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Title: I'm eating foreign candy/snacks/food/beverages
Post by: ShyGuy on January 19, 2014, 11:22:24 PM: So I stopped by my local Cost Plus World Market and decided to try a few of these imported candybars. I think they are supposed to have this 'vastly superior' European chocolate. Here is what I got:

Yorkie

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/9619093_orig_zpsa279aa18.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/9619093_orig_zpsa279aa18.jpg.html)

This is a pure chocolate bar, segmented into chunks. It's not bad, but Chocolate tastes a little cheap and a little too sweet.

Lion Bar

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/lion1_zpsec77925e.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/lion1_zpsec77925e.jpg.html)

This was pretty good! The cookie thing in the bottom was interesting and the caramel was thicker like a Rolo instead of a typical candy bar. I would like to find the Peanut version.

Aero

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/Aero-Wrapper-Small_zps8d79e4d2.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/Aero-Wrapper-Small_zps8d79e4d2.jpg.html)

This was weird, but in a good way. The bubbly texture makes it very light, but it seemed more crumbly than smooth when eating. Maybe it wasn't fresh enough?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Oblivion on January 19, 2014, 11:26:09 PM: That last one is imported? I could have sworn I've seen that in American stores (not world markets).
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: azeke on January 19, 2014, 11:27:49 PM: I remember that Lion candybar, for some reason i thought it was Turkish or something. Or maybe i'm confusing it with Albeni...
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 19, 2014, 11:33:23 PM: I don't know about the Aero, but Hershey's makes an "Air Delight" (both in bar and Kiss form)...

https://www.hersheys.com/pure-products/details.aspx?id=24376&name=HERSHEYS+AIR+DELIGHT+Bar

It's the only "all-chocolate" bar I'll eat.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Sarail on January 19, 2014, 11:37:13 PM: Aero bars are great! I get a Canadian lady friend of mine to bring back a bunch (along with Coffee Crisp bars) when she goes to visit her family during the summer. Smarties are also quite excellent.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 20, 2014, 03:01:17 AM: Both Yorkie and Aero are commonplace here.

Aero has a lot of different flavours like orange, mint, white chocolate and a few random "limited edition" ones.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Dasmos on January 20, 2014, 08:07:37 AM: Yeah we have Aeros in Australia too, but when travelling overseas I've noticed our chocolate tastes a little different to European and Asian chocolate (Sorry Americas, I haven't visited you yet.) Now I'm not sure if this is true, but I was told that the flavour difference is due to an additive or a recipe difference that is in all our chocolate that sort of stops it from melting so easily in our summers.

Doesn't work so well though we had a heat wave last week and I went to buy a Snickers from the supermarket and within minutes of leaving the airconditioned building I ended up with a sticky, nutty mess on my hands.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Oblivion on January 20, 2014, 01:26:11 PM: Quote from: UncleBob on January 19, 2014, 11:33:23 PM
I don't know about the Aero, but Hershey's makes an "Air Delight" (both in bar and Kiss form)...

https://www.hersheys.com/pure-products/details.aspx?id=24376&name=HERSHEYS+AIR+DELIGHT+Bar (https://www.hersheys.com/pure-products/details.aspx?id=24376&name=HERSHEYS+AIR+DELIGHT+Bar)

It's the only "all-chocolate" bar I'll eat.

That's what I was thinking of.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Ian Sane on January 20, 2014, 05:51:18 PM: Aero as a foreign candy seems so bizarre to a Canadian like myself. A popular pack of Halloween candy around here contains fun-size Kit Kat, Aero, Smarties and Coffee Crisp. It's funny to think that Kit Kat is the only one of those in the United States. Coffee Crisp in particular is one of my favourite chocolate bars and it would be weird to live in a country without it. Another favourite of mine is the similarly named Crispy Crunch, which is kind of like a Butterfinger.

Of course when I'm in the States I have to get myself a Whatchamacallit. Another one I love is Reese's Fast Break which used to exist in Canada as the Sidekick. I was pretty miffed when they discontinued that one.

One foreign chocolate bar I had once was Double Decker which was pretty damn good. Some dollar store in my area had gotten some in and after my initial purchase I pretty much bought the rest of their stock - which was only like eight more bars. They went fast.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 20, 2014, 07:43:50 PM: Maybe we should start up a candy exchange program.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Sarail on January 20, 2014, 09:21:39 PM: Oooh... brilliant idea! I'd join in.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 20, 2014, 10:01:44 PM: Quote from: UncleBob on January 20, 2014, 07:43:50 PM
Maybe we should start up a candy exchange program.
Quote from: Racht on January 20, 2014, 09:21:39 PM
Oooh... brilliant idea! I'd join in.

