brand and flagship product that Kirin traces back to 1888, its production methods have been tweaked over the years. In 1996 Kirin Lager Beer switched from a heat processing method to a non-heat processing method. It also changed its name to Kirin Nama Beer キリン生ビール. In 2001, Kirin Nama Beer reverted to the original Kirin Lager Beer name and also introduced Kirin Classic Beer which goes back to the old heat processing method.

You end up with an interesting situation where Kirin Lager Beer is the brand which dates back to 1888, but Kirin Classic is a relatively new, but uses the most traditional (by Japanese standards) processing method.

I like Kirin, but have never taken the time to compare these two products head-to-head, so to speak. There is a product for the near future. キリンクラシックビール

http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/RL/products/classic/index.html

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Shinshu Apple KitKat

Shinshu is the old name for present day Nagano Prefecture and is still frequently used as it conveys a nostalgic feeling. Apples are a well known crop in that area, therefore the KitKat variety sold exclusively in Nagano is Apple-Milk Chocolate. ネスレ キットカット ミニ 信州りんご

http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/omiyage/kk_mini_shinsyuringo.html

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