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Delicious region-locked snacks that you can't get where you live.
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CraigerGamer
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Las Vegas just got Blue Bell Ice Cream. Still no chickfila though.
ClivePwned
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A few from Australia that I miss
I would have said Vegemite, but Cost Plus World Market has it in the US, as does Amazon, but it's more expensive there.
but Arnott's Delta cream.
It looks like an Oreo but with a slightly less harsh chocolate taste.
Wagon wheels
a biscuit (cookie) with a layer of marshmallow, raspberry jam and covered in a thin layer of chocolate
most other Australians would say Tim-Tams, but i never really liked them.
Violet Crumble (honeycomb covered in chocolate),
much better than shitty similar-but-not-the-same Crunchie
then there's Smarties (yes they might as well call them M&M's without the stenciling
or Jaffas. They are round chocolate balls covered in orange coating. You're supposed to roll them down the aisle at the movies
Samboy Barbecue chips (crisps). yes, chips are fries and chips are crisps and crisps are chips.
great, now I have to raid the tasteless Hershey's bars in my cupboard that were left over from Halloween.
I would have said Vegemite, but Cost Plus World Market has it in the US, as does Amazon, but it's more expensive there.
but Arnott's Delta cream.
It looks like an Oreo but with a slightly less harsh chocolate taste.
Wagon wheels
a biscuit (cookie) with a layer of marshmallow, raspberry jam and covered in a thin layer of chocolate
most other Australians would say Tim-Tams, but i never really liked them.
Violet Crumble (honeycomb covered in chocolate),
much better than shitty similar-but-not-the-same Crunchie
then there's Smarties (yes they might as well call them M&M's without the stenciling
or Jaffas. They are round chocolate balls covered in orange coating. You're supposed to roll them down the aisle at the movies
Samboy Barbecue chips (crisps). yes, chips are fries and chips are crisps and crisps are chips.
great, now I have to raid the tasteless Hershey's bars in my cupboard that were left over from Halloween.
More of a hypothetical, but I'm not sure how I could live without these if I ever lived somewhere where they weren't available. I know candies like these aren't really appreciated in a lot of places outside Finland (most people want candies to be really sweet, these are different).
"Turkish peppers"
These are kind of salty liqourice type hard candies with some slightly hot/spicy/salty powder inside. Sogood.jpg
I gave one of those to a US exchange student who was in Finland for a few months and she had to spit it out once the car stopped moving (it was a kind of mini-bus that didn't have windows you could open, just a sliding door that would have been somewhat dangerous to open while the car was moving). And then I send a couple of small bags of similar candies for her birthday a year later and apparently someone (might've been a parent, might've been some other relative of friend, don't remember anymore) asked if I was trying to poison them.
"Turkish peppers"
These are kind of salty liqourice type hard candies with some slightly hot/spicy/salty powder inside. Sogood.jpg
I gave one of those to a US exchange student who was in Finland for a few months and she had to spit it out once the car stopped moving (it was a kind of mini-bus that didn't have windows you could open, just a sliding door that would have been somewhat dangerous to open while the car was moving). And then I send a couple of small bags of similar candies for her birthday a year later and apparently someone (might've been a parent, might've been some other relative of friend, don't remember anymore) asked if I was trying to poison them.
questionmark
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Not a snack, but I would slay entire cities for a slice of some Hungarian Pick Salami:
These are pretty popular in Norway as well.
More of a hypothetical, but I'm not sure how I could live without these if I ever lived somewhere where they weren't available. I know candies like these aren't really appreciated in a lot of places outside Finland (most people want candies to be really sweet, these are different).
"Turkish peppers"
These are kind of salty liqourice type hard candies with some slightly hot/spicy/salty powder inside. Sogood.jpg
I gave one of those to a US exchange student who was in Finland for a few months and she had to spit it out once the car stopped moving (it was a kind of mini-bus that didn't have windows you could open, just a sliding door that would have been somewhat dangerous to open while the car was moving). And then I send a couple of small bags of similar candies for her birthday a year later and apparently someone (might've been a parent, might've been some other relative of friend, don't remember anymore) asked if I was trying to poison them.
