Hello Panda

Hello Panda was my favourite snack from the shopping trip. They're very small cookies, with gooey icing in the middle. I chose milk flavour. I find this option to be intriguing, as I don't really think of milk having a flavour. However, this milk flavour is like milk on steroids, and reminds me of instant milk powder, or condensed milk.

The other thing I really liked about these is the sports this little panda seems to enjoy: sailing, archery, boxing, weight-lifting. Nothing like the sports a Canadian panda would do which I imagine would be more hockey-centric, because every Canadian identifies only with hockey...(can you hear the sarcasm?)

Tomato Candy?

Whenever I pick up a candy I always look to the package for inspiration.  I look for the package to give me some kind of clue as to what I'm about to dig into.  I also look to the package to tell me how fun this treat is going to be.  A package can really tell you a lot.

But that's not always the case.  The package for this candy left me with more mystery and answers.  What are these little round things supposed to be, are they tomatoes? They sure look like them.  Is this tomato candy something new, something original.  Those red things don't look like cherries, so it's gotta be tomatoes.  There's really only one way to to find out... opens candy... pops it in mouth... It appears that the little red dots mean that this candy tastes like cheap perfume.  Who would have guessed.

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Double Review on National Chocolate Chip Day

What a day it is today candy fans.  Not only am I posting a new review today, but it's also National Chocolate Chip day.  If I had of planned this a little better I may have planned for the new review to feature chocolate chips, but frankly as of late I'm not really thinking that far in advance.

Click here to read this weeks new review.

But that's not all, see I got an e-mail from Mikey asking me "Where is the Mars Bar and M&M’s?".  It's not the first time I've been asked about M&M's and Mars bars either.  So to answer at least half of your question, the M&M's are right here:

Click here to read my M&Ms review, just added.

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Dancing Clothes Disturb Me

This new ad from Cadbury is kind of disturbing.  In particular, the pants that sing through their front zipper just seems wrong.

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Quick Be Sad On Twitter!

If you happen to be sad about not being able to get Jello pudding products, I implore you to tweet it on twitter.  Make sure to end with a ":(" because if you happen to be linked with the folks at Jello they may send you some coupons for free stuff.  There's a catch, in that you have to reply correctly to them, but hey it's free Jello stuff, it's worth the work.

Click here to learn more about the offer.

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Candy In A Can

Ooh La La Candy has just released candy in a can and I have to say I'm not really sure what to think of it.  I think in the case of their worms in a can, it's OK.  But other than that it seems kind of inconvenient to have to eat candy out of a can, particularly on road trips, or hiking excursions.  The only other two "canned" candies I would except as clever would be "Whoop Ass" although I'm not sure how you would make it, and a bunch of letter "D's" (canned D's).

Click here to read more about this new canned candy.

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In The Future Candy Critics Will Be Replaced By Robots

Science keeps trying to build mechanical monsters that can taste, smell and generally experience food just like us.  Sure that could mean better food down to the micro-crunch, but what will it do for Candy Critics like myself?  Sure these robots could give you a perfect description of any treat, and a computer could tell you if it is a perfect match for your taste buds.  But where would you get to experience the visual delights, clever banter, and regular spelling mistakes that you get from us here at Candy Critic?

Click here to read about how science is going to put us out of business.

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Updated Candy, The Goo Goo Cluster

It really seems like the year that candy companies are going to update their treats.  Three Musketeers announced earlier that they're going to update their bar, and now Goo Goo Clusters are going to update their treats as well. I have mixed feelings about candy companies updating classic treats.  It can go well and you can end up with a great treat, however it can also go horribly wrong as well.  And when it goes wrong it can lead to a classic treat being retired forever.

Click here to read more about the update.

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That About Sums Up Junk Food

I just read an article about a new sweet shop in Iowa and the owner summed up the appeal of sweets and junk food really well.  She said "It's junk food, comfort food," and that's a good description of why some treats really taste great.  It's more than just flavour, it's also about comfort.

Click here to read the article.

