The Home of the Theme Park

 

It's not commonly known, but Denmark is actually home to at least 3 of the most important historical theme parks in the world. These three parks have amazing history, and two of them are considered part of the reason theme parks are the way they are today. As we all known, theme park food has become very trendy these days, with many theme parks hosting world class restaurants and snack stands. On a recent trip to Denmark, Allison and I visit these three theme parks and sampled some of the delights. There were some highs and some lows with the food, but there were also some interesting trends well worth mentioning.

The 3 theme parks in question are Tivoli Gardens, Bakken, and Legoland. Tivoli Gardens is one of the oldest theme parks in the world, and it's said that it is the theme park that inspired Walt Disney to create Disneyland. Bakken is actually the oldest theme park in the world opening in 1583, the current mascot (a creepy white clown) came about over 200 years ago. Legoland might arguably not belong on this list, however it is the first Legoland to ever open, and might be one of the earliest single theme, theme parks ever.

While each one of these parks had some unique foods and snacks, there were a few things that really seemed to happen across all boards. Beer and coffee was one thing that seems to loom large at all of these parks. All of them had places where you could buy both of these drinks, and all of the places selling these drinks had huge lines all day long. I felt like the Danish way to enjoy theme parks is to balance your coffee and beer intake to allow for the perfect buzz all day long.

Another thing that seemed to be very popular at all of these theme parks is betting for candy/chocolate. Each of these parks offered the opportunity to place a bet in various games, and first prize would be a giant (and I mean giant) chocolate bar or candy. We're talking Toblerone or Daim bars that weighed several pounds. While they did have a few games offering classic carnival stuffed toys, I saw many people walking around with giant candy prizes too.

All of these parks also offered mostly classic theme park food. There was lots of popcorn, cotton candy, and ice cream available at every single park. There were sit down restaurants as well at each park, and at least one buffet available as well. I feel like Denmark really likes buffets a lot. While these are some of the similarities, it's time to look at some of the highlights from each park, starting with Tivoli Gardens.

The theming at Tivoli Gardens was pretty amazing, particularly when you realize how small this theme park actually is. We happened to be visiting during the 180th anniversary of the park, and I picked up their special limited edition ice cream treat to celebrate this anniversary. One thing I'll say about the theme park food at Tivoli Gardens is that they make it with such care, almost all of the snacks are a piece of art.

Meal wise we made two stops, for lunch we ate a place called Gasoline Grill. It wasn't really themed to anything except minimalist trendy burger shop. I believe that they're a chain with more locations in Denmark. This was a bit of a theme with many restaurants in Tivoli, including their adjacent food court that's exclusively trendy foods and chain restaurants.

For dinner we ate at a more traditional Denmark theme park style restaurant, it was their German beer garden. The thing we noticed about beer gardens in almost all the theme parks is that the point was not just to sell you beer, but sell you amazing German food to eat with your beer. Most beer gardens in North America are just fenced off bars, but here it's a German culinary experience, with beer.

Our next theme park is Bakken. I should note that we didn't spend nearly as much time in Bakken as we did at Tivoli and Legoland. Frankly there just isn't as much to do at this park. Most of the rides are your standard state fair or carnival rides. Our ultimate goal was to check out the oldest theme park in the world, and ride one ride. It also rained for a good deal of the time we were at Bakken. Food wise the choice was kind of slim.

There are several restaurants located in one section of the park. We considered getting a buffet meal while at Bakken, but we checked out the buffet and it was kind of disappointing. Most of the snacks were just things like ice cream, cotton candy and popcorn. While the setting was pretty fun, the snacks themselves did not impress too much.

The final stop was Legoland. This was obviously the most unique of these parks, and also the newest. I was actually surprised at how much of the food at Legoland was similar to that of the other two theme parks. Both of our meals at Legoland were buffets. The first was the most important stop for me food wise, as it had the "famous" Lego french fries. They were fun, but they did highlight one thing about this park that surprised me.

There were very few food options themed to Lego itself. In our entire time at the park I found two treats that were themed to Lego. There was the french fries, and one coffee shop offered Lego shaped chocolates for around 10 dollars each block. We even stopped in the candy store, and they did not offer one candy in the shape of a Lego brick. They would use Lego characters to promote treats, but the lack of Lego themed food was a little disappointing.

