10 Starbucks Frappuccinos You Can't Buy in AmericaAs the famous drink celebrates its 20th birthday, check out where in the world you can buy flavors such as cheesecake and red bean.

ByKate Taylor

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Caramel & pudding Frappuccino

Frappuccino fans, it's time to wish your favorite blended beverage a happy 20thbirthday.

On Wednesday, Starbucks announced it would be selling a Birthday Cake Frappuccino from March 26 to March 30, to celebrate the drink's 20thanniversary. The drink blends vanilla bean and hazelnut flavors and is topped with raspberry-infused whipped cream.

The Birthday Cake Frappuccino prompted us to wonder what other quirky Frappuccino flavors Starbucks has served around the world. Here are 10 of our favorite icy creations crafted from Brazil to Japan that you won't find at your local coffee joint.

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Chocolate Brownie Green Tea Frappuccino

1. Chocolate Brownie Matcha Green Tea Frappuccino in Japan

Crumbling baked goods in Frappuccinos is becoming a trend around with world with items like theMocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccinoand theChunky Cookie Frappuccino. Unsurprisingly, Japan was a head of the trend, with theChocolate Brownie Matcha Green Tea Frappuccino, a treat that blended chocolate brownie pieces into a green tea Frappuccino.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Frappuccino

2. Strawberry Cheesecake Frappuccino in Australia

A recent addition to Starbucks' extensive international Frappuccino list, theStrawberry Cheesecake Frappuccinolaunchedin Australia in January. The drink prompted an internet frenzy when a Reddit user posed an image of "cheese flavored syrup" prior to the Frappuccino's launch. Fortunately, a Starbucks representative assured the public that the "cheese" was actually a "cheesecake" flavor, to be used in this beverage, not an ingredient in a Mac and Cheese Frappuccino.
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Chocolate Orange Mocha Frappuccino

3. Orange Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino in Japan

Zoolander's infamousOrange Mocha Frappuccinois a reality in Japan. The beverage tops a pretty traditional mocha Frappuccino with orange whipped cream, orange peel and orange sugar. The drink hit Starbucks in Japanthis January.
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Red Bean Green Tea Cream Frappuccino

4. Red Bean Green Tea Frappuccino in China

The Red Bean Green Tea Frappuccino is huge in Starbucks shops in China and Pacific Asia. Basically, the drink is a traditional Green Tea Frappuccino with whole red beans scooped on top. The drink is so popular that Starbucks locations in Hong Kongreleased a matching muffinin the summer 2014.
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Hojicha Frappuccino with Earl Grey Jelly

5. Hojicha Frappuccino with Earl Grey Jelly in Japan

Coffee and tea jelly is an Asian gelatin delicacy that has not yet caught on in the U.S. In this Frappuccino, Starbucks blends a Frappuccino flavored with Hojicha, a green tea, with jelly made from Earl Grey tea.

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Algarrobina Frappuccino

6. Algarrobina Frappuccino in Peru

Algarrobina is a syrup commonly used in Peruvian beverages extracted from the Black Carob tree. Starbucks introduced Algarrobina sauce in Peruvian shops in 2011. To make this beverage, baristas simply add the sauce to a typical mocha Frappucino with chocolate chips.
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7. Brigadeiro Frappuccino in Brazil

Like Algarrobina, Brigadeiro is another local flavor that found its way into a Starbucks drink. Brigadeiro is a Brazilian chocolate dessert. Starbucks attempted to capture the decadent essence of the treat with a Frappuccino that blends together ingredients including chocolate chips, white mocha sauce, mocha sauce and Brigadiero sauce.
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Caramel & pudding Frappuccino

8. Caramel Flan Frappuccino in Japan

While Starbucks brought back the Carmel Flan Frappuccino in the U.S. in February, a similar beverage has been around in Asia for nearly a year. In fact, the Japanese flan beverage goes even farther than its American counterpart: while the U.S. serves up a beverage inspired by flan, the Japanese Frappuccinoactually has custard pudding mixed in.
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Chocolate Pretzel Mocha Frappuccino

9. Chocolate Pretzel Frappuccinos in Japan

ForValentine's Day 2014, Starbucks launched a limited-time chocolate pretzel drink in Japan. The beverage took a standard Frappuccino and topped it with chocolate syrup, chocolate almond chips and pretzels.
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新鲜的禁令ana & Chocolate Cream Frappuccino

10.新鲜的禁令ana & Chocolate Cream Frappuccino in Japan

Starbucks seems to always be debuting a new quirky limited time offerings in Japan. One of the tastiest: a chocolate banana Frappuccino. The drinklaunched in April 2014,涉及混合整个香蕉巧克力olate Frappuccino before topping off the concoction with chocolate brownie crumble, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
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Kate Taylor is a reporter at Business Insider. She was previously a reporter at Entrepreneur. Get in touch with tips and feedback on Twitter at @Kate_H_Taylor.

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