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Tokachi Azuki Caramel

The shelf tag for these called them "Red Bean Candy", but the box says Tokachi Azuki Caramel. And they taste more like caramel than beans, which to my Western palette is a good thing. They are beautifully wrapped and stacked in their little box. Yum!

The Story of Selling Pretzels

Listen to internet radio with Barry J. Moltz on Blog Talk Radio

I just listened to a fun little interview with a couple of Pretzel makers that took their idea from a small company to a huge company.  Sure the business end sounds fine and dandy, and if you're thinking of starting your own pretzel or snack company you might gain a few tips.  The thing that caught my ear however was a pretzel idea that sounds delicious.  It's the chocolate chip pretzel.  It's like a chocolate chip cookie and a regular pretzel made out and ended up with a crazy mixed up baby.

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Brad Pitt Eats Pringles

Well according this commercial he used to eat Pringles.

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Chocolate Covered Bacon

Sometimes I like to talk about a particular subject and point you to a related article.  Sometimes I write a brief description of an article and then post it below.  This time I'm just going to tell you the headline of the article and you can choose for yourself if you want to check it out.

"Have you tried: Chocolate-covered bacon at Wassi's Meat Market in Melbourne"

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What Good Candy Makers Need

Sure there's a little bit of skill, and a little bit of technique, but the most important thing you need is heart.  You have to want to make the best treats imaginable.  You have to worry about every detail.  If you don't, then you'll just make the same thing as everybody else, and most likely very poorly.  So when I read the story of a mother daughter team that puts heart into their treats, without even tasting a single one of their chocolates, I can tell they're fantastic.

Click here to read more about this team.

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Kinder Kid Is Still Around

I found this ad on Vintage Ad Browser from the 1960s and I realised that I think they still use the same kid in their ads today.  That's kind of cool, I wonder what he looks like now?

Ad from Vintage Ad Browser.

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Interview With The Creator Of Jelly Bellies

Easily one of the most influential candies of modern times it's inspired writers (J.K. Rowling) and modern media all over the world.  It's tickled taste buds, and changed the way people look at flavours in candy.  The Jelly Belly is truly a tour de force in the candy and media world.  It's creator took a really simple idea, improving the Jelly Bean, and turned it into something no one could have imagined.

Click here to read an interview with the creator of the Jelly Belly.

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Today Is National Nutty Fudge Day!

I don't have a picture of "nutty fudge" but I do have a picture of nuts, and I plan to go out and buy some fudge.

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Hello candy lovers, I'm Alex!

As a new contributor here on Candy Critic, I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I was a devoted reader of (and commenter on) this fine blog until Chris called me out for my incessant blog-stalking and suggested that I make myself more useful. So here I am.

Sweets are currently not only my hobby but my vocation: I’m the manager of a small family-run chocolate shop in western Maryland. (Oddly enough, my first job was also at a family-owned chocolate shop, though that one was in western Ohio.) I was raised to believe that if a dessert wasn’t chocolate then it wasn’t worth eating, though my parents disagreed about what type of chocolate was preferable- I tend to side with my dad and say the darker the better; white chocolate isn’t really chocolate.

On a similar note--

The other day, while a customer perused the chocolate case, her husband looked bored and commented that he didn’t much care for candy. I responded in my normal perky way, “Well that’s okay, we sell chocolate.” His dismissive, “Same thing,” kind of offended me. Chocolate and candy are soooo not the same. Chocolate is rich and decadent and something I savor. Candy is bright and fun and I hide it in my car so my boyfriend won’t judge me for having a slight sugar addiction. I love them both, but in very different ways.

Now, thanks to Chris, I get to share that love with all of you. I’m really excited! So excited that I'm a little jittery! Come to think of it, that might have more to do with all the Skittles I just ate... But still, really excited!

More Problems In The Corn Syrup World

It appears that the war over the true or false nutritional value of corn syrup isn't going to go away any time soon. I'm not sure what to think about corn syrup, some people say it's the devil, others say it's pretty much the same as any other kind of sugar.  Frankly I'm not really that certain about the scientific differences between sugars at all.  I always thought that a sugar, was a sugar, was a sugar, but I guess I'm wrong... or am I?

