We're like opposite people. I LOVE the stacked licorice ones, really like yoghurt gummies, I prefer softer marshmallowy texture to tough chewy gummies, and I probably ate my weight in Haribo Berries.
I like those stacked ones too lol, except when its left in the candy tin and they're stale because no one wanted to eat them the coiled liquorice haribos don't have a very good liquorice flavour though, spoken as a dutch person who really likes liquorice :P
Well, always interesting to see how tastes differ. I actually love the contrast between the hard sugar pearls and the soft squishy interior of the berry candies.
Of course, the real answer is that Wine Gums, and original recipe Fruit Pastilles, worked out how to be the perfect gummy sweet, and everything else since has been a slow decline from perfection.
I had both german gummies and american gummies, while german gummies and their natural flavorings wins hands down, and Trolli and Haribo are goated brands. I can't help but say Albanese wins the cake for me. They're a medium soft gummy with mostly natural tasting flavorings, but if you like a very firm gummy these aren't for you.
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Sour gummy worms weren't invented until 1987 and that blows my mind, I assumed they were around longer than that! I would be interested to learn when popular candies in different countries were made, and enjoyed this video a lot. Thank you for your hard work!
I've been recently looking into some extremely sour gummy candies, but can't find them :( I think they were in a plastic tube in a shape of very long strings. I live in Hungary, so the most popular candies were German ones. Such a coincidence this episode came up when I was just looking into this topic :)
Those Haribo Konfekt are called "Engelse Drop" in the Netherlands, translated to "English liquorice". Because it was first produced in Sheffield (UK). It's funny how most people in the world dislike it, but most people in the Netherlands love it.
You have opened up a can of sour worms. So many brands missed. Rowntree's fruit pastilles from the UK are epic. Allen's Tangy Sourz Randoms (Australian brand) made in Czech Republic are super addictive. Also South Africa has Jelly tots
You need to try the Haribo peach gummies (or some equivalent). Peach ring gummies can be pretty meh, but if you find some good ones (like the Haribo ones in my opinion) they are great. The Haribo peach gummies have a crystallized sugar outer shell, and then a softer than average gummy inside. Really great peach flavor, and I have to have a lot of restraint when I get a bag at my birthday or something.
Different gummies have a very different stretchiness to chewiness/bounciness ratio. This needs to be explored. Also, this might sound crazy, but I think the different sounds they make when you drop one on a plate tells you a lot about the gummy's texture. Some people might like a gummy that makes no sound. Some people might want a hard shell and soft interior. Bring on the acoustics testing.
I actually prefer the thic-non-chewy texture of gummies without gelatine over the super chewy ones. I love how it stuck to your teeth. My favorite ones are HRIBO Schlümpfe (smerfs).
Cool! Finally, the video the gummy aficionados have been waiting for! I didn't expect it after your homemade gummies experiment but now I can't wait to see where this goes! Excellent!
My favorite gummies are Albanese brand (these are Americans) gummy worms. Personally I don't like how tough Haribo gummies tend to be, but it seems like that's a cultural thing. My brother-in-law is German and Haribo is his favorite brand of gummies.
For me, a German boy, Haribo, Nimm2 and co are obviously the best (I even like licorice), but internationally I found Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles in the UK, so you definitely should try them
Jelly Beans have long been a mystery to me. It must be, as you suggested, the branding. Jelly Belly did some sort of push a few years back, getting in-store dispensers and pretending combining jelly beans to get certain flavor combinations was a thing anyone would ever do. Around that time, I think everyone ended up being gifted a large box/bag of them from an older relative. Twizzlers are an even bigger mystery. They exist by some kind of inertia. Maybe ghosts are buying them.
Gummies are my guilty pleasure. I’m so happy to see you review all these gummies because I’m personally still seeking the best one that I can find in the US
I think Ricola deserves a honorable mention for his medicinal herbs gummies. I think my favourite gummy is the peach hearts 🍑 💖, maybe not so chewy but really fan of the taste, I think Aso the flat shape allows to release more flavour faster.
You should have just traveled to Sweden and stepped into any given petrol station or supermarket, and you could have bought 100+ different varieties of gummy candy, 1-2 pieces of each kind and paid by weight. So much more variety than what you managed to come across.
Nice video! Gave me Rhett & Link vibes with all the tasting and the table lol ) Good job on describing the taste! You really did not use very much of the same words!
This, so much. Natural Confectionery Co. Snakes would be a winner. I'd go for some strawberries and cream, too; show him what a good dairy gummy can be.
