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- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>probably swedish fish

- what's your favorite candy now?
>anything scandinavian gummy candy

- country with the best candy?
>japan has some pretty interesting/good stuff

-country with the worst candy?
>murca

- worst candy?
>licorice

am i the only one with a sweet tooth full of cavities?

>> No.6290588

>>6290581
>favorite candy as a kid
Swedish fish as well or Cowtails
>favorite candy now
Nice piece of dark chocolate or rock candy
>country
I'm a sucker for british stuff
>worst
I don't really know enough

>> No.6290590

I don't really have a sweet tooth.

Swedish fish are pretty good, though. The super sour gummies are good when they make your whole face pucker.

>> No.6290594
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>>6290588
>Cowtails

>> No.6290598

>>6290594
I was not a smart child

>> No.6290603

- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>Sour Grapes

- what's your favorite candy now?
>Sour gummy worms

- country with the best candy?
>Japan or Britain depending on my mood

-country with the worst candy?
>Holland

Fuck your Windex tasting licorice.

- worst candy?
>Jelly Beans

>> No.6290613

>>6290603
>Jelly Beans
that doesnt even make any sense. what was there not too like? unless you only ate those weird tasting jellybeans

>> No.6290618

>>6290613
They all taste chalky and boring

Hate jelly beans, world's most boring candy, any other candy is better. Rather eat wine gums.

>> No.6290632

>>6290618
>chalky
This nigga ain't tried jelly bellies

>> No.6290650

>>6290632
I have, they all taste the same.
They crumble, and are basically tasteless.

Overrated candy

>> No.6290654

I like snickers. Always have

>> No.6290661

>>6290581

>Favorite as a child
Sour bubblegum tape maybe, or warheads

>Favorite now
Warheads minis

>Country with the best candy
US

>Country with the worst
Europe as a whole, and yes I realize it's not a country, good chocolate, but beyond that eh

>worst candy
candy corn

>> No.6290666

>>6290661
>best candy in US
>vomit tasting chocolate is somehow the best

>> No.6290670

>>6290666

Firstly America has amazing chocolate, Ghiradelli, manoa, and countless local makers across the country.

Secondly, chocolate is not all there is to candy.

>> No.6290675

>>6290670
>high fructose corn syrup

>> No.6290678

>>6290581
Why do Americans say "Candy"?
It sounds stupid as fuck

>> No.6290679

>>6290675

America is strange in that, the foods you would expect to have HFCS often do not, but the foods you wouldn't expect to have HFCS often do

For example, pixie sticks, which are delicious, do not have HFCS, while generic white bread does.

Also those chocolates i mentioned don't have HFCS

>> No.6290687

>what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
dunno if I had a favourite. loved white mice, banana candy and jelly beans in particular so probably one of them

>what's your favorite candy now?
dolly mix or pastilles.

I'm not knowledgeable enough on the subject to declare best and worst countries for candy

>worst candy?
anything overly sour. absolutely anything with even a hint of mint

>> No.6290689

>>6290650
>I have, they all taste the same.
>They crumble, and are basically tasteless.
what he said >>6290632 , you aint try jelly beans. jelly beans don't even 'crumble'. they are generally fruit flavored...

>> No.6290690

>>6290679
>For example, pixie sticks, which are delicious, do not have HFCS

Why would you expect a POWDER to contain a liquid syrup?

>> No.6290695

>>6290690

Why would I expect a dry bread to have hfcs

peanut butter doesn't either, and american peanut butter is sweet as all hell

>> No.6290703

>>6290689
They still taste like shit

>> No.6290704

>>6290678
What do you call it?

>> No.6290707

>>6290704

licky sticky sweetnsours

>> No.6290718

>>6290704
Yummy-tummies. Or if you live further south, pip pip pollywock shilling-for-a-good-times.

>> No.6290739

>>6290581
>- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
Parma violets
>- what's your favorite candy now?
watermellon slices
>- country with the best candy?
I've only really had British sweets and some American imports
>-country with the worst candy?
As above, I've not been a fan with many of the American imports though like Reese's.
>- worst candy?
Wine gums

As a side note, I'd really love to try salty licorice, it sounds like something that would appeal to me a lot.

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>>6290739
>forgot pic

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>>6290707
>>6290718

>> No.6290878
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>>6290581
>favourite candy as a kid
michoko, or nougat. Both are fucking bad for braces, so I stopped eating when I was a teen.
>favorite candy now
Violet candy: it's just the right mix of sweet and sour and flavorful. Too bad I can't seem to find any near home.

Worst candy is After Eight, if that can be considered a candy. If not, all those sugar-saturated gummies, especially the one orange-flavored.

>> No.6290897

>>6290739
>Parma violets
You cannot be serious.

