skor, three musketeers, mounds
is this a serious post?!
― "Rocky Top" and "Funky Bitch" are songs I never look forward to (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:23 (three years ago) link
what over the counter US mass-produced chocolate candy is your 10/10?i would add reese's to that list
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:24 (three years ago) link
NB: it's a steep grading curve for that stuff; i am not out here heavily stanning 3 musketeers! But it's what I buy if I get chocolate craving at a cvs.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:25 (three years ago) link
I haven't had a 3 musketeers in years maybe decades, but Skor def punches above its weight iirc
― rob, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:33 (three years ago) link
adding reese's makes it more relatable. feel like none of the other 3 will crack the top 3 as 10/10 standbys when steve harvey throws it to the board.
― "Rocky Top" and "Funky Bitch" are songs I never look forward to (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
selection of mounds over almond joy and 3 musketeers over snickers does help us calibrate our levels, though
― "Rocky Top" and "Funky Bitch" are songs I never look forward to (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:37 (three years ago) link
'select 3 items from A Big Bowl of Polish Candy' will be a new branch of psychoanalysis
― "Rocky Top" and "Funky Bitch" are songs I never look forward to (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:41 (three years ago) link
I think there's a widesoread belief over here that American chocolate is weird and terrible.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:52 (three years ago) link
Well…
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:53 (three years ago) link
I'm wondering if these 'Polish' candies might be a little sweet for American tastebuds.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
If there's one thing your average American chocolate lacks, it certainly isn't sugar.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:55 (three years ago) link
these are all WAY sweeter than I'm used to!
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:57 (three years ago) link
the man alive special: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0007/9744/2107/products/npblossomgel_400x.png?v=1620405350
― tean mean poleand cheaseang theas means hamseak feasts (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:57 (three years ago) link
anyways you're right in noting that i don't like peanuts or almonds in my candy as a general rule
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link
If there's one thing your average Eastern European chocolate lacks, it certainly isn't sugar.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link
I grew up in Scotland, where the concept of something being too sweet doesn't exist. I mean this stuff should probably be illegal on dental health grounds at least:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_(confectionery)
btw pom:
Tablet is almost identical to Québécois sucre à la crème.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
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― pomenitul, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 4:53 PM (four minutes ago)
definitely true at the level of a Hershey's bar, but you can, of course, get nice US-made chocolate
― rob, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
I think Hershey's is US chocolate to people outside the US.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
I've never tasted it.
you can, of course, get nice US-made chocolate
Oh yeah, you can nice US-made anything (or very nearly). I was thinking in terms of the typical, ubiquitous stuff.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
As for sucre à la crème, yeah, it's blindingly intense and I'm all for it – just not more than maybe twice a year? I'll definitely try Tablet when I get the chance.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:07 (three years ago) link
Anyway my Eastern European candy/chocolate challop which I'm allowed to state point blank is that 95% of them suck and are only worthwhile as exotic artifacts. The desserts are where it's at.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:08 (three years ago) link
absolutely, just want visitors to know it's okay to eat the fancy chocolate lol
isn't Hershey's not technically chocolate or something?
― rob, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:09 (three years ago) link
You'd have to go to Scotland to try it, no-one else is insane enough to make it and feed it to their children.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:10 (three years ago) link
Proper link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_(confectionery)
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link
I'll be on the lookout for it once I get there – it's a question of when not if.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link
I've never had Tablet or sucre à la crème but the image in that wiki article looks a lot like burfi, which is the only Indian sweet I really like
― rob, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link
tablet sounds like the babyface candy stuff upthread
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
ILX struggles with Wikipedia links that feature closing parentheses, so you have to copy/paste it.
2xp
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
Fuck me, that link doesn't work either. Anyway, you can feel your teeth rot as you eat it etc. Indian sweets are even worse though!
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
Evan ate a bunch of these leftovers and lived to tell the tale
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 October 2021 01:23 (two years ago) link
Indeed! Not so bad. Lots of various waxy textures iirc
― Evan, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:17 (two years ago) link
I got a bag of wrapped candies from the Swedish company Sockerbit. They’re good! Much better allocation of sugar than the last pile so I can eat a bit more in one sitting without feeling poisoned.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 21:41 (two years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/fw6UCGh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ZrjiAxM.jpg Gingerbread Caramel - Outrageously strong gingerbread flavor, tastes just like one of the gummyish corners of a tray of fresh gingerbread. Absolutely outrageous, totally delicious. Would eat a pile of these without noticing, probably lucky that I can’t immediately find these for sale on their own on the website. 10/10.