Don't forget to check your candy for needles and razor blades before eating.
I wouldn't trust no one around here ;) :P:
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 20, 2014, 10:18:26 PM: Who puts needs in candy? That's just weird.

Although, funny thing, if I was to have access to people who would send me candy from far-away lands, I'd want some Kinder Eggs... which are illegal in the US because they have stuff inside them. ;)
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 20, 2014, 10:38:01 PM: damn keyboard. I'm not on my usual computer, keyboard has stuck buttons. I also type fast enough at times that I see what I want to see and just hope that I typed it right. no red underline means technically it was a correct spelled word... no need to look back now. ;)

and what kind of stuff is in Kinder Eggs?
I've never heard of them.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 20, 2014, 10:49:12 PM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Surprise
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: azeke on January 21, 2014, 12:21:02 AM: Kinder Surprise's chocolate is so good they sell it separately, without the toy. It's the only chocolate i care enough to buy for myself.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Dasmos on January 21, 2014, 07:44:30 AM: Quote from: UncleBob on January 20, 2014, 07:43:50 PM
Maybe we should start up a candy exchange program.
Quote from: Racht on January 20, 2014, 09:21:39 PM
Oooh... brilliant idea! I'd join in.

I'd be fucking down for this in a second!
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 21, 2014, 11:04:30 AM: Is there any british candy you guys are interested in?

Better still, lemme take a photo in the shop later for you all.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Sarail on January 21, 2014, 12:40:42 PM: Quote from: Plugabugz on January 21, 2014, 11:04:30 AM
Is there any british candy you guys are interested in?

Better still, lemme take a photo in the shop later for you all.
OH PLEASE DO. Please! :D
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 21, 2014, 03:56:16 PM: This is just the shop nearest to my house. I'll look in a proper supermarket tomorrow.

(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww352/fusionblue/IMG_20140121_203919_zpsee5b1ac2.jpg) (http://s735.photobucket.com/user/fusionblue/media/IMG_20140121_203919_zpsee5b1ac2.jpg.html)

(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww352/fusionblue/IMG_20140121_203923_zpscc0f0f5a.jpg) (http://s735.photobucket.com/user/fusionblue/media/IMG_20140121_203923_zpscc0f0f5a.jpg.html)
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 21, 2014, 04:03:53 PM: I'll kickstart this with a bit of fun.

First person to PM me an address after midnight GMT, i will send them a mystery packet.

Vegetarians excluded from this one, sorry I know what i'm going to send.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: ShyGuy on January 21, 2014, 04:41:29 PM: Minstrels?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: oohhboy on January 21, 2014, 05:58:28 PM: American chocolate was made differently at the time. The process resulted in high levels of acid in the chocolate. This is why "European" chocolate taste sweet compared to American chocolate. Today the process is duplicated simply but adding the appropriate acid instead of spoiling the chocolate.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Ian Sane on January 21, 2014, 06:48:20 PM: Is the green Kit Kat Chunky the one with peanut butter? That's another awesome bar we used to have in Canada that's now gone.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Dasmos on January 21, 2014, 11:55:47 PM: Quote from: Ian Sane on January 21, 2014, 06:48:20 PM
Is the green Kit Kat Chunky the one with peanut butter? That's another awesome bar we used to have in Canada that's now gone.

If their green one is anything like the green one we have here, it's mint.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 22, 2014, 04:14:27 AM: The winner was UncleBob. I'll be sending something to him shortly.

Quote from: ShyGuy on January 21, 2014, 04:41:29 PM
Minstrels?

Minstrels are hard/crunchy chocolate with a softer inside.

Quote from: Dasmos on January 21, 2014, 11:55:47 PM
Quote from: Ian Sane on January 21, 2014, 06:48:20 PM
Is the green Kit Kat Chunky the one with peanut butter? That's another awesome bar we used to have in Canada that's now gone.

If their green one is anything like the green one we have here, it's mint.

I thought it was, but checking again its hazelnut cream.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: BranDonk Kong on January 22, 2014, 08:57:07 AM: Minstrel is the worst name for anything ever. Sounds like a chocolate-covered used tampon.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 22, 2014, 09:27:41 AM: Yay for candy!

When your package arrives, I'll make a similar offer to any overseas folks for some US candy!
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Ceric on January 22, 2014, 02:32:39 PM: Quote from: UncleBob on January 22, 2014, 09:27:41 AM
Yay for candy!

