- What is this big thing?
The only time I ever see us use these is in like Home Depot.
(upbeat music)
- The only Swedish snacks I've had are
from Christmas stands and then IKEA.
- The only thing that I know
about Sweden is like Swedish Fish,
I know that's very basic.
- I'm a dual citizen of Sweden and America
and I have family in Sweden
and I've been going back and forth
to visit them most of my life growing up.
- I've been here for five years.
My roommate in college had a lot of candy they didn't eat
like he brought home but I never wanted to try it
so I'm still pretty fresh to it.
- I'm imagining a regular traditional cookie
with some chocolate, nothing too spicy
from these Swedish people, no disrespect.
- We're pretty into sweet stuff, Swede stuff.
- Whoa!
- Polly's famous in Sweden because it was one
of the first candies I can remember
that had a really good jingle.
Like everyone's different in the world,
everyone had their own thing
but at least had Polly in common.
- It's chocolate, butter, toffee, and vanilla.
It smells really good and I kinda want one.
- This is a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.
Chocolate on the outside, peanut butter on the inside.
Made into a special little cup for you to bite into, enjoy.
- (chews) It's pretty sugary but it tastes really good.
It's like what I would want peanut butter to taste like.
- It's a bit too sweet.
- I think only peanut butter lovers
in Sweden would really like this
but I think we'll stick to our chocolate (laughs).
- Okay, so I'm gonna try Polly.
- Mm-hmm.
- Is there alcohol in this?
- It look like a mixture of Dots and Milk Duds
which who doesn't love both of those classics?
I mean, yeah, it's very good.
(crowd cheering) - It's really good, yeah.
- I've been telling you.
- It just feels like the chocolate
in European chocolate versus American chocolate,
it just does not feel as sugary and processed.
- Yeah.
- Of these two, clearly the Polly.
- I'd eat it if it was around the office
but I would definitely go for these first.
- To give some back story, we actually have this thing
in Sweden called fredagsmys,
like a cozy Friday and so we go to the store
and we pick up all these Swedish godis,
which is Swedish candy.
Chocolate is really, really popular over there
and if it's not good, we're not gonna have it (laughs).
- They're very good, I can see any American
taking down a whole bag of these, no issue.
So both winners in my book.
- In the US you have a water cooler moment,
we have a fika, so after lunch you go for coffee.
We barely work in Sweden, we just have coffee all the time
and then this is for the fika.
- Well, this is a Rice Krispies Treat.
- Right.
- They just took the cereal, Rice Krispies,
and they made it into a treat by adding marshmallows to it.
So they have these so that when your mom leaves you
a little lunch, she can write I love you on it.
- Aw! - And then just give it to you
so here you go.
- Mm. - Yes!
- It's pretty good. - Oh.
- One's going to stay on the top
and then one's gonna stay on the bottom (mumbles).
- (crunches) Mm.
- It feels very sweet but I'm not sure.
- I will finish it of for you but I do like this,
I found myself reaching to eat another one.
- Good and mixed, probably one of the big staples
of Swedish candy.
- What we like the most is the bitter,
salty black licorice right here
but it comes with the fruity ones too
if you have a sweeter palate.
- The gummmies are great 'cause you have such an opportunity
to put like salt on them if you want to, so like.
- Do you think a lot of Swedish snack are aimed
at adults and children but they're trying
to elevate a child's palate on the way of doing it?
- I don't know if they have any real purpose for it.
I think they just enjoy sweets to survive the winter.
(laughs) - Yeah,
these are just a movie theater snack.
You just kind of like, ah, shovel them all in.
- Why's it called Nerds?
- I think these little things,
they're like little creatures called Nerds
and you're eating them.
- I hated black licorice, I hated it
and then as I've gotten older, you know,
you just kind of mature or whatever.
- Well I have to agree with you too
because when I was a kid,
I didn't like black licorice either
but now I kinda have more of a palate for it
- My favorite one is the sweet licorice one
which is that one. - Oh, god. I hate licorice.
- I think you should just try it.
Do I wanna apologize before or after? (laughs)
- I don't know, ugh. - (laughs)
- This is really good.
- Expanding your horizons (laughs) black licorice.
