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Candy Review: Kinder Bueno

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Despite it being made in Italy, I picked up this Kinder Bueno candy bar in my local (US) supermarket. Kinder Bueno is described on the package as “2 individually wrapped bars. Crunchy wafers with creamy nut filling in milk chocolate”.

Kinder Bueno

The first thing I noticed is that while the package contains two bars (Twix style), each bar was individually wrapped, which isn’t nearly as common as it should be. When I was reading over the package, I noticed that it said that it had a nut filling, but it wasn’t peanut butter. Yes, a bar with a nut based filling other than peanut butter! A glance at the ingredient list shows that it’s in fact Hazelnut butter.

Kinder Bueno - bite

The candy themselves, are similar in shape to Twix, except the bars are broken into 4 separate compartments of hazelnut butter, separated by “bridges” of chocolate. The bottom of the bar is a wafer base. The taste reminded me of the Nutty Bars made by Little Debbie, except that the Hazelnut gives it a different taste. Overall it’s pretty good – I’d buy it again if in the mood for something a little different than the norm.

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Candy Review: Limited Edition Neapolitan Kisses and Double Fudge Kisses

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Neopolitan Hershey Kiss
Neapolitan Kisses

I heard about these Kisses recently thanks to a reader and I immediately began a quest for them. The quest didn’t last long since they were being advertised by my local CVS Pharmacy. Seems like these days there’s another new “Limited Edition” candy practically every day – and Hershey’s Kisses seem to be leading the pack. Perhaps their small size, and short ingredient list allow the folks at Hershey to experiment, test, and sell flavors at a faster rate than a more complicated candy would allow.

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Easter Candy Review: Butter Krak Eggs

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Butter Krak wrapper

The Butter Krak egg, made by Philadelphia based S. Zitner Company, has long been a mainstay of my region. I live only a short drive across the Delaware in New Jersey, and every year, I always hear about people going crazy for Zitners eggs. I’ve never tried them until now, when I ran across them a few days ago.

The Butter Krak, which is made exclusively by Zitners and comes in many sizes from 1.25 oz. to 1 pound and was invented in the 1930s. It’ss filled with a mixture of coconut and butter cream, and coated in both coconut and dark chocolate.

Butter Krak Egg

How’s it taste? Honestly, I didn’t like it. I have never been a fan of coconut, though I do like butter cream. The filling in these candies seemed very dry, and was very thick and chewy. Perhaps it’s my dislike of coconut clouding my judgement, but I honestly don’t know why people love these so much. The plain butter cream variety, however, was very delicious and I would recommend that fully.

Butter Krak bite

Unfortunately, the origin of the name Krak has been lost to time, but there are certainly plenty of jokes and puns ready to be made, and I will leave those up to you, fellow Candy Addicts.

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Envyrobubble Gum Collection Station

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Envyrobubble Gum Collector

Two inventors, Loredana and Ornelia were taking a casual stroll one day, when they stepped in a wad of gum on the sidewalk and ruined a pair of Manolo Blahniks. That unfortunate incident led them to create a device where people can throw their discarded gum, the Envyrobubble.

Before I worked at my current job, I used to be a manager of an Italian Ice stand, and every morning, one of my jobs was to go out and pressure wash the sidewalk in front of the building to remove all the gum. Undoubtedly, the next morning their would be a whole crop of black circles that were once people’s gum.

The gum is collected into the containers, 1,000 pieces at a time, and then, according to their website, it is turned over to one of the largest recycling companies in North America where they then turn the gum into fertilizer.

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