Click here to read about the latest corn syrup lawsuit.

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Sex or Chocolate

It's the great debate.  Many (primarily women) say they would rather have a nice piece of chocolate over sex, or so I've read.  I'm wondering what kind of sex these people might be having to create such a response.  It's not like we really have to choose, I'm sure the situation never comes up that you can either have sex or have chocolate.

Click here to read more about sex, chocolate, and chocolate health.

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Barba-Papa Squared

For those of you not familiar with the television show Barba Papa, it was created in the 70s and featured a series of characters that could transform into many shapes and sizes.  The main two character were Baraba Mama and Barba Papa.  Barba Papa was pink, like candy floss, and there's a reason.  You see Barabapapa is also the French word for candy floss.  So you can only imagine how excited I was when I saw this tub of pink candy floss with Barba-Papa on it.

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Obvious Advice is Still Good Advice

"Trying to limit sugar consumption will be beneficial" is a quote I just read in an article all about the fact that most people eat way too much sugar in their diet.  Fortunately this article doesn't go off about how the candy industry is destroying the human race, and instead simply suggest people learn about what they eat and limit the amount of sugar intake.  Good advice if you ask me.

Click here to read more.

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no English

One of my most favourite things to do is to go to the Asian grocery store and get snacks that are a little different from my normal choices. The criteria I use to chose snacks are a combination of the following traits:

1) no English on the package. This makes the food inside a surprise! Sometimes English is okay, as long as it doesn't make sense. "Pizza" on a bag of chips seems promising.
2) cute characters on the package. It seems food from Japan is especially into this. They anamorphize  just about anything.
3) an unusual ingredient.  Because of government regulations there are stickers with a list of ingredients in English and French stuck onto every item, but sometimes things just don't translate. I almost bought a tin of candy with "Immortal Grass" as a main ingredient, but it was a little out of my price range.

Are You In Ohio?

Maybe you could go check out this little candy shop call "Fantasy Candies".  It looks nice, and it appears that they make a whole bunch of stuff in store.

Click here to read more about this shop.

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No Sugar Problems

Finally an article that looks at "sugar-free" foods from a logical perspective. The article examines how when dealing with a sweet craving you shouldn't rely on sugar substitutes.  It also mentions that many sugar-free treats also contain other things that might not be healthy.  Very well written and very true, although I would have liked more mention of portion control.

Click here to read more.

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Sugar Package Art

So there I am, sitting in a coffee shop enjoying a nice cup of tea, when I come across a really strange selection of sugar packages.  These packages where like nothing I'd ever seen before in my life.  Most of the time sugar packages come with either the brand name on it, like Red Path Sugar, or Sweet and Low.  Or they have the name of the establishment on it, like Second Cup, or Best Western.  But these ones where different, these sugar packages had random drawings that had absolutely nothing to do with sugar at all.

Take this fish for example, I'm fairly certain that putting sugar on fish is not really the thing to do.

Or this dog, I can't really figure this one out at all.

But the strangest of all was this mosquito.  Why would you decorate a sugar package with a bug that is universally hated by all?

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New And "Improved"

People always tell me that when they try a candy treat that they haven't had since they where kids it tastes "different".  It's always a disappointment to people because they go out to buy these treats to not only get a sweet fix, but also to live a little bit of nostalgia.  The excuse that people give themselves is that their tastes buds have changed so it'll never be the same as they remember.  Well hold onto your hats people, because what you didn't know is there's a good chance that it in fact has changed.  Candy companies alter their products almost constantly, adding more crunch, changing the amount of cocoa, all kinds of "fixes".  While many of these fixes go unnoticed, if you don't eat a treat for a while and then try it again it can be pretty severe change.  What I propose is this, I think candy companies should, for a few months at least, go back to basics.  I want a Kit Kat bar that was exactly the same as the one I had when I was a kid.  Maybe have a special edition bar for nostalgia sake.  Let people compare and see if these little changes actually improved the treat, or at the very least re-live their childhood a little.