We did make one more stop, and while not technically a theme park, it is theme park adjacent (almost literally). Lego House is a museum located a few minutes walk from Legoland. While they also lacked any food that looked like Lego, they did offer a few fun treats. My favourite being the overpriced coffee from the Lego movie (all proceeds went to charity). The museum also offered a look at how food was represented in Lego, as well as some amazing pieces of Lego art with food themes.

Being a theme park fan, I really enjoyed all our adventures in Denmark. I had never thought about Denmark's relation to theme park history, but it's truly an important place. While they haven't really adapted to the amazing food selections available at some of the more modern theme parks around the world, there are some amazing examples of classic carnival food done right.

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Best Green Candy

 When you can't think of any St Patrick's Day treats, you try and figure the next best thing.

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Learn Some Facts About Snacks

 

Have you picked up my comic series called Snack Facts? If you love adventure and snacks you should.

You can pick up your own set on Amazon or at candycritic.org/snackfacts.

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Temperature Sometimes Matters

One of the key issues I have when one candy replicates another is when there's a temperature difference. I find that some flavours only work well when they're presented at a certain temperature. Cola is a great example of this, as it really only works well when it's cold. Ice cream is also another flavour that works so much better when it's cold. It's not only cold things though, a slice of apple pie should be warm, so it's a little odd when you have an apple pie flavoured treat that's room temperature or even cold. I'm not saying that these are hard and fast rules, you can break them, it's just very challenging to keep the spirit of some flavours when presenting them under different temperatures.

Check out the latest temperature variating snack and let me know if you think it works.

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Beautiful Fake Food

 Japanese fake food is the best in the world, and this man is a master.

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Denmark Adventure

 In this episode of Junk Fud on the Road, Allison and Chris talk about all the theme parks they visited in Denmark with a few other stops as well.

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Pick Up Blue Orchid!

 

Watch her fight off awesome monsters!

 You can pick up chapter 1 of Blue Orchid right now on Amazon or at bewarethecheese.com/blueorchid.

Better With Chocolate

 I've heard people say that anything can be improved when covered in chocolate, but I'm not sure I always agree. There are a few things out there that I've said cannot be improved with chocolate, like onions. Most of the time people use this expression when they're talking about something that they don't like, and claim that if it was covered in chocolate it would be good. Few people (and even few candy makers) ever think about what might happen if you take something great, and then cover it in chocolate. Can you make a great thing even better by covering it in chocolate. Today I discovered probably the first sample of this kind of treat. Jelly Bellies are some of the best jelly beans in the world, but when you cover them in chocolate... well you'll just have to read the review.

Find out if an awesome candy can get even better with chocolate.

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Candy Art

 Many people say that certain candy is too beautiful to eat, in this case I believe it's true.

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The Best Candy Store Ever?

 

Whenever I travel I tend to visit candy and junk food sites. These sites could be historical, they could be a great shopping experience, or they could be just an amazing experience. Almost every place I visit sells candy in some way. Even the few candy museums I've been to tend to have some kind of shopping experience attached to them. The thing about the candy shopping experience is that it's rarely more than just a place to get exclusive or inexpensive treats. Sometimes there's a little decoration or theming, and that's fun, but it's never more than just decoration. There is however one candy store that has more, and that's the Fazer Cafe in Helsinki, Finland.

For those unfamiliar, Fazer is a chocolate company from Finland that may not be very well known in certain parts of the world, but in Northern Europe it's the top brand. It's the top brand for good reason too, I would rank it as one of the best mass produced chocolates in the world. It easily holds its own with brands like Cadbury. They also make some amazing bars with fascinating combinations, their licorice blend is surprisingly amazing. Fazer started in Helsinki by a Russian imigrant. The cafe in downtown Helsinki is not only their flagship store, but it's the original location.

The interesting thing about this cafe is that it's not completely chocolate bar themed. It's really a nice cafe where you can order a tasty sandwich or a classic cinnamon bun. Most of the cafe is actually still a cafe, and not a chocolate shop. According to the information at the cafe, this is how Fazer got its start, as a cafe that became famous for their chocolate treats. Eventually the chocolate treats became the main source of their business, but they've kept the cafe open, and selling nice baked goods and coffee. 

They also do sell chocolate, I would say that about one third of the cafe is dedicated to selling their chocolates and gummy candies. They offer all of the classic Fazer treats, but also some exclusive harder to find treats too. The price is a little higher than you might find at your local Finnish grocery store, but not much. The cafe is also not the cheapest cafe either, but you get a chance to sit in a historical site, doing what people did there before this brand became a chocolate giant. It's not themed either, it's just remained a cafe.

