SWEET ESCAPE
What's your favorite international candy?
This morning, web editor Rebecca Davis got back from Japan. She brought us Hello Kitty, and juice boxes filled with sake. But the real highlight was the candy, stacks and boxes of panda shaped chocolate, pink sugar cones, and strawberry crackle sticks.
But Rebecca's not the only editor on a sugar high. Bookings editor Eveliene Joos, who hails from Belgium, likes Chokotoff from her native Brussels. Art director Alex Chow votes for salty licorice from Scandinavia. Writer Samantha likes Maltesers from Australia. And the overwhelming office obsession was Haribo gummies, brought back in giant packs by photo director Stephen Walker from his family's house in London.
So what are we missing? What's your international sugar fix?
But Rebecca's not the only editor on a sugar high. Bookings editor Eveliene Joos, who hails from Belgium, likes Chokotoff from her native Brussels. Art director Alex Chow votes for salty licorice from Scandinavia. Writer Samantha likes Maltesers from Australia. And the overwhelming office obsession was Haribo gummies, brought back in giant packs by photo director Stephen Walker from his family's house in London.
So what are we missing? What's your international sugar fix?
This story was published on January 7, 2010.
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Jaime @ Denim Debutante
01/07/2010
Eiffel Bon Bons. I could eat those for days!
Love,
Jaime
http://denimdebutante.com
Emilia
01/07/2010
Muscat Gummies are the greatest! I love Japanese candy, they win when it comes to snack food (as my best friend refers to Tokyo "The Capital of All Things Awesome), but what about Puccho!?
Mariana
01/07/2010
Hum, it's really sweet. haha,
i like that lollypops with sugar, know? heeh, its so junkiefood
kisses from brazil
Natasha
01/07/2010
Definitely Schoolkrijt (school chalk) licorice from Holland, or the spicy-sweet mango candy that comes in a crayon-shaped container from Mexico.
Dan
01/07/2010
They're not candy but....Jaffa Cakes from England and Tim-Tams from Australia...best cookies that you can't get in America. And Cadbury Dairy Milk from either of those countries/
Wendy
01/07/2010
Choco-vanilla Chupa Chups & Hello Kitty Pocky Sticks!
http://decadentluxe.com
Fabi
01/07/2010
Black Current Menthos!
Allison
01/07/2010
Haribo gummies or Milka chocolate, yum! I first tried Milka when I was in France. :)
Hillary
01/07/2010
I love Chita, from Brazil. I can't get enough of the stuff.
Karen
01/07/2010
Kinder Egg! Lovely!
Peapod1987
01/07/2010
I absolutely LOVE the skittles sours that you guys get in the US with the sugary coating, we don't get that in the UK. And the Hello Panda little biscuits from China, YUM! xx
Machuca
01/07/2010
MOZART BALLS!
edie
01/07/2010
Love hearts! And Dip-Dabs! Do they have them in america?
Lydia
01/07/2010
Whatevers from Scotland. Fizzy and fantastic XX
Chi Chi
01/07/2010
White Rabbit Creamy Candy from China!
Mandy*
01/07/2010
Aero Bars!
nticeclothing
01/07/2010
Smarties, Hi-chew, Milky, Hello Panda, Tim-tams and MARABOU.
chloe
01/07/2010
i think american sweets are good but chocolate bleckkkk,,its all about the cadburys!//&&rhubarb and custards, sherbet lemons nomnomnom-anything from britain really
Malina
01/07/2010
WINE GUMS.
And Cucumber chips in China.
Meaghan
01/07/2010
These little sweet plum spherical hard candies from Korea. Absolutely fantastic!
Dani
01/07/2010
Swedish 'Daim' candies from Ikea! They're amazing! I'm eating some right now.
Ciara
01/07/2010
Penguin buscuit. The best cookie ever.It comes in chocolate, chocolate with orange flavor or chocolate with mint flavor. It has an adorable penguin on the wrapper and from the UK.
Annita
01/07/2010
Ditto on the penguin biscuits-damn those are so yummy. Also smarties, bubaloo bubblegum and Tita Chocolate Bars from Argentina, Yorkies from England.
Page
01/08/2010
Bilar fran Sverige!
Page
01/08/2010
Bilar fran Sverige!