>> No.6290906

>>6290897
Of course I am, I dunno why so many people dislike them, they were one of my favourites as a child and I'll still pick up a pack every now and again when I see them. They're very morish.

>> No.6290919

>>6290739
>Parma violets

You were a strange child.

>> No.6290948

>>6290919
>>6290897
>>6290906

>Never heard of these
>google
>Parma Violets are an iconic British violet-flavoured tablet confectionery manufactured by the Derbyshire company Swizzels Matlow.
>what the hell does violet taste like
>look at pictures
>Solid colored smarties that are apparently violet flavored

>> No.6290949

>favorite candy as a kid
Bags of Haribo Matador Mix
>favorite candy now
I don't have a sweet tooth anymore, but Peanutbutter Lion is fucking awesome
>country
Anything not American (HFCS)
>worst
Salmiakki liquorice

>> No.6290959

>>6290948
It's quite a hard flavour to define without tasting, they're kinda perfumey but it's not like spraying perfume in your mouth.

>> No.6290973

>>6290959
This. They're not unpleasant but I wouldn't have thought they'd be a child go-to sweet. They have an after taste.

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>>6290948

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>>6290979

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>>6291005

>> No.6291113
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- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>gobstoppers

- what's your favorite candy now?
>andes menthols (pic related these fuckers are my JAM)

- country with the best candy?
>Probably japan, just because if it exists anywhere else in the world they've redone it in 50 other flavors.

-country with the worst candy?
>mexico, lucas brand candy was some of the shittiest stuff

- worst candy?
>good and plenty

>> No.6291166

>>6290704
Smegma.

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>>6291008

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>>6291005

>> No.6291302
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chocolate cigarettes

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>what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
Candy laces, definitely. Kinda saddened to see them having dropped in popularity over the years.

>what's your favorite candy now?
Not too much of a candy fan nowadays. Probably chocolate covered pretzels or those two-colored gummy worms.

>country with the best candy?
I'm not familiar with anything exclusive to specific countries.

>country with the worst candy?
Russia is pretty bad overall. Lots of shitty fruit flavor hard candy and real awful soda drinks.

>worst candy?
Any sort of chewy stuff that's soft. I like these sorta things to have some bite to them. Also most chocolate bars. Shit-tier chocolate and pretty bad fillings.

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6291788

- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>M&M's minis

- what's your favorite candy now?
>very dark chocolate, butterscotch hard candy, anything mint flavored, good quality white chocolate, anything banana flavored

- country with the best candy?
>Most European countries for chocolate. Japan for other types of candy.

-country with the worst candy?
>Worst candy I had was from Albania.

- worst candy?
>cheap chocolate, anything hot cinnamon flavored, very sour candy

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>>6290581
anyone ememba deez?

>> No.6291837

>>6290581
- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>jaffas

- what's your favorite candy now?
>I dont eat candy now.

- country with the best candy?
>Meh

-country with the worst candy?
>Meh

- worst candy?
>Salted caramel.

>> No.6291855

>>6290581
lol japan #1 america is lame lol!

>> No.6291951

>>6290973
The ones in the tiny tubes are best, the full-sized ones can be a bit overwhelming.

>> No.6291957

>>6290650
Jelly beans aren't supposed to crumble, I think you might have got some that were out of date.

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6292007

Get on my level cunts

>> No.6292015

>hard candy

>hard candy

>Britannia

>anywhere but Britannia

>licorice and candy corn

I'm not even British

>> No.6292018

>>6292007
I don't know what that is, and I want to be on your level. I just feel like I'm not good enough

What is the filling made of? is it crispy or soft? I've never seen those before

>> No.6292023

>>6292018

looks like chocolate covered honeycomb/sponge candy.

the filling is crispy but crumbly, melts when it hits your tongue and sweet as sin.

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>>6292023

here's some without chocolate.

>> No.6292025

>>6292018
It's honeycomb, solid material with air bubbles that tastes SO FUCKING SWEET.

Seriously, I drink loads of orange juice, drink coca cola and eat honey but honeycomb is just so fucking insanely sweet.

>> No.6292035

>>6292007
My teeths hurt just looking

>> No.6292049

Chocolate, specifically kinder surprise eggs

guess I lost my sweet tooth but I tend to snack on cherry sours from time to time.

not been alive and traveled enough to make comparisons but I dare say, Mexico has some sweets I didn't really like.

>> No.6293869

Favoured candy in child stages
> Milkfuls

Favoured Candy now
> Chocolate Truffles, specifically Godiva Crème Brûlée, if that does count then Sour Jolly Rancher Gummies

Country with the best candy
> I'm biased toward Canada, but Japan has a lot of cook stuff.

Country with the worst candy
> Japan might potentially share this spot as well, just because of the weird stuff. Wasabi Kit Kat'. I'm quite uninformed though.

Worst candy
>Chalva I like it still, but that texture bothers me...

