如果各種水果口味軟糖還不能滿足你的味蕾，你不妨試試日本新推出的「空想水果味軟糖」。這種軟糖的水果味是世界上不存在的全新口味，水果外形也是夢幻的星星形狀。據說要獲取這種水果，必須冒著生命危險在冬至月圓之夜到極寒之地才能采摘到呢。
Credit: Kanro
A Japanese candy company has been making national news headlines for its idea to produce gummy candy that tastes like an ‘imaginary fruit’ called Kiraspika.
一家日本糖果公司近日因為生產一種軟糖而上了全國新聞頭條，據稱這種軟糖有一種「空想出的水果」的味道，這種水果名為「空想果實」。
Last year was a great one for gummy candy producers, and the market continued to expand throughout 2023, with fruit-flavored gummies being the most popular. While there are plenty of fruit flavors to choose from, including intriguing fruit combinations, companies are still limited to the fruits available in our world. But what if someone broke down barriers and started making candy that tastes like imaginary fruits? That was the genius idea that Japanese sweets maker Kanro recently came up with. Two months ago, the company launched a new type of gummy candy that tastes like ‘Kiraspika no Mi’, a made-up fruit with an original flavor, design, and even an origin story.
去年軟糖生產商的生意十分紅火，2023年以來軟糖市場繼續擴張，其中水果味的軟糖是最受歡迎的。盡管可選的水果口味很多，包括很有吸重力的什錦水果口味，但是各家糖果商生產的軟糖口味仍然局限於世界上現有的水果種類。那麽如果有人打破屏障，開始生產「空想水果」味軟糖會怎麽樣？這就是日本糖果生產商甘樂公司新近想出的創意。兩月前，該公司推出了一款軟糖新品，吃起來就像是「空想水果」，這種水果擁有全新的口感和外形，甚至還有自己的起源故事。
According to the Kanro official website, the star-shaped Kiraspika only grows in the mountainous region of Blue Knife, where temperatures drop to -50 degrees Celsius in winter. It is very difficult to obtain, as when the fruit ripens, on a full-moon night around the winter solstice, the fruit explodes as a mechanism to spread its seeds. Pieces of the fruit fly at a speed of 300 meters per second, and a direct hit can be fatal.
甘樂公司在自己的官網上寫道，這種星形空想水果只生長在藍刀山區，那裏的氣溫在冬季會降到零下50攝氏度。獲取這種水果非常困難，因為這種水果在冬至的月圓之夜成熟之際，會為了散播種子而爆炸。水果的碎片會以每秒300米的速度飛出，被碎片砸到將是致命的。
Credit: Kanro
Everything about Kiraspika was invented in Kanro’s fruit lab where its flavor experts combined various existing flavors to create an entirely original one that tastes like nothing you’ve ever eaten. According to its designers, the Kiraspika-flavored gummy candy has a mysterious sweetness combined with a sliced sourness, but many of those who have tried it have their own description of the taste.
關於空想果實的一切都是在甘樂公司的水果實驗室裏被發明出來的，那裏的味道專家將各種現有的水果口味結合在一起，創造出一種世人從未嘗過的全新口味。據設計者稱，空想水果口味的軟糖有一種神秘的甜味和一絲酸味，但是嘗過這種軟糖的人很多都有各自的不同看法。
To some, the Kiraspika flavor can be compared to that of an energy drink, others say it tastes a bit like a spicy apple, while some compare its sweetness to that of cherry gummies, combined with a tongue-numbing spiciness. It is the mystery of the flavor and the personal interpretations that make Kanro’s product so popular. Having been launched in September in the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, Kiraspika gummies have been selling out like hotcakes, and the Japanese company is already working on new creations in its Fantasy Fruit Lab.
對有些人來說，空想水果味就和能量飲料的味道差不多，其他人則說這種軟糖吃起來有點像辣蘋果，還有些人表示，這種軟糖具有櫻桃軟糖般的甜味和讓人舌頭發麻的辣味。正是這種口感的神秘性和各種個人化解讀讓甘樂的這一產品如此受歡迎。自從9月份在7-11連鎖便利店推出後，空想果實軟糖就十分暢銷，甘樂公司已經開始在其幻想水果實驗室醞釀空想水果軟糖新品了。
英文來源：Oddity Central
轉譯&編輯：丹妮
來源：中國日報網
