What American childhood isn’t peppered with memories of snacks like Nutter Butter, Tootsie
Roll or Lucky Charms?
And some of these snacks seamlessly make the transition to adulthood too.
Favored by children and grown-ups alike, check out these 10 snacks that you can’t find
outside of America - part 2!
Sriracha Popcorn
America’s obsession with hot sauce is as legendary as its obsession with peanut butter.
We would take any excuse to put hot sauce on almost anything edible, even popcorn!
And ever since America was introduced to Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, there has been no looking
back!
The spicy tangy sauce that has a flavor like no other has become a staple on condiment
racks across America.
This hot sauce has such a unique flavor profile that it pairs well with salads, soups, rice,
and snacks as well.
Though sriracha sauce is a typical sauce used to season foods in Thailand and Vietnam, the
Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce that is widely available in the U.S. is manufactured by Huy Fong Foods.
And after the success of their sauce, the ingenious people at Huy Fong Foods decided
to take things up to another level; by pairing their famous hot sauce with Seattle’s Pop!
Gourmet Popcorn to create the ultimate snack – Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce Popcorn!
The spicy, tangy and garlicky goodness of this sauce combines very well with the yummy
taste of gourmet popcorn.
What’s not to like?
It’s no wonder that it became an instant success with Americans as soon as it hit the
shelves!
If you’re as addicted as we are to Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce Popcorn, you better nosh on
it as much as you can while you’re in the States, because you’ll be hard pressed to
find it anywhere else in the world.
While Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce itself is easily available in many countries, its funky, spicy-salty
and addictive popcorn snack is yet to make its debut outside America.
But if you can’t lay your hands on this distinctive red rooster emblazoned bag, it
isn’t that difficult to whip up some sriracha popcorn at home, and the Internet is flooded
with recipes for the same.
Birthday Cake Oreo
Oreos are America’s favorite sandwich cookie.
Period.
And if you don’t like Oreos, you probably need a new set of taste buds!
Synonymous with cookie sandwiches across America, Oreos are the stuff of legends.
Loved by kids and adults alike, there is no other cookie that comes even close to satisfying
America’s cookie cravings!
For those somehow not familiar with Oreos, these are made up of two chocolate cookies
with a sweet cream filling sandwiched between them.
And that’s just the basic definition of these amazing snack cookies.
There are a multitude of flavors that add to the deliciousness of America’s favorite
cookies.
Birthday Cake Oreo is one such amazing flavor.
Released on the occasion of Oreo’s 100th birthday on March 6th, 2012, the parent company,
Nabisco, created a special flavor called the ‘Birthday Cake Oreo’ consisting of a sweet
birthday cake flavored crème filling, sandwiched between the usual two chocolate cookie discs
but with a slight twist.
The cookies have a Funfetti cake-inspired vanilla cream filling with fun colorful sprinkles,
with a taste exactly like that of a birthday cake, get your hands on these fun Birthday
Cake Oreos and enjoy by dunking ‘em in milk, decorating your birthday cake with them, or
just wolfing them down as is!
A plain old Oreo just won’t do anymore!
And while regular Oreos are available in almost all the countries of the world, you won’t
be able to find Birthday Cake Oreos anywhere else.
The rest of the world is certainly missing out on this delicious Oreo flavor!
Hostess Twinkies
Deeply rooted in American culture, Hostess Twinkies are the stuff of legends.
They are said to last forever and rumored to be able to survive any war, even a nuclear
one.
There was so much rumor and controversy surrounding the Twinkies, that at one point of time, Americans
are said to have stockpiled Twinkies in their war shelters!
These soft golden sponge cakes with a delicious creamy filling are comfort foods for most
Americans.
Hostess Twinkies don’t provide much by way of nutrition, just a lot of empty calories,
but that doesn’t stop children or grown-ups from chomping down on this yummy cake snack.
Hostess Twinkies have been delighting generations of Americans with its cakey and creamy taste.
Invented in 1930, this cake snack’s production was temporarily halted in 2012 when Hostess
Foods filed for bankruptcy.
As a result, Twinkies were unavailable nationwide for more than 6 months.
