Ti Dui – Candy-coated Chocolate Covered Peanuts
Rosa More from my stash of Korean candy, courtesy of Nana and Justin (past hits included Crunky Nude Balls). Nana phonetically translated the title to be “Ti Dui” but doesn’t know…
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Haribo TropiFrutti
I bought these Haribo TropiFrutti somewhere in Spain. I saw them in lots of shops in Europe, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them in the U.S. The texture…
Ritter Sport Butter Biscuit
This Ritter Sport Butter Biscuit was one of the more… inane purchases that I picked up in Spain. Ritter Sport bars are pretty easy to find in the States, but…
Haribo Maoam Stripes [Review]
As promised, here’s a timely review of Haribo Maoam Stripes. If you missed it, they’re currently under scrutiny having inappropriate wrappers. I first came across the Maoam Stripes last summer…
Crunky Nude Ball: The Funniest Named Candy Ever!
Lotte’s Crunky Nude Ball is the most hilariously named of the Korean candies that Nana and Justin sent me. Here’s Nana’s description: “Bought just for the name…Crunky is a Korean…
Korean Red Grape Gummies
More candy goodness from Korea! Nana translated the name of these red gummy grapes into “my gummy,” which I’m guessing is the brand. The gummies inside were soft and gooey,…
Lotte Pepero [Korean Candy Review]
Hooray for globetrotting friends! My friends Nana and Justin recently finished up a three-year stint teaching English in Korea (next stop for them: Scotland). Before they left Korea, they were…
Qra Qra – Lemon
You can probably guess that today’s review is not of an American candy. American companies may give their products weird names to make them memorable, but they’d never go for…
Gummi Jelly
I bought these Gummi Jellys (Jellies?) in Spain, but I’m 90% sure that I also saw them in France. Though the gummi part of the name conjures up thoughts of…
Choco Roll Taro
One of my dad’s specialty, cranks-it-out-for-dinner-parties dishes is taro root with chicken. He poaches chicken, uses the resulting stock to cook sliced taro root for hours until it’s buttery and…
Gummy Choco Fruits Mix
I’ve wanted to try Meiji Gummy Chocos ever since Cybele from Candy Blog gave them a rave review. I had looked for them every time I went into an Asian…
Maoam Happy Chews [Review]
Maoam is a German candy brand that’s been owned by Haribo since the late 1980s. They’re sold under the Maoam name, but the packaging is quite Haribo-esque, and the Haribo…