I can't visit Finland without a stop at the Fazer cafe. I don't think I'd plan a trip just to visit, but Finland is one of my favourite countries to visit, so I feel like I'll be there again in the future.

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I Ate Something Too Spicy

 I'm never really sure why I eat super spicy foods, I don't really like them, but here we go again.

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Chill Out and Learn Something New

 Did you know that narwhals like to eat nougat? Well maybe not in real life (please don't feed a narwhal nougat), but it's always fun to pretend.

Pick up Treats and Beasts right now on Amazon or at bewarethecheese.com/treatsnbeasts.

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My Purple Candy Rule

 I have a weird guideline/rule about candy, when in doubt, always go for purple. If I'm presented with colour options and I'm not really sure which to choose, I pick purple. If I'm in a store and I see a deep purple treat, I'll probably buy it. While I don't hunt out purple treats, I always feel like purple is a good bet. It's not that purple treats are always the best, but they're always either grape (which is a fine basic flavour) or something pretty interesting (like this new review, ube). So my unsure answer if presented a shelf full of treats, is go for the purple one. I should also note that this doesn't work for package colour, the treat itself must be purple.

Check out my latest purple review.

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That's A Big Lollipop

 Sometimes I think it's more fun to watch people make candy then it is to eat it, but that's probably only because I'm not eating it right now.

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Bite Into Snack Facts

 

I bet you've always wanted to know everything there is to know about gummy bears. Well now you can!

Check out Snack Facts on Amazon, or at candycritic.org/snackfacts

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Bad Chocolate

I'm always conflicted about bad chocolate. Chocolate is a treat that often has a very close association of quality and price. It's very rare to get a really great piece of chocolate for a very cheap price. Having said that, I have had some disappointing expensive chocolate in the past. The reason inexpensive chocolate is often not great is fairly simple, cocoa is expensive. The reasons behind expensive chocolate being disappointing is a little harder to explain. My latest review is firmly in the the inexpensive, and not really great category. Maybe some day I'll be surprised, but for now I'll just keep tasting.

Check out my latest disappointing chocolate bar review.

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Watching Candy Get Made

 Watching candy get made is probably the most relaxing thing I know.

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Our Nordic Adventure

 

Allison and I have been lucky enough to visit many countries in Europe, lately we've found a certain affection for some of the northern countries. In particular we've had a great experience in Finland (and even a little bit of Norway). It was were we had one of the most epic road trips ever, traveling above the arctic circle. We have great friends in Finland and continue to meet more great people from that country. We do however have some friends from other Nordic countries, who would tell us that it was well worth visiting other parts as well. So Allison and I decided that we would go on another adventure in northern Europe.

Our plan was to start in Finland, jump on a boat to Sweden and head to Denmark. The time in Finland was to be short as the point of going was to surprise one of our road trip friends for their birthday. While we only had one day in Helsinki, we managed to get in many of our favourite Finland treats, including Piirakka and a stop at the Fazer Cafe. These were important flavours for us in Finland and they did not disappoint. In fact I'll be posting another blog in the near future about the Fazer Cafe and how amazing a place it is. The Piirakka is a symbol of our friends and the hospitality that the people of Finland are not at all famous for, but have in spades.

After an all too brief stop in Helsinki, we jumped on a ferry to Stockholm Sweden. Stockholm is an interesting city in that it's both European and Nordic. I feel like Helsinki is more Nordic than European, and Stockholm is the opposite. Neither is better or worse, but just different. The old town in Stockholm offers foods from all over Europe, including multiple churro and Belgian waffle stands. There are certainly some very Nordic things, but in many areas I felt more like I was in Europe than I do in when I'm visiting Finland.

The thing I wanted to eat most of all on this trip was meatballs in Sweden, and that's what we had for our first meal. We had it for many other meals as well since they were pretty yummy everywhere, and also unique to the chefs who prepared them. All of my experience with Swedish meat balls in the past was from IKEA, and amazingly there were some similarities. They seem to always come with mashed potatoes, a white gravy and a side of lingonberries. The differences I found were that the lingonberries where often not a jam, but more sour and fresher. There would also often be a side of pickles, I would describe as bread and butter pickles. Many of our meatball plates also offered a few sprigs of what I believe to be raw pea shoots too. I don't know if they were just supposed to be garnish, but Allison and I found that part to be the unexpected joyful addition to this meal.

