Deemah Juicy
Rosa Here’s a second Egyptian candy courtesy of my friend Katie. The wrapper labeled them as, “filled hard candy with cherry juice.” The candies were lozenge-shaped: smooth, glossy, oval spheres. Though…
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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…
Life Savers Fruiteria [Review]
This bag of Life Savers Fruiteria caught my attention with its splashy NEW! sign. It kept my attention with an adventurous selection of flavors that included passion fruit and papaya.…
Das Lollipops
I receive press release emails fairly frequently. The one that I got from Das foods was more eye-catching then most. Read for yourself: “What?s your flava?? Man Bait, Naughty Ginger,…
Tootsie Pop Drops
In addition to Monday’s Junior Mints Deluxe, Tootsie Roll also sent me a case of their Tootsie Pop Drops. I have a special fondness for Tootsie Pops – I once…
Zip Sours – Orange Splash and Black Cherry
I love Altoid’s Sours, and I will eat them until my tongue goes numb. When I saw that Walgreen’s sold a knock-off version called Zip Sours for $1 a tin,…
British Boiled Sweets – Part 2
Today we continue Monday’s review of British hard candies with a lemon sherbet drop and the rosy apple. Lemon Sherbet Drop My lemon sherbet drop wasn’t exactly a hard candy…
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…
Russian Candies IV
First 3 Parts on Russian Candy can be found here: Russian Candy I Russian Candy II Russian Candy III More reviews from the ginormous box of Russian candy sent by…
Flowers Kiss Candy
Another Asian treat sent as a free review sample by Asian Food Grocer. I was given free reign to pick what I wanted. In addition to pineapple Hi-Chew, I asked…
Asian candies III
Nestle Choco Milo A tiny cube of chocolate cookie – the densest, crunchiest tiny cube of chocolate cookie I’ve ever had. It was super hard, and it only got away…
Zotz Hard Candy [Review]
I’ve been wanting to try Zotz ever since I read about them on Candy Addict. As is the case with most retro candies, they’re rarely as good as their reviews…