Welcome to Sunday Sobremesa, a twice-monthly thread to discuss food and culture while sipping on a coffee (or a manzanilla1 if that’s more your style!).
Earlier this week one of my good friends posted the following cartoon from The New Yorker, which gave me the idea for today’s sobremesa:
I also like you, candy corn!
Personally, I think candy corn gets a bad rap. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite candy, but it’s far from my least favorite (that prize goes to licorice, which I can’t stand, no matter how many times I try it). Tootsie Rolls seem to be another treat at the bottom of most lists, but the Midgees used to be a staple in my office snack drawer.
Now it’s your turn: What do you think is the most underrated Halloween candy? If you don’t celebrate Halloween, what is the most underrated candy in general? I’m eager to read your choices in the comments!
Candy corn is so weird to me because it's such a controversial sweet. I can't even figure out what flavour it is! My favourite are Swizzels Fruity Pops and Blow Pop lollies. I don't know why, but I never had them at another other time.
Haha I think candy corn’s flavor is just pure sugar 🤣 Blow Pops and Tootsie Pops were soooo popular when I was in elementary school! We weren’t allowed to have gum at school and I remember my friends and I thinking we were so clever by bringing Blow Pops to school with the “hidden” gum. As if our teachers didn’t know what they were 😂
Hahaha I don’t know why I like it! To be fair, I like to eat it with something bitter like coffee or hot tea to balance the sweetness. In a competition of candy corn vs Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie is the clear winner, though.
I just looked at the link and I think I would like the peanut butter center for sure. It was interesting to read all the pop culture references to the candy listed in the wiki article; I’m surprised I’d never heard of it!
Whoppers get such a bad rep but I love them!
Apparently I like all the weird candies because I love Whoppers!!
SO GOOD!
Candy corn is so weird to me because it's such a controversial sweet. I can't even figure out what flavour it is! My favourite are Swizzels Fruity Pops and Blow Pop lollies. I don't know why, but I never had them at another other time.
Haha I think candy corn’s flavor is just pure sugar 🤣 Blow Pops and Tootsie Pops were soooo popular when I was in elementary school! We weren’t allowed to have gum at school and I remember my friends and I thinking we were so clever by bringing Blow Pops to school with the “hidden” gum. As if our teachers didn’t know what they were 😂
What?! I ADORE Tootsie Rolls. Also: please explain what it is exactly you like about candy corn because I honestly think you're insane for this!!!
Hahaha I don’t know why I like it! To be fair, I like to eat it with something bitter like coffee or hot tea to balance the sweetness. In a competition of candy corn vs Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie is the clear winner, though.
That cartoon! 🤣 (I’m not a candy corn lover) I think the most underrated candy is a box of Raisinets! Love chocolate covered raisins ✨
I despised raisins up until a couple of years ago, so I obviously didn’t like Raisinets. I need to give them another try now!
Yes!
Candy corn has never been a fav for me either. I do remember Abba Zaba bars and how special they were when I got one for Halloween.
Ohh I’ve never heard of Abba Zaba bars! What are they?
Here you go. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba-Zaba
I just looked at the link and I think I would like the peanut butter center for sure. It was interesting to read all the pop culture references to the candy listed in the wiki article; I’m surprised I’d never heard of it!