Jessy
01/08/2010
Botan Rice candy! Lemon cheweys wrapped in edible rice paper! That comes with an awesome sticker or temporary tattoo inside the box! Almost the Chinese version of Craker Jacks...:)
Jessy
01/08/2010
kitschfruit.etsy.com
Visit for awesome handmade accessories:) Thanks!
Kandice
01/08/2010
Oh! I love Chupa Chups and cannot find them anywhere. And I also love Hi-Chews, taffy from Japan and Pocky.
Jamie
01/08/2010
@ jaime
AHHH! I've been looking for eiffel bon bons for years but never knew what they were called. amazing
Stephanie
01/08/2010
I love Cadbury Crunchie bars! Honeycomb dipped in chocolate. Yum. Cinnamon bears, marzipan dipped in dark chocolate, bowties (fried dough covered in honey). I can only get these in China Town in San Francisco! I love them so. :) I love Cadbury chocolates.
NATTO! :D
01/11/2010
my favorite type of international delight is just about anything from east asia [:
i reaaally am fond of mochi covered in soy sauce dango though :3
>> http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/ichi/r9707009.jpg <<
alyson*
01/13/2010
you have not had candy until you have mexican "chile" candy, the spiciest sweetest candy you can ever find. from chamoy lollipops with powdered chile to watermelon flavored gum balls covered in tamarindo, it is ultimately the best.
bri
01/13/2010
yes where is the mexican candy! mmm i love it covered in chille.
AJ
01/14/2010
You can get Haribo, Cadbury and Pocky in the states. Yes, they're good, but not so rare
K
01/14/2010
Nonstop from Norway (smartis but better) and tim tams from oz
red
01/15/2010
Li hing mui on top of haribou gummy bears are amazing gives it a great sweet sour taste also works great on pineapple but fresh not the nasty canned pineapple
Payadi
01/16/2010
Royce chocolate from Japan is the best I have ever tried .. They even have potato chips coated with chocolate, yumm!
Erin
01/16/2010
KinderEggs are so much fun!! I'm like a little kid, I buy them because they are fun to eat and I want the toy.
For Japanese candy, I love Pocky and those chocolate filled koala bears! So cute and so tasty!
Aliza
01/22/2010
CHOKOTOFF!!!!!!! amazing.
mim
01/22/2010
Violetki, from Bulgaria. Any candy from Japan. Generic Swiss chocolate. Provence taffy.
Erin
01/24/2010
Swedish Strawberry Foam Mushrooms are adorable and addictive!
Wasp
01/25/2010
Japanese candy... Best stuff ever. Especially the gummy candies, and the marshmallows with cream/jelly in the middle.
olivia
01/28/2010
HI CHEW!!!!!!!! Japanese candy. Best flavor = green apple.
Kristopher
01/31/2010
vero mango candy: Mexico
These Chili Pepper and Sweet Mango Suckers Rock with an mexico insperation
Mia Marie
01/31/2010
Cherry Mash and York Peppermint Patty. Cherry Mash is hard to find!
Sarah
02/02/2010
Cadbury Flake from England! I would fly there just to buy some :)
kristen
02/02/2010
Ahoj Brause it is the most amazing fizzy candy from Germany. my aunt Hannah has been bringing it back for me for years. they have packets of the powder and it turns water into pop! MAGICAL
Kitty
02/09/2010
Anything Cadbury's, English Cadbury's though...I cannot be fooled!
If only Cream Eggs were available year round mmmmm
Lorna
02/09/2010
Tunnocks tea cakes from Scotland!
Lorna
02/09/2010
Tunnocks tea cakes from Scotland!
Ashley
02/11/2010
I love white chocolate so when I lived in London I was much happier with the candy selection than I am now (in the States). I love Milkybars and white chocolate Kinder Buenos but my favorite were the vanilla ice cream bars with white chocolate coating. Delish!!
Kirstie
02/18/2010
IRN BRU bars fae Scotland = ACE
Aliya
02/21/2010
Yupi Neon Worms from Indonesia :)) They're kosher too! ^_^
emily
02/26/2010
Kinder bars from england love love them, and pineapple lumps from NZ are sooo good, y don't u have them in the UK
Essy
02/28/2010
Pockey sticks, Kasuigai gummies, and anything from Glico.
Brooklyn
03/06/2010
kex from sweden!
Adina
07/07/2010
POCKY!!!
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