In continuing with our “Hard To Find Candies” series, we’ve got some even weirder brands
and types you wouldn’t ever think existed.
And if your palate tends to border on the odder side of things, especially when sweets
are concerned, then let’s see just how weird things can actually get with 10 candies you
would be so lucky to find part 2.
World's Largest Gummy Heart
Yes, these gummy hearts look real, are roughly size accurate, and weigh in well over a pound.
They are, in fact, almost as large as real life human hearts, and the marketing for them
does not shy away from this, more "medical" side of the candy.
So needless to say, these and fairly realistic and not for the faint of heart, pun intended.
These Gummy Hearts are big, so while it would make the most sense to cut small pieces off
and eat it slowly over time, we all know that's not what anyone is buying this for.
You buy the world's largest, most realistic looking gummy heart because you want to be
seen walking around the office or where ever chomping into a bright red, heart shaped gummy,
freaking people out along the way, or maybe that's just us...
Either way, as a snack, or as an elaborate prank, this is one of the coolest candies
you can find.
Sake Flavored Kit Kats
In Japan, Sake is an alcoholic rice beverage, usually served warm, which goes back generations
and generations.
Most alcoholic beverages do, as the fermentation process that these beverages go through is
a practice that goes back to time out of mind.
It is even considered sacred by some, and the drinking and preparing of this beverage
is even a ritual passed down through generations; very much like wine, it has survived the long
years of modernization and a quickly moving society and all the changes that it brought.
But we wonder what the grandmasters who first started brewing the stuff would think about
Kit Kat Japan deciding to put the traditional alcoholic beverage of Japan into their already
epic candy bars?
We can just picture a very distinguished and traditional Japanese man sitting down to his
meal, only to be served a candy bar that contains the very beverage he’s looking forward to.
We’d say it’s pretty safe to assume that a sense of wonderment and disappointment may
surface in this individual.
Then again, he may be pleased by the concept.
This depends of course on how badly he needs a drink.
Candy Filled Bug Tape
We’re trying to figure out just how bad a craving you need to have to be able to ingest
some of this stuff.
Maybe it’s the novelty of it all, and we can more than understand that.
But outside of Halloween, we don’t really see a market for this stuff.
Perhaps that’s why Candy Filled Bug Tape is so hard to find.
Like a lot of the stuff we’ve shown you thus far, this won’t really be at your local
gas station or corner store.
But, if you dig deep enough online, you’ll find it, and you’ll be chomping down on
this treat soon enough; maybe even by the foot if you order enough.
It looks pretty gross, we must admit, but there are probably many that would give it
a try just for the experience.
We would like to ask one simple question however … how are you supposed to know when there’s
an actual bug on your candy with this item?
We mean, with a soup, or even a regular tape of candy, a fly would be pretty easy to spot,
but here, a fly could make itself at home and pretty much blend in.
Food for thought, eh?
Sour Flush Candy Plunger With Sour Dip
Now here’s a head slapper if there ever was one.
If you listen closely, you might be able to hear the sound of hands slapping foreheads
collectively around the world as you and many others hear this wee bit of trivial news.
We realize that with a lot of these items, a certain novelty is at the epicenter of the
interest involved.
Many consumers like to eat so-called weird items just for the heck of it, and as foodies
ourselves, we can more than understand that.
There have been many such fads and novelties in the food industry.
For example… who’s ever heard of dining in the dark, or eating chocolate covered ants?
These things seem odd to us, but they are real practices enjoyed immensely around the
world, and yes, even in our own backyards.
Candies like this one here are pretty funny overall, and aren’t even close to the concept
of a chocolate covered ant, but the idea of sticking a lollipop made to signify a toilet
plunger into a toilet of all things is enough to conjure up thoughts that most people don’t
want to think about when enjoying a sweet treat meant to satisfy and not disgust.
And when you think about it, the comparison here is quite hilarious, but at the same time,
the thing that this so called treat is made to represent is based on one of the most embarrassing
and panicky human moments and experiences.
In fact, these instances are pretty terror filled moments … will the toilet overflow?
Will they get in trouble for clogging the toilet yet again?
The questions are enough to drive a person nuts.
So really … they decided to base a sweet treat on this experience?
Something does not compute, here.
Lucas Gusano Tamarind Flavored Liquid Candy
How badly do you need candy to be willing to squirt liquid candy into your mouth?
This is an interesting concept overall, and a comical one at that.
But when you’re a kid, there are some pretty odd things you’re willing to try, especially
in the sweet treats category.
The only thing is, this product here isn’t only popular among children.
Quite a few grown-ups enjoy this stuff and if you read the reviews, this product isn’t
as odd as it seems at first.
This candy isn’t easy to find in stores, but it originates in Mexico, and can probably
be found in and around that region from shop to shop.
But for the rest of us that may be interested in finding some of this, we need to rely on
our old friend the internet to get a batch.
It isn’t expensive to get, as it’s available for $4.99 for a ten piece pack.
That means you get 10 bottles of the stuff for about five bucks.
Not bad, huh?
The reviews are astonishingly positive.
One sweet treat aficionado said that she loves putting this stuff on her fresh fruit.
Hmm.
Now there’s a thought: spicy sweetness atop some sliced papaya.
Though, at the end of the day, couldn’t we just add some sugar to Hot Sauce?