(trumpets blow) - I know,
I've grown up.
- I mean it's licorice. - Don't, uh.
- It's not the worst licorice.
I've had worse, oh no no, it's getting worse.
- (laughs)
- Most of these taste like great gummies,
but I just don't know why would you want all of them
in the same bag.
Alright, try it.
Hold out your hand. - Okay, whoa.
- They're very bright colors, they're so tiny!
That's really sweet.
- Wow, it's so much flavor!
Oh my god. - It's so good, right?
- Yeah, it really is actually.
Better than that. (bell chimes)
- Oh my god, thank you 'cause I just took a bite
of something and I don't know what it was.
It was black fish.
- That's, no, don't do that one.
I'm a nerd.
- This is more nostalgic for me,
I would kinda be more favorable to this
but I think this is kinda cool and new
'cause you don't really have something like this in Sweden.
- Licorice as a candy genre, in general, I love.
Going with these guys (laughs).
- Bilar, okay so this just means cars
but this is like a really well known candy
throughout Sweden.
You can actually find it in almost every IKEA store too.
- They're not super sugary, but they're very flavorful,
I would say.
- So they're kinda like gummy marshmallows,
if that makes sense.
- Feels too dry at first.
- Mm-hmm, so much of candy makes sense to me now.
- (laughs)
- Can I show you something to do?
Take out two of them, you want it
to be stuck to each other almost.
Can I have one?
I really wanna have one.
- It tastes (laughs) he's sighing.
I actually really like it.
- I'm happy because that's really like my childhood.
- This is very good and the flavor is almost identical
to that quite honestly.
- Really?
- Yeah, the texture's, like, way off.
I'm gonna compare, hold on.
No way, this is like gummy marshmallow
and this is just a gummy. (buzzing)
- Let's see. - And the flavor is subtle,
it's like having La Croix water or something.
- So the biggest difference between these
and the Swedish ones are they're not solid enough.
I like them, I do like the Swedish version better.
They're a little bit too sweet for me.
I'm apologizing ahead of time already.
I don't have this because I think it's weird.
- I've never actually had this before, it's shrimp cheese.
I'm not sure how you're gonna take to the fish flavor
'cause it surprises a lot of people.
- Yeah, my throat is already
like protecting itself. - Yeah.
- I would say probably have this for afternoons
when you get home from school.
All the friends that I had liked to do that.
- Now this is my weakness as an American
who grew up well versed in the snack world game,
I am addicted to artificial, pre-packaged cheese.
Whatever food scientist made that up (smack lips).
- I'm not really like a big can cheese girl.
I know that it's a thing to take these
and put it on crackers and if you're even more
of a weird person, it's a thing to just go like, uh.
I know that they said it's made with real cheese,
don't believe it (laughs).
- First of all, we should just never eat anything
that comes out of a can. - A can!
- That will explode if you put it next to fire.
(can sprays) - Whoa.
- (laughs) It just, like, kind of (bleeps) on your cracker.
- Whoa.
Why?
- What do you mean, why?
- It's like too cheesy almost.
(can sprays)
- Oh my god.
- We'll leave it at just a little amount.
- Oh, so like a little smiley face.
That's how happy you are with this (laughs).
Mm, I get why you like this so much.
- Chemical cheese, give it to me.
This is like paint.
- Don't put too much on, I'm really serious here.
- Tell me when to stop.
- Yeah, just try that.
- Oh my god, I'm so scared.
- Yeah, I'm so sorry.
- Alright, shrimp cheese, let's go.
(high ringing)
- (laughs)
- I'm on board with this as well.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- So we both love chemical cheese.
- Oh hell yeah. - No matter the country.
(laughs)
- 'Cause I know how (bleeps) that is (laughs),
I'm going to pick this.
- To be honest, I would take this.
This is way subtle.
- It wasn't like overpowering anything.
More of like an aftertaste, you can start
to taste the shrimp.
- But it's really light. - Yeah.
- There's hardly a flavor to it.
- Give it 20 seconds, you'll start to taste the shrimp.
- Yeah, you get it now? - Yeah.
Which is. - Oh, yeah there it is.
- (laughs)