Canadian Junk Food

[Bruce Banner]

i also used to love *Wig Wag* chocolate bars in the mid 70s (i found out online the same bar was called Marathon in the US at that same time). i found the UK version recently in a candy shop, Curly Wurly (also after seeing it on a French & Saunders episode in syndication). Wonderful old memories of 1977.

It's been years since I picked up a Curly Wurly. So chewy that they take an eternity to eat.

Interesting that it was called Marathon in the US, because for years Marathon was the UK name for Snickers.

[comicmike]

i also used to love *Wig Wag* chocolate bars in the mid 70s (i found out online the same bar was called Marathon in the US at that same time). i found the UK version recently in a candy shop, Curly Wurly (also after seeing it on a French & Saunders episode in syndication). Wonderful old memories of 1977.

[jimbutsu]

Why are we not talking about All Dressed chips???

[Mawni]

I live right by the border so we go down to the states often to get groceries. I love Ben and Jerry's Americone Dream!

When I lived in the states I would often have my parents sent me Dairy Milk Chocolate and Canadian Smarties for my friends to try.

I have also heard stories of American border guards seizing Kinder eggs from people crossing into the US.

[Brazoo]

Article on Kinder Eggs:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/why-are-kinder-surprise-eggs-illegal-in-the-usa-10055273.html

"As already written, US regulation does not allow placing a 'non-food' object inside food, but only if it is not visible from the outside."

[MysteryWho]

I can't agree that Smarties are inferior to M&Ms. I remember when I first discovered M&Ms and thinking that, but upon reflection I think they just very different. Sometimes I hanker for Smarties, even though M&Ms are readily available. Different but equal
Did kids elsewhere drink Kool Aid mix or Freshie mix moreso?

[cjefferys]

It's kind of meta but I really miss Ketchup Hickory Sticks.

Whoa, I don't remember those...

Back to Kinder Surprise eggs... are they still being sold?

Yep, I saw some in a store last weekend.

[ZMOQ]

Let's face it,kids are dumber here.

More like: Parents are more lawsuit-happy here. Anything that happens to their kids is somebody elses fault. Just recently a kid was killed by a piece of IKEA furniture when the kid tipped it over. Parents failed to secure the furniture to the wall, but they're suing IKEA. Go figure.

Back to Kinder Surprise eggs... are they still being sold? I was in Hong Kong 3 weeks ago, and I looked for Kinder Surprise there at the 7-11 and the supermarkets, but didn't find any. I found "Kinder Joy" eggs instead. Kinder Joy seems to be gender-divided into "For boys" and "For girls" eggs, with slight packaging differences and probably a difference in toy content. When I looked at YouTube videos of "Kinder Joy", I think those eggs are more likely to be legal to bring into the US, because the toy is not inside the candy.

[palitoy]

It's kind of meta but I really miss Ketchup Hickory Sticks.

Also, I drank gallons of FBI grape juice, I really thought it had some connection to the real FBI. I think it stood for "federated beverage inc" yawn.

[jwyblejr]

Oh man, I love Hostess Hickory Sticks! I like a lot of the President's Choice flavors of chips (especially Buffalo Wing and Blue Cheese!) but although I like ketchup chips, the Loads of Ketchup is way too much overkill!



I know that FDA doesn't allow Kinder Surprise eggs to be sold in the US due to that reason, but honestly I don't see how it would be possible. The toy is inside a hard, difficult to open plastic shell that is way too big for a kid to accidentally swallow. I was buying these for my son when he was two years old and never had a fear of him swallowing the toy, I just don't see how it could even happen.

Let's face it,kids are dumber here.

[comicmike]

I don't know if this was exclusive to Canada, but I recall "Jolly Miller" was cheaper than orange Tang,and I loved it (eczema-causing, and all!)

[Bruce Banner]

Starbar (known in Canada as Wunderbar) is also pretty nice.
Apparently it was Joss Whedon's favourite candy bar at one point.

It's funny, "Smarties" are a completely different candy in the US compared the rest of the world.

Yeah, I remember seeing US Smarties once and wondering what on earth they were. The UK/Canadian Smarties have been around since 1937.

[Duncan]

We went to Canada a few years ago, and loading up in snacks was a big part of the trip. The border guard on the Canadian side thought it was a bit odd, but acknowledged that ketchup chips are amazing. Last year we came back from Windsor with a cooler full of Swanson TV dinners. The US guard was more skeptical, "You mean you run up to Canada just to buy groceries?"

[cjefferys]

Americans don't get coffee crisp?

Nope, and that candy bar has quite a cult following in the US, my American coworkers are always asking me to bring some to the office.

It's funny, "Smarties" are a completely different candy in the US compared the rest of the world. Their Smarties are what are branded in Canada as "Rockets" and our Smarties are basically an inferior version of M&M's.

[4NDR01D]

Big Turk is surprisingly pretty good. Haven't had one in eons though. Americans don't get coffee crisp?