I Normally Don't Eat Spicy Food But... - Aero Truffle "Dark Chipotle"

 

I don't understand why some people can just eat spicy food, and others cannot. I say this from the point of view of someone who does not generally enjoy spicy food. I wish that I could have been in love with spicy food since I was a child, but frankly I've just started to build a tolerance for it, and it's far from being something pleasurable. At this point I eat spicy food in order to build a tolerance, or to be polite. I still don't really enjoy spicy food for the fact that it's spicy. I enjoy some spicy foods, but I feel like taking the spice away would only make this food more pleasurable. I don't know why I was born this way, or even if I was born this way, but here I am.

Click here to read the spicy chocolate review from this week.

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Candy In The Media - Hands Free Oreo Dispenser

I never knew that I wanted a hands free Oreo dispenser until I saw this one. Now I just have to have one.

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Hey everyone, Snack Facts is here!

I just wanted to let everyone know that the first preview issue of Snack Facts, my micro comic all about candy and snacks is online and free to download. You can download and print the first issue using only one piece of paper and a little folding skill.

This first preview issue will introduce you to the quirky explorer Sir Francis Sweetums III and his sugar glider companion Barbara.  Later on we’ll have more issues out, each following their adventures as they explore a new snack, treat or even special treat filled holidays.

Make sure to check out candycritic.org/snackfacts to download issue 0 of Snack Facts for free. Future issues will be coming soon, and we’ll even be offering special pre-printed and signed versions as well as other cool merch.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Thing That You Should Buy - Grandpa Witmer's Old Fashioned Nut Butter Mixer

It's rare that I post something on this blog that is at all useful, however I would argue that every house in the world should have one of these.

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A Bar Specifically Designed To Cure The Munchies - Oh Henry "4:25"

Having been away from Canada for the last few years, I forgot about the legalization of marijuana. Frankly since being back it's hardly affected me. I've smelt it on the streets a few times, but I doubt more often than I did before I left. The thing that really interests me is the fact that other than Oh Henry, with this bar, no other candy or snack companies have attached their brand to this new trend. I'm thinking that sales must have gone up a bit in the last year, so maybe they figured why change the brand when people already know you make snacks.

Click here to read about Oh Henry's special munchies relief bar.

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Make sure to check out our Patreon page too, we're giving away issues of our micro comic Snack Facts.

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Candy in the Media - Chocolate History

Mental Floss takes a look at a subject I'm very familiar with, the history of chocolate.

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Come one come all candy fans and see our newest project called Snack Facts!

Join Sir Francis Sweetums III and his sugar glider companion Barbara on epic adventures through the candy and snacking world. Using their time travelling tuk-tuk, they venture to seek out the history and stories of your favourite nibbles.

Each issue of Snack Facts is a micro comic that you can either buy in printed form, or download yourself. The downloadable version is easy, fun to make, and only requires one piece of paper to print it.  Best of all you can customize your issues of Snack Facts and make them as big or small as you please, or even print them off in black and white and colour them yourself. Pre-printed issues come signed and some even have hidden treasures.

Make sure to check out candycritic.org/snackfacts to learn more. You can also download issue 0 of Snack Facts for free.

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This New Episode Of Junk Fud On The Road Deals With Tea And Trains

Sri Lanka was a pretty interesting place to visit. Food wise it had a really interesting vibe. The train snacks and the tea were amazing, the Sri Lankan food was hard to find.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Sweet Ice Cream T-shirt

Ice Cream Dream T-Shirt
by candycritic

Check out this sweet, simple ice cream t-shirt design.

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Lots Going On, Including Today's New Review - Skittles "Dips"

This month has been a pretty intense month here at Candy Critic. First of all we're back in Canada. After a few years abroad, living in South East Asia, we're back home in our true north strong and free. The great thing about being back home is being able to catch up with all the new treats here, including today's new review, Skittles Dips.

The other fun thing is that we've been working on Snack Facts, our micro comic, and issue 0 is out. Best of all, issue 0 is totally free to download. Check out candycritic.org/snackfacts to download it and learn how to fold your very own micro comic.

Click here to check out the Skittles Dips review.

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Snack Facts - Barbara and Sir Francis T-Shirt
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Candy In The Media - Popcorn As Fine Art

If I saw this in an art gallery, I would stand and applaud while wearing a tuxedo.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Gorilla Gum Shirt

Gorilla Gum T-Shirt
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If you love gorillas and bubble gum, then we have a shirt for you.

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Candy in the Media - World's Strongest Licorice Rope?

This is a triumph of science and candy.

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Time To Eat Cereal Out Of A Can In This Episode Of Chris, Why Would You Eat That?!!

The worst part about this cereal in a can? It's actually the fact that it came out of a can, other than that it's not too bad.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Glitchy Gummy Bears

Pixelated Gummy Bears T-Shirt
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This is one of my favourite designs in our store, I love how it's retro and modern at the same time.

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It's Time To Think About Nougat - Vital Belgian Top Nougat

Nougat has always been a bit of an enigma to me. It's an ingredient found in many of my favourite treats, yet on its own I have trouble appreciating it. It's a really unique ingredient in the candy world, and I think it might become an obsession. Much like licorice and spicy foods, I want to develop an appreciation for nougat. The only way to do that is to sample as many nougats as I can. It might even call for me to try and make a few myself. To be honest, I don't even know all of the ingredients that go into a nougat.

Click here to read the review that made me think about nougat.

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Also, be sure to download (for free) our very first micro comic, Snack Facts issue 0.

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Candy in the Media - BonBon Land and the Dog Fart Rollercoaster

At first you might not think that this video has anything to do with candy, then strangely, it has everything to do with candy.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Grim Gummy Bear T-Shirt

Gummy Bear Tug-of-War T-Shirt
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This is the perfect t-shirt for any fans of gummy bears and very dark humour.

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So Canada... Eh? - Cookies & Cream Slab

Normally when I post this Monday blog, I write about the new review we've just posted on candycritic.org. Today however I have something else to talk about. As you may or may not have known, I had been living for the last 3 years in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was a great place to be, and a really interesting place to get snacks. This past weekend however I left this fine city to head back to my home and native land, Canada. More specifically I'm now living in Ottawa. Well you could call it living, except for the fact that I'm still under quarantine and locked up in a small apartment until the government is fairly certain I don't have Covid 19. 

I'm fine being locked up, it's giving me time to work on Snack Facts, and maybe work on a few blog posts as well. It's also giving me time to comb through the Canadian grocery store websites to plan out some of the treats that I'll sample now that I'm living in Canada again. I have to say, I'm pretty excited about some of the treats.

Click here to check out today's new review (which I didn't say anything about yet), it's from Africa.

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Candy in the Media - This Is My Kind Of Candy Game

This game looks amazing, and I highly recommend supporting the release.

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