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hedwards: Even Fosters and Coors?
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Maighstir: Haven't experienced either of those yet, but likely, yes.
Foster's is Australian for piss. And Coors isn't any better.
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mqstout: Fact. Just as German wine is better than French/Italian wine.
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Maighstir: Personal opinion: any beer is better than any wine though.
Nothing is as good as mead
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mqstout: I finally tried "Smarties" (the non-American version; think "giant M&M") that candy connoisseurs always say are better than M&Ms.

They're wrong.

Firstly, Nestle chocolate is inferior to Mars chocolate.
Secondly, there's too much chocolate vis à vis the candy.

HOWEVER, the color of Smarties are way better than M&M (and they're better-sourced dyes, too) and impart a slight (and very pleasant) flavor when eating them.

Perfection: Mars chocolate with M&M shape, size and proportion, but with Smarties' actual shell composition.

What are your favorite local candies I might try to source in the US?
World Market sells candies from all over the world. Idk where in the US you live, but maybe there is one near you. They also sell online, but the selection isn't as large
Post edited November 27, 2014 by jadeblackhawk
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timppu: Salmiakki (I guess it is the same as "salted liquorice" mentioned above?). For instance "Super Salmiakki" from Fazer tastes good in my mouth.

But it is an acquired taste, it may be very hard to grow to like it if you haven't eaten it since a kid. Here's a good TV commercial for a salmiakki-flavored ice cream, which is tasted and commented by foreigners, and Finns (the formers hate the taste, the latter love it):
Yeah, that's what I meant. I liked it, but the AlCl salt used in it was rather astringent, which is why I could only have a very little bit of it at a time. Although it did a good job of clearing my snot when I had a cold.

I'd gladly try the ice cream! It's sad that most Americans hate the flavor of liquorice. (And that not-so-great candy called "Twizzlers" has usurped the meaning of the word to be "gummy string candy"!) I also can't find too many clove candies around, despite it being a great flavor for it. Just some hard candies and Necco wafers.

Has anyone else had those gummies that are coated on the outside with candy pearls? They're... interesting. Like (and including) these, but with other flavors now, too. (http://www.nuts.com/chocolatessweets/gummies/gummy-fruits/red-black-raspberries.html)

When I go to a frozen yogurt shop, my topping of choice is always nonpareil -- but that's just to add some crunchy texture to the mix.
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Starmaker: Soviet brands:
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Wow, thanks! You gave me a lot of stuff to try! I know the one Russian foods store around here carries these awesome marshmallows I love to get once in a while and eat with shokolodnoia tvorog.
Post edited November 27, 2014 by mqstout
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mqstout: What are your favorite local candies I might try to source in the US?
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timppu: Salmiakki (I guess it is the same as "salted liquorice" mentioned above?). For instance "Super Salmiakki" from Fazer tastes good in my mouth.

http://www.suomikauppa.fi/product_info.php?products_id=70&language=en

But it is an acquired taste, it may be very hard to grow to like it if you haven't eaten it since a kid. Here's a good TV commercial for a salmiakki-flavored ice cream, which is tasted and commented by foreigners, and Finns (the formers hate the taste, the latter love it):
Yeah, it's similar. Although in my experience finnish liquorice is more sweet than danish, but i suppose that could just be the particular brand that i had here.

The liqourice ice cream sounds delicious btw. Would love to try that at some point.
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timppu: But it is an acquired taste, it may be very hard to grow to like it if you haven't eaten it since a kid.
That I can confirm. I'm a great fan of liquorice ( the "Pastille de mineur" found in Northern France, fi ), but one of your compatriots tried once to convert me and... no, thanks, never again. Ammonium chloride is a gastrict irritant, if you're not used to it, it can cause trouble, especially if taken with coffee.

And, indeed, the Dutch and the Germans have a similar product. I tried it too. I'd say it's less "intensive". I understand the Finnish version has a very specific form as well.
I've drifted away from candy overall; if I do have something it has to have dark chocolate. The best company as far as I'm concerned is Sees, which I buy online now and then. Everything they make is excellent and beats any of the "big name" candy you get in stores.
Post edited November 27, 2014 by DieRuhe
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DieRuhe: I've drifted away from candy overall; if I do have something it has to have dark chocolate. The best company as far as I'm concerned is Sees, which I buy online now and then. Everything they make is excellent and beats any of the "big name" candy you get in stores.
How is the regular Hershey bar nowadays? I preferred them to Nestle.
This requires me to post this;

http://candybox2.net/

mwhahaha!
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DieRuhe: I've drifted away from candy overall; if I do have something it has to have dark chocolate. The best company as far as I'm concerned is Sees, which I buy online now and then. Everything they make is excellent and beats any of the "big name" candy you get in stores.
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ScotchMonkey: How is the regular Hershey bar nowadays? I preferred them to Nestle.
The dark chocolate is good; I buy a large one and dip it in peanut butter. I never eat the "milk chocolate" anymore.
I don't really have a favorite but some candy bars come to mind: Mars bar, Hershey's cookies and cream, Terry's chocolate orange, Sour patch kids... that's all i got, course i am Canadian so we got some maple candy that is up there.
I don’t know what you have over there. I mostly stick to Snickers, Twix, Double Decker, and Dairy Milk. That is until recently, when Dairy Milk bars were changed from squares to a curved shape in order to hide the amount of chocolate they were shaving off. Now they taste completely different to me. Some theorize that the shape of foods can alter our perception of taste, all I know for sure is trying to replace a product deeply ingrained into our childhoods (Dairy Milk is over a hundred years old) is not going to end well. It certainly didn't for New Coke.
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iippo: There is no real chocolate in US though :|
Saddam Hussein would beg to differ.
The best chocolate I have ever had, I used to buy all the time in Vienna, Austria. They finally, finally, finally started carrying them last year over in my part of the US. But they were only seasonal, so I'm hoping like hell that they come back. Guylian Seashell Chocolates. Absolute perfection in chocolate form.
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Melhelix: Guylian Seashell Chocolates. Absolute perfection in chocolate form.
Indeed. I don't buy them often, though, they are just too friggin' expensive compared to other chocolate. Also I think I could stop appreciating them if I ate them too often. :p
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timppu: Salmiakki (I guess it is the same as "salted liquorice" mentioned above?). For instance "Super Salmiakki" from Fazer tastes good in my mouth.

But it is an acquired taste, it may be very hard to grow to like it if you haven't eaten it since a kid. Here's a good TV commercial for a salmiakki-flavored ice cream, which is tasted and commented by foreigners, and Finns (the formers hate the taste, the latter love it):
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mqstout: Yeah, that's what I meant. I liked it, but the AlCl salt used in it was rather astringent, which is why I could only have a very little bit of it at a time. Although it did a good job of clearing my snot when I had a cold.

I'd gladly try the ice cream! It's sad that most Americans hate the flavor of liquorice. (And that not-so-great candy called "Twizzlers" has usurped the meaning of the word to be "gummy string candy"!) I also can't find too many clove candies around, despite it being a great flavor for it. Just some hard candies and Necco wafers.

Has anyone else had those gummies that are coated on the outside with candy pearls? They're... interesting. Like (and including) these, but with other flavors now, too. (http://www.nuts.com/chocolatessweets/gummies/gummy-fruits/red-black-raspberries.html)

When I go to a frozen yogurt shop, my topping of choice is always nonpareil -- but that's just to add some crunchy texture to the mix.
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Starmaker: Soviet brands:
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mqstout:
Those raspberry/blackberry gummies are one of my favorite candies!