When your package arrives, I'll make a similar offer to any overseas folks for some US candy!
He will also not report back on your mystery candy but show it in a mystery case. #NevaForgetDaDew

Are we talking about these Smarties?
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4754933796506249&pid=1.9&m=&w=300&h=300&p=0)

If so I see them around Halloween and I could probably find some now if asked too.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 22, 2014, 03:07:13 PM: I stupidly deleted UncleBob's PM. Can you send it to me again please?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Sarail on January 22, 2014, 06:05:53 PM: (http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/6/64075/2547701-2340101726-smart.jpg)

Ceric, I was talking about these. It's basically Nestle's version of M&Ms. And it's insane how much better they are, too.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Shaymin on January 22, 2014, 09:57:14 PM: Just as long as you eat the red ones last.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: ShyGuy on January 23, 2014, 12:15:20 AM: Are they like Green M&Ms?

What are Munchies and Flakes?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 23, 2014, 03:41:33 AM: Quote from: ShyGuy on January 23, 2014, 12:15:20 AM
Are they like Green M&Ms?

What are Munchies and Flakes?

Flakes are sticks of chocolate that are thin and flakey and break off easily. Hence the name.
Munchies, if i remember, are chewy-chocolate covered biscuits.

My favourite one is in the bottom right in the first picture, just out of shot, called Toffee Crisp.
Is that sold anywhere else?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Caliban on January 23, 2014, 06:05:28 PM: We (Canada) have http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Crisp which looks very similar in name haha. Also available in Australia it seems.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Ian Sane on January 23, 2014, 06:30:17 PM: We call the American Smarties "Rockets".

The chocolate Smarties used to be great but a few years ago they changed the die they use to colour them to something more natural. The problem is the new die has a slightly fruity flavour to it which has altered the taste. As a result I think they're pretty meh now and only eat them if someone brings their leftover Halloween candy to work. I used to go for either one but now M&M's is the only one I'll intentionally buy. It sucks because as a kid I was all over Smarties. I remember when they introduced the blue colour! There was serious discussion on the playground over whether you eat the red ones last or the new blue ones.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Stratos on January 23, 2014, 07:36:56 PM: Quote from: Ian Sane on January 23, 2014, 06:30:17 PM
We call the American Smarties "Rockets".

The chocolate Smarties used to be great but a few years ago they changed the die they use to colour them to something more natural. The problem is the new die has a slightly fruity flavour to it which has altered the taste. As a result I think they're pretty meh now and only eat them if someone brings their leftover Halloween candy to work. I used to go for either one but now M&M's is the only one I'll intentionally buy. It sucks because as a kid I was all over Smarties. I remember when they introduced the blue colour! There was serious discussion on the playground over whether you eat the red ones last or the new blue ones.

I hate how candy makers (and food makers in general) change their recipe in the name of 'health'. It's candy! It is meant to be junk. Let it be as tasty and gloriously unhealthy as possible. I apologize for my country's part in this misguided health craze. It is ruining everything from candy to fast food to chips.

It is my choice what I put in my body and I hate that some pen pushers at a desk in an office are forcing food companies to change their recipes to something less tasty. If I want to eat healthy I will eat healthy choices. If I want to treat myself to tasty indulgences then I want them to be delicious indulgences.

When I went with my wife to Guatemala earlier this year I thought most of the candy tastes better. We ended up bringing a bunch back with us. Even the soda tastes better, probably because they aren't afraid to use real sugar in their goodies.

I really want to try french fries fried in beef lard. I always hear stories of people who got to eat the old McDonalds fries when they fried them in real cooking oil. None of this silly nauseating soy and 'vegetable' oil.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Ian Sane on January 24, 2014, 12:09:40 PM: You know soda in Canada uses real sugar. I remember hearing that it was illegal to use corn syrup as a substitute but then it might be as simple as the US subsidizing corn and Canada not, making sugar the cheaper option. I like our McDonald's fries better, too. They have not noticeably changed during my entire life but the American fries noticeably got worse at some point. It could be possible that they've always been different and I just didn't notice. As a kid I was rarely in the States and rarely got to eat fast food so I probably only ate at American McDonalds a handful of times.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Oblivion on January 24, 2014, 12:23:42 PM: You're Canadian? That explains a lot. :P
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Stratos on January 24, 2014, 12:59:38 PM: This confirms I will be making a trip to BC in the near future.

