I and few friends of mine are in Australia for a few weeks supporting the Olympics. Recently, we have found ourselves with a lot of time on our hands and one particular topic has been the issues of many hours of debate. (This may seem strange, but we have been quite bored)
One of my associates is an English guy who says that what he knows as a Mars bar is known as a Milky Way bar to those of us who grew up in America. I say that the Milky Way bar is filled with a homogeneous gooey stuff. My friend says that the US Milky Way Bar has a layer of Caramel in it.
The question that needs to be answered is: “Is a Mars Candy Bar bought in England or Australia the same candy bar as a Milky Way bar bought in the United States?”
As this debate has been raging for quite a while it is appreciated if someone could settle this for us quickly.
Well, I know nothing of US confectionary, but Aus Milky ways are little bars, smaller than usual, with that gooey stuff inside of 'em. No caramel. Mars Bars are around regular size, with the caramel. Milky Ways are a treat that won’t spoil your appetite, or something of that ilk, while a Mars bar will help you Work, Rest and Play…
The Three Musketeer bar is not the same as a Milky Way bar. The Milky way has a layer of caramel, and the Three Musketeers is just nougat covered by chocolate.
"I say that the Milky Way bar is filled with a homogeneous gooey stuff."
I was referring to that. While the exact definition of nougat escapes me at the moment (i think of it as having a crunch, I may be wrong), the Three Musketeer bars that I have encountered have had light brown “homogenous gooey stuff” encased in chocolate, without any caramel. Thus, what csbford was calling a Milky Way was (in America) a Three Musketeers…
In Britain, a Mars Bar is the one with the caramel stuff, and a Milky Way has the greyish-white gunk. But in case I am a wee bit out of date, I promise to go out and do some serious research on this soon, just to be helpful, you understand.
Mars: Short bar. Nougat, Caramel and Almonds in milk chocolate
Milky Way: Regular sized bar. Nougat, Caramel in milk choccolate (unless you get the Dark chocolate version)
Three Muskateers: Slightly larger than regular sized. Nougat only, covered in milk chocolate (supposedly less fat than other candy bars. Gee, really? Could it be because it doesn’t have nuts or caramel?)
I believe all three are produced by Hershey. Happy snacking! (and now I’m mad because I’m craving a Milky Way. Haven’t had one in forever…where’s my change? Which way to the vending machine?)
Anyway, you can see that the Mars bar in america does have caramel, as does the American Milky Way. So, again, as far as I know, the only candy bar that has a homogenous gooey center without caramel or nuts is the Three Musketeers.
I just walked up to the corner store, so I could get a fresh perspective on this. It seems the folks at Mars are wizards at brand extensions. Here goes.
They call the white homogenous stuff “vanilla nougat.” You can decide whether it’s really “nougat” for yourself.
Three Musketeers = nougat covered with milk chocolate
Milky Way = nougat and caramel covered with milk chocolate
Milky Way Midnight (in my youth, it was called Forever Yours) = nougat and caramel covered with dark chocolate
Snickers = Milky Way with peanuts (I think there’s also a dark choclate version)
Mars Bar = Milky Way with almonds
