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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I once found Twizzlers in a german supermarket for a lot of money. I bought it out of curiosity.

Do you really like that stuff? I found it disgusting and threw it away.

[–] ShortFuse 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Densely populated areas buy the cheapest candy.

The size/price ratio probably beats most other candies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, this data isn't per capita?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like it's based on purchased weight vs national average, so per candy capita.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never buy stuff from the american section. Shit is expensive as hell and not for human consumption.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's our easily shipped, shelf stable, garbage tier stuff.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually ordered some because I was curious and was sorely disappointed. And why is there mineral oil in the ingredients?

[–] elscallr 2 points 1 year ago

They probably use it on the candy molds as a food safe lubricant.

[–] pdxfed 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Twizzlers; let's take the good things about red vines and make them all bad.

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[–] garbagebagel 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are Twizzlers and Red Vines not the same thing?? They look exactly the same but they don't sell Red Vines in my part of the world so I legit always thought they were the same.

[–] pdxfed 2 points 1 year ago

Red vines are a single stick, hollow, delicious and the way red licorice is meant to taste. Using them as a straw is pretty much peak life.

Twizzlers are smooth, rubbery, taste like plastic, likely are made of it, and instead of one stick, are small whips wrapped together to form a long one. No straw functionality, but the individual whips are a good size for strangling a mouse.

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whereas I'm in the U.S. and I love European salty licorice (especially Dutch dubbel zout licorice). Almost no one here can stand licorice. When I tell them I like the salty kind, they stare at me in horror. When I tell them it's salted with ammonia salts, they look like they want to scream.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My local supermarket has flaming hot cheetos, but they are 8.50€. They can't be that good.