Click here to read about how 3 Musketeers has "improved".

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Twinkie Flavours

Apparently there was a poll done recently on the Twinkie's website.  The poll asked people to vote on a new flavour of Twinkie that they'd like to try.  The winner, Lemon Meringue, so in 2012 look out for it.

Click here to read more.

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Women Love Chocolate, The Science

I've always heard people say that women have a certain affinity to chocolate.  I've been told it's the way to their heart, and a great way to make them happy.  The thing is I've seen very little science to prove this.  Sure there's evidence of chemicals in chocolate that might lead to euphoria, but does it just affect women?  Well according to some new science it does.  However it appears that women in Canada, US, and England are more susceptible to the allure of chocolate.  So that pretty much eliminates the idea that it's chemical.

Click here to read more about the science.

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Bunny Chocolates

These cute little chocolates are more leftovers from Easter. They had a hazelnut chocolate filling which tasted good but was a little crystalized and crunchy. I like the idea of animal shaped candy, especially cute stuff. I'd like to see a line of chocolates shaped like honey badgers, or yaks.

Big Gay Ice Cream Truck

I've never heard of this "Big Gay Ice Cream Truck" but after reading an article about it on "Serious Eats" I'm intrigued.  The truck looks like a simple ice cream truck, but the ice cream treats they're producing sound original and tasty.  Take for example their Choinkwiches, an ice cream sandwiches wrapped with bacon.  And that's just the beginning of their creations.  The good news is, apparently they're putting out a cook book, so if you can't make it to New York you can always try making their treats yourself.

Click here to read more about it.

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Ever Tried a Kumquat?

If you don't know what a Kumquat is, the best way to describe it is to say it's a really sour super small orange.  The shape and size is actually more like a grape, but it's most certainly a citrus fruit.  The flavour really isn't that appealing if you eat them on their own.  On the island of Corfu in Greece you'll find that they're obsessed with these little orange fruits.

The thing is, the only place I've ever seen them is in the tourist shops.  In all my time in Corfu I did not once see a kumquat in any of the local markets or shops.  So it makes me wonder, do they only sell kumquats to tourists?  Maybe many years back in Corfu they discovered that the island was perfect for growing the fruit.  The problem was, no one on the island really liked them that much.  Then they discovered that tourists (particularly those from place that don't have kumquats) found them to be rather fascinating.  Although I'm sure it's mostly because of the name.  Either way they discovered that tourist would buy anything that had this silly name printed on it, even if it wasn't that appetizing.  I say this because Corfu has many great flavours and none of these great flavour use kumquats. Yet every tourist shop in town can't sell enough kumquat souvenirs to fill an entire cruise ship.

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It's Spring Time

So what better way to celebrate spring than eating a chocolate butterfly?  Actually, today I saw a butterfly up at my apartment window.  It's kind of uncommon because I'm not that close to the bottom and they rarely make it up this high.  So it was kind of cool, and inspiring for today's review.

Click here to read the review.

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The Last of the Greek Reviews

At least for a little while this is the last of the Greek reviews.  I only say this because I have a pretty solid line up of non Greek candy on the way that I'm dying to try out.  But seeing as I'm living here, in Greece, for the next little while, I imagine you'll see more Greek reviews in the future.  Maybe even another "Greek Review-a-Thon.

Click here to read today's review.

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Playing with my Food

I find it very satisfying to stack and organize my food.

Sometimes it's easy to take pictures of food. It's already beautiful, it has unique packaging, it is a moment to be remembered. But sometimes candy comes in a bag that isn't very inspiring, and then it just lays around. That's when food photography seems to become creative food play. It takes a little more time to stack, organize, arrange things to make it look more interesting and dramatic.

Towers of gummies are very wobbly.

Do You Crave Junk Food?

I don't think I crave junk food as much as people think I crave junk food.  I'm interested in junk food, I think it's a fascinating subject to write about and to photograph, but I don't think I have a problem. In fact I really don't eat that much junk food on a daily basis at all.  Or am I just lying to myself.

