I was recently in Europe for a conference, and I went a little bonkers buying candy (as usual). Three of my prize finds were the three limited edition summer Ritter Sport bars,…
Month: June 2010
ZOMG, Candy! now on Facebook
I finally decided to make a Facebook page for the blog. The current plan is to use it in a Twitter-like fashion (because I don’t want to actually Twitter) to show sneak…
Albanese Chocolate-Covered Gummi Bears
Albanese makes my favorite gummi bears, so I was quite excited to see some of their chocolate-covered gummi bears turn up in my NCA pre-trade show goodie bag. Albanese gave out their…
What to do with cacao nibs
Serious Eats has a nice post up about creative ways to use cacao nibs. They’re pretty bitter on their own, but they’re delicious in sweets, and the Serious Eats piece makes me…
Haribo Clown Fish [Review]
I bought these Haribo Clown Fish at the dollar store. I’d never seen them before on usual store shelves, and after tasting them, I figured out why. For starters, they smelled just…
Skittles Fizzl’d Fruits Ad
Via AdFreak, here’s a weird Skittles commercial to go along with the new Skittles Fizzl’d Fruits that I reviewed last Friday.
Cherry Raisinets
I got these Cherry Raisinets in my NCA pre-trade show goodie bag (get used to seeing that; it was a biiiig goodie bag). The press release describes them as “Montmorency Tart Cherries……
Skittles Fizzl’d Fruits [Review]
These Skittles Fizzl’d Fruits came in my free candy goodie bag from the NCA. They’re a new type of Skittle that “fizzes in your mouth to deliver a tongue-tingling sensation.” For some…
NPR reviews Japanese Kit Kats
Via my friend Judy, NPR’s Morning Edition did a taste test of what they alliteratively called a “Kit Kat Kaleidoscope.”? Raspberry Passionfruit and Creme Brulee sound pretty nice! Corn and banana, however,…
Cadbury Soft English Toffee
This Cadbury Soft English Toffee bar caught my eye in the candy aisle at Wegman’s because of the soft English toffee part. In England, toffee is what we’d call caramel. In the…
Candy Venn Diagram
Via my friend Steve, Geekologie has a pretty neat and comprehensive uber-venn diagram of candy (really candy bars). Just to point out, though, some of those chocolate bars are now mockolate, which…