Welch's Filled Licorice

             Hey everyone! Most people, like me, have only seen Welch's products as only juice. So,
      when I saw they were doing candy as well, I decided to give their licorice a try. It was good;
      it wasn't typical licorice, that's for sure. It's more of a gummy than licorice, and the
      filling inside vaguely reminded me of the top candy in Fruit Gushers a little bit.~ It is
      very soft, and I think any fan of gummies in general should give it a try. (It doesn't taste
      like any of their juices though!)

                                                                          

A Small Review on Calpis/Calpico

                             
                      Calpis is a popular beverage in Japan that is made with dry milk, lactic acid, and
        water, and has a special taste that is a little tangy and sweet. When brought over to the
        United States, the name was slightly changed to Calpico. People speculate it was because
        the original name sounds similar to "cow piss." (Yes, I just got the easiest links found on the
        wiki page. :p)

                     Now, I have yet to try the original flavor, (might update this page if I do), but I
          have tried the lychee flavor one, which I adore. (Might have to also do with the fact I
          like lychee anything, but I digress.) You can taste the lychee in the drink, but I haven't
          the faintest idea if it's artificial or actual flavors.~ The end process tastes like a fruit
          drink , and it's because it's so watery that I don't want to call it a "yogurt drink" exactly,
           because it doesn't really taste like a yogurt drink. (Even if they use fermented milk.)

                   If you like sweet and tangy drinks that remind you of candy, go give this drink a
         look. Most Asian shops, (not just Japanese ones), sell this in Manhattan or Brooklyn,
         and probably elsewhere if you look around. If you have milk allergies, best not to try it
         though.~ ^^

                                                                                  

Mamba Sour Fruit Chews

                   Hello there! So,like I mentioned earlier, my latest posts will be covering only little
         sweets and snacks for now. Today I'm going to talk about Mamba Chews. Mamba Chews
         is produced by the German confectionery company, called Storck. Even though it has
         been produced and marketed since 1953, I only heard about them a few weeks ago. Well,
         I saw the candy a few weeks ago might be a better way to put it, and what intrigued me to
         trying it was the fact that while all the candy in the bookstore was close to $2.00, this one
         was a huge stick of candy being advertised for only 79 cents. For about 18 pieces of candy,
         I thought it was worth trying out.

                      The candy was quite good! The chewables was very soft and tart, (not "sour" but
        still good), and it isn't like other chewables that are hard at first and then soften up; it's quite
        soft from the very beginning. It will make your tongue a bit sensitive if you have too many
        though; so don't do what I did and eat the whole package in one shot. ~

                                                                              

Sweet Drinks- Aloe Vera Juice

              In continuation of me wanting to update my snack/sweet section of my blog, (which the
        following post in the upcoming days will also talk about), I'm going to be talking about Aloe
        Vera Juice. Many sites and people will insist on the health benefits of Aloe Vera, but is it
        actually good for you? I honestly have no idea; I drink it cause I like the taste. ^^
                    
                 Now how does Aloe Vera taste like? The juice part tastes like actual juice, and the
        Aloe Vera tastes like pulp, albeit a little on the gummier side. Many different companies
        have their own version out, but the one I tried was produced by Natural Garden. Some
        people have mentioned it has laxative effects, (a Google search will show this), but as
        for how accurate that is I don't know; I don't remember having any weird reaction to it.~

                If you like sweets drinks I do recommend trying it; it tastes like pulp juice, but at
        the same time it doesn't; it has a peculiar taste. (But not in a bad way!) (I'm not sure
        where Natural Garden comes from, but I couldn't find any information on them.) Also,
        it's easily available in most deli's and supermarkets in New York City; but I haven't
         really looked at availability in Arkansas.~

                                                                      

Kinder Chocolate

           So, having realized I haven't updated my snack section very much, I decided to talk about
     Kinder Chocolate tonight. Kinder Chocolate is a creation by the company Ferrero, and Italian
     sweets company best known for Nutella, and those Ferrero Rocher chocolates. I decided to try
     Kinder Chocolate when a friend who went to Europe mourned that she couldn't find them in
     the United States. In New York, I found them fairly easily at grocery marts, and they are
     available in Arkansas, but usually in specialty groceries like Arab groceries, or supermarkets
     with a big European section. I guess what I want to get across is that this chocolate isn't a
     sweet that is hard to find. :p

           Now, before I dug around for it, I passed it by in aisles but never tried it before. Having
     finally had some, I enjoyed the chocolate, and the filling inside was tasty, but very thick,
     so after a few bites, it left my mouth a little dry. It's best to eat small sections at a time; if
     you wanted a snack and didn't have a drink nearby, you'll have to deal with a dry mouth
     for a while.~  It comes in a few flavors; the one I got was with milk flavored cream. Now
     despite coming from an Italian company, I find the lettering looking like German. After a
     quick search, it looks like it's because the chocolate is from the German branch, and the
      original name for it was Kinderschokolade. Here is the German site.