http://i.imgur.com/iF1dxDb.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/9QaSTAx.jpgBiting into this ivory button reveals a quarter-inch thick waxy shell surrounding a grainy lump of citrusy sugar paste. It tastes a bit better than it sounds but not by much. This may be past its sell by date.3/10, probably worth avoiding.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
Uh, dude, not sure if you noticed this, but that writing does not appear to be Polish
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:41 (two years ago) link
this has been gone over multiple times including the OP
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:42 (two years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/2OqarkM.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/66U1tKc.jpgChocolate coating over a generous dollop of macaroon-style shredded coconut with a core of the dreaded "bird's milk" marshmallow. Surprisingly that dubious treat in the center didn't do much to dissuade my enjoyment and only served to amplify the sugary flavor. Coconut covers a host of sins.6/10; if you think Mounds aren't sweet enough, this is your candy
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
Now I have A Big Bowl of Polish Candy. That's probably not right. Much of it is not Polish, it hails from Moldova or Spain or other places whose name doesn't appear on the label. But for the sake of this exercise, I'm going to consider it A Big Bowl of Polish Candy.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
xp - lol goddamnit, I don't read anymore!― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, July 13, 2021
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:45 (two years ago) link
some of that non-Polish for the first one:ліщина lishchyna = hazelцукерки tsukerki = sweets
― tean mean poleand cheaseang theas means hamseak feasts (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:45 (two years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/l7aCwUv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/YCyszYJ.jpgWell, I knew before I bit it what I was getting into: chocolate coated "bird's milk" marshmallow in strawberry and vanilla flavors, which is not unlike gnawing on a lump of sweet congealed pork fat.1/10, this marshmallow stuff is very much for the birds.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
oh lol, i did the hazelnut one already. Same score too!
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:49 (two years ago) link
All the ones I think look good you hate :(
― Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu Rob Thomas (PBKR), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
Though I guess on some level they all look good to me.
🖼🖼Biting into this ivory button reveals a quarter-inch thick waxy shell surrounding a grainy lump of citrusy sugar paste. It tastes a bit better than it sounds but not by much. This may be past its sell by date.3/10, probably worth avoiding.
― tean mean poleand cheaseang theas means hamseak feasts (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:54 (two years ago) link
fun thread! forks, what's a 10/10 candy iyo? I'm curious what your base of comparison is
― rob, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:56 (two years ago) link
10/10 over the counter chocolate candy for me might be skor, three musketeers, mounds? It's not great candy but it consistently hits the spot and that's more the scale I'm grading on, not gourmet chocolate.
I really do think a lot of these are stale as fuck, so bear that in mind and bump up the score accordingly if you find them on sale fresh in the wild! Would love this to be the rolling "i tried unfamiliar candy" picture thread for comparison scoring.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:06 (two years ago) link
(every day i do this, i get a slight stomach ache... even though I'm only eating half the candy at this point!)
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:07 (two years ago) link
second showing for Леди Ночь/Lady Night, second 1/10let’s declare a marshmallow moratorium
― tean mean poleand cheaseang theas means hamseak feasts (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link
I would support that!
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:09 (two years ago) link
Look, I really don't know what your point is, and I'm not going to bother to "read" your "replies," but I know the Cyrillic alphabet when I see it.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:35 (two years ago) link
ЛОЛ
― rob, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link
O'ryllic?
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, July 28, 2021 3:35 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Is this a serious post?
I can't tell anymore around here.
― Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu Rob Thomas (PBKR), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:04 (two years ago) link
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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two years ago) link
Well…
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 20:53 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two years ago) link
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, July 28, 2021 4:52 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two 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 (two years ago) link