[Question] CANDY!

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Whats your favorite type of candy, chocalote, or sweet?

Mine are a toss up between those cream filled ones with the brown outside, and butterscotch hard candies. I love smooth flavors, nice and easy.

I also like a good hot candy now and then, so most hot candies made today are soft ball.
 
Jay

Jay

Tim Tams... for the Tim Tam Slam experience.

Now I don't even have to import them anymore from Australia!
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

I love my chocolate the way I love my women. Dark, bitter, and refusing to have sex with me.

So yeah, dark chocolate.
 
klew

klew

I brought TimTams into work today to celebrate Australia Day and introduce them to the TimTam Slam.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

I used to be addicted to Junior Mints. I'm pretty sure I kept that company in business throughout middle school and high school.

Now I can't get them anywhere around here, in Taiwan. Are Junior Mints still around?
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

To be completely pedantic, Tim Tams are cookies, not candy :p

But seriously, I 've never had them before, and this Tim Tam Slam sounds great.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

I'm not a real big sweets fan, so my favorite candies are those that involve cutting the sweet flavor with something different.

Salted caramel, chocolate and chili peppers, that kind of thing. For that reason, I'm a huge fan of the Vosges line of candy bars. Though on the other end of the economic spectrum, it's hard to beat a Chunky...chocolate, peanuts and raisins are an awesome combination.




I'm aware that this makes me a monster to some people :)
 
Dave

Dave

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Not a big fan of candy. I love Starburst & Milk Duds, but I have trouble eating them now. I have terrible teeth (for a variety of reasons) and "filling puller" types of candy just suck.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Until it vanished, this was my favorite chocolate bar.

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The 45% milk was especially good. Richly flavored with a fruity character, very assertive but not at all bitter, and smoothly blended with no distracting bits or clumps.

--Patrick
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

M&M's My Mother keeps a homemade dispenser on top of her refrigerator. So when I go visit I am hitting that contraption about 3 times an hour.

Another favorite, is to drop the M&M's into a bag of Movie Pop-corn.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

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Top 3:

1. Dark dark chocolate (70% or more) with almonds or any other nut, really.

2. Jelly belly, minus the damned licorice and cinnamon ones.

3. Valomilks -- you can find them at Cracker Barrel, but they used to be a lot more popular. I get one every now and then. I love chocolate and marshmallow together. It's kind of runny, not puffy marshmallow. Really good and messy.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Really depends on what I feel like; I don't like "mixing" too many different types. A fancy 70% dark chocolate bite, followed by a gummy bear? Eww - while I like both separately.

1. gelatine cherries.
2. After Eight thin mints.
3. home made chocolate powder truffles.
 
MindDetective

MindDetective

I have a weakness for gummies (like gummy bears) and nougat. Thankfully those things are usually not around and I am likely sensitive or allergic to corn (maybe? prick test says no...corn chips say vomit it back up. Time to try a patch test). It really limits my snacking options...for better or for worse.
 
Celt Z

Celt Z

I keep at least one bar of this in the house at all times:


I just break off a square whenever I need a fix. :)
 
blotsfan

blotsfan

Dark chocolate is best chocolate. When i feel like a treat i get the 50 cent mini lindor dark chocolates. So good.

I love sour candies, because even if they are pure sugar. Except warheads. I think the only market for warheads are elementary school kids who want to prove that they're "tough" by eating them. Sour skittles are my favorite. I thought they were discontinued for years but after further inspection, I just couldnt find them. That was a happy discovery.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Celt Z said:
I keep at least one bar of this in the house at all times:


I just break off a square whenever I need a fix. :)
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Until she got strong opinions about how chocolate is sourced, Kati would keep a roll of Droste Pastilles in her desk drawer for those moments.

--Patrick
 
WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

This was actually the best chocolate bar I ever had.

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Lavender sounds weird in a candy bar, but it really added something to the dark chocolate. I had it in San Diego as often as I could get to the one store that sold it (Henry's for anyone familiar with that part of SoCal). I can't find them here and, well, shipping chocolate to Hawaii is usually not a good idea due to the temps.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
This was actually the best chocolate bar I ever had.

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Lavender sounds weird in a candy bar, but it really added something to the dark chocolate. I had it in San Diego as often as I could get to the one store that sold it (Henry's for anyone familiar with that part of SoCal). I can't find them here and, well, shipping chocolate to Hawaii is usually not a good idea due to the temps.
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Dagoba has some pretty interesting flavors. We have a policy of getting a "treat" on every shopping trip, and we've tried a lavender bar (not sure if it was the Dagoba or not). It adds a sort of balsam flavor (think pine nuts/mango/rose water). Checking out their site shows a chai bar which looks very interesting.

--Patrick
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

PatrThom said:
Dagoba has some pretty interesting flavors. We have a policy of getting a "treat" on every shopping trip, and we've tried a lavender bar (not sure if it was the Dagoba or not). It adds a sort of balsam flavor (think pine nuts/mango/rose water). Checking out their site shows a chai bar which looks very interesting.

--Patrick
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Chai.... I would try that in a heartbeat.
 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Pretzel M&Ms. Not only a satisfying drunk, but a salty tang to it.

On the topic, anyone here eat those giant M&Ms? Me neither, practically disappeared a week after they were released.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, either regular or miniature. The minis and the big bite ones just don't have the right balance.
 
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