Americans surely faced withdrawal symptoms!
Over the years, many flavors of Twinkies have been introduced, but only the classic cream
and Original Banana are now available.
Stockpile on Hostess Twinkies before you move abroad, for the original Hostess Twinkies
aren’t easily available outside American borders.
Versions of Twinkies can be seen in other countries, but nothing comes close to the
original taste of Hostess Twinkies.
Nutter Butter
Another snack that illustrates America’s love for peanut butter is the Nutter Butter
cookie.
Which American kid hasn’t had one of these (or several) as an after-school snack, on-the-go
snack or any other kind of snack?
As if plain old peanut butter just wasn’t enough, America decided that it needed peanut
butter to be made into every kind of snack possible.
Nutter Butter is one such creation that Americans love, but foreigners just can’t seem to
understand.
Simply put, Nutter Butter is a peanut butter sandwich cookie with a sweet peanut cream
filling that is pressed between two peanut shaped cookies.
The distinctive peanut shape of the cookie makes it even more appealing to consumers,
and are generally said to be ‘America’s best-selling peanut butter sandwich cookie.’
Many other brands have tried to copy the peanut butter sandwich cookie concept, but none have
been as successful as Nutter Butter.
While other countries don’t really appreciate the goodness of peanut butter, your American
tastebuds will surely miss that taste of Nutter Butter when you are abroad.
Sold almost exclusively in the United States, Nutter Butter is hard to locate on foreign
supermarket shelves.
So before you leave home, be sure to pack a few bags of this comforting treat in your
luggage.
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
The only thing that can match America’s peanut butter obsession is its obsession with
cheese and all kinds of cheesy snacks.
And Cheetos sits right at the top of the list of America’s favorite cheese snacks.
Those orange sticks of cheesy deliciousness, Cheetos, are what every American reaches for
when they need a quick snack.
The highly addictive Cheetos come in a variety of flavors and the most basic variety is easily
available abroad.
But it’s the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and its many variants that are hard to find outside
of America.
If you’ve got a midnight hankering for the flaming hot and deliciously cheesy Flamin’
Hot Cheetos in a land far, far away from America, you might be out of luck, unless you had the
good sense to take a few extra packs of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in your luggage!
While you might already be familiar with the taste of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, you may not
be aware of the interesting story behind the invention of these cheesy sticks.
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are actually an invention of a janitor of the Frito-Lay company!
Legend has it that while Richard Montañez worked as a janitor at the Cheetos manufacturing
plant, he realized that there was no product targeted to the tastes of Latin American customers.
He took home a few unseasoned Cheetos and added chilli powder, lime, cheese and butter
to them, in an effort to replicate the taste of a popular Mexican street snack.
He pitched the idea to the CEO of the company and that's how Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were
born!
Tootsie Roll
A little bit like soft caramel, a little bit like taffy, but not exactly like either, that’s
exactly how one can describe a Tootsie Roll.
There’s also a bit of a chocolate taste in the Tootsie Roll, but nobody has been able
to pin down the exact flavor profile of this strangely delicious candy.
Manufactured in the U.S. since 1907, this taffy-caramel-chocolate candy is one of the
best-selling candies in America.
About 60 million pieces of this oddly shaped oblong piece of Tootsie Roll candy are produced
each day.
In fact, the popularity of Tootsie Rolls allowed it to acquire a number of other candy brands
too.
Tootsie Roll is a mysterious candy that nobody quite understands, but everyone loves.
An American favorite, this candy is notoriously difficult to locate in other countries.
But given the size of Tootsie Rolls, it wouldn’t be so difficult to sneak in a bag or two of
this yummy candy on your travels abroad.
Cheez-It Crackers
Is there anything better than a crispy cheesy cracker that is just the right size for snacking?
Cheez-It crackers are just that – perfectly square, bite-sized, made with real cheese
and dusted with salt to give you a burst of flavor and crispiness in every bite.
Cheez-It crackers are tasty and light, making them the perfect snack to enjoy at home, in
the office, at school or on the go.
Cheez-It crackers are delicious snacks that the whole family can enjoy.
