Update: Don't worry everyone - common sense prevailed and Japan will be getting a pikachu 'flavoured' chocolate banana Mcflurry this weekend!
Original story: In support of the latest Pokémon movie - entitled Pokemon 20 - I choose you! - McDonald's Japan has started a campaign which gives customers the chance to win discount coupons in exchange for guessing which flavour Mcflurry they will launch alongside this weekend's cinematic release.
'If you could eat a Pokémon McFlurry, which Pocket Monster do you think it would taste like?' is the rather worrying question posed by the fast food giant, and the flavour options range from quite pleasant to just downright wrong.
Starting with more tasty examples, Pikachu's colour scheme is perfectly replicated as banana chocolate flavour, while Jigglypuff or 'Purin' (meaning pudding in Japanese) is white peach. In keeping with the Japanese summer tradition of 'kakigori' (shaved ice covered in flavored sugar syrup) Squirtle is Ramune soda flavor, but from there, things rapidly go downhill, with Charmander habenaro chili pepper, Gengar as sweet potato and finally, Bulbasaur as broccoli flavour. Urgh.
If you want to take part, follow McDonald's Japan's Twitter account and go to the link to pick your guess and then retweet it. You don't have long, though - guessing ends at one minute to midnight today, Japan time (July 10th).
Broccoli. Yuck.
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That sounds disgusting. Sweet potato is equally as disgusting.
I would, actually (pobably). Even as a kid I never understood the hate for brocoli.
Keep up the (weird) innovation Japan!
I'll take a broccoli and sweet potato one for kicks, already had chill ice cream.
I was wondering what Squirtle's was, I was thinking, "Is it water flavored?" But of course it's not, because that would be dumb.
Sweet potato would be good if it tastes like sweet potato casserole.
@roy130390
In Japan, some kids hate Bell pepper.
I really don't think broccoli would be all that bad. I use it a lot in shakes.
Broccoli flavored McFlurry is one of the tamer food ideas from Japan.
Ever heard of Yogurt Pepsi?
@fiben1002 I agree, the sweet potato one could actually taste good if done right. Like sweet potato pie for instance!
@Anti-Matter In Mexico, I dislike bell pepper
The perfect cure to that depression after seeing the film and getting angry over the lack of Brock and Misty.
Okay, my thought about the taste :
Charmender with Jalapeno chili = Woaaahh.... !!! HOT...!!!
Pikachu with Choco Banana = Mushy...
Bulbasaur with Brocolli = Well... Not bad, as long added with Cheese.
Squirtle with Ramune = Soda. Sea Salt Caramel flavor can be used for substitute blue color.
Gengar with Purple Taro = Hm.... Mushy.
Jigglypuff with Peach = Peachy...!
@OrigamiSquirtle
Is it okay for kids to drink Ramune ?
Well, it's kind of Soda.
Came by to say "yuck"
"One blended jigglypuff, please!" I don't know...eating your Pokemon seems like something I'd expect on Playstation....
Also, I like jalapenos. I like milkshakes. I'm pretty certain a jalapeno milkshake is the absolute last thing I would ever want to consume.
I just ate a rather sweet brocoli and i think this could be quite edible.
Id still choose pikachu.
Japanese people don't mind broccoli, so I guess this isn't as strange for them. In fact, the regular pepper is what they hate as much as we hate broccoli, especially the green pepper.
Cultural differences.
I would try all of them, I'm not picky.
I'd rather have a green tea flavoured KitKat
I'd usually vote against Pikachu in popularity contests just because it's too popular, but in this case Pikachu deserves to win.
Choppin' broccoli
@Anti-Matter If it's plain Ramune, I'd be lemon and lime (the name Ramune comes from lemonade)... that's clear, but the blue could just be to show the liquid.
There are also a few flavours with a blue colouring, with Blueberry or Blue Hawaii (a tropical fruit mix) probably being most likely.
Let's see:
Charmander - Habanero
Pikachu - chocolate covered banana
Jigglypuff - White peach
Squirtle - Ramune soda
Bulbasaur - Broccoli
Gengar - Purple potato
wat
Does the Jigglypuff shake put you to sleep?
...Not gonna lie, I would try the sweet potato flavor. I like broccoli, but in ice cream? No thanks.
Don't hate on it until you try it. I used to make protein shakes with bananas and a stalk of broccoli. It's surprisingly good and refreshing!
So basically Pikachu, Squirtle and Jigglypuff's flavors are the tamest of the group. Charmander's seem to be the "Daring" flavor, and Gengar's Sweet Potato seems to be a fitting choice considering a few factors, not just being purple. Spooky really.
The Brocolli one is rather out there, I guess Pistachio would be a better choice, but i'm not sure Japan likes Pistachio.
I'm too curious when it comes to weird flavors in things like this, so I would probably give all of them a try.
I could see sweet potato working, same with broccoli, but not capsicum.
No kit kat? Best thing when I was in Japan was finding the awesome kit kat flavors that will never come state side.
To be fair, there are all kinds of sweet potato-flavored, uh... sweets... here in Japan, and they tend to be pretty tasty. I'm guessing/hoping that they'd find a way to make the other weird flavors edible, too.
I'll never forget the drink we got in a kfc in Japan. It looked like Sprite and tasted like nothing else, for a drink to taste that bad was shocking.
Broccoli: maybe*
Sweet potato:maybe*
*Depends how much sugar is added.
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