Team Mango or Team Watermelon???

I came across some new flavors of gummy candies the other day and decided to give them a try.  They are both from the creator of Sour Patch Kids but something a bit different...  Take a look at the two videos below and let me know, are you part of team mango or team watermelon?? :)

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Maynards Beanz Sour Patch Kids review

Maynards Beanz Sour Patch Kids are something fun especially if you are a fan of sour patch kids.  Basically they have put Sour Patch Kids into jelly bean form.  Not sure how I feel about squishing kids into jelly bean form but check out the video and see what you think!

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So Sour

How sour is too sour for you??? I've never been a huge seeker of the sour, but I know so many people who are.

Heres a sample of some of the best Sour treats reviewed over on the Walking the Candy Aisle YouTube page - and if you're not subscribed yet, head over there and sign up for new reviews twice weekly!





Even if you're not a regular fan, there's always the exception to the rule, and these are certainly some of the best. Now go get your sour on!

Candy incognito! - pt 2

Last week I talked about candy disguised as other food, but what about the candy made to look like living creatures? Why are there so many candy animals?! I know I get some serious satisfaction biting the head off a gummi bear but its amazing to see the variety out there. And no, I'm not talking about the real candied animals here...

If you go out in the woods today be sure to go in disguise. Jelly Belly makes bears now!

Who would win in a fight? the Bears of the Black Forest, or the Big Bold Bears? My money's on the Trolli bears. They're 4x larger and loaded with flavor!

Of course Haribo comes through again with their original Gold-bears. And despite their mascots stupid bow-tie these are gummi bears you can count on.

 We all know about Gummy worms, but snakes? I like Trolli's play on Nightcrawler with Brite crawler, that clever. I've said it before and I'll say it again, gummy worms are better than gummy bears.

But that's not all, for some reason the less than cute animals make it into candy form a lot. Why don't we see gummy kittens and puppies? I can't say, but here are a few other entries from the animal kingdom...

 Haribo comes out swinging with both frogs AND mini rainbow frogs. I'm certainly glad to live in "the happy world of Haribo".

I'm a big fan of Swedish fish. Usually I'll just go for the red ones, but I suppose I can roll with this assorted multi colored pack. Thankfully they're all assured to be Swedish...

How can you forget about Turtles? the only actual chocolate making it into these incognito posts, Turtles are pretty tasty. But given a choice I'll always reach for a Ferrero Rocher over these.

And efrutti again wins the weirdest entry award. Sour Octopus gummi candy. How can you not want to try that!

Now we get to the entries that some might say cross the line.

These Lip Pops are just the examples I could find right now in my candy aisle. I think we're all also familiar with the ... what are they called... Hot Lips, Cinnamon Lips... you know the ones you get in bulk candy sections. Eating candy human body parts is actually nothing new. I know I saw bags of arms and legs last Halloween in the store. Not to mention the deluge of eyeball chocolates. Does anyone else think this is a bit morbid?

If not that, then how about this? Of course you we're expecting it. Sour Patch Kids!

This is a bit odd right. I mean they're made to look like cute little kids. And there is just so much pleasure to be taken in biting them in half... Are we tapping into some perverse cannibalistic desire? Or is this no different than say, eating an M&M or chicken nugget after its been sold to you by the item itself. Somehow this just strikes me as odd. Delicious, but odd.

Ok, that's all for now, but please let me know if you come across any odd candy incognito. You never know what will turn up when you walk down the candy aisle :)

Candy incognito! - pt 1

Have you ever thought about the flavors of candy? Isn't it kind of odd how candy has been made to taste like other foods? Why exactly can't it just be a unique flavor? When you've got a range from sugary, to sour, and tart, even savory or salty why do some candies have to pretend to be something else?

Look, we all know the long standing tradition of candy to be patterned after fruit. From watermelon, to more traditional oranges and lemons, that all kind of fits since those foods fall into the same straightforward flavor categories as many candies, what I find more interesting are the candies that are flavored, or even just patterned after other food. Check out some of these that I found in my candy aisle.

 Haribo always delivers. Why you'd want your pasta to be fruity / extra sour or your spagetti (sorry S'ghetti) to be sour is a bit beyond me, but I love the idea of plating up some candy pasta.

The classic Boston Baked Beans are actually pretty awesome if I remember correctly. Definitely a good side dish with your candy meal.

 

This for me is where it starts getting really weird. I get that its just gummi, and they probably aren't attempting to replicate the complex flavor of a burger... but its still pretty off the wall. I mean I like Spongebob as much as the next guy, and have even talked about the variation of this candies in its alternate packaging before, but I think I'd still pass on a Krabby Patty.

And efrutti manages to bring the whole shebang to the table here. I know its labeled a lunch bag but this is a practical smorgasbord. 5 Slices of pizza, a hot dog, 2 burgers, and french fries. That's a meal for a whole family! I just thank god its all fat free.

What you say you want something to wash down all this food? Well there are plenty of drinks on the market!

Again Haribo brings the goods with both Happy Cola and Fizzy Cola. What's the difference? I have no idea, other than Fizzy Cola is sweet & tangy. Remember, "Kids and grown-ups love it so,"
 

Trolli brings us cans of soda, in the form of poppers. And it comes in cherry, root beer, orange lemon and cola flavors, so you know they're not messing around.

Oh you're looking for some dessert now that you've had your meal. Well don't worry we've got you covered. What you want candy for dessert? Why bother when there is candy flavored like other desserts!

While Cookie Dough Bites are pretty awesome, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just go and buy a full chocolate chip cookie. These also come in like 5 different flavors.

From Cookie Dough Bites, comes probably the most decadent dessert, red velvet cupcake bites. YUM! The only thing I'd like more would be some Tiramisu bites...

If you're looking for ice cream though Baskin Robins has got you covered, in these sugar free candies! I hope they come out with a rocky road flavor...

 Finally we can't forget Extra's Dessert Delights line of gum. From apple pie, and mint chocolate chip, to strawberry shortcake, and orange cream pop these flavors are pretty much exactly like the gum in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Again, thinking only of our health these are thankfully sugar free.

I don't know why it strikes me as odd. I like experimentation, and novelty is appreciated. I guess I just feel like its all amusingly absurd. Candy can take any form and often travels incognito. Stay tuned for next weeks incognito post part 2, with some new candy that is more than meets the eye.

Walking the Ice Cream Aisle

Sidestepping the candy aisle today I took a stroll down the ice cream aisle today at my local Target.

Let me tell you there are a lot of candy and chocolate bars to be found in ice cream these days. Here's some of what I came across.

YUM!

 

The Girl Scouts would be proud :)

 

These are GREAT!

 

I don't think these Popsicle flavors would work in regular ice cream but they seem a good fit here.

A classic

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This is a San Francisco delicacy!

Ice cream for DOGS!!!

Ok, so I threw a few others in there too but wow, it's pretty awesome to see so much chocolate and candy in the ice cream aisle!