First introduced to American markets in 1921 by Green & Green Company, Cheez-It crackers
have changed many hands over the years.
Green & Green Company sold the cracker business to Keebler Company in 1996, who in turn sold
it Kellogg’s in 2001.
Since then, Kellogg’s has been the manufacturer of Cheez-It crackers in the U.S.
But these crisp and cheesy crackers are reportedly only sold in America.
While its rival Ritz Crackers are easily available in other countries, Cheez-It crackers have
not quite made it across the American borders yet.
The world is missing out on so much of the original Cheez-It taste!
Besides their original taste, Cheez-It crackers are also available in many other flavors and
variations like Snap'd, Pepper Jack, Hot and Spicy Grooves, Duoz Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan,
Snack Mix Sweet & Salty, and more.
Chex Mix
A staple bar snack, party snack and anytime snack, Chex mix is the ultimate American snack
mix.
Containing a mix of many kinds of delicious variety snacks like pretzels, mini breadsticks,
corn Chex, rye chips and wheat Chex, Chex mix is a typical American assorted snack.
Chex mix, the kind that is commercially available, is not a new snack in American markets; snack
mixes have been around for many years now.
Most commercial brands contain a similar mixture of cereals and snacks.
But what sets the Chex mix brand of snack mix apart from others is its unique seasoning
– sweet, salty and savory, it offers something for every kind of snacker!
And who can resist the superb taste of those delicious dark brown rye chips?
Though the individual ingredients of Chex mix were being sold much earlier, Chex mix
as a pre-packaged snack mix only came about in 1985.
A dynamite combination of textures and flavors, the packaged packs of Chex mix are a very
American phenomenon.
While it’s hard to believe that other countries haven’t yet discovered the delights of Chex
mix, that just means that there’s more Chex mix for us in America!
If you are one of those who can’t down a cold beer without a bowlful of Chex mix, better
carry a few Chex mix packs from the States, and introduce them to your foreign friends
too!
Combos
Combos describe themselves as stuffed bite-size snacks jam-packed with deliciousness, which
is actually a very accurate description of what your getting with this snack.
They come in various outer shells, usually to match whatever flavor they are paired with.
The different types of outer shells include cracker, pretzel, or tortilla shell.
The various fillings are what set these little snacks apart.
There are currently 8 flavors available, the most popular being the Cheddar Cheese and
Pizza flavors.
The newest flavor is Jalapeño Cheddar and Tortilla Combos releasing in 2019.
That said, like all Combos, they are only available in North America at this time.
Which is a shame, as these are some of the best snacks around.
Combos are an official partner of NASCAR, also partnering with Joe Gibbs Racing and
Kyle Busch, who is the driver of the official Combos car.
NASCAR is a uniquely American sport, so it is kind of ironic that Combos snacks as a
sponsor, are also uniquely American.
A quick online search will show that these snacks are available through online retailers,
but whether they ship to your region or not will vary.
Whether online or otherwise, Combos are a stuffed snack everyone should try.
Lucky Charms
A bowl of cereal is right at the top of the list of easy breakfast options for Americans.
And almost every American has their preferred choice of cereal.
Cheerios, Froot Loops, Cap’n Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch or plain old Cornflakes; there
is an unending variety of breakfast cereal to choose from.
But a truly unique brand of cereal that is only available in America is Lucky Charms.
This magically delicious brand of cereal has been around since 1964 and is made up of toasted
oat pieces with the added fun of colorful marshmallow bits in shapes like hearts, shooting
stars, horseshoes, rainbows, balloons, moons, etc.
The manufacturing company, General Mills, also occasionally comes up with limited edition
versions around holidays or special events.
Its cheerful leprechaun mascot has now become permanently associated with Lucky Charms in
the minds of all Americans.
While it is a mainstay on American supermarket shelves, it is nearly impossible to find Lucky
Charms in other countries.
Regular corn flakes, frosted cereal, wheat cereal, and such other generic cereals may
be easily available, but good luck trying to find a box of Lucky Charms, Cap’n Crunch,
Froot Loops or the likes!
The world is truly missing out on the magical taste of Lucky Charms!
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