Candy In The Media - Mars Bar Of A Different Time

I can't say that I relate to anything that this man does on a regular basis, except eating a Mars bar.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Pocky Fashion

This shirt not only supports my love of Japanese candy, but it's really clever too.

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Back From Australia With An Australian Candy Review - Chokka The Quokka

We're back, and I'm spending most of my time going through everything that we've done. I wasn't really expecting to have so many new treats to review, but I think I'll be posting many Australian candies on the site for the next few weeks. I think I might even squeeze in a review-a-thon. The trip was great, but I'm glad to be back home and back at it.

Click here to read our first candy review from this trip.

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Candy In The Media - I Don't Understand

I don't think I understand the context with which they use the word "shattering".

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I’m Still Eating Australian Treats - Tim Tams Near A Big Eucalyptus Tree

This was a tall tree, the cookies were tasty, no spiders bit me, in all a good day.

Click here to see the tall tree, and me eating Tim Tams below it.

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I Love Eating Australian Candy With Ducks Around - Allen’s Party Mix In Denmark

We are now in the town of Denmark in Western Australia, there are ducks hanging around, and I couldn’t think of a better time to enjoy some Party Mix.

Click here to watch the ducks, or watch me eat some candy, in both cases you win.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Pagan Breakfast God Mask

For all your breakfast worshipping needs.

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I Will Continue To Eat Australian Candy In Places - Caramello Koalas at 2 Up Shack

I’m eating the most treasured Australian candy in a place that is treasured by gambling gold miners.

Click here to watch me eat candy and swat flies.

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Candy In The Media - Sexy Cherry Ripe

I don't think I've ever seen such a sexy commercial, without anything sexy going on.

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I’m Eating More Australian Candy In Australian Places - Freddo Frog On A Farm

I learned a valuable lesson with these Cadbury Freddo Frogs, Australia gets really hot. I learned this when most of my frogs melted.

Click here to watch me eat a frog that was melted, then reformed back into a chocolate blob.

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Candy Critic Quick List - Top 5 Candies We've Reviewed From Oceania (That's Australia and New Zealand Mostly)

Dairy Milk "Chocolate" - Candy Critic Score 14.5

I'm not sure how this compares to the original British Dairy Milk, but it's worse I'd be surprised.

Click here to check out the full review.

Caramello Koala - Candy Critic Score 14

This is a treat that I had never tried till Allison told me about it, now I feel bad that I haven't been eating them my whole life.

Click here to check out the full review.

Fabulicious Sherbert Fizz - Candy Critic Score 14

This treat shouldn't be so great, but it is.

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33% Cocoa Hokey Pokey Milk Chocolate Bar - Candy Critic Score 13

Before I visited Australia, I had no idea what Hokey Pokey was, now I can't get enough of it.

Click here to check out the full review.

Pods "With Mars" - Candy Critic Score 13

There are more "Pods" out there, and if they're anything like these, I want to try them all.

Click here to check out the full review.

Bonus, the worst candy from Oceania that we've ever reviewed.

Cherry Ripe - Candy Critic Score 4

I get a lot of flak from Australians about how low I rank this bar, but I stand by it.

Click here to check out the full review.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Kool Aid Man Funko Pop

This might be the only Funko Pop that works really well with the black creepy eyes.

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Another Australia Video - Chicos on the Beach

It was windy, and I ate Chico’s on the beach at Monkey Mia.

Click here to watch me eat sand and chocolate gummies.

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Candy In The Media - You Can't Have An 80's Commercial Without...

I always felt skateboards were a must have.

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First Australian Video - M&Ms in the Outback

Just posted our first video from Australia, I’m eating special edition honeycomb M&Ms in the middle of nowhere.

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Candy & Snack Trends For 2020

The world of candy and snacks is always changing. Popular flavours change, and new ideas are around every corner. While I’m not clairvoyant about what the future has to hold for us snack lovers out there, I do have some ideas about what I think will be trendy over the next year or two.

More Vegan Foods/Candy

I think we're going to see more and more foods that are vegetable based, and I don't think this is going to stop with meat products. There are many candies and snacks that still use animal based ingredients, and I think this is going to go on the decline even more than it is already. I think it's going to be become the norm to use only vegetable based ingredients in candy and snacks in the future and I think this is going to be a big selling feature this year. There are so many vegetable based substitutes for the ingredients used today in candy and snacks already, so it only makes sense for those who haven’t switched yet to switch over in order to keep a growing number of people happy with their snacks.

Fewer Super Spicy Treats

I've never been a huge fan of super spicy foods. For the last few years I've been trying to improve my tolerance of spicy foods, but it's still something I'm not in love with. I'm even less in love with the idea of having spicy foods that are so spicy that it causes people to be sick. I know that some people enjoy challenging themselves, but I'm starting to think that most people are getting tired of pushing the limits.

More Crazy Flavoured Chips

The crazy chip trend is not new. It's been going strong for a few years now, and I think it's going to keep going strong. While I like to see almost any new and fun flavour of chips, I'm really enjoying the trend of taking flavours from other parts of the world and introducing them via chips. Not everyone can travel to Thailand to try some authentic Tom Yum soup, but now anybody can eat the chips.

More Limited Edition Treats

I think this year, much like last year, is going to be filled with limited edition versions of classic snacks and treats. I worry that many of these treat companies are running out of ideas, and the flavours are just weird for weird sake, but I don't think that's going to stop them from continuing to make these treats. I predict that not only are we going to see more strange flavours, but I think that this year we might see an increase in the new colours and looks of classic treats (so they can get the Instagram clicks).

Even More CBD Candy

It could be the circles of people I hang out with, or the fact that I’m Canadian, but I keep coming across articles about CBD products, and more relevantly CBD edibles. The reason there’s a boom in these products is legalization of marijuana in many parts of the world. Edible CBD products are not something that can always be made in someone’s basement, so with more places around the world legalizing marijuana, there are more markets to sell legally, and more places that high quality snack and candy companies can build legal factories to manufacture CBD infused candies. Right now, there are several small newer companies producing edibles, but I think in the next year or two we’re going to see larger companies like Hershey’s, Frito-Lays, or even Nestle getting into the CBD market.

Here are a few things I hope (but I'm not sure) will trend this year:

Black Licorice in Odd Places

Over the last few years I've come to discover that Northern Europe has been using black licorice is some odd ways. It's common (and delicious) to find black licorice with chocolate, and I've even tried black licorice potato chips. While I'm not a huge fan of black licorice most of the time, I've found that as a subtle flavour addition it sometimes works really well.

Asian Candy From More Diverse Places

I think we're going to see even more Asian candies, but not just from Japan. I'm hoping that this year we start to see candies from all over Asia, including places like India, Thailand, and Malaysia. While Japan and China seem to have a pretty strong hold on the international candy market, it'll be great to get a bit more variety from this part of the world.

Lesser Known European Chocolate Brands Going Global

There are a lot of European chocolate bars that are really popular in some European countries, but for some reason they just haven't gone global yet. I hope that this is the year that these brands expand, and we start to see Fazer all over the world.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Thrifty Ice Cream Scoop

I like unique ice cream scoops, and I really like this one.

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We Are Totally Down Under

I hope that by the time you're reading these words, I'm on a beach cuddling a koala.

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Candy In The Media - Life Savers Rock!

I never thought of Life Savers as being the candy choice of the cool crowd, but what do I know.

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