Posted November 27, 2014

hedwards
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jadeblackhawk
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Registered: Oct 2011
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014
Nothing is as good as mead
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

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?
Post edited November 27, 2014 by jadeblackhawk

mqstout
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Registered: Jun 2010
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014

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):
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.
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

FoxySage
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Registered: Nov 2011
From Denmark
Posted November 27, 2014

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):
The liqourice ice cream sounds delicious btw. Would love to try that at some point.

Phc7006
Good News again?
Registered: Dec 2010
From Belgium
Posted November 27, 2014

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.

DieRuhe
my glasses are dirty
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014
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

ScotchMonkey
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Registered: Apr 2012
From Denmark
Posted November 27, 2014
How is the regular Hershey bar nowadays? I preferred them to Nestle.

Momo1991
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Posted November 28, 2014

DieRuhe
my glasses are dirty
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Posted November 28, 2014



ODDead
happy face
Registered: Nov 2014
From Canada
Posted November 28, 2014
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.

markrichardb
Games Writer
Registered: Apr 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted November 28, 2014
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.

F4LL0UT
Get Showgunners!
Registered: Jun 2011
From Poland

Melhelix
Silversmith
Registered: Sep 2012
From United States
Posted November 28, 2014
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.

F4LL0UT
Get Showgunners!
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From Poland

Crewdroog
Land Shark
Registered: May 2014
From United States
Posted November 28, 2014

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):

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.
