Fini Filled Licorice Bars: A Spanish Candy [Review]
Rosa Fini is a Spain-based candy company that offered to send me free candy samples to review. So I went to their website and drooled over their gorgeous candy photos, all…
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Sesame Snaps in Chocolate and in Yoghurt
Sesame Snaps are another British treat that I wish was easily available in the U.S. In England, they’re pretty cheap, at 35 pence a pack. Each pack contains two Snaps,…
Paynes Poppets – Mint and Toffee
Poppets are a UK treats that I came across while I was in Cambridge. I’ve seen them in Mint, Toffee and Raisin but didn’t buy the latter as I don’t…
Chewits Fruities
I have my last final exam of the semester today. A week ago, my friend Rita, already done with all her finals and term papers, packed up and went to…
Merci Chocolate Assortment [Review]
Merci Chocolate Assortment – Review Storck has had a pretty decent track record on my site. Their Toffifay got an OMG (and an awesomely addictive candy award from Candy Addict),…
Guylian Praline bar
I think Guylian truffles gave me my first taste of good, high quality chocolate. A friend’s mother gave me a small box of their seashell truffles when I was in…
Lee’s Jaffa Bar
According to Wikipedia, “Jaffas is the registered trademark for a small round sweet consisting of a soft chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured and coloured confectionery. The…
British Boiled Sweets – Part I
British boiled sweets have interested me since I first read a Harry Potter book. Clearly the Fizzing Whizbees and acid pops imagined by J.K. Rowling had some root in muggle…
Dubble
I think the Dubble bar I bought at an OxFam (secondhand charity shop) in Cambridge was the cheapest fair trade chocolate I’ve ever come across. At 49 pence (about $1.00…
Meiji Mini Candies
I got a set of five Meiji Mini Candies from my friend Michael, who is originally from Japan. I’m still looking for a place where I can buy them in…
Rowntree’s Jelly Tots
I give Rowntree’s Jelly Tots major props for cute packaging with built-in portion control. I only ever saw them in the UK in tiny bags, each including 146 calories, according…
Octavia
?I bought this chocolate bar, made by a Turkish company called Solen, at a random candy store in London. Embarrassingly enough, the first bar I picked up melted in my…