QQ Gummis – Part I
Rosa I picked up these bags of QQ Gummis in China. Each bag contained just one flavor. I had to visit a few stores to get this assortment – most stores…
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Darrell Lea’s Soft Eating Liquorice
I got these bags of Darrell Lea’s Soft Eating Liquorice as free samples via the manufacturer. According to their PR peeps, they’re Australia’s #1 soft eating liquorice. Wonder if that…
Trick-or-treating safety/paranoia
Another Halloween-related Candy Professor piece from the Atlantic, this time dissecting the false myth that evil-doers hand out razorblades and poison with their trick-or-treats. It includes the awesome line, “wrappers…
J. Emanuel Classic Truffles
This box of J. Emanuel Classic Truffles also came as free samples from J. Emanuel via Chocolate com. From left to right, the top row is Marzipan, Mocha, Peppermint, and…
How do you feel about candy corn?
Did you stock up on candy corn in the post-Halloween candy sales? Or do you fall squarely in the “hate” camp when it comes to candy corn? The Candy Professor…
J. Emanuel Wine Truffles
I got the chance to try these J. Emanuel (not to be confused with Jay Manuel) wine truffles as free samples from them, via Chocolate. Wine and truffle pairings are…
Meiji Meltykiss – Coffee and Black Sesame
These Meiji Meltykiss were picked up on my trip to China. They came in lots of different flavors, but I only picked up two varieties because they were pretty expensive…
Adorable Halloween Candy
Via the NY Times Dining section, an adorable showcase of L.A. Burdick‘s Halloween ghost truffles, cutely served up in a coffin-shaped box. Please go on sale now that Halloween is…
UHA High Concentrated Milk Candy
Today, I start delving into the substantial stash that I picked up in China. First up is two varieties of UHA high concentrated milk candy. I reviewed the original version…
Candy isn’t evil!
From the NY Times Dining and Wine section, a pre-Halloween piece on candy as a cultural scapegoat. Congrats to the Candy Professor for the much-deserved spotlight on her hard blogging…
Amedei Tasting Squares
I picked up this assortment of Amedei tasting squares while I was in Italy. Even though I bought them in the country where they’re made, they were not cheap. Guess…
American Heritage Chocolate
American Heritage Chocolate is a new line from the folks at Mars that “allows us to take a sweet bite out of history.” They claim “historic and modern recipe interpretations”…