Chocolate Candy Bars: Black Thunder is the Best!
Karina Ikedo
When it comes to chocolate candy bars, most Japanese people would immediately think of the well-known chocolate snack when you say “Black Thunder.” The Black Thunder chocolate bar, from supermarkets to small local convenience stores, has become one of the most popular candies in Japan!
Black Thunder is popular with people of all ages because of its cost and great taste. Keep reading to know more about this delicious chocolate that hits the sweet spot for those who seek choco-enlightenment!
What is Black Thunder?
Black Thunder is a long-selling snack with a crispy texture and rich, sweet chocolate taste. It’s a bar of rice puffs covered in chocolate with cocoa-covered biscuits!
It makes sense that a chocolate treat with a name as powerful as Black Thunder would taste strong, something like (pun intended) a big thunder. While calling a chocolate bar “Black Thunder” may be expected in the West, this delicacy originated in Japan. Black Thunder is one of the most creative chocolate candy bars out there!
The Best Chocolate Candy Bar: Black Thunder Origin
The Black Thunder chocolate bar, created by Yuraku Confectionery Inc. and initially introduced to the market in 1994, was an instant hit with Japanese consumers. One of the most popular chocolate candies in Japanese history, Yuraku sells over 100 million bars in a single year.
A bite-sized treat, about three inches long and one-and-a-half inches wide, the candy bar has made its name by providing memorable satisfaction in compact packages.
It’s a delightful little chocolate that comes in mini multipacks or XL versions. You should try something other than this Japanese treat yourself, as it’s one of the country’s most affordable and delicious chocolate candy bars!
How Do These Chocolate Candy Bars Taste?
The Black Thunder looks just like your typical chocolate candy bar. The cocoa cookies give it a great crunch. It makes a loud, satisfying “thundering” sound when broken in half since it has dark chunks of bittersweet chocolate cookies.
Although chocolate has a mild scent and flavor, its sweetness hits the spot. Unlike other chocolate bars on the market today, it is not too sweet. One taste of the Black Thunder may make someone outside of Japan think of the chocolate-covered Oreo cookies. While it’s less sugary, it tastes very similar.
The Black Thunder could become your new favorite if you love dark chocolate and general deliciousness. Something about the flavor combination within this chocolate bar that is just so satisfying.
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Limited-edition Black Thunder Flavors: Chocolate Candy Bar Variety!
Here are our favorite Black Thunder delicious region-exclusive flavors you won’t regret trying! A lot of them use ingredients that you’re already familiar with!
White Black Thunder: The White Chocolate Candy Bar
The Hokkaido-exclusive “White Black Thunder” has a combination of chocolate cookies coated in white chocolate that is a match made in heaven. It has the crunchiness of regular black Thunder, the bittersweetness of cocoa, and the mellowness of white chocolate!
Moist Depth Gateau Black Thunder
Enjoy the rich chocolatey goodness of this chocolate bar! This tasty treat has a more prosperous and deeper cacao flavor than regular Black Thunder bars. You can taste the elegant chocolate flavor that it’s rich but not too sweet.
The smooth chocolate coating and the moist chocolate cake inside have a melting texture that resembles the gateau chocolate!
Melo~ny Black Thunder
This treat uses Yubari Melons, regarded as the best in the country. The iconic Black Thunder cookie’s puffy crisp center has a creamy orange chocolate coating. There are also plain and cocoa biscuits, which give their unique crunchy texture!
Supreme Bliss Butter Black Thunder
This luxurious chocolate bar combines chocolate and butter, charred and melted. It’s mixed with cashew nuts, cocoa cookies, and pieces of French fermented butter biscuits, giving this chocolate delight a salty crunch. For a much-needed energy boost, bite into this chocolate bar!
Elegant Hazelnuts Black Thunder
As you bite into this chocolate snack bar, indulge in the rich blend of candy-coated hazelnuts and delicious hazelnut paste! Plus, it’s also filled with crisp cookie pieces and rice puffs—a sure hit with both older and younger generations!
Roasted Soybean Flour Black Thunder
This unique flavor has fuwasaku kinako (fluffy and crispy soybean flour). There’s a silky texture mixed in with the chocolate since it contains brown rice puffs! We recommend this one if you want to enjoy a Japanese flavor featuring kinako and brown rice puffs!
Golden Black Thunder
The Golden Black Thunder has a rich milk caramel and butter flavor, while the taste of chocolate is instead an accent. The slightly salty taste enhances the sweetness and flavor of caramel and chocolate. It has a good balance of caramel, butter, chocolate, and roasted almonds.
Banana Black Thunder
As you bite into this chocolate snack bar with a banana flavor, enjoy the sweetness of bananas! The treat has half-coated chocolate with crispy banana chips, and the longer you chew, the more the banana flavor spreads.
The banana chips are fried in coconut oil to make long-toasted banana chips, which are crushed and mixed with plain biscuits. It creates a mouth-watering banana and chocolate flavor combo.
There’s a good reason why Black Thunder is one of the best Japanese snacks. Eating a Black Thunder is a memorable experience, from opening the packaging until the flavors explode in your mouth.
Have you tried Black Thunder before? What’s your favorite flavor? Let us know in the comments below!
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