Canadian Junk Food

[ZMOQ]

In Canada, you guys get Maltesers. We get (yuck) Whoppers.

There was a time when Maltesers were hard to find in the US. Now, they're available at Cost Plus, or in Asian grocery stores at a 100% markup. Of course, it's cheaper to just buy them in grocery store in places that used to be in the Commonwealth.

Way better than Whoppers. The quality of the chocolate is better, and they don't grind up your tongue like sandpaper.

On a recent trip to Hong Kong, I saw these boxes of Maltesers for about $2.00 USD each. I bought six of them and packed them in my luggage.



Does anyone remember "Horlicks Malted Milk Tablets"? Used to come in original and chocolate flavors. Sold in glass bottles with a label in the front in the 70's. They disappeared from the US market for over 30 years, but I had discovered that they're still being made in Asia, and are sold in Hong Kong supermarkets for about $1.00 USD a box. The packaging is all in Chinese, but luckily the tag on the supermarket shelf said "Horlicks" so I knew what I was getting.



I packed my luggage with these too. If I ration these out, I *might* make my stash last until next year, lol.

[EmergencyIan]

No offense to our American friends, but after years of sampling snacks on both sides of the border, I think Canada has the advantage, but there is one US only snack that I buy whenever I'm at a US grocery store:



These things are nice and spicy and addictive. Plus they feature everyone's favorite wife-beating comic strip character.

I remember getting those out of vending machines when I was a kid. I didn't know they were still being produced .

- Ian

[wilbs518]

How about all dressed ruffles? I love them. They have them here in NY.we had ketchup chips too.

[Bruce Banner]

In Canada, you guys get Maltesers. We get (yuck) Whoppers.

There was a time when Maltesers were hard to find in the US. Now, they're available at Cost Plus, or in Asian grocery stores at a 100% markup. Of course, it's cheaper to just buy them in grocery store in places that used to be in the Commonwealth.

Way better than Whoppers. The quality of the chocolate is better, and they don't grind up your tongue like sandpaper.

I agree, Maltesers are definitely better overall... but Whoppers come in that Reese's peanut butter variety, which I really like.

[samurainoir]

In Canada, you guys get Maltesers. We get (yuck) Whoppers.

There was a time when Maltesers were hard to find in the US. Now, they're available at Cost Plus, or in Asian grocery stores at a 100% markup. Of course, it's cheaper to just buy them in grocery store in places that used to be in the Commonwealth.

Way better than Whoppers. The quality of the chocolate is better, and they don't grind up your tongue like sandpaper.

On a recent trip to Hong Kong, I saw these boxes of Maltesers for about $2.00 USD each. I bought six of them and packed them in my luggage.



Does anyone remember "Horlicks Malted Milk Tablets"? Used to come in original and chocolate flavors. Sold in glass bottles with a label in the front in the 70's. They disappeared from the US market for over 30 years, but I had discovered that they're still being made in Asia, and are sold in Hong Kong supermarkets for about $1.00 USD a box. The packaging is all in Chinese, but luckily the tag on the supermarket shelf said "Horlicks" so I knew what I was getting.

I seem to recall Maltesers more from Toronto's Chinatown supermarkets than regular stores. Maybe Marks and Spencers as well?

[samurainoir]

Yep, Hostess did make pizza flavoured chips, I think around the same time they made roast chicken flavoured chips. Both were pretty decent tasting.

Hostess Pizza chips were the best. I used to get mine from the vending machine at the arena or community pool. Roast Chicken was okay.

Do they still make Sour Cream and Onion? those were my favourites.

[samurainoir]

these just landed in local supermarkets.


Maple candies are waaaay to sweet for me, but somehow my wife's Quebecois genes allow her to eat an entire pack of them at a time. Now just imagine maple candies stuffed inside a pie.

[palitoy]

The wife's family makes these little treats with brown sugar that are called "Pet D'Souer" (which seems to translate to "Nun Fart") that are so sweet you can see through time. Maple is huge in this household, save for me, hate it.

[Mikey]

That logo has me wondering why the bow-tied rooster is pointing up

[knight errant00]

That logo has me wondering why the bow-tied rooster is pointing up

He pointing to your blood glucose level after eating a sugar pie.

[samurainoir]

I recently found a place in town that sells this, but it feels wrong to drink it without a smoked meat sandwich.

[Bruce Banner]

Back in the late 70s, my school had a Hostess chips day every week, when chips were sold during lunch hour in the main school building.

We also had a Shopsy's Hot Dogs Day once a week... wow, those were good hot dogs!

[cjefferys]

Do they still make Sour Cream and Onion? those were my favourites.

Of course! Or do you mean Hostess in particular? Yes they do, but these days you can only find Hostess brand chips at lower end grocery stores like Food Basics (Hickory Sticks are the only Hostess branded chip snack that can still be found at a wide variety of stores in Canada).

[samurainoir]

Of course! Or do you mean Hostess in particular? Yes they do, but these days you can only find Hostess brand chips at lower end grocery stores like Food Basics (Hickory Sticks are the only Hostess branded chip snack that can still be found at a wide variety of stores in Canada).

I wondered what happened to Hostess, they used to be a staple in every corner store and community centre vending machine, now I don't see them anywhere in Loblaws or Walmart.

for whatever reason, Hostess Sour Cream and Onion had a real distinct taste that other brands have failed to capture.

Poutine's really become a popular flavour.







these were fun: liked Butter Chicken the best. thought i'd like montreal smoked meat more than I actually did.

[cjefferys]

I wondered what happened to Hostess, they used to be a staple in every corner store and community centre vending machine, now I don't see them anywhere in Loblaws or Walmart.

for whatever reason, Hostess Sour Cream and Onion had a real distinct taste that other brands have failed to capture.

Poutine's really become a popular flavour.

Yeah, apparently Frito Lay replaced the Hostess brand with Lays in the 90's. And per wikipedia:

"In order to maintain its trademark protection on the Hostess brand, Frito Lay continues to sell Hostess-branded chips in some lower-end grocery stores, such as Food Basics, FreshCo and Price Chopper, albeit limited to its early 1990s lineup of flavours."
That includes sour cream and onion, but I don't know if they would have the same distinct taste you remember or they are just Lay's chips in Hostess bags.

Hmmm, bacon poutine chips, I need to try those!