Comments on: The Great Licorice Debate: Twizzlers vs. Red Vines

By: mck

mck — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:28:01 +0000

I live in Missouri-no coast war for me. But I have to say that Twizzlers win with me, hands down. Red vines are…just…wrong. Like those wax lips you get on halloween…shudder.

By: lollirocks

lollirocks — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:32:34 +0000

hey darcy!! just cause candace likes twizzlers doesn’t me she doesn’t like plain licorice!

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:05:58 +0000

Grew up in the North East and I live in Las Vegas. Twizzlers all day! Red Vines are very plastic, plus I have found that after a bunch of Red Vines that they kind of affect the back of my throat and roof of my mouth. It’s just a gross experience.

By: TwizzlerFreak

TwizzlerFreak — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:18:11 +0000

I live in Texas, and we have both redvines, and twizzlers down here, but I will ALWAYS LOVE TWIZZLERS!!!!!!!

By: Chocolicious

Chocolicious — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:35:26 +0000

RED VINES!!!!!!!! I’ve never really cared much for Twizzlers; I don’t even consider them to be licorice. They do taste kinda bland and waxy. I grew up on the West cost with both candies, and I still prefer Red Vines.

By: pita

pita — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:57:14 +0000

i like twizzlers as the red vines we can get out here are stale. but the best licorice candy i’ve ever had is the stuff my folks bring back from PA. i can’t even tell you the brand. it could be store brand for all i can remember. they are shorter than twizzlers, but have a much better flavor than twizzlers or redvines and they are a bit thicker which makes the hole in the middle bigger too so it’s easier to use as a straw. we would also get black licorice flavor for my mom as well as chocolate flavor. no plastic taste and no funny after taste. though the chocolate ones kinda coated your tongue after awhile but you were headed for a stomach ache at that point anyway.
i’m on the east coast btw

By: Marymakk

Marymakk — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:12:55 +0000

I grew up around Olympia, Washington and had never realized there was a zonal difference in licorice-type candy preferences. I just always preferred the flavor of Red Vines (which to me are more a strawberry/raspberry mix) and I like a stronger texture to my licorice-type candies. When I tried Twizzlers (which fyi were actually a prodominent choice among my friends) I thought since they were so popular I would love them. I was wrong. There is something in their flavor that reminds me heavily of nail polish remover (acetone solution), and I can’t stand the waxy stickiness. I also can’t stand Red Ropes. Red Vines are the only red licorice-type candies for me. :)

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:04:57 +0000

I grew up entirely on the west coast, and I grew up with Twizzlers. I don’t really consider either one to be licorice, but let’s just pretend it is for this comment- I really do enjoy the taste and the texture of Twizzlers, in any format. Red Vines are crumbly and always make my stomach hurt. As far as black licorice goes though, I think they’re pretty even in quality.

By: FoodGuy

FoodGuy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:57:12 +0000

Red Vines are not licorice. They’re not candy. They’re not even edible — they’re wrong in every way. Just wrong. I LOVE candy, pretty much all candy, but I would rather starve than eat one of these sugary-muck coated recycled soda bottles. Ugh. Red Vines. Yuck!

By: christi

christi — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:34:17 +0000

i was born and raised in minnesota and i like twizzlers but my fave is the chocolate twizzlers. i’ll eat the red, but only every once in a blue moon.