You are right about the sugar, Ian. US massively subsidizes corn soy and wheat here. So corn syrup is cheaper in the States.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on January 24, 2014, 01:00:16 PM: UncleBob's mystery gift has been sent. The person at the post office almost correctly guessed what it was just by holding the packet.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 24, 2014, 01:46:58 PM: Quote from: Ian Sane on January 24, 2014, 12:09:40 PM
You know soda in Canada uses real sugar. I remember hearing that it was illegal to use corn syrup as a substitute but then it might be as simple as the US subsidizing corn and Canada not, making sugar the cheaper option. I like our McDonald's fries better, too. They have not noticeably changed during my entire life but the American fries noticeably got worse at some point. It could be possible that they've always been different and I just didn't notice. As a kid I was rarely in the States and rarely got to eat fast food so I probably only ate at American McDonalds a handful of times.

McDonald's changed their oil after that Super size Me documentary pointed the big fat unhealthy spot lite on them. Their fries have never been the same since.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 24, 2014, 02:40:36 PM: I thought it was because they used to fry them in lard and when vegetarians found out they threw a fit so they changed to a vegetable oil.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Stratos on January 24, 2014, 03:39:05 PM: Except Super Size Me is a sham. I highly advise watching the movie Fat Head which refutes a lot of the ideas that are shown in Super Size Me. Changed my diet and my health drastically. Don't want to derail this candy thread with that, though. So anyone curious can start a new thread or PM me about that stuff.

As for candy, I would like to try foreign peanut butter candy like Reeses. I ate some here recently and it tastes very different from what I remember. I used to love them and now I find them to be nasty.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Ian Sane on January 24, 2014, 04:58:52 PM: Quote from: NWR_insanolord on January 24, 2014, 02:40:36 PM
I thought it was because they used to fry them in lard and when vegetarians found out they threw a fit so they changed to a vegetable oil.

Why can't they just go to a different restaurant? There are all sorts of restaurants that serve food I don't like and I've never thought about making any sort of fuss about it. I understand that for a vegetarian there might be moral issues involved in accidently consuming meat product but I think my response would be "**** you, Mcdonald's! I'll never eat here again!" not "Change your food to accommodate me, someone who already has no interest in 90% of your menu, and compromise the experience for the majority of your customers." Same with health nuts. You have no inalienable right to eat at McDonald's. They serve a certain type of food and you can choose to eat it or go somewhere else. I don't go into health food stores and demand they provide me Mars bars and Doritos.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Stratos on January 24, 2014, 08:47:07 PM: Thats what is most bothersome about it. No one should force their views on others. I try to avoid wheat/gluten and soy (diet choice and wife's health condition). I don't go into McDonalds or The Old Spaghetti Factory and pitch a fit because they sell something I choose to not eat. I still work part time at Pizza Hut and they fry their wings in soy now. I don't tell that employer that they can't sell that product because I can't/won't eat it.

Really, I'm surprised that a vegetarian fast-food company hasn't cropped up nationally. That is what should be happening. Don't attack the restaurants that found a market and are successfully meeting the needs of their clientele. Find those that are meeting your needs and support them with your dollars.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 24, 2014, 08:57:54 PM: I think the complaining was mostly due to them not making it clear that's how they did it, and some vegetarians had been under the impression that the fries were an option for them. If I were morally opposed to something and then found out I'd been doing it inadvertently all this time I think it's understandable to be upset. If you want to be upset with someone, be upset with the restaurant, who didn't have to change anything if it didn't want to.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Stratos on January 24, 2014, 09:04:19 PM: That is a good point. The restaurant didn't need to change. Though I also blame consumers for not being educated in their food choices. Read labels, ask questions. I actually went into the storage freezer where dough is stored at Pizza Hut and read the labels on the boxes for inquiring customers concerned about certain food items. Thankfully they are like regular USDA nutrition labels where they show ingredients and also bolded common allergens like wheat, eggs, milk and soy. I've done the same mistake myself because I didn't bother reading a label until AFTER I ate the food.

So seems like plenty of blame can go around to all parties involved.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 31, 2014, 03:42:39 PM: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/TheUncleBob/2014-01-31143209_zps0768a079.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/TheUncleBob/media/2014-01-31143209_zps0768a079.jpg.html)

So, this showed up at my door today.

At first I was like "Oh... gummies." I mean, I like gummies and all, but we have gummies here in the states. This same brand even (Haribo, not Jolly Jungle, as far as I've ever seen). I was a bit sad. But then, I looked at the ingredients. Elderberries, Hibiscus, Passion Fruit... Spinach! Weird.

Can't wait to try these. :D

The first person from outside the US to PM me their address *after* 8:42 AM GMT will get some US-exclusive (as best as I can tell) goodie sent to them. :D
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: oohhboy on January 31, 2014, 03:57:04 PM: Wait, isn't Haribo that company that makes those artificial gummies that cause people to project liquid hate?