Click here to read more about junk food cravings.

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Maple Syrup Makes Good Candy

If you need proof you might have to visit a sugar bush, like the one featured in the article below.  They don't just harvest the stuff, but they also make treats out of it too.

Click here to read about Shepherd Sugar Bush.

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People Ask Me Why I Don't Like Most Watermelon Candies

I'd be a liar if I told you that I like every single flavour of candy in the world.  Truth is I'm not a big fan of licorice, fake apple, and fake watermelon.  I try and describe to people why I don't like fake Watermelon but it's kind of hard.  I say that fake watermelon flavours don't have that refreshing splash that you can only get from real watermelon, and frankly that splash is the best part.

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Greek Gum?

Who would have thought that Greece would have it's own brand of gum.  Not only do they have their own brand of gum, but they have several brands of gum, and they're all distinctly Greek.  Why do you ask are they Greek?  Well it all boils down to that stuff I'm mentioned a few times before on this site, Mastiha.

Click here to read the review.

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The Science Behind "Eutectics"

Ever wonder why some things melt in your mouth better than others?  The answer can be found in a fun word, "eutectic".  Now that you know the terminology, why not find out the science behind it.

Click here to learn all about "eutectic".

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Lots Of Candy Related Things To Do This Weekend

It all depends where you live, but if you happen to live in Michigan, California, or Ohio, then I've got some events for you.

Why not check out this new club that has a candy themed evening of sweet fun.

Or check out the Chocolate Festival in Encinitas.

There's always the Appalachian wine, chocolate driving tour in Ohio.

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Strange Photo

Photo: Jacky Naegelen of Reuters.

I've been trying to figure out a way to describe this photo without actually posting it.  A way to make you want to click on the link because you where just so curious, but I couldn't.  The photo is of Carl Lagerfeld in a chocolate hotel suit... the memories you will take from it are un-erasable.

Picture found on Boing Boing.

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Honibe Teaches Me About Honey

I have to say when it comes to honey I'm a bit of an ignoramus.  Sure I can taste a difference in some honeys, and I might even like one over another, but I really don't think I have a developed pallet for honey.  The reason I bring this up is because Honibe just sent me this e-mail:


"Honibe™ Announces Collaboration with Comvita to Launch World's First 100% Pure Manuka Lozenge

Island Abbey Foods Ltd™, specialty honey manufacturer, today announced a partnership with Comvita, the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of Manuka (Leptospermum) honey .Comvita will use the technology created by Honibe™ to produce the first pure dried Manuka honey products in the world.
The first product from this collaboration will be Pure Manuka Honey Lozenges with a UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) of 10+.

The Honibe™ brand is built around a proprietary platform technology that has enabled the creation of 100% pure dried honey products in a variety of form factors with no additives or preservatives. Comvita will now expand their current product lines to include Honibe’s innovation in honey to create a 100% Pure Manuka Lozenge “Comvita is the leading producer of Manuka honey and Manuka products in the world,” stated, President of Island Abbey Foods Ltd., John Rowe. “Comvita has established a reputation for creating innovative natural health and wellbeing products which is further reiterated by this partnership. We will be producing a 100% Pure Manuka Lozenge for Comvita with our patented technology to create an entirely new innovation in Manuka honey."

Now I'm fairly certain I don't know what a "UMF" is and I'm really not sure how good a 10 is either.  However I trust the folks at Honibe so I'm sure it's pretty darn tasty.

UPDATE:

Graham from Honibe sent me this message:


"Manuka honey comes from a Manuka flower that is only native to New Zealand. This honey has considerably more active ingredients in it compared to other honeys on the market. It has been proven to provide more health benefits for the body than other honeys. The Unique Manuka Factor is the biggest reason for this as it contains high levels of antibacterial properties which is graded based on the +5, +10, +15, +20, +25.

I hope this helps explain it a little bit better.

Best,
Graham"


Thanks Graham, see the folks at Honibe are OK.

Click here to check out Honibe's site.

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No Creme Egg Easter... But Wait!

