Sweets

[anon_j_anon]

Inspired by extensive discussions of chocolate and other sweet things:

List your favorite candies.

Comments

[davyjonesing]

I was really reaching here, because I'm not a huge sweets person so with the exception of 1 and 2, I rarely eat these.

1. Hershey's Kisses
2. Lindt milk chocolate balls
3. I don't know the brand, but my dad brings some from an Argentinean market not far from here. It's this strange hand-made crumbly white chocolate (upper right).
4. Harry Potter chocolate frogs
5. Flipz chocolate-covered pretzels
6. Brach's Butterscotch candies
7. Strawberry fruit roll-ups
8. Pop Rocks
9. Pixy stix
10. Kit Kats

[anon_j_anon]

I'm not a huge sweets person so with the exception of 1 and 2, I rarely eat these.

same here. I can make a chocolate bar last an entire week.

...they make Harry Potter candy? When did I miss this announcement?

[davyjonesing]

Yes! They sell (or sold) chocolate frogs at Waldenbooks and a few other types at Toys R Us. The frogs come with collectible cards.

http://www.candywarehouse.com/harrypotter.html

[emluv]

This list is going to make me hungry. Ah, well. In no particular order:

1. Swedish fish
2. Lindor truffles
3. Dark chocolate-covered orange peel
4. Salted caramels
5. Goldenberg's peanut chews (which I cannot get in LA, dammit)
6. Twizzlers (not Red Vines)
7. Snickers
8. Perugina Baci Kisses
9. Marzipan
10. Jacques Torres Hot Chocolate (Wicked variety)

[davyjonesing]

3. I've never heard of this! Interesting.

[anon_j_anon]

1. I used to love these, then for some reason I stopped.
2. These seem to be popular.
4. ? Sounds interesting. Like taffy, but.. caramel?

Yeah, your list made me hungry.

[ms_mercurial]

SALTED CARAMELS & BACI, YESSS
And Swedish fish! Oh, curse these braces...
Never been a fan of marzipan, though it makes for lovely decorations.

[anon_j_anon]

1. My sister loves them. I've never been very enthusiastic. She loves Starbursts too, which puzzles me even more.
4. Which fruits?
5. Never could get into them.
9. Vitamins!
10. Really? Kiwi? Interesting.

[runningfingers]

1. Chocolate truffles (white chocolate is my favorite)
2. Chocolate (Dark, milk, white, I am not fussy)
3. Tootsie rolls
4. Haribo Gummy bears
5. Haribo peaches
6. 'Bull's eyes' made of a sort of peanut butter-powdered sugar dough dipped in chocolate
7. Green Jolly ranchers (definitely not purple ones)
8. Citrus sour tictacs
9. Various lemon candies
10. Smarties (the chocolate kind, and the fruit flavored disks)

[anon_j_anon]

3. I remember I used to get these for Halloween all the time and it annoyed the crap outta me.
6. "peanut butter-powered sugar dough"... interesting
7. Agreed. Though cherry has grown on me over the years.

[ms_mercurial]

Hahaha, meta-listmaking XD

1. See's Butterscotch Sqaures or Cadbury Fudge Bars (very similar candies; the former is much easier to find)
2. See's Scotchmallows
3. See's Dark Chocolate Chip truffles
4. Nobel Super Lemons - hilarious packaging AND surprisingly good
5. Lotsa Fizz candies
6. After Eight mints
7. York peppermint patties
8. Tamarind candy - I don't know the brand, the packaging isn't in English
9. Philippine Brand tamarind-mango balls
10. These spicy-sweet salted dried plums my mom buys

/so Asian

[anon_j_anon]

ahaha, indeed

I'm curious how you got to be a foodie. Is food important in your household?

7. omg I forgot about these
8. Now that you mention it, there are tons of candies that I like that aren't American at all.

[ms_mercurial]

TOOTSIE ROLLS ANNOY ME TOO

[ms_mercurial]

Also: re 8
American candies are usually boring and/or overly sweet, IMO. Asian candies might have some weird-ass flavors (fruit-flavored beef jerky, what the everloving fuck) but at least there's a lot of variety, and most of them aren't as cloying.