I love Haribo's Waldgeister (Waldmeister / sweet woodruff) gummies. The packaging is adorable and the gummies are kind of cute too. I'd love to know whether there is some genetic predisposition towards enjoying flavors like licorice/anise/fennel, the same way there is for cilantro (soap vs. fresh vegetal flavor). I'm actually one of the folks who can taste cilantro both ways. When it's soap, it's a big old nope, but most of the time it's very yes because it's a bright, almost refreshing vegetal flavor for me when it's not soap.
I'm a big fan of gummies that are almost petrified. I just love super stiff and chewy gummies. I can only speak for United States gummies (though I have had some German and Japanese gummies that I got at World Market), but Haribo Gummy Bears are still my favorite. I'll often leave a bag open to stale up a little bit. I also love Haribo's Twin Snakes. They are two differently-flavored snake-shaped gummies that are somewhat sour. I also love sour Skittles (though I wouldn't really call them gummies).
as far as Katjes goes, I'm not sure if they're still made, but they had a sour cassis gummy for a while, which were sort of in a middle ground texturally, while having super nice flavour. Haven't been able to find any since a couple years ago, though :(
I was SO happy when we got Haribo in the US outside of Disney World. Trolli's sour worms are great, but the rest I don't care for. If you get the chance, Twizzlers have a lemonade gel filled version that comes out during summer months that is amazing!
Here in States Haribo Makes a Sour Bat around this time of year released in a bag and they are my all time favorite gummy Candy. Not to sour but definitely present. Superbly balanced and mini so the good chew is present but not teeth destroying. Gummy/Fruit candy is my all time favorite and I hope one day you do find them.
My taste buds may not be all that similar to yours considering your remarks on a lot of the candies, however, I have a few recommendations. First, you should give peach rings a try. They're not super popular and I can't eat too many in one sitting, but they have to be one of my favorite candies. Second, there are Malaysian milk melon candies and those are definitely worth a try. Finally, I think you should look further into ginger candies cuz they never disappoint in my opinion. Love the channel and thanks for making these videos!!!!!
My preferences have lined up exactly with yours, and I think you would have enjoyed the Sour Patch Watermelons more than the Kids (flavor wise). Korea also has some pretty good gummies!
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You also got a twizzler variant, the og red twizzler is less like a candle and more firm. It's also not peelable, it just has a twisty shape and a hole in the center
Why are these videos sooooo entertaining to watch? I really like your camera-presence Andong! You make me want to go out and buy some candy for myself. Wish I had your confidence in front of the camera :D Keep up the good work and we will be waiting patiently for your next video. Have a great week
Licorice was a really helpful diet candy for me. It scratched the candy itch without me feeling compelled to cram the entire bag down my throat in 27 seconds.
My favorite US gummy is airheads xtreme bites. I’m not sure it’s worth your time or effort, but the regular strawberry twizlers are definitely my preferred variety. Twizlers nibs are probably my favorite for texture, and they have a whole lot of other specialty flavors. Central America and South America have tons of great gummies if you can get your hands on them!
I used to love the Haribo Frogs I got at my HS crap job, that and the peach rings as well. Still good last time I tried them, but I do like Sour Patch as well.
You really picked the wrong Twizzlers, and I knew you were gonna hate them. The OG ones, while still clearly artificially flavored, are BIZARRELY addictive.
I'm excited to see what you could make, there's a speciality gummy chain of candy shops locally but I've found their novelty gummies to be more about looks than textures, so I'd love someone approaching it with the texture in mind as well
Fun Fact for the international viewers. Hitschies (the ropes) had recently a renaming of their brand. Until a few year ago their name was Hitschler. You can see why this was kind of a problem :D But it was always a running gag for the kids in front of the candy shelfs.
Since you put so much emphasis on the branding, I am surprised you did not mention the wordplay that is "Lach(laugh)gummis" as the opposite of "Wein(cry)gummis"
If you ever find them, try a package of Pectin Eggs. They're not gummies but they are related. I haven't seen them or had them in years but they were the only kind of candy in this category that my grandmother would get us.
I have found my favorite gummies from of all places 7-11. It's the 7-11 branded 12 oz (huge!) Bag of "sour (not rly)" triple variety gummies rings. The three best flavors, apple peach and watermelon. I cannot stay away. Sooooooooo good.
