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The US does junk food better than anyone and I love it.
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Hell no! What the hell is wrong with milk chocolates in the US? Why does KitKat, Twix, and the rest taste so… pasty?? And why are poptarts so salty? And why do soft drinks taste diluted?? I couldn't disagree more
Seeing OP's photos makes me understand America's malnutrition/chronic constipation problem better. Do you guys at least crush vitamin pills in it?
You know, because I never see themed markets or restaurants of other western countries I always assumed they pretty much had all the same brands and foods, minus a few differences here and there.
(Unless you had a fountain drink, which can be inconsistent) do... you like your drinks with MORE sugar and corn syrup than the US offers? :x
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You think Twinkies taste good?
Make some fresh baked cookies.
Like I had this almost mythical mental image of Twinkies. Them being name-dropped in movies and pop culture. After decade(s) of Twinkie culture bombardment I had a chance to buy a pack from the local America Market and I must admit, Twinkies are utter shit. What a fucking let-down. What-the-fuck. They're nothing.
But do they have candy like this?
The US is C or D tier at candy and like A tier at salty snacks. The only candy from the US i really like are like Twix, Mars and sour patch kids.
Sweden is so superior when it comes to candy it's not even funny.
we had it for years, but then that secret war with Canada happened. ruined lots of things.
all those candies you mentioned are last resort options. unless you're in the continental states, you don't have any real idea of what is considered good here, only what is considered mainstream and is almost sort of forced on us to buy, lol.
Every other candy I've tried tasted kinda trash except those 3 examples. Jolly rancher is my fav but it's from Canada iirc.
Skittles are ok too but I rarely ever buy em over here.
American chocolate is disgusting and not even F tier, it taste like acid reflux. Belongs in the trash bin.
All the candies with like cinnamon flavor , tooth paste flavor , peanut butter, extreme artificial (twizzlers) flavors are all D tier.
But enlighten me, I spent a year of my adult life in the US, have been on numerous roadtrips (been to and through ~30 states) etc so much so I've seen much more of US than my home country but I always settle for either jolly ranchers or sour patch kids if i buy candy while there.
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I can only speak for myself, but when I visited US, everything tasted of sugar... Except the chocolate. It was terrible.
People telling you to freeze your pop tarts are on some trailer park shit. They probably dunk their pizza in ranch dressing.
I like getting what I paid for. And it's not just the sugar, the whole experience is diluted. I don't get that refreshing feel I usually get when I drink soft drinks anywhere else. Also, I get full really really quick!
I've sampled a lot of US junk food and sweets; from my own anecdotal experience it was mostly trash, especially chocolate is bad, gummy candy is either waxy or plasticy, artificial flavors are way off, too much HFCS instead of real sugar, etc
Okay...
White cheddar cheez-its is gold over gold fish. But gold fish still good.
Fun-uns is the best
You can't really go wrong with Doritos.. With a few exceptions.
Sweet baby rays bbq sauce is amazing.
But mind you snack food is just that a snack. At the same time i think the put something into Doritos that can't make you stop
White cheddar cheez-its is gold over gold fish. But gold fish still good.
Fun-uns is the best
You can't really go wrong with Doritos.. With a few exceptions.
Sweet baby rays bbq sauce is amazing.
But mind you snack food is just that a snack. At the same time i think the put something into Doritos that can't make you stop
well we actually like mint flavoring over here, since there are different mints and since peppermint has historically been a candy option, it doesn't remind of toothpaste, unless you like spearmint. in which case, we won't judge you. Nerds based candies, starbursts, kitkats, skor and heath bars, snickers ICE CREAM bars, dove chocolate, sour straws, albanese premium gummis that put haribo to shame, rolos, i could just spit candy names at you, but the point is we have good stuff, thankfully, among the common gross.
and jolly ranchers came from colorado, i believe.
europe definitely has us beat in chocolate unless you go to a local chocolatier or something. but candy in general, it's not a toss up, America can compete. We have salt water taffy. The only problem is we have to contend with capitalism, so the cheapest, lowest common denominator options are the most plentiful. You have to cherry pick to come away with things that don't taste mediocre.
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american candy and chocolate tastes really artificial and i dunno....waxy or something to me. their savoury snacks and cereals put the rest of the planet to shame, though.
I remember the first time I tried American chocolate. I was so excited to try US candy. Afterward, I immediately went back to the store (I believe it was the Hershey store on Times Square) and tried to return it because I thought it had gone bad. It tasted slightly pukey. The clerk just laughed and asked me if I was European.
Apparently the percentage of cacao is much lower in American chocolate, and is replaced with something that can taste like bile if you're not used to it. Strange folk, those Americans.
Apparently the percentage of cacao is much lower in American chocolate, and is replaced with something that can taste like bile if you're not used to it. Strange folk, those Americans.
I don't know if they have it, but Knotts Berry Farm thumbprint cookies are the goat. They used to be even better before they softened them but they're still good. Flamin Hot Ruffles are fire too, and get some onion dip for them.
As far as cheap chocolate candy, Whatchamacallit, Milky Way Dark, Milk Duds and Snickers with almonds are my favorite. I only really eat cheap candy when I'm at the theater though. Otherwise I'll go to a chocolatier or a bakery with fudge.
Edit: Oh yea, Kinder Bueno is probably my favorite candy bar now, It's South American I believe.
Edit 2: Lmao Kinder Bueno is Italian, I first had it in Nicaragua so I thought it was from there.
As far as cheap chocolate candy, Whatchamacallit, Milky Way Dark, Milk Duds and Snickers with almonds are my favorite. I only really eat cheap candy when I'm at the theater though. Otherwise I'll go to a chocolatier or a bakery with fudge.
Edit: Oh yea, Kinder Bueno is probably my favorite candy bar now, It's South American I believe.
Edit 2: Lmao Kinder Bueno is Italian, I first had it in Nicaragua so I thought it was from there.
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I don't know if the people recommending Reese Puffs are trying to set people up for euphoria or failure.
Yes they are THAT good 😩 it is virtually impossible to not finish a whole box in less than a few hours. It's why I keep that demonic shit out of my house
Yes they are THAT good 😩 it is virtually impossible to not finish a whole box in less than a few hours. It's why I keep that demonic shit out of my house
Nah, man, India has that game locked hard.
Sure, if you don't like spicy stuff (or what it does to your butthole the next morning) you're going to steer clear, but I can demolish half a kilo of assorted bhujia, sev, spicy peanuts, puffed peas etc. in record time.
Never had Indian snacks but I'm not too big on spicy snacks. When it's hotter than like jalapeño snacks im no fan really.
What's worse is the Nestle TollHouse chocolate chips directly above the Irish Spring soap.
Those things are gonna smell of chemical'y body wash foreeeeever, lol
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Since you were so nice to complement our junk, I have nice things to say about these:
Picked some up when I traveled to the UK a few years back. The size is perfect to enjoy two and call it a day. They're sweet, but not overly so. To me, this would be my preferred junk food cake thing over anything made by Hostess/Drakes/Little Debbie. Goes perfect with tea or coffee too!
Picked some up when I traveled to the UK a few years back. The size is perfect to enjoy two and call it a day. They're sweet, but not overly so. To me, this would be my preferred junk food cake thing over anything made by Hostess/Drakes/Little Debbie. Goes perfect with tea or coffee too!
Y'all Funyunites need to explain yourself. Because as a huge lover of onion ring snacks, I've always found the flavor very weak and disappointing.
Thankfully, these exist:
Heck, even the dollar store-equivalent is superior:
