Unusual Asian Grocery Store Finds
Rosa Asian grocery stores are great resources for international candy finds. Sometimes, however, those finds aren’t that great. Case in point: I’d think the corn flavored candy thing was a translate…
2008
Lindt Chili Chocolate
Chocolate and chili is a taste combination familiar to Latin America (think Mexican hot chocolate) that’s beginning to catch on in foodie circles here in the U.S. It’s a flavor…
Inflation. Boo.
Cybele at Candy Blog has a great round-up of how the rising cost of food has affected what Hershey’s is putting out on candy shelves. It’s not posted on her…
Oh! Nuts Malted Milk Balls
The folks at Oh! Nuts were kind enough to send me a few bags of their bulk candy. They seem to specialize in event planning, as evidenced by their wedding…
Nestle Nuts the Candy Bar [Review]
Nostalgia sweets… Here’s a candy that’ll have the 12-year old boy in you giggling and elbowing your neighbor in the ribs: I found Nestle Nuts in Lidl, this weird discount/grocery…
Temporary Server Outage
Dear readers, my server hosts have informed me that tomorrow, Friday, August 29th, from 11:30 PM to 3:30 AM EST, they’ll be going down for maintenance, so the site may…
Gummi ads
From AdFreak, some strange ads for the Natural Confectionary Co. I think the last one is my favorite.
Poifull
I received my box of Poifull from my friend Michael who bought them for me in Japan in a set of assorted mini boxes. I’ve never seen these guys in…
Nerds Song Contest
From the folks at Nestle and Wonka, a Loss for Lyrics contest: Wonka’s new candy, Giant Chewy Nerds, has the Oompa Loompas so excited they are at a complete loss…
Mozart Chocolates
I had the chance to taste Mozart chocolates one two separate occasions. I got to try MozartKugel when a woman visiting the family that I boarded with in Cambridge brought…
Crispy Cat Candy Bars
Crispy Cat bills itself as “the first candy bar made with organic ingredients” and currently comes in three flavors: mint coconut, toasted almond, and roasted peanut.I was lucky enough to…
No more Kinder Surprise eggs in Germany
My first experience with a Kinder Surprise was when my dad brought one back for me from a business trip in Germany. This must have been a decade ago, yet…