So I'm a dude in the US with some cash to blow, I love candy so I figured I'd ask some FPers from other countries (or from the US who have tried other things) what kind of sweets/candies or whatever you really enjoy that might not be too common here. (Or at least isn't snickers, butterfinger, etc.)
I'll order and try some, because I'll probably be able to find them online from amazon or something.
Well, from England there are a variety of good things to be recommended. For instance, I dunno if you have Werther's Original over there, but they're some pretty good butterscotch hard candies that, while they may sound like something your grandma might have in a candy bowl, are still pretty great.
Another example is proper British chocolate. British Cadbury's might not be as excellent as it once was, but I say it still has enough cocoa in it to actually qualify as chocolate, unlike the cheap tosh Hershey's literally shits out. If you have any self-respect as a person who likes chocolate, accept no substitutes and import your chocolate from England and, if your disposable income is high enough, Germany or Belgium.
Other than those two things, I can't really think of anything specific at the moment.
[QUOTE=ironman17;47439931]Well, from England there are a variety of good things to be recommended. For instance, I dunno if you have Werther's Original over there, but they're some pretty good butterscotch hard candies that, while they may sound like something your grandma might have in a candy bowl, are still pretty great.
Another example is proper British chocolate. British Cadbury's might not be as excellent as it once was, but I say it still has enough cocoa in it to actually qualify as chocolate, unlike the cheap tosh Hershey's literally shits out. If you have any self-respect as a person who likes chocolate, accept no substitutes and import your chocolate from England and, if your disposable income is high enough, Germany or Belgium.
Other than those two things, I can't really think of anything specific at the moment.[/QUOTE]
Werther's Originals are around in America, I think.
As for my input, I've heard Irn Bru is a great soda, but that's about all I know. :v:
Try and get Whittakers chocolate from New Zealand if you can. I think it's even better than UK Cadbury stuff.
[url]http://www.pagen.se/kaffebrod/pagen-gifflar-saffran/[/url]
Quite tasty, had it a few months ago. Dunno if it's the kind of sweets you mean, but it seems unique (never seen anything like it in the US).
[QUOTE=Starlight 456;47440026]Werther's Originals are around in America, I think.
As for my input, I've heard Irn Bru is a great soda, but that's about all I know. :v:[/QUOTE]
I was gonna say that, but it's a soda and not candy. Fits either way though, I suppose.
Also here's a few more snack-type things. I dunno if you have proper wine gums over there, but those're a thing to try, and Fox's biscuits are apparently pretty great as well.
Kendal Mint Cake is pretty nice if you like well, mint and sugar.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendal_Mint_Cake[/url]
No idea how hard it is to get outside of the Uk
Also Scottish/Butter Tablet, similar to fudge.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_%28confectionery%29[/url]
bilar
kexchoklad
tutti frutti
I can't remember what it was, but I once had some candy from I think Colombia which was really good. I can't remember, but I think it was [url=http://ifood.tv/penuche/112110-penuche]this[/url].
Tim tams are an essential australian biscuit, but i think they're just called arnnots or some shit in america.
Guylian Belgian Chocolate
This:
[img]http://redcook.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/white-rabbit.jpg[/img]
This is the stuff of my childhood.
Obscure manga food that nobody in the west has ever heard of
[IMG]http://www.tofucute.com/images/115_pocky_chocolate_large.jpg[/IMG]
From Australia:
[IMG_thumb]http://www.lollywarehouse.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/P8130727a.jpg[/IMG_thumb]
[IMG_thumb]http://images.calorieking.com.au/branding/dc/runtime/portionsense/165.jpg[/IMG_thumb]
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Maybe the last two exist in the US but I recall a distinct lack of them when I was in Canada and Canada is more Australian than the US.
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Don't be fooled by this. No one likes Cherry Ripes.
If you leave a box of Cadbury Favourites out at a party you'll have a box of cherry ripes by the end of it.
Haighs chocolate from Australia is some of the best chocolate I have ever had. Sakuma drops are good. Dai-fuku is good, especially the ones with strawberry or custard in them. It's not a sweet food but MR Kon lemon ice tea from china is amazing also pocari sweat, calpis, ramune, kratindaeng is good
Finnish Salmiakki. You can't go wrong with that.
Candied moose balls
Peanut butter cups aren't too common out here, but I enjoy them when I can get them.
[QUOTE=llamaliker;47441546]Don't be fooled by this. No one likes Cherry Ripes.
If you leave a box of Cadbury Favourites out at a party you'll have a box of cherry ripes by the end of it.[/QUOTE]
I like Cherry Ripes.
This makes me a national hero whenever someone brings a pack of Favourites because I always eat the Cherry ripes that nobody wants :v:.
My mom once brought back some chocolate that has chilies in it from Croatia, I thought they were kinda interesting.
Japan has lots of awesome snack food. From what I've tried these are really good:
[B]Exotic KitKat flavours[/B]
Pumpkin Pudding (a lot better than it sounds)
Green Tea (I found it pretty bland but other people who tried it loved it)
Passionfruit (an odd flavour, but actually the best one I've tried)
Green Tea and Cherry Blossom (much better than regular Green Tea KitKats in my opinion)
Pudding (you put these into a microwave and bake them, they smell and taste very good)
[B]Fanta:[/B]
Yuzu (really acidic Japanese citrus flavour, smelt like dead ants)
Melon (not very tasty, but interesting and worth a try)
Outside of Japan there is the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plopp"]Plopp[/URL] chocolate bar. Despite its unfortunate name, it tastes very good, especially the Kaktus Päron flavour.
Not exactly foreign, and not exactly candy, but these guys make some great soda.
And booze.
[url]http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/index.php[/url]
[img]http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/images/soda/thumb/bottle_mug/rb_pint_n_mug_cold.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;47441333]Obscure manga food that nobody in the west has ever heard of
[IMG]http://www.tofucute.com/images/115_pocky_chocolate_large.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
important note about pocky that I never thought about until I tried
it's dark chocolate, not milk chocolate like most "sweet" stuff in the US usually is. it's a surprising taste if you're not expecting it.
also don't get strawberry it's awful
What's the beige part of Pocky made of?
[QUOTE=Giraffen93;47440393]bilar
kexchoklad
tutti frutti[/QUOTE]
Djungel vrål
Polly
Gott o Blandat
[QUOTE=Viper123_SWE;47442483]KEX Choklad (KEX Chocolate):
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Marabou Mjölkchoklad (Marabou Milk-Chocolate):
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Ahlgrens Bilar (Ahlgrens Cars):
[t]http://www.cloetta.com/sv/files/Ahlgrens-bilar-pase.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Fuckin' love Bilar. I usually pair them up in groups of threes with one of each colour then just eat them in groups like that. Until I run out of enough colours to pair.
[QUOTE=Viper123_SWE;47442684]What's the beige part of Pocky made of?[/QUOTE]
it's hard to describe. kind of like a moderately soft biscuit
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