A reader recently sent me the above picture and this email:
Brian –
Were you at the candy show this year?
I passed by a small booth, saw this product from Europe, and thought of your website immediately. I took a photo from my mobile phone, so you if you like, you can add this to Collon as another not-so-well-suited-for-America brand names.
Really enjoy your site and glad to see it grow and grow.
Take care,
Kevin
I have chronicled a number of poorly named (by English standards) candy, and Die Roten should definitely be included. According to Google’s translation, Die Roten means “The Red” in German. I couldn’t find any other information on the candy/gum/whatever-it-is. UPDATE: A reader has commented and said he’s pretty sure it’s sugar-free chewing gum.
Here are some other oddly named candies I have discovered:
The candy show he mentioned was the All Candy Expo earlier this month.
Thanks for the email, Kevin!
i think “kaugummi” means chewing gum
and “ohne zucker” means sugar free
that’s about the extent of my high school german knowledge :)
June 23rd, 2006 at 11:19 amI´m from Germany, and you´re right ,
“Kaugummi” means chewing gum
and it´s sugar free, “Die Roten” means the red ones,
but you found it out on your own , SCHADE!!!
September 3rd, 2006 at 4:02 amHi there, from germany too…
the 96 is the emblem of a famous soccer club called “hannover 96″.
September 4th, 2006 at 2:46 pmi didnt know they got their own candy!
sweet!
I am sorry this will be vauge as my memories of this candy are from when I was quite young. When I was a kid we had an old German couple who lived across the street from us and whenever they went to Germany, they brought us back a big ol box of chocolate. Well I seem to remember one and it was little individual ones and they came with these bright coloured stickers with this cartoon type rabbit on it and a German word or phrase on the sticker? Does anyone know what these are, if they’re still available, and if so where one could get them? Thanks so much!
December 13th, 2006 at 11:20 pmOh!! I visited that German Deli website, and I think I found what I’m looking for (Ferrero Hanuta Haselnuss-Schnitte). They are these cookie/waffer things with chocolate inside, they used to have those stickers though, anyone else remember?? Well I am just super excited now, thanks to this website I have found a childhood favourite!
December 13th, 2006 at 11:36 pmNo! I will not die rotten! I will die fresh thank you very much! LOL
August 7th, 2009 at 11:32 pm