E. What am I doing sending messages 12 hours to soon. It's light out here!
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 31, 2014, 04:31:46 PM: Quote from: UncleBob on January 31, 2014, 03:42:39 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/TheUncleBob/2014-01-31143209_zps0768a079.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/TheUncleBob/media/2014-01-31143209_zps0768a079.jpg.html)

So, this showed up at my door today.

At first I was like "Oh... gummies." I mean, I like gummies and all, but we have gummies here in the states. This same brand even (Haribo, not Jolly Jungle, as far as I've ever seen). I was a bit sad. But then, I looked at the ingredients. Elderberries, Hibiscus, Passion Fruit... Spinach! Weird.

Can't wait to try these. :D
Quote from: oohhboy on January 31, 2014, 03:57:04 PM
Wait, isn't Haribo that company that makes those artificial gummies that cause people to project liquid hate?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=27928.msg821811#msg821811

Enjoy Uncle Bob, please report back hourly with updates.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on January 31, 2014, 04:48:42 PM: Thankfully, these are made with sugar (and real sugar, by the ingredients listing - not even HFCS!), so I don't think I'll have that problem.

Although, imagine this (http://www.vat19.com/dvds/26-pound-edible-gummy-python-candy.cfm) made with the fake stuff. :D
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Stratos on January 31, 2014, 04:49:37 PM: Quote from: UncleBob on January 31, 2014, 04:48:42 PM
Although, imagine this (http://www.vat19.com/dvds/26-pound-edible-gummy-python-candy.cfm) made with the fake stuff.<$1alt="" title="" onresizestart="return false;" id="smiley__$2" style="padding: 0 3px 0 3px;" />

Sounds like a North Korean prison camp torture method...
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on February 01, 2014, 07:38:07 AM: I've bought those gummies all the time, in fact i have a pack sitting here next to me.

I sent those because several friends of mine in the USA all said they've never heard of haribo - so i assumed they weren't there and sent those.

Next time i'll send something that is UK specific in a couple weeks.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on February 01, 2014, 09:38:15 AM: No, no, they're great! The only Haribo stuff I've seen are gummy bears and tiny cola bottles. I haven't broken these open yet (want to share them with my wife so that if you've poisoned them, we can die together like Romeo and Juliet) but the mixture of flavors in them sound very unique. :D
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 01, 2014, 12:28:02 PM: Awww, that is probably the most romantic thing I've ever heard on these forums.

Better make sure you eat the same amount at the same time so that no one accidentally survives.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on February 04, 2014, 10:33:32 PM: No one? I'm a little insulted. :(
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: oohhboy on February 04, 2014, 10:40:53 PM: Hey I am no one! I was just 12 Hours too early!
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: UncleBob on February 04, 2014, 10:46:02 PM: You could resend and be the first to message me in the correct time frame. ;)
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on February 06, 2014, 05:06:52 AM: Maybe we should put a sticky in the FUNHAUS OF DOOM?

But have you eaten the haribos yet?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: oohhboy on February 06, 2014, 09:13:42 AM: He is still alive. So no.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on March 07, 2014, 10:10:17 AM: WE NEED AN UPDATE.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: ShyGuy on March 08, 2014, 06:12:04 PM: I will go to the store today.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: ShyGuy on March 09, 2014, 12:40:46 AM: Okay, so I made another trip to the store for another trio of candy bars.

Violet Crumble

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/violet-crumble-484_zpsdebf8aff.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/violet-crumble-484_zpsdebf8aff.jpg.html)

What the heck was this? The candy is neither violet nor crumble. Talk amongst yourselves Large chocolate covered... hard foam? Seriously, the foam is very hard and dry. It reminds me of the foam caulking you use to fill in the cracks for insulation. I think it was honey flavored, not sure, It got better as I ate more, not sure if I would go out of my way to eat another.

Duplo Ganze Nuss

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/duplo-ganze-nuss_zpsfd1182a1.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/duplo-ganze-nuss_zpsfd1182a1.jpg.html)

This is be Ferrero, the company that makes Ferrero Roche, which my Dad always buys for the holidays. This tastes very similar to them. The hazelnut is larger and the cream larger in quantity and it may have some chocolate. It was my favorite from the selection today.

Coffee Crisp

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/Coffee-Crisp-Wrapper-Small_zps8afb1b4b.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/Coffee-Crisp-Wrapper-Small_zps8afb1b4b.jpg.html)

I don't drink coffee, but this was still pretty good. Chocolate around wafers and a coffee flavored cream. I can see why it's popular. I'm surprised Nestle doesn't sell them in America.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: ShyGuy on March 28, 2014, 12:40:53 AM: BUMP

Couple more candy selections, this time from the Asian market.