Although I had a pretty good Easter this year, I was a little disappointed about one aspect.  Here in Athens they don't seem to sell Cadbury Easter Creme Eggs anywhere.  But I didn't let it get me down, I decided instead to focus on the new treats I could have here and not worry too much about nostalgia.  But then after the holidays my friend Jonathan (having just come back to Athens from England for the Easter holidays) handed me a spectacular gift.  It was a British Cadbury Creme Egg, and it was the best treat any recently moved away from home Candy Critic could hope for.

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Sour Apple Candy Ad

Just like last week I decided to find this weeks ad by simply typing a random candy related word into the Vintage Ad Browser's search tool.  This weeks word was sour.  I have to say I had to comb through a few non-candy ads to find a good sour candy ad.  It's strange how whenever a candy company wants to promote something that is really sour, they often use a really ridiculous situation to do it.  Why is extreme flavour attached to corny random gags in candy commercials?

Ad found on Vintage Ad Browser.

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Off to the Races in Our Greek Review-a-Thon

I don't really understand that name of this bar.  It's called "Derby" but it doesn't appear to have any relevance to horse racing.  There are no horses on the package, and the main ingredient is coconut.  From what I understand coconut is not something one generally associates with horse racing.  Sometimes they call soccer tournaments "derbies", but then I still don't understand the coconut reference.

Click here to read the review.

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Sun Bleached Window... Not So Good

I love looking at candy windows.  Not only do they make my mouth water, but they appeal to the artist in me.  The thing is, there's a fine line between having an impressive window and having a window that makes me want to avoid your shop.  This window on the other hand has crossed this "fine line" and kept walking for a kilometer or two.  If you can't notice from the photo, the light chocolates in the window are not supposed to be light, they've been sun bleached.  Makes me wonder how fresh anything in the store might be.

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Summer Candy

For some reason I associate these salt water taffy candies with summer. It makes no sense. They're available all year, and if anything are harder to eat in the summer, because they go all soft and stick to their wrappers and then you have to decide how much wax paper you're comfortable eating.

From front to back: peppermint, cinnamon, blue raspberry, banana

This one is cinnamon flavoured.

A Note To Candy Companies

If you're wondering why food bloggers (particularly candy bloggers) do what they do you might want to read this link.  You should know that food bloggers (particularly candy bloggers) don't make much, if any, money.  We just love food, love candy, and love everything it provides.  If you want to know how to deal with food bloggers (particularly candy bloggers), then read this article.

Click here to read the article.

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Candy Travel Game

Next time you go on a trip (business or pleasure) why not try out a little fun candy game.  Every time you're offered free candy, except it and put it in your pocket.  Even if the offer is a bowl of candies in the front lobby of your hotel, take one.  Even if you visit the lobby more than once, take one each time.  If your pockets fill up, keep a little bag where you can dump them regularly.  So how many candies did you get?  On a recent trip I took I manged to pick up 25 pieces of candy in 4 days.  That's pretty impressive if you ask me.

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Creepiest Greek Candy I've Ever Seen

I can't begin to explain to you how creepy this chocolate candy is... Actually I can, it's pretty much all in my review.  I'm not sure why some candy companies think certain ideas are fun for kids, when they don't really think them through.

Click here to read today's Greek Review-a-Thon review.

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The Great UK Candy Bar Debate Continues

Serious Eats has decided to examine the classic debate about British chocolate bars.  The debate is as follows (and has been mentioned many times in the blog): are British candy bars better than US candy bars?  My opinion is that British candy bars are much better than US candy bars, but that's my opinion and it's not always true.  There are a few US candy bars that are exceptional and can easily match quality with British bars, but the vast majority, in my opinion do not.  The real question that needs to be tackled in this debate is not if they're better, but rather how they are different.  So I think I might have to put together a comparison.  It'll take me a little time to get the bars but check back soon.

Click here to read about Serious Eats article.

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Fair Is Fair, But What is "Fair"?