No man! Us out here in South Africa have some really good supermarket branded gummy candies. Maynards, Manhattan, Mister Sweet are three of the rather famous brands. Maynards do something called Wine Gums which are much loved (I feel you might not like the black ones). There is also Jelly Tots by Beacon (who own Maynards in SA) that are synonymous snack. It’s not that easy to get these unless you have a South African shop in Berlin but the two big local retailers are Checkers and Pick n Pay. Or the online retailer would be Takealot (SA’s version of Amazon). The gummies here are really good compared to those overseas. Great flavour and chewiness mostly due to the rather great raw ingredients we have locally. No these are not healthy but these are tasty. Very tasty.
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My absolute favorite is rowntrees fruit gums. They come in two variety's. I love both and I have a feeling you would too. They have perfect chew and flavour
I ate berry candies as a kid, I'm talking about 50 years ago. They were sold loose and the merchant would weight them and put them in a paper bag for you.
I actually have (technically) African gummies! In Egypt, cola-flavored jellies are considered the original, packed in little bright yellow packets. The original brand is Jelly Cola; they're now branded as "Mr Jello" but it's recognizably the same product. They seem to be hard to get ahold of right now (my supply is a gift from relatives who brought a box over in their luggage). Also, like nearly all Egyptian manufactured consumer goods, quality control is nigh-nonexistent; some little bags have great cola flavor and a good stretchy chew, while others are stale and taste off (too much citrus, usually). I'd link to pictures but that's not working for some reason.
In Germany, the brand Veganz has a sour gummy candy called "Sour Sticks" (there are two flavors in the bag: grapefruit and peach). And it's the best sour gummy candy I've ever had, vegan or not. It's worth finding. I typically find it at bio stores in Berlin like Denns or Biomarkt. But have occasionally seen it at Lidl and Edeka as well. Totally worth trying!
I miss those Haribo wheels. Used to be able to buy cola flavoured ones but without warning they disappeared from shelves and haven't been seen since. You really should try some of the Allen's offerings from Australia. They've done some awesome things over the last few years.
It took me a long time to enjoy black licorice. Try focusing on the coconut flavor allsorts, chew it up and then enjoy the nice bitter anise aftertaste of licorice.
I was wondering why Hi-Chew wasn't on here as so much talk about chewiness of the candies, but then it occurred to me, I don't think Hi-Chew is a gummy, but that led me to wonder, what is the difference between a chewy candy like a Charleston Chew and a gummy candy like Haribo? Well typically gelatin but seeing as non-gelatin gummies exist, not necessarily. I can think of certain characteristics that differentiate them, but then there's plenty of exceptions too, and I think it would make an interesting video to differentiate them.
Andong, I don’t know if you celebrate Halloween, but collecting all the uneaten gummy candies and giving them out for kids trick or treat would make you quite popular with the local kids and save your teeth!
Sorry, another comment on the spicy gummies: you can get several types of them at the Bärenland stores (Spicy Ginger, Chili etc.) and also special varieties (Cuba Libre, Gin Tonic, green tea, coffee beans). If you want a real treat, find a pharmacy and look for eucalyptus gummies against sore throat. I believe they are available in several varieties too.
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as a person who's lived in the US all my life I've always heard the reason we do bags of candy inside boxes is to make the crinkly sound muffled, because they're meant for movie theaters. Some of my freinds would even dump the bag into the box to muffle the noise more. If nothing else it's a happy accident that it is that way. Or at least that's the myth I grew up with lol
Those Trolli sour worms look WILDLY different in texture to the ones we have in the U.S. When you stretched that worm and when you bit into it it had DRASTICALLY more resistance than the Trolli worms I know and love. I don't think I would like them nearly as much if they were that tough. If you did that to the Trolli here it would be one clean pull/bite and it would be torn entirely in half.
They had a formula change not long ago due to one ingredient (TiO2) being forbidden in Europe (I think it causes cancer) :) it was the ingredient which made the worms this bright, whitish, neon colours…I kind of miss the original look…
When you were showing Trolli, I immediately recognize the similarities between the packaging design and the gummies with Yupi, an Indonesian gummy candy brand. And yep, it turns out Yupi and Trolli had a join venture in the past, and it seems like they're separating, so Yupi could be also regarded as a spin-off of Trolli.
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I love liquorice, but not the one Haribo makes. For some reason it tastes awful. What I love the most are no-brand liquorice sticks that were possible to buy at fairs or at some event stalls (and quite rarely even in some stores). I'm able to eat dozens of these and they have perfect both flavour and texture.