These are pretty popular in Norway as well.
phillipgessert
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I saw mint moon pies when I was on vacation in Florida, and always regretted not trying them.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
And I asked myself "Wtf is a religion-locked snack?" Need my eyes checked..
Jimmyfenix
Member
A few from Australia that I miss
I would have said Vegemite, but Cost Plus World Market has it in the US, as does Amazon, but it's more expensive there.
We have Marmite in the UK I do not know if there is any difference between the two
I have been craving twinkies since I went to the US when I was 12. At the time I remember there just being something special about the sponge and the cream, that you just couldn't find anywhere else but inside a twinkie. So on Friday, I had a twinkie. It was terrible, my dreams were crushed.
But nothing will dampen my memories of my first delicious Tokyo Caramel Banana
There is truly nothing like it.
But nothing will dampen my memories of my first delicious Tokyo Caramel Banana
There is truly nothing like it.
djplaeskool
Member
I buy it every time I'm in Canada/Vermont, can't get it here.
When I realized Trader Joe's near me carried Orangina, I made sure to stock up weekly.
I do, and Kinder Bueno. But it's just not the same. Plus, I liked collecting the toys.
plasmawave
Banned
Best cookies I've ever had.
DiabolicalBagel
Member
I love these, the gummy type as well. My Finnish friend buys them in bulk whenever he goes back home for a holiday. =)More of a hypothetical, but I'm not sure how I could live without these if I ever lived somewhere where they weren't available. I know candies like these aren't really appreciated in a lot of places outside Finland (most people want candies to be really sweet, these are different).
"Turkish peppers"
These are kind of salty liqourice type hard candies with some slightly hot/spicy/salty powder inside. Sogood.jpg
I gave one of those to a US exchange student who was in Finland for a few months and she had to spit it out once the car stopped moving (it was a kind of mini-bus that didn't have windows you could open, just a sliding door that would have been somewhat dangerous to open while the car was moving). And then I send a couple of small bags of similar candies for her birthday a year later and apparently someone (might've been a parent, might've been some other relative of friend, don't remember anymore) asked if I was trying to poison them.
Daniel Jackson
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Biltong
A South-African thing, only place I know where to get it is eBay
A South-African thing, only place I know where to get it is eBay
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Biltong
A South-African thing, only place I know where to get it is eBay
Oh god they are so good.
Thank god that they are easily available in Australia.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Cuberdon - Belgian cone-shaped candy made with gum arabic and (usually) raspberry-flavored.
so good. can't find them in germany except for ridiculous prices (5€ a pack lol).
Keep an eye out for the British "Penguin". Might be easier to get hold of since you're only a few countries along, and they're very similar.
Edit: Ah, and here is a discussion of the differences!
Biltong
A South-African thing, only place I know where to get it is eBay
It's appeared in the UK, at least.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Drank this all the time in Australia. Why the hell won't Coca Cola bring this to the US?
Hours Left
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Tahiti Treat
I weep for it nightly. (Cherry Coke too.)
I weep for it nightly. (Cherry Coke too.)
ClivePwned
Member
similar but not the same. Vegemite doesn't taste like ashes in your mouthWe have Marmite in the UK I do not know if there is any difference between the two
jk
I also don't get why Kraft doesn't seem to sell Peanut Butter in the US.
Man, I remember there was this rumor back in highschool that it either shrunk your balls or lowered your sperm count significantly.
Never touched it again.
So moral of the story, highschool rumor machine is very effective and never find yourself on the wrong side of it.
I think there was a rumor about pepsi as well(probably by the coke fans) that said it put chemicals in your piss that would slowly burn a hole through your bladder
and your dick.
Never really made traction.
There's a link between male genitalia and soda pops, I just know it.