I'm sure you've heard the expression "Fair Trade", heck I use it on this site regularly, but do you have any idea what goes into "Fair Trade" products?  It can be a hotly debated concept and often when you read articles about it they tend to have a bias either for or against it.  Some say it's political "green washing:" others say it's a really important new way of doing business fairly.  Well the folks at Serious Eats posted a really good, simple, and fairly non-biased explanation of the whole system.

Click here to read the explanation.

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Candy Fashion Show

I love it when candy and fashion mix, I'm not saying it always works, I'm just saying that I love the attempt.  The "Washingtonian"(always wondered what you call someone from Washington) has a fun article about candy makers and designers working the runway.  The slideshow is particularly interesting.

Click here to check it out.

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Ioannina Island

Most people never think about visiting some of the small cities and towns in the interior of Greece when on vacation.  I can tell you now that you are really missing out.  Allison and I went to the city of Ioannina near the border of Albania, and found the nicest candy selling lady in history.

Her store is located on the island in the middle of the the cities lake.  The island has a population of less than 300 and more than half of the population seems to be in the business of selling meals to visitors or tourist trinkets.  One lady however has a great collection of hand made treats that it appears she makes by hand.

She was so nice to us, and was so generous with the samples.  I tasted everything she makes before I had to buy anything.  Although all of her snacks where tasty, this almond triangular cookie was superb.  I could have eating a million of these things.

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It's a Greek Review Kind of Tuesday

I got a lot on my plate today, but I didn't forget to post a new Greek review for the Greek Review-a-thon.  I don't have much to say about this little treat that I didn't say already in the review.  It's a pink cube, it has the letter "A" printed on it, and it's filled with chocolate.  How was it?  Well you'll have to read the review to find that out.

Click here to read the review.

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The Greek Obsession With Gelato.

After being in Greece over the last little while, I've noticed that Greek people really seem to love Gelato.  I'm sure it has something to do with their proximity to Italy.

It's not that I don't find the Gelato here to be spectacular, particularly in the Northern Island of Corfu. I just find it disappointing that they don't support their regular ice cream makers as much.  Greece has some of the creamiest, richest ice cream I've ever tried.  Even the cheap stuff from the dairy case at grocery stores is way above par.  So why push the Gelato, why not push the high quality creamy stuff?  Trust me, if you ever visit Greece, try the ice cream before you try the Gelato, you'll be very happy you did.

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You Smell Bad, Eat Some Candy

Apparently science has been back to its old tricks again and created another strange candy treat.  This time science has found a way to make candy that makes you smell better.  I'm not just talking about your breath either, this treat claims that it will make your whole body smell  better.  Now I know I rarely ask for free samples, but if the makers of this treat are listening I'm pretty smelly right now and could really use some help.

Click here to read more about this treat.

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Do You Eat Too Much Sugar?

Apparently you can hire a life coach to help get you off sugar.  Because we all know that sugar is the root of all evils and the cause of all problems.

Click here if you feel you'd like to blame sugar for your problems.

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Pastel Mints

Usually mint is associated with cool colours, like blue or pale green. I was pleasantly surprised to find these bright pastels were mint flavoured. They're fun, and the little sprinkles made me think they look a little retro as well. It's a gentle mint, it won't clear out your sinuses, but one of these is just right after a meal.

Mint is one of my favourite flavours.

The Greek Candy Review-a-Thon Continues

I never knew that Greece had their very own line of chocolate bars.  In fact, Greece has many lines of chocolate bars, and so far most of them have been pretty good.  Better still, most of them have been really creative adding interesting things to them while still being decent quality.

Click here to read today's review.

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Today Is National Truffle Day

So go find yourself a pig, dig up some mushrooms an.... wait a minute, I think they mean the chocolate kind.  So what's the deal with truffles as chocolates and truffles as mushrooms?

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Sunday Greek Review

Sunday in Greece is a day that everybody goes to church, and this treat would be the perfect snack for the middle of service.  I say this because it's really soft and chewy.  Soft and chewy is good for any occasion where you don't want to be heard munching on a treat, and for a time that you want the treat to last a while.

Click here to read the review.

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