Another thing I discovered in Stockholm was this clown. This clown would continue to haunt my dreams and every single treat, snack or convenience store for the rest of our time in Sweden. The clown is promoting ice cream, and I can only assume that kids have built in some kind of mental connection between it and receiving cool treats. As a foreigner I found it a little unease, and would often jump out at me in random places.

The other food that I never think of being Swedish, but most certainly is, is the cinnamon bun... sort of. They call them cinnamon buns, but I would probably call them cardamom buns instead. I have a bit of a confession, I can't say that I've had a cinnamon bun at IKEA in recent memory, so I'm not sure if they're the same. I did enjoy these "cinnamon buns", but I feel like the novelty was what really gave them a plus. The sugar on top is probably the highlight for me, as they're "pearls" of sugar and not icing or regular grains. I liked the sugar so much that I bought a bag of it for future baking experiments. I feel as though given the option, I would probably go for a North American, full of sugar and icing cinnamon bun over a Swedish one. I certainly enjoyed these, but I don't know if I like them more than the ones I get at home.

We ended our time in Sweden at a charming little town called Ystad. In fact I believe this town could literally be used as the dictionary definition for charming. We stayed in the middle of the older part of town only a few minutes walk from the waterfront. Food wise the selection was very similar to that of Stockholm, only fewer fast food options and more local places.

Our one find in Ystad was an amazing pizza place that was both charming and delicious. I can't say enough about the amazing people who ran it, and how important they were to awesome trip.

After a few modes of transportation we stopped in the first city of the last country we planned on visiting, Copenhagen. Copenhagen was even more European than Stockholm, with a touch of Nordic traditions. The food in Copenhagen was a mixed bag, and I mean that totally. We had some of our best and worst meals there. The interesting thing about this city is that we often found that the quality of food was often reflected in the quality of service we got at any eating establishment. We also found that all prices were sky high in this city (and even the whole country). At times we felt like we were getting our moneys worth, and other times it felt like we were being seriously ripped off.

The main theme of our stops in all of Denmark was theme parks. This country is very well known for several theme parks that have and continue to influence the entire world. Theme parks are such a big part of this leg of the trip that I've decided to write a separate blog on the theme parks of Denmark, so keep an eye open for that soon.

There were however two things about Copenhagen that are worth mentioning. The first is the danish, or the lack of the danish. When I was a kid, I always wanted to eat a danish in Denmark, but a few years back I learned that they don't actually sell danishes in Denmark. What I learned on this trip is that they do sell danishes, they just don't call them that. In fact I've never seen a country with so many danish like treats available in every cafe, bakery and grocery store. I'm not sure what the true definition of a danish is, but from what I can tell it's a pastry made with some kind of puff pastry, filled with fruit, cheese or custard.

The other things worth mentioning about Copenhagen are the 7-11s. I'm not sure how this evolved, but all of the 7-11 locations that we visited were not brightly lit convenience stores. Instead, they were quick service cafes with seating and fancy bakery counters. They had refrigerators full of drinks, but also espresso machines and fancy sandwiches. They also had a few other sundries, but they were pushed into the back of the store among the dimly lit seating.

Our final stop was in a town called Billund. Billund would probably be a small farming community if it wasn't for one particular company that started there, and continues to operate there, Lego. Billund is not only home to the Lego campus/headquarters, but it's home to the original Legoland and a place called Lego House. I will have a great deal more to write about both of these places on my blog about theme parks in Denmark, however I will mention one thing that will be the theme of that portion of that blog, there are very few options to eat Lego shaped foods in the town of Billund, far fewer than you might think.

We left Billund airport and headed back home. It was a horrible flight home that we're still trying to recover from it. My appreciation for the Nordic countries of Europe has only gone up. They are each different and each offer some amazing treats, foods, and snacks.

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The Most Reviewed Brands

 It should be noted that while I've reviewed these brands the most, that doesn't mean that they're the best. Although each of these brands make some pretty good treats.

Check Out A Comic That I Made

I drew a comic, and I think it's pretty cool. You can pick up chapter 1 of Blue Orchid right now on Amazon or at bewarethecheese.com/blueorchid/.

That's 1800!

 If my calculations are correct, this is the 1800th review on candycritic.org. It's hard to believe that I've eaten so many different treats, and harder to believe that I might eat 1800 more treats in my lifetime. When I first started this site, people thought that I would run out of candies to review pretty quickly, I feel like there's a never ending line of treats, ready to review.

