Kitkat – Calpis

We haven’t had a kit kat update in a while, have we? Here we have a funny polka-dotted package that we didn’t recognize until the store gal read it to us. She said “Kah – roo – pee – ko”. Jon and I stared blankly at each other for a minute, each saying it over again in our heads, and then realized: Calpis!

Why they say it differently than they write it in English is beyond me, but “Calpis” is a tasty beverage (and now a kitkat!).

You’re probably saying, “Yes, yes, fine. But What the Heck Is Calpis?”. Great Question. It’s a drink created in pre-war Japan, meant to bring calcium to the masses. Of course.

Photo c/o Coffee Milk Mu

It sounds sick, and I’ll admit that I was skeptical at first. Calpis does sound an awful lot like “cow piss”, and it’s that funny shade of white, after all. Luckily, when they imported it into the US, they ditched its unfortunate name.

photo c/o calpico.com

But boy, is it tasty. The japanese like it mixed in cocktails. Calpis Sour & Calpis Cassis. Makes for a neat kitkat.