Anyways it tastes like 7up, if 7up decided to stark cranking itself with roids and cocaine.
I just love the taste of nearly all the flavours. Fuck Code Red though. I only get it once a year when I go on holidays to the US so maybe thats why I am not sick of it. Baja blast I'm coming for you, just hold on.
Oh and I got a laugh out of the person who said European Fanta. We have it in my store in Ireland and its just another drink but I would kill for the US radioactive orange Fanta or better yet glorious Grape Fanta (we don't have grape drinks here)
thoseAREmySHOES
Member
I can get them, but it's truly saddening that America
doesn't even know what these amazingly flavoured chips are.
Those sound amazing.
I can get them, but it's truly saddening that America
doesn't even know what these amazingly flavoured chips are.
So good. Kind of a salad dressing flavor, but it works.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Wait, Haggis is illegal to consume/serve in the US or just illegal to import? I've had it in Canada (tasty as hell and not really weird at all).
br0ken_shad0w
Member
And on a related note,
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Top tier Kinder product not mentioned so far:
My god I did not even know these existed. And it's you flaunting them again! @_@
Biltong
A South-African thing, only place I know where to get it is eBay
What kind of meat is typically used for this?
Cuberdon - Belgian cone-shaped candy made with gum arabic and (usually) raspberry-flavored.
These look like they'd kick fruit-gushers' ass.
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Are you seeing those hazelnuts?
As with many here, mine are the Kinder Eggs. I still remember 15 or so years ago a relative from out of the country suck them in for me and I was instantly hooked. Haven't tried them since, and being in the US, I can't even import them>
And yes I've eaten the regular Kinder Chocolate. But its just not the same without the toy dammit!
And yes I've eaten the regular Kinder Chocolate. But its just not the same without the toy dammit!
Unknown One
Member
I have very fond memories of Kinder Eggs. Thank you thread, I have never known the actual name of the product.
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Fun fact about the cuberdons, they're a very local candy and the two biggest sellers have stands basically next to one another. If you pass them and slow your walk the merchants will start trash talking the other's product. Dudes have been feuding for a long ass time and recently had a physical confrontation.
Even that guy's slogan is a taunt as it say "The real Ghent noses".
Even that guy's slogan is a taunt as it say "The real Ghent noses".
As for me:
Can't even import these babies. ;~;
I found a lady that sells these at a bazaar in Dallas, TX. Bought like 15 of them.
Here's mine:
Sucks we don't get kinder sorpresas in us. Good thing the toys suck nowadays. Most are just stupid one figure low quality toys.
see if yall have Creole cream cheese flavor bluebell or if thats just Louisiana/Texas
A few from Australia that I miss
I would have said Vegemite, but Cost Plus World Market has it in the US, as does Amazon, but it's more expensive there.
but Arnott's Delta cream.
It looks like an Oreo but with a slightly less harsh chocolate taste.
Wagon wheels
a biscuit (cookie) with a layer of marshmallow, raspberry jam and covered in a thin layer of chocolate
most other Australians would say Tim-Tams, but i never really liked them.
Violet Crumble (honeycomb covered in chocolate),
much better than shitty similar-but-not-the-same Crunchie
then there's Smarties (yes they might as well call them M&M's without the stenciling
or Jaffas. They are round chocolate balls covered in orange coating. You're supposed to roll them down the aisle at the movies
Samboy Barbecue chips (crisps). yes, chips are fries and chips are crisps and crisps are chips.
great, now I have to raid the tasteless Hershey's bars in my cupboard that were left over from Halloween.
Nice stuff. The Us gets arnotts Timtams they are just branded Arnotts biscuits. Ive had actual timtams from an Aussie friend who brought some over they are exactly the same.
Cuberdon - Belgian cone-shaped candy made with gum arabic and (usually) raspberry-flavored.
is this like those gushers candies we get here? Obviously this probably has different consistency but gushers are basically gum arabic and fruit syrup inside
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