Check out my 1800th review right here.

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A Fun Art Project!

 I love candy machines, and I love that this video tells you how to make your very own out of cardboard.

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The Great Question, Pie VS Sundae

 I do realize that I didn't mention McFlurries, but I'm kind of old school like that.

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Go Grab My Treat Filled Alphabet Book

 

If you're a fan of treats, beasts and English grammar, then I have the perfect book for you. Sure you might already know all the letters in the alphabet, but this will keep you in practice, and it's also tones of fun.

Pickup up your very own copy on Amazon, or at bewarethecheese.com/treatsnbeasts/

Bake It Out

 I've put a lot of candy in the oven, and it's always fascinating to watch it bake. This video proves that almost anything in an oven is fun to watch, the weirder the better.

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Strawberry Borders

On a recent trip to the Nordics I came across one of the greatest examples of how much many countries in Europe hate each other. This may seem like an odd topic for a blog about snacks and candy, but this feud was demonstrated to me via food, more specifically strawberries. Our Nordic adventure took us through Finland, Sweden, and Denmark.

After just having enjoyed our stop in Helsinki Finland, Allison and I were planning on what to do for our long ferry trip to Stockholm. We had an overnight ferry booked with breakfast, but we didn't have any dinner plans. We were thinking of just eating on the boat, but the price of dinner was astronomical, and with all the amazing markets and restaurants near the waterfront we thought we would make a picnic dinner and eat it on the boat. We found some wonderfully fresh salads at a local store, and decided that a box of fresh strawberries from the market would be the perfect way to finish our meal.

We wandered through the market until we came across a stall filled with every kind of berry you could imagine. Each berry looked amazing, but a friend had suggested that it was strawberry season, and that would be the way to go. The nice lady at the stand helped us pick a nice box of strawberries that would be ready to eat tonight. We had a bit of a debate about how many strawberries to get, so we thought we would ask the lady what she thought. We told her we were taking these strawberries on the ferry to Stockholm and she instantly changed her tune.

Once we mentioned we were taking these strawberries to Sweden, she congratulated us on our choice to bring Finish strawberries to Sweden, as the Swedish strawberries were awful. She went on for a few minutes about how great the Finish strawberries are and how horrible Swedish strawberries were. It was a weird tonal change in the conversation, and we decided not to tell her that the only reason we were buying these strawberries was because we wanted to eat them on the boat, and we weren't building a stockpile of strawberries to keep us going for the rest of our trip.

I will say that Finish strawberries are tasty. We did enjoy our box of strawberries on the ship, and low and behold a few did make it onto Swedish soil. This isn't the only incident of aggression that we had between these neighbouring countries on our trip. We were talking to a man working at a grocery store about our trip, and he asked us what we thought about Sweden. We told him we liked it, but we also liked Finland too. His entire demeanor changed, and he suggested that he hated Finland.

As a follow up, while we were driving through the southern part of Sweden near a town called Ystad, we discovered a road side stand selling strawberries. The minute we saw the stand we knew that we had to sample Swedish strawberries. Had that lady in Finland not been so aggressive, we might have passed this stand by, but knowing that there was a rivalry, we had to see if the Finish strawberries were actually better than the Swedish. We did buy a box at the stand, and I will say that these berries were different, but just to keep relations equal, I'm not going to talk about which were better.

We tried to find a fruit stand or farmers market in Denmark selling strawberries, but we had no luck. That's probably a good thing since I'm all about keeping the peace, and we don't need any more global conflicts right now.

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Snack Facts Is What You Want

 If you want to learn everything you have to know about the snacks that you love, check out Snack Facts. It's a fun comic adventure featuring Sir Francis Sweetums and Barbara where they explore all kinds of fun snacking history and facts.

Pick up your copy right now on Amazon or at candycritic.org/snackfacts/

Chinese New Year Thoughts

 

As you may or may not know, I have a separate list of treats that are themed to various holidays. It includes Christmas, Valentine's Day, Halloween and a few others. The one holiday that I've always thought about adding, but really couldn't think of treats that are themed to it is New Years. While posting my latest review I realized that I could actually make a category for Chinese New Year. While the western New Year doesn't really have that many treats available, Chinese New Year has so many, including the treat I tasted this week.

Check out this Chinese New Year Kit Kat bar.