White Rabbit Creamy Candy

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/white_rabbit_creamy_candy5B15D_zps06e0d977.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/white_rabbit_creamy_candy5B15D_zps06e0d977.jpg.html)

Okay, this one is kind of like a Tootsie Roll in shape, but instead of chocolate it tastes like milk. Have you ever had those weird Cow Tales candies? A bit like that. The really weird part though is each piece of candy is wrapped in a thin rice paper, which flakes out when you bite in. All in all, not bad.

Crown Strawberry :confused; ?

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/candy_zps95cad05c.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/candy_zps95cad05c.jpg.html)

This one I couldn't find the full name for and didn't find any pictures online. It is a chewy candy, like a Starburst but tougher. What interesting is instead of an artificial strawberry flavor it tastes much more like a really strawberry and is much more tart.

PROTIP: combine both candies in mouth for delicious 'berries and cream taste!
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Post by: Oblivion on March 28, 2014, 01:35:07 AM: What is this magical store that you get such good candy at?
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Post by: ShyGuy on March 28, 2014, 01:44:02 AM: Quote from: Oblivion on March 28, 2014, 01:35:07 AM
What is this magical store that you get such good candy at?

This is where I got the last two.

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/asianworld_zps1b630c72.png) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/asianworld_zps1b630c72.png.html)
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Post by: ShyGuy on May 26, 2014, 11:03:52 PM: So this isn't technically candy, but it is definitely fast food. From our neighbors to the south, I present: Gansito. Some member of the Disney Duck family is apparently the mascot.

This is a bit like a twinkie, except white and more cakey, less sponge cakey. Well, a chocolate covered twinkie. As you can see, the added some raspberry jelly in as well. Plus, the white cream was coconut flavored. and chocolate sprinkles on top.

All in all, pretty good. They really jammed a lot in there and it works.

EDIT: I forgot to mention where this is from! It's from Mexico.

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/IMG_20140525_150946_705_zps0baa4cfc.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/IMG_20140525_150946_705_zps0baa4cfc.jpg.html)
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Post by: Plugabugz on May 27, 2014, 02:52:49 AM: We never found out how Bob got on with the haribo's....?
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Post by: Stratos on May 27, 2014, 06:04:17 PM: Next time I go to Guatemala I will have to bring back a bunch of the candy. I think it tastes better because they are not afraid to use actual sugar and all of the crap that makes jink food taste good.

I miss my lard-filled Oreos.
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Post by: ShyGuy on May 27, 2014, 09:51:56 PM: There is one Mexican Candy that I am afraid to try. It appears to be a solidified syrup in a plastic spoon. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT.
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Post by: Spak-Spang on May 27, 2014, 11:52:46 PM: Quote from: ShyGuy on March 28, 2014, 01:44:02 AM
Quote from: Oblivion on March 28, 2014, 01:35:07 AM
What is this magical store that you get such good candy at?

This is where I got the last two.

Korean snacks are pretty nice. They have this nice chewy sweet and spicy Jelly Candy. They don't call it Gummy because that is the Korean word for Spider.

I get Foreign candy here all the time. Snickers, M&Ms, Belgium chocolates. Ha.

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/asianworld_zps1b630c72.png) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/asianworld_zps1b630c72.png.html)
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 27, 2014, 11:54:51 PM: Quote from: ShyGuy on May 27, 2014, 09:51:56 PM
There is one Mexican Candy that I am afraid to try. It appears to be a solidified syrup in a plastic spoon. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT.

It's tamarind with pico-de gallo on it or something? It's a spicy sweet candy on a plastic spoon.
Very popular in hispanic circles.

(http://i.imgur.com/sYSocfO.jpg)

I'm not a fan of tamarind (or sweets in general) though, and have didn't really like the spoon candy.
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Post by: Spak-Spang on May 27, 2014, 11:58:00 PM: By the way Shyguy if you find My Chews...I find them to taste better.
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Post by: Stratos on May 28, 2014, 10:04:48 AM: I didn't think I would like the sweet/spicy combo but it is surprisingly good. Wouldn't eat a ton of it at once but I'll go for it from time-to-time now.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 18, 2014, 02:34:09 AM: Someone had got to find and then try these...