Would that have the same effect?
Probably not.
This product is quite popular online, and we don’t mean just as something to order.
There are many that actually film themselves trying this liquid candy and, unlike the reviews,
the live reactions aren’t always favorable.
Vidal Gummy Teeth
Now this one’s pretty funny.
One wouldn’t normally think that dentures were at all appetizing.
But when a little candy is thrown into the mix, we’re beginning to realize that most
people would be down for anything—and yes, even a pair of gummy dentures like these here.
Of course they are only candy, but many people think about what they’re eating, and what
a particular food item looks like is something that they think of first.
This is likely to determine whether a person is willing to try a product, or decline wholeheartedly.
But what we need to remember here is that these are candies, and when you say or hear
the word candy, a sense of fun comes along with that term, and we should look at all
these items with a sense of playfulness, no matter how odd they turn out to be.
Besides, you can play like Dracula with these and hey, that’s always a wee bit of fun.
Or maybe then again, you can convince your SO to stick one of these into their mouth
and you can actually have that scene from Twilight you always wanted to live out.
Hotlix Scorpion Suckers
Well, we mentioned chocolate-covered ants and how they’re pretty much a delicacy in
some parts of the world, and these scorpion suckers are no exception.
These were first invented by an American.
And the trend caught on pretty quickly.
It was Larry Peterman who first invented them.
He was a Santa Fe businessman and owner of Hotlix Candy.
He got involved in the candy business in the eighties, at first offering seemingly standard
tasting lollipops like cinnamon, only extremely hot cinnamon, so he wasn’t averse to pushing
the boundaries of candy in general.
But where he was then and where he would end up going would be as different as night and
day, or rather, as different as normal candy and abnormal candy.
Everything changed when he invented his Tequila lollipop, that’s pretty much what started
it all, and he hasn’t looked back since.
Soon came crickets, and then of course scorpions.
The scorpions and other bugs are pre-baked in case you were wondering.
The company now has plans to release gummy worms which will contain … wait for it … actual
worms.
The scorpion lollipops are also available in other parts of the world, but these days,
those who are courageous enough to give these things a try actually order them online.
They’ve sparked quite the craze, but once again, it’s pretty much a novelty candy,
and we wonder if this novelty is likely to wear off.
But man alive this one gives us the shivers just thinking about it.
Licorice Scottie Dogs
To turn to the realms of normalcy for a brief moment … we’d like to shine a light on
these little candies you aren’t likely to find at the local Walmart.
Licorice is a pretty stable domain in the candy world, and although not all licorice
is in fact licorice, we and most of the world enjoy a piece every now and again.
The black licorice is the only sort that contains any real trace of licorice, and the red sort
just kind of went along for the ride.
And what a long ride it’s been.
But despite a few discrepancies, this candy is available in all shapes and sizes … from
whip sticks, to jujube, to … little doggies?
Yeah, you bet.
Of course as we mentioned, they aren’t readily available, but if little pieces of licorice
shaped like doggies are your idea of a treat, then these puppies are specifically for you.
They’re available in Vermont, but are readily available to order online.
So what are you waiting for?
Give these dogs a home.
Super Strong Manly Mints
Hypothetical situation: You’re struggling away with a bench press … trying to heave
it off your chest, but it’s getting hard.
The last thing you need is someone spotting you, screaming into your face to give them
two more reps.
And furthermore, you don’t need this person to be blowing their bad breath on you when
you’re already struggling to breathe as it is.
You can’t wait to be done, so you finish off and bounce two more off your chest just
to get out of the way of that bad breath wafting towards your nose.
You stand up and go to your gym bag and decide to unleash these candies you found online
… mints.
You’ve got three more sets to get through on this exercise and you’ve got to do something
about your spotter’s breath.
So you walk back towards them and as they finish their set you shake the box and ask
them if they want one.
Now they may not get offended, especially if you handle this right, and they just might
get distracted by the muscular bodybuilder on the package.
They look it over, and you’re relieved to see a smile spread across their face.
“Hey … is that Charles Atlas?”
You’re not exactly sure, but you smile and say, “Sure is.
Want one?”
They accept and you can thankfully get back to adding some mass to your pectoral muscle.
As you get back to it, you thank the heavens for the creation of this odd little invention.
They sure saved the day on this one, extremely specific occasion.
Pickle Flavored Candy Canes
This sounds like a craving that someone who’s pregnant might get.
After all, those with child get some pretty odd cravings.
Chips with ice cream, nachos in their soup … you name it.
We wonder if these would do the trick in such circumstances.
Maybe paired up with a bit of vanilla ice cream.
We want to say “Yuck!” but some of these combinations aren’t all that bad, really.
But do pickles say Christmas the way that mint does?
Mint goes with almost everything, even some epic roasted lamb, but pickles don’t always
do the trick in terms of satisfying an all-intensive craving for something sweet.
Battered, fried, and enjoyed next to a tasty burger, sure, but in the form of a candy cane?
We’re not entirely sure.
Can you picture a family sitting around the Christmas tree, some chestnuts roasting on
the fire in the hearth, a little Bing Crosby on the turntable, and their respective mouths
full of Pickle Flavored Candy Canes?
We can’t either.
But, they do exist if you’re interested in adding them to the menu next December.
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