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Reese's Puffs Are Popular

 I've always felt like Reese's Puffs cereal was a gimmick idea that actually turned into something many people love. Now it's a staple on the store shelves. Who would have thought?

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Cut And Paste This Episode of Chris, Why Would You Eat That?!!

Paste seems like a really bad way to describe almost anything that doesn't clean your teeth.

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Check Out My Comic

 I've got a #comic called #BlueOrchid, make sure to check it out and maybe pick up chapter 1.

You can get it on Amazon or at bewarethecheese.com/blueorchid.

Translation Issues

I do my best to try and get the names of every single candy that I review on candycritic.org. There are times however when I'm pretty sure that I got it wrong... but it's all that I've got. This is one of those cases. I can't read any Korean at all. I don't know anyone who I might feel comfortable asking to translate it. The font on the package is a little difficult for any translation software. The name of this treat is likely not "Big In Your Mouth", but that's all I could get. If you happen to know the real name of this treat, please let me know.

You can read the full review of this mysterious treat right here.

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OCD Kit Kat Cereal

 I just want to snap each finger of each tiny cereal square apart.

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Is Cookies and Cream Better Than Chocolate and Hazelnut?

 I feel like comparing this Cookies and Cream spread to Nutella is a little unfair. They're both very different types of spread. I do believe that many sweet spreads out there in the world owe a great deal to Nutella. While Nutella was not the first sweet (non jam) spread out there, I believe it's probably globally the most famous. I believe the fame of Nutella has allowed for new and obscure spreads to get out into the open market. Cookie butters are very popular right now, but I don't believe that we would have them available in so many places if it wasn't for Nutella. Because of this, I figured it was okay to broaden my search for sweet spreads that might be better than Nutella beyond just chocolate and hazelnut themed treats.

While I'm really glad that spreads like a cookies and cream spread exists, I'll be honest and say that I wasn't really a big fan of this one. The crunchy cookie bits were great, and most of the time I'm a huge fan of cookies and cream things. The problem with this spread is that it's too sour. I believe that many cookies and cream treats have a sour component in order to balance out the sweet and heavy cream flavour of the cream. Sour is a flavour that's common in real dairy products, but as we know if a dairy product is too sour it just tastes rotten. I wouldn't say that this tastes rotten, but it felt like it was heading that direction.

Creatively this is really a great idea, as cookies and cream on toast or even some fruit is a great combination. With just a little less sour, this spread would at the very least be a close runner up to Nutella, but as it stands it's most certainly not better than Nutella.

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Pick Up Treats and Beasts

 Jump on the opportunity to pick up one of my books, it's called Treats and Beasts. It's a fun alphabet book featuring beasts and the treats they love. Pick it up on Amazon at or at bewarethecheese.com/treatsnbeasts/.

Another Review-A-Thon

Once a month I dedicate an entire week to reviewing new treats. Sometimes I post a series of treats from a particular company, country or even variety. Sometimes, like this week, it's all pretty random. One might even argue (as I'm sure many people will) that this first entry into the review-a-thon isn't even a candy. Those people I say... well you're probably right, but I reviewed them and here we are.

Make sure to follow my various social medias to keep up with the review-a-thon.

Also check out the first entry, which is probably technically a cookie.

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Pick A Cereal Side

 I love that you get to choose which flavour you want to eat first, but I feel like many boxes of this cereal were sold and only one side eaten.

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The Best of the Best for 2023

 Here's the best treats I've reviewed in 2023. There are a few surprises along the way, but the number 1 review this year is actually fairly predictable.

Be sure to check out the top treats I've ever reviewed right here.

This Shirt Is 8bit Terrific

Pixelated Red Gummy Bear
by candycritic

 Why not celebrate the fact that you love gummy bears and all things retro tech at the same time?

Retro Candy Is Tough

 

I always have a hard time reviewing retro candy. First and foremost it makes me feel old, particularly when a candy was brand new at some point in my life and it's now considered retro. That means that I'm retro and that's not cool.  The other problem I have is that I'm never really sure if retro candy is still the same as it was back in the day. Recipes as well as standards have changed, so it might not be possible to match a treat from days gone by. The final problem I have with retro candy is that expectations have changed. Artificial flavours have improved, flavours have become more extreme and the choices you have today for treats is vastly larger than in the past. This sometimes makes a great retro candy kind of lame by today's standards.

Check out my latest retro review, see how it held up by today's standards.