http://www.foodbeast.com/2014/07/16/fried-chicken-oreos/#TPCJtouKr0TBkSmU.01
(http://cdn.foodbeast.com/content/uploads/2014/07/Fried-Chicken-Oreo.jpg)
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Post by: oohhboy on July 18, 2014, 03:46:52 AM: At least it isn't Bacon.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 18, 2014, 10:27:17 AM: I guess it was a Photoshop, playing off the watermelon flavored Oreos.
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Post by: Stratos on July 18, 2014, 10:34:14 AM: I would love some bacon Oreos. I used to adore Oreos before they removed the lard. That was what made them taste good.
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Post by: Ceric on July 18, 2014, 02:41:49 PM: We did have the Chicken and Waffle Chips.
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608016723350785486&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0)
They really didn't taste like Chicken and Waffles
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Post by: ShyGuy on July 21, 2014, 10:01:52 PM: I have returned from Amish country. Does Amish peanut butter count as foreign? It is different from "English" peanut butter.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 21, 2014, 10:17:48 PM: Quote from: Ceric on July 18, 2014, 02:41:49 PM
We did have the Chicken and Waffle Chips.
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608016723350785486&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0)
They really didn't taste like Chicken and Waffles

I just picked up some Garlic Bread Lays...
didn't find the chicken one.

Edit: SURPRISE!!! They aren't that good.
Total stoner food though.
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Post by: Ceric on July 22, 2014, 02:16:14 PM: At least the first run of the spicy ones were not bad but were spicy. Good with Ranch or similar dip.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 25, 2014, 02:31:23 AM: I went out and bought the root beer float Oreos. I'll let you all know how it was after I open them.
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Post by: ShyGuy on July 25, 2014, 09:00:27 PM: I'm excited. I tried to find the Reeses Oreos a while back but never saw them except in mini form.
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Post by: Wah on July 27, 2014, 08:56:06 PM: Waluigi like Violet Crumble
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Post by: Sarail on July 28, 2014, 07:08:52 PM: I imported a package of Jammie Dodgers. Hmm... not too sure what I think. I like the texture of the shortbread, but the jam is an interesting taste, for sure. Not sure if I like it or not.

I do, however, love Jelly Babies. So good.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: ShyGuy on July 29, 2014, 08:12:57 PM: Quote from: Racht on July 28, 2014, 07:08:52 PM
I imported a package of Jammie Dodgers. Hmm... not too sure what I think. I like the texture of the shortbread, but the jam is an interesting taste, for sure. Not sure if I like it or not.

I do, however, love Jelly Babies. So good.

Where do these treats come from? Pics?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Sarail on July 30, 2014, 03:08:44 PM: Jammie Dodgers and Jelly Babies are a UK biscuit and candy, respectively.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Jamiedodger.jpg/250px-Jamiedodger.jpg) (http://www.tvacres.com/images/jelly_babies.jpg)
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Post by: ShyGuy on July 30, 2014, 07:45:38 PM: So grandma cookies and gummy bears?
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on July 31, 2014, 03:27:15 PM: Quote from: Racht on July 30, 2014, 03:08:44 PM
Jammie Dodgers and Jelly Babies are a UK biscuit and candy, respectively.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Jamiedodger.jpg/250px-Jamiedodger.jpg) (http://www.tvacres.com/images/jelly_babies.jpg)

I actually walked past these in the shop today :D
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Post by: Plugabugz on July 31, 2014, 03:27:53 PM: First person to PM me after midnight UK time gets a pack of jelly babies.
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 31, 2014, 04:02:02 PM: what time is it right now for you?

(please state what time it is when you actually respond.)
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Plugabugz on July 31, 2014, 05:07:16 PM: 10.07pm.
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Post by: Plugabugz on August 02, 2014, 01:34:58 PM: WE HAVE WINNAR!

SHYGUY!
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Post by: ShyGuy on August 03, 2014, 10:14:48 PM: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEAH
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: Dan Laser on August 04, 2014, 07:37:56 PM: A friend gave me some Pudding-flavoured KitKats
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/DanLaser/kitkat11.jpg)

You are supposed to cook these in a toaster oven for a few minutes. They are supposed to brown and caramelize on top like a crème brulée. I was just going to eat it normally because *effort*, but I figured I should give it a try. Before cooking they look like white chocolate kitkats. They smelled super sweet and sugary.

I don’t have a toaster oven, and using a full sized oven for a tiny, snack-sized chocolate bar seemed wasteful. I decided to try using the microwave.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/DanLaser/kitkat22.jpg)

I kind of figured a microwave wouldn’t be a good idea, but gave it a go always. And as you can see, even on low intermittent settings, the sugary chocolate quickly became molten and burnt (a bit hard to tell since the plate itself is black).
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/DanLaser/kitkat33.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/DanLaser/kitkat44.jpg)
Yummy!

