--- title: You Can Now Buy Kit-Kat Bar Sandwiches In Japan Because Why Not description: The latest bizarre food trend comes in the form of a candy bar sandwich canonical: https://time.com/3753904/kit-kat-sandwich-japan/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-23T13:18:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:17:54.081Z og:title: You Can Now Buy Kit-Kat Sandwiches In Japan og:description: Another day, another bizarre fast food hybrid og:url: https://time.com/3753904/kit-kat-sandwich-japan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe3cb4e7b32a9822/698784b8524fc0200cded035/kit-kat-sandwich.png?branch=production&width=556&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 556 og:image:height: 313 og:image:alt: kit kat sandwich og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Can Now Buy Kit-Kat Sandwiches In Japan twitter:description: Another day, another bizarre fast food hybrid twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe3cb4e7b32a9822/698784b8524fc0200cded035/kit-kat-sandwich.png?branch=production&width=556&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You Can Now Buy Kit-Kat Bar Sandwiches in Japan Because Why Not > Sponsored content. 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The creation became available last week for a mere 220 yen ($1.81) from the chain [First Kitchen.](http://www.first-kitchen.co.jp/news/?ym=201503#nw196) > [](https://twitter.com/tdrexplorer/status/579145769216688128) And in case you needed a closer look: > [](https://twitter.com/senden%5Fmeizine/status/578876497538068480) While we love the candy bar, it looks somewhat less tempting when garnished with whipped cream and orange peel between two slices of white bread. 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