Green tea Weetabix? Top 10 weird foods from McLobster to sweet potato Kit Kat

Steve Myall
Mar 18, 2014
Around the world dozens of well-known brands have been given bizarre twists to appeal to the local market – here are our favourites
Popular breakfast cereal Weetabix is to go on sale in China with a green tea flavour to help appeal to the savoury tastes of the oriental market.
The iconic cereal brand is hoping to crack the overseas market by adapting the traditional cereal to Chinese preferences and experiment with a raft of different flavours, one of which would be the tea which originated in China.
Around the world there are dozens of well-known brands which have slightly altered the product which we love in the UK to appeal to the locals.
Here is our list of famous food brands with a twist.
McLobster
McDonaldsCheap in Canada: Lobster at Maccy D’s
We’ve all had a Big Mac or a chicken McNugget, but how many people get the chance to sample one of Ronald McDonald’s lobster rolls?
Only available in places like Canada, where lobster is plentiful and cheap, the fast-food giant promises: “100% Atlantic Lobster meat is what this classic is all about.
“It’s the perfect combination of diced celery, light salad dressing and shredded lettuce all on a soft roll. You’ll miss it when it’s gone, so catch it while summer’s here.”
KFC in China
The Colonel’s original recipe is the most popular fast food chain in China, beating McDonalds and Burger King – and the reason seems to be that it’s got a unique menu catering for the local tastes.
KFC’s menu includes Traditional Peking Chicken Rolls, Preserved Sichuan Pickle and Shredded Pork Soup, Happy French Fry Shakes (with beef, orange and Uygur barbecue spices) and for breakfast a Chinese-style porridge called congee.
Not a Zinger Tower Burger in sight it seems.
Coke Blak
Coca ColaCoke BlakCoke… with coffee?!
I know what you’re thinking – Coca-Cola is already black.
But Coke Blak is something a little different, and not available in the UK or US.
According to the soft drink giant it’s “Coke effervescence with coffee essence”.
Basically it’s fizzy coffee and if you’re in Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia or Spain and feeling a bit sluggish, you may want to pop into the corner store and get yourself a Coke Blak to kickstart your morning.
Kit Kat
Kit KatBake Kit KatDodgy flavours: Japanese Kit Kats
Have a break, have a Kit Kat… but not if you tried to eat all the biscuit’s flavours from all over the world. You’d never have a break.
Forget peanut and dark chocolate, there are 80 Japanese Kit Kat flavours to date and the taste combinations are becoming increasingly bizarre.
Currently there are 19 on sale, including berry wine, golden peach, custard pudding, grilled corn, miso, sweet potato, jacket baked potato with butter, ramune soda, Earl Grey tea, caramel macchiato McFlurry, camembert cheese, pounded soybean paste, lemon vinegar, yubari melon, red potato and yuzu citrus.
Bubur Ayam McD
McDonaldsBubur-Ayam-McDIt really exists: Chicken porridge
Another entry from McDonald’s but this time from the Malaysian market – and it translates as “chicken porridge”.
For those brave enough to divert from the popular Sausage and Egg McMuffin, it’s a breakfast item consisting of steaming hot chicken porridge with spring onions, fried onions, chilli and various other condiments.
Walkers crisps
Lays ChipsLays Cola ChickenNo prawn cocktail: We don’t even want to know what this flavour is
The famous crisps are known as Walkers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Chipsy in Egypt, Poca in Vietnam, Tapuchips in Israel and Sabritas in Mexico.
But they are most famous and popular in America and China where they are called Lay’s Chips and you can get such odd flavours as Lychee, Lemon Tea, Spicy Curry Spice, American Filet Mignon, and Kiwi.
Seafood pizza
From Pizza Hut Singapore comes the Seafood Symphony pizza – apparently “mouthwatering scallops, prawn and squid are accompanied by white button mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and fresh rocket leaves”.
Not sure what it tastes like but it certainly sounds nice – maybe with a side of Curry Zazzle Baked Rice, Spicy Chicken chunks, potato cubes and buttered rice baked in curry sauce.