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- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>Toffifee.

- what's your favorite candy now?
>Home country: Reeses, Away: Milka bars

- country with the best candy?
>Germany/Switzerland has top tier chocolate

-country with the worst candy?
>Mexico

- worst candy?
>Tootsie Rolls

>> No.6294214

saltwater taffy is best
the black licorice one tasted really good

>> No.6295206

>>6290581

>favorite candy from your childhood

Anything from the candy store that wasn't wrapped.

But Warheads were fun.

>what's your favorite candy now

Saltwater taffy

>country with the best candy

My cousin sent me Pocky from Japan once. It was pretty good despite most people telling me it tastes like cardboard.

Other than that, I've only had American candy.

>country with the worst candy

Just about any country in Africa.

>worst candy

There is such a thing?

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- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>skittles


- what's your favorite candy now?
>skittles

- country with the best candy?
>equestria

-country with the worst candy?
>gotham city

- worst candy?
>circus peanuts

>> No.6295232

Are there any candies available in the States that aren't too sugary? As I've gotten older I've noticed that most candy has too much sugar. Like the kind that leaves a gross film on your teeth.

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None of you wankers posted Atomic Fire Balls, for shame /ck!

>>6295232
See above.

>> No.6295238

>>6295234
I like those. Havent had one in years

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>>6290581
>loved bulk candy bins
>one see kid like 4 years old
>literally drooling into one bin staring (lifted lid)
>later sneezes into another
>his mom on the phone not giving a fuck about her shitty offspring
Nowadays I feel it's too much sugar but after that time I only got candy from the higher top bins.

>> No.6295420

As a kid
>Jolly rancher

Now
>haribo gummies

Best country
>japan, next level with everything

Worst country
>China

Worst candy
>those red and black gum drops covered with sprinkles, shits awful

>> No.6295437

>>6295420
Haribo gummy masterrace. Also loved sour apple jolly ranchers when I was little. Don't eat candy much but Haribo gummy bears are god-tier.

>> No.6297308

>what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
dark chocolate
>what's your favorite candy now?
homemade peanut butter cups
>country with the best candy?
Japan
>country with the worst candy?
Mexico
>worst candy?
dots and tootsie rolls

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>>6290581
- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>No particulae favourite, Millions were nice though or Nerds
- what's your favorite candy now?
>sour red or green liquorice
- country with the best candy?
>no idea, don't eat that much of the stuff now
-country with the worst candy?
>again, no idea
- worst candy?
>black liquorice or those white milk bottle things and anything that has the same consistency

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>>6297321
these fucking things are vile too. Any type of chocolate mixed in with a pick and mix ruins it

>> No.6297393

Chocolate liquor bottles are literally aids

>> No.6297416

Childhood would have to be those 1 cent tootie-fruity candy's that were basically variety-flavor tootsie rolls, we would spend a hour or so walking around the local stores parking lots and grabbing all the change and going to the little store a ways down the road and buying pocket-fulls of the little suckers and leave a trail of wrappers all the way home.

Favorite now would probably be Boston Baked Beans.

Worst candy for me would be anything with shredded coconut, I cannot stand the texture.

>> No.6297421

>>6297328
>He doesn't like white chocolate Jazzies

Fuck you

>> No.6297437

- what's your favorite candy from your childhood?
>who can remember?

- what's your favorite candy now?
>most gums/gummies/jellies, especially Jelly Bellies and strawberry/banana gummi bears. also pure licorice; none of that sugar-added or salted shit or anise-flavoured shit trying to pass for licorice.

- country with the best candy?
>Deutschland, Deutschland über alles.

-country with the worst candy?
>China, where antacid tablets are meant as a sweet!

- worst candy?
>those Chinese antacid tablet sweets.

Looking it up, seems shaanzhabing was actually meant as a medicine, a dewormer! That explains why it tastes like shit. Fuck traditional Chinese sweets.

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>>6290581

>what's your favorite candy from your childhood?

cadbury creme eggs

>what's your favorite candy now?

chocolate truffles

>country with the best candy?

Japan

>country with the worst candy?

Mexico

> worst candy?

that salted licorice shit or any weird mexican candy covered in salt/chili powder

>>6292007

hngggh i love crunchie bars. so glad i can find them everywhere these days.

>> No.6298246

>>6290581
>favourite as a kid
Probably those little hard candies with the strawberry wrappers or milk chocolate
>favourite now
Firm gummies or anything dense and chewy really
>country with the best
Japan, Germany, or the United States
>worst candy
I cannot for the life of me stand salt water taffy or licorice.

>> No.6298251

>>6298246
Actually, no. I change my mind. Nougat, rootbeer-flavoured hard candy and marzipan are the absolute fucking worst things to ever be invented by mankind.

>> No.6298258

>>6290654
Underrated post