# Forget Disgusting. What's the BEST candy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103 "2001-10-18T00:13:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1kBR\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/dc4da7/32.png) [@1kBR\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1kBR_Kid)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/1 "2001-10-18T00:13:50Z")
My vote goes to Jordan Almonds. Mmmmmm, that sweet candy coating, mixed with the taste of almonds. What could be better? ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/2 "2001-10-18T00:22:49Z")
~~those chocolate candy bars that kids sell for the school the ones with almonds we used to eat the whole box and have to pay ourselves ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/3 "2001-10-18T00:25:46Z")
[slobber]TOBLERONE![/slobber] ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/4 "2001-10-18T00:28:51Z")
Mmm… Riesen. Chocolate, not the new peanut butter ones. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/5 "2001-10-18T00:36:33Z")
I haven’t seen these in my local store lately, but I used to absolutely love Sky-Bars. My wife is chiming in to say that she agrees with the Jordan Almond nomination. (Myself, I find them too hard, but tasty.) ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/6 "2001-10-18T00:38:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anticay \* > \*\*~~those chocolate candy bars that kids sell for the school > the ones with almonds > > we used to eat the whole box and have to pay ourselves \*\* oooh…you mean [World’s Finest Chocolate](http://www.wfchocolate.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/7 "2001-10-18T00:40:06Z")
10,000 Grand bars. Chocolate, crunchy bits, and enough caramel to coat a small ox. ---
**Author:** ![Darqangelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darqangelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darqangelle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/8 "2001-10-18T00:43:34Z")
Swedish Berries/fish/feet/whatever (which, surprisingly, you can’t get in Sweden), Glosette Raisins, Nibs, Licorice Allsorts, Wine Gums. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/9 "2001-10-18T00:45:46Z")
Lindt Extra Dark. Puts everything else to shame, including Godiva, Toblerone, and anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/10 "2001-10-18T00:52:54Z")
Oh Please!!! Peanut Butter Cups 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/11 "2001-10-18T01:00:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lsura \* > \*\*oooh…you mean [World’s Finest Chocolate](http://www.wfchocolate.com/). \*\* ```auto a narcotic or something you can't take a regular candy bar and set it out all the way across the room and smell it like you can these bars you can survive only eating these things...and you know that ain't right! ``` ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/12 "2001-10-18T01:13:19Z")
My favorite has always been plain Hershey Bars. (You gotta love Milton Hershey: philanthropist _and_ candy-maker!) ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/13 "2001-10-18T01:16:53Z")
dark chocolate aero bars lindt “lindor” chocolate balls (which always make me think of Chef from South Park, salty chocolate balls…), especially the dark chocolate ones, but milk chocolate and amaretto are pretty good too ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/14 "2001-10-18T01:35:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anticay \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Lsura \* > > \*\*oooh…you mean [World’s Finest Chocolate](http://www.wfchocolate.com/). \*\* > > ```auto > a narcotic or something > > you can't take a regular candy bar and set it out all the > way across the room and smell it like you can these bars > > you can survive only eating these things...and you know that ain't right! ** > > ``` Ooh… **yum**. That chocolate rocks. I like the crispy bars. My teeth always felt like they were going to break into bits on the almonds. Tragically, my sister won’t sell any more to me. She refuses to sell candy for her school, the traitor. But $2 a bar? That’s pretty much a ripoff. Yes. I’m not sure if any candy bar is worth $2…not even a Cadbury Creme Egg, which I adore. jessica ---
**Author:** ![Cholo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/15 "2001-10-18T02:20:47Z")
Heath Bars Doesn’t get better than that. Thank you, goodnight ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/16 "2001-10-18T03:13:48Z")
Skor. Yummmmmm! Oh and I’ll second the chocolate Riesens. I bought a huge bag at Costco last month and every day I sneak in my co-worker’s desk (where the candy is stored) and take out a couple. ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sota_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/17 "2001-10-18T03:30:31Z")
If I’m in a chocolate mood, it’s gotta be a Toblerone. If I’m craving something else, BottleCaps all the way baby. And if I want something “normal”, I grab a Snickers. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/18 "2001-10-18T03:35:17Z")
Bit O’ Honey. And no, I ain’t kiddin’. ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/19 "2001-10-18T03:40:44Z")
I’m not really into chocolate that much, but I just scored a bag of my favorite Japanese candy. All that’s left is the empty wrappers. It is “Hokkaido gyuunyuu softokyandei” or “soft milk candy from Hokkaido” and it has a silly picture of a cow on the package. Yummy soft chewy calcium-enriched sugary-milk-flavored candy that melts in your mouth. It is vaguely like caramel, but much softer, and much more milky, with a vague hint of butter and custard. Yumm. You can buy them at Mitsuwa near Chicago. But leave some for me! ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103/20 "2001-10-18T03:42:03Z")
a scotchmallow bar from see’s candies. or a zagnut. or good jellybeans or swedish fish. im also partial to robins eggs, but you can only get em at easter. there is a reason i am a fat guy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-disgusting-whats-the-best-candy/88103.md?page=2)