You bet I still tried it. Surprisingly, the wafers inside were still crispy. You get the crispiness of the wafer along with the crunch of the 'caramelized' sugar, and the soft chocolate. It didn't taste too bad even with the burnt sugar. It was pretty sweet, so it's probably good that its only snack-sized. I have 1 more bar, so I may attempt to cook it in the oven next time I’m making something!
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Post by: King of Twitch on August 04, 2014, 08:14:39 PM: haha you ruined it. I love Kit Kats, I wouldn't mind a new twist like this if it's cooked right.
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Post by: ShyGuy on August 04, 2014, 08:48:45 PM: Wait, you're supposed to cook Kit Kats now? Is this some Japan only thing?
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 04, 2014, 09:21:05 PM: It's my understanding that Kit-Kats are ridiculously huge in Japan. They've got like a thousand different flavors. When I imported a 64 GB Vita memory card from Japan the person threw one in that had some insane flavor that I had to have someone translate for me and it still made no sense.
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Post by: Caliban on August 05, 2014, 09:08:32 PM: Wasabi KitKat. Never had it, but I sure will try one at some point.
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Post by: Wah on August 05, 2014, 10:19:25 PM: Quote from: NWR_insanolord on August 04, 2014, 09:21:05 PM
It's my understanding that Kit-Kats are ridiculously huge in Japan. They've got like a thousand different flavors. When I imported a 64 GB Vita memory card from Japan the person threw one in that had some insane flavor that I had to have someone translate for me and it still made no sense.
Was it Penis flavoured? :confused;
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Post by: Plugabugz on August 14, 2014, 04:38:03 PM: Shyguy has it arrived?
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Post by: ShyGuy on August 14, 2014, 07:35:48 PM: Just today!

HEY GUYS I'M EATING FOREIGN CANDY

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/royalmail_zps819ecc32.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/royalmail_zps819ecc32.jpg.html)

This came in the mail today. I think it means the Queen sent me a package!

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/rowntreesrandoms_zps3702775f.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/rowntreesrandoms_zps3702775f.jpg.html)

I believe this is a member of the Jelly Baby family. Rowntree's Randoms. The interesting thing is they really are random. Different styles of gummies; pillowy, cream bottomed, traditional. Lot's of different shapes and flavors too.
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/candy_zpsdf298a23.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/candy_zpsdf298a23.jpg.html)

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/rowntreesrandomssweetnsour_zps56d673b9.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/rowntreesrandomssweetnsour_zps56d673b9.jpg.html)

Also the sweet and sour version. I bet they take like Chinese Chicken!

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/sourcandy_zps7cd17070.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/shyguy70/media/sourcandy_zps7cd17070.jpg.html)

They are a little sweeter than something like Sour Patch kids, which works for me.

Finally, a message from United Kingdom that we can all agree on:

Insanolord is terrible.
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: oohhboy on August 14, 2014, 07:43:53 PM: Question: Are you dead or dying yet?
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Post by: ShyGuy on August 14, 2014, 07:51:25 PM: The back of my tongue tastes like bitter almonds...
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy
Post by: oohhboy on August 14, 2014, 07:54:42 PM: (http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv343/MattParks2009/free-MrBurnsExcellent.gif)
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Post by: ShyGuy on August 14, 2014, 10:12:50 PM: Update: some the candies in Sweet and Sour and covered in Sugar, some in Sour crystals. Also, some of the gummies have a jam center!
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 16, 2014, 09:23:53 PM: Has anyone tried these!? They are only $0.25

(http://i.imgur.com/u3fZ0CJ.jpg)
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Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 23, 2014, 07:06:21 PM: Not a candy, but who would dare put

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(http://i.imgur.com/2t9aN15.jpg)
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Post by: ShyGuy on October 25, 2014, 04:26:35 PM: Those dromedary testicles may perhaps be the most disturbing candy I have ever seen. ITS RED INSIDE FOR BLOOD
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Post by: ShyGuy on June 13, 2017, 06:30:18 PM: I found a German/Bosnian Deli today.

(http://i.imgur.com/WHRZtZ9.jpg)

Spezi Orange Cola is weird, but interesting!
Title: Re: I'm eating foreign candy/snacks/food/beverages
Post by: Order.RSS on June 13, 2017, 09:07:27 PM: Isn't Spezi just a mixture of Coke & Fanta? Or is the actual drink a bit different?
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Post by: ShyGuy on June 13, 2017, 10:45:07 PM: The man who sold it to me said it was a mix of Coke and Fanta. I thought he was just describing the flavor.
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Post by: rvbykyle on November 28, 2017, 01:27:09 AM: I have a box of wasabi and sake Kitkat my mom bought from a shop in Narita airport.