We have Cadbury's here in the States. It's more of a specialty candy though, not something that's always featured everywhere like Hershey's.

Pretty sure you can, I'm fairly certain I've heard American celebrities talking about creme eggs.

I might be showing my Scottish roots here but all "candy" is better dipped in batter and deep fried.

There is no real chocolate in US though :|

Fact: Wine in America is better than all other wines.

Source: Because I'm in America and it doesn't do any good being somewhere else!


On a substantially more real note: candy.

Candy, for me, isn't really a big deal b/c I don't put chocolate in the same sphere as "candy." But the best "candy" for me is probably a lemonhead or something coated in chocolate.

As for chocolate, I occasionally have a profoundly awesome chocolate. But my go-to is Lindt. Even with their changes, Lindt still gives a good chocolate every time.

Every now and then I'll splurge on some expensive chocolate and I understand that people like their complex nuances flavors. But if I drop $10 on a bit of chocolate, 9/10 it's not as good as a $2 Lindt. So I stick with what i know and love.

As for percent, 68%-75% are my favorite places to be. I sometimes have a desire to pick up a really nutty, dark 80%, but that's about as low as I go. I did a 92% once. Yuck. Too dark. 85% is too dark, but edible. 72% sits at the perfect candy-chocolate threshold for me. Sweet and delightful, complicated and dark.

On a completely different candy note, my niece told me about a year ago that Wonka Bottlecaps are impossible to find. I didn't believe her. But even past Halloween, I haven't seen one. Are they still out there? Although pretty much crap, I like one every year or two.


That's just not even true.

I didn't realise they sold Cadburys in America these days (been years since I've been though), shouldn't surprise me since they're owned by an American company now...

Yeah, depends where the chocolate is made, Irish Cadburys is different to English Cadburys and I imagine the American stuff will be different too (especially if its made by Hershey)

That's a fair note. I've been getting these really awesome chili-mango flavored jelly fruit slices (http://www.ohnuts.com/buy.cfm/bulk-candy/jelly-fruit-slices) too. And cherry hearts (http://sweetfactory.com/cherry-lovers-jelly-bean-hearts-allergen-free-5-lb-bag/) to share.

Cadbury is pretty horrible. I loved them as a kid. Maybe they were different. But I doubt it. They're overly sweet and just don't taste good at all.
I should add that there isn't a lot of real chocolate in America. ;)

You can still find some really good stuff, though. I've heard that Hawaii has the absolute best consistent chocolate in the U.S. But even so, you can get some pretty decent chocolate out here.

I think the U.S. tends to over-sweeten things. I think it goes back to what's naturally available. Most of our fruits and vegetables are fairly sweet. Sugar cane is grown right next door. Historically, we've had a lot of sweet food naturally available. So I think we over-sweeten our sweets. And when we do this to chocolate, we can ruin it.

I don't know the comparison between American and UK Cadburys, but it is definitely quite a sweet chocolate (milk chocolate techinically, not really chocolate at all in the strictest sense), but that's probably why I like it.

Other than Galaxy (which is nice but a pretty odd acquired taste) and Malteasers (which are the best thing ever) I'm not a fan of Nestle or Mars.

I do agree about Lindt though, really nice chocolate.

Absolutely least favourite chocolate is Milka, 1) because it tastes awful, but more importantly 2) because I once bought a bar and in contained a dead fly stuck in the chocolate... *bleugh*

Do you guys get Aero bars in the states? Those things rule! Especially in the mint flavor. Also dark chocolate kitkats and grape soda was my staple gaming snack back in the early 2000's

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After Eight (after a while on the freezer), i buy it every Christmas as a gift for myself! :)

Aero is in the US, but not widely distributed yet. It's getting there. Hershey's doing their own aerated chocolate to stay competitive.

Durian candy can achieve the same effect...

For those who don't know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian
"Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance; others find the aroma overpowering and revolting. The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as rotten onions, turpentine, and raw sewage."
I found rotten onions to be closest. Many people in South East Asia love it.

Seriously though, I love candy in general, but I don't think I can pick a favourite. I'm not a big fan of chocolate or nutty ones though, but I love the jelly ones.