http://i.imgur.com/W5X373Y.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ql6WNA0.jpgFransson’s Polkakola - Peppermint taffy with a slightly creamy flavor and consistency. Nothing exciting but the freshness and natural taste made it a treat. 8/10
http://i.imgur.com/1CVO5Sk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/UBxIWjd.jpgGrahn’s BRAVO - Thinner-than-Starburst-sized individually wrapped bits of flavored toffee. The Gräddknäck flavor is vaguely ginger and coffee, the Lakrits is a pungent but not unpleasant licorice and Choklad is exactly what you would expect. The size and relative kick of flavor makes me think that a jacket pocket full of these would be great to have for blood sugar emergencies or to pacify kids… or just me. 7/10
http://i.imgur.com/KZBhpKC.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/lbKKsf7.jpgKick Original - Billed as “My Soft Licorice Toffee” on the wrapper, it delivers exactly that. Creamy after chewed and without the tannic leather flavor I associate with lower quality black licorice. It’s not going to win any converts but if you like that flavor, this is a great option. 7/10
http://i.imgur.com/dLVeiBn.jpgKolafabriken Lemon Toffee - Harder than many of these other taffies but possessed of a subtle, enjoyable citrus flavor. There’s lots of different flavors, but this is all I had at the moment. 7/10
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 21:42 (two years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/txevX5E.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/w7Xq2nx.jpgHem-Kola - Starburst-sized wrapped squares of toffee. Hasselnötter original is caramel, Chokolad is chocolate. Both are fine and would easily surpass most of the “original” big bowl but in this company it’s middling at best. 6/10
http://i.imgur.com/YBHcBgW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/w5Qc27W.jpgMarianne - Thin white peppermint shell over a chocolate shell for the red ones and over caramel for the blue ones. The blue ones are fine but it’s the red ones I love. The temptation is to crunch these, which makes them into lightly chocolate flavored peppermint candies but trial and error has taught me to breath them as lozenges to suck on. The peppermint is mild and sweet and eventually gives way to a now mostly liquid core of chocolate that gets much more flavorable now that it’s body temperature. I just bought a quarter pound. Blue ones are 6/10, Red ones are 10/10
http://i.imgur.com/bvj1Wjv.jpgPim Pim Klubba - Mellow strawberry flavor lollipop. Super-dense candy, not a chewing lollipop but a legit sucker. Not bad, but not the way I prefer to consume candy. 6/10
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 21:43 (two years ago) link
does removing this from Poland kill the interest? Who woulda thought.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 20 January 2022 23:23 (two years ago) link
I've a swedish colleague that occasionally brings back marabou bars. The black saltlakrits are particularly great. I've read and enjoyed these updates.
― Ssäm Sauce | Martha Stewart (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 21 January 2022 00:03 (two years ago) link
no, this is gold. xp.always wanted to try maleco pastellfiskar.
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Friday, 21 January 2022 00:05 (two years ago) link
I find the soft, salty licorice things smell faintly of urine, like the sheep kidneys in Ulyesses
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 21 January 2022 00:53 (two years ago) link
This thread is great... thank you for sharing these candies.
― visiting, Friday, 21 January 2022 01:05 (two years ago) link
i am avoiding the salt licorice stuff tbh; i've tried them once and it was like eating shoe leather in curdled piss. not something I'm looking to repeat.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 January 2022 01:52 (two years ago) link
lol
but do u like regular black licorice?
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Friday, 21 January 2022 01:59 (two years ago) link
standard licorice, when either mild or particularly raw anise, is fine by me. That licorice thing upthread was pretty tasty!
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 January 2022 02:36 (two years ago) link
as long as i have your attention: where can i get grab bags of foreign candies online? Or better yet, buy them for me and then send them to my home. I will eat them for your amusement.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 January 2022 02:53 (two years ago) link
https://www.candywarehouse.com/international-candy
??
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Friday, 21 January 2022 03:45 (two years ago) link
not sure if they sell samplers tho
Not so much. Once Omicron blows over, maybe I can start going to places in the city.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 January 2022 03:50 (two years ago) link
Polkakola is my favorite name, but I would love to try the Mariannes.
― peace, man, Friday, 21 January 2022 12:20 (two years ago) link
my mom got me 6 months of universal yums for xmas and the first month is polish. i haven't opened it yet, though.
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Friday, 21 January 2022 12:34 (two years ago) link