No matter your age, more than once you’ve felt the irresistible need to head to the neighborhood Convenience Store and grab a bag of gummy candies, tongs in hand, as it should be. And faced with the immense variety, doubts always arise: Licorice or strawberry gummies? Hearts or spiders? So that the next time you decide to indulge in a delicious sweet treat, you won’t feel guilty for buying that disgusting black licorice, we bring you the ten candies that must not be missing on a properly sugary afternoon.
10-Chewing Gum Melons
You always forget about them until you suddenly pop one into your mouth, and it surprises you again: the refreshing flavor of melon mixes with the fizzy sensation inside, and the end result, turning into a delicious chewing gum, is incredible. In the summer, it might not rival a real melon, but for ten cents, you can’t be too picky.
9-Teeth
“A Truly Unique Treat in Texture and Flavor: The Denture Delight that Always Sells Out! Firm, Super-Sweet, and Dissolves in Your Mouth with Every Bite. There are also Soft ‘Dracula Teeth’, but do yourself a favor: Don’t Fall for Cheap Imitations.”
8-Cherries
Another essential classic that cannot be missed. Soft, delicious, and very tasty. Do they fall into the realm of typical? Yes. Is that a bad thing? Not at all; sometimes, it’s worth embracing tradition for the sake of having a gummy smile drawn on your face.
7-Clouds
Call it what you want: cloud, little sponge, little ham… the classic American marshmallow, here transformed into a soft pink cylinder with a white filling and a taste of pure heaven. Yes, if you’re not used to it, the first bite may feel like chewing on a sugar cube, but soon you’ll be able to savor its many flavors. In the United States, they toast them over the fire, but I’m not sure if that will enhance their taste with the Hispanic recipe.
6-Hamburgers
It’s the great novelty of recent years, a bit pricier than usual, but with such a plethora of details, flavors, and miniatures that it’s worth treating yourself to one every once in a while just to taste something closest to ‘The Simpson’s’ Venus de Milo on our palate. An authentic marathon runner that often goes unnoticed but deserves, at the very least, our delicious respect.
5-Spanner Sweets
Alright, I know this is a very personal opinion and only for lovers of sour treats. In the end, “Spanner Sweets” are simple hard candies drenched in sourness to the extreme: a festival of acidic flavor in your mouth, exclusively for those who enjoy intense sensations, which I acknowledge is not for everyone.
4-Tongue Tinglers
“More Sour Sensations, but in the Form of Soft and Delicious Strips, much gentler than ‘Spanner Sweets.’ ‘Tongue Tinglers’ are the typical candy you can’t eat just one of, and with time, they become a must-have in any birthday treat bag. Like coffee, an inherited addiction.”
3- Bears
I can already hear voices claiming that I’ve gone too classic and that Haribo gummy bears belong to the gummy candy’s past. But if they were part of the past, why do you always seize the opportunity to munch on a few when you see them at a party? They are the gummy candy of gummy candies, the epitome of purity, the mold from which all others were made. 101 years of deliciousness can’t be wrong.
2-Popping Pica-Pica Logs
“One last venture into the realm of sour candy for a treat that comes in many – too many – versions: coated in red licorice, with white paste, or reaching perfection with sour crystals on top of the licorice. The sweet yet smooth filling completes it, creating a unique texture and flavor that could easily claim the number one spot if it weren’t for the candy that surpasses all other treats.”
1-Plump Strawberries
Attention! I’m not talking about the flattened strawberries, which, although delicious, don’t reach the majesty of their strawberry-filled sisters that explode when you bite into them. They are the epitome of candy: fruity flavor, lots of sugar, varied textures, pure delight. If your candy bag lacks a plump strawberry, don’t bother inviting anyone. You’re doing it terribly wrong.
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