What's your culture's version of circus peanuts?

Well, just because you don’t like bad coffee, it doesn’t mean you don’t like all coffee. Allsorts and GoodNPlenty IMO are the bad coffee of licorice. Around here, the best licorice I can buy comes from Australia. Again, IMO – de gustibus and all that

From my youth, I remember a spongy, gelatinous candy called “Aplets & Cotlets” that was pretty tasty & I always imagined was close to Turkish Delight. Can those who’ve tasted both weigh in on how close it comes?

I haven’t seen it for sale in a long time, but Google assures me it is still manufactured: