Smarties in the States [Archive]

oldschool

Apr 10, 2004, 11:21 PM

Do you have Smarties in the states? It's candy coated chocolate pieces, multicolored and in a box. I know they have them in ireland and her in canada...but i've never seen them in the US...anybody?

oh and why did my post about the 40 dollar ipod mini get sent to the wasteland...i wasn't posting that to get people to sign up, i wanted to have a discussion about pyramid schemes and other online schemes...but i guess this place has turned into an american media conglomerate and decided to censor everything. oh well.

XnavxeMiyyep

Apr 10, 2004, 11:31 PM

I live in the US, and I've had smarties; not recently though. :(

I never noticed your iPod post, so I can't comment on that.

evoluzione

Apr 10, 2004, 11:46 PM

as far as i know, Smarties are different here in the States, they're not the chocolate candy things that are similar to M&Ms. the smarties here...i can't remember what they are exactly.

macka

Apr 10, 2004, 11:49 PM

Well, I don't know about the US...but they have 'em here in Australia! :D
We got M&M's and Maltesers too.

Oh, and yeah that '$40 iPod mini' post was destined for wasteland...I've noticed that anything to do with scams generally end up there... :cool:

Neserk

Apr 10, 2004, 11:59 PM

In the US smarties are little round pieces of candy. They are not hard candy but not chewy either. They aren't chocolate covered.

miloblithe

Apr 11, 2004, 12:00 AM

You can find the European/Australian/probably-everywhere-else-in-the-world style Smarties in the U.S. in shops specialing in foreign foods, but they're pretty pricy for what should be 60 cent candy. (BTW in Slovakia they're called Lentilki.)

Smarties in the US, on the other hand, are little fruit flavored hard sugary discs, kind of like pez.

TEG

Apr 11, 2004, 12:05 AM

You can find Commonweath Smarties in the US, usually in "British Shops" or Upscale Drug Stores. We also have another Smarties which are rolls of chalk like candy disks. Each pastel color has a different flavor. American Smarties usually appear everywhere around Easter and Halloween, and aren't very Prevelent otherwise.

TEG

3rdpath

Apr 11, 2004, 12:16 AM

funny you should ask...

recently i discovered "giant" smarties at a local store and my wife and i are now addicted to them. the package of them is slightly larger than a roll of quarters...

mmm, mmm sugary tooth-decay goodness.

btw, this is the u.s. "sweet tart" style smarties.

scem0

Apr 11, 2004, 12:55 AM

http://oldtimecandy.com/images/candypix-original/smarties.jpg These are US smarties

and I'm assuming http://home.chello.no/~jeaasen/thoughts/smarties.jpg these are your smarties.

I love (American) smarties. They rock.

oldschool

Apr 11, 2004, 01:21 AM

somebody mentioned malteasers.........do you have those in the states?

the reason i ask is because that supremely annoying irishman Colin Farrel was on leno and said that in the US there were no such thing as smarties...at least leno hadn't ever heard of them

whocares

Apr 11, 2004, 01:32 AM

A UK Mars bar is called a Milkyway in the States.
A US Mars bar is called an Almond Mars bar in the UK (IIRC).
I haven't found the equivalent of a UK Milkyway in the States yet. They are a bit like Three Musketeers, but better. ;)

pseudobrit

Apr 11, 2004, 03:24 AM

AngryLawnGnome

Apr 11, 2004, 04:29 AM

somebody mentioned malteasers.........do you have those in the states?
Negative. Gotta say I haven't even heard of malteasers. What are they?
EDIT: I looked them up, and I'm not positive, but I think they might be the American equivalent of "Whoppers".

macka

Apr 11, 2004, 05:15 AM

Negative. Gotta say I haven't even heard of malteasers. What are they?
EDIT: I looked them up, and I'm not positive, but I think they might be the American equivalent of "Whoppers".

Lol. I don't know what 'Whoppers' are but I looked 'em up but it seems that way. It's 'Maltesers' by the way....funny how all the names change.

We also have America's 'Smarties' but they're called something else...forgot what they're called.

evoluzione

Apr 11, 2004, 08:50 AM

yeah Maltesers are similar to Whoppers, or any Malted Milk Ball, butof course Maltesers are better, by a long way, every American that's tried them thinks so too. :)

UK Milky Way is very similar to Three Muskateers, but much smoother and creamier.

There's a few places in NYC that now sell English candy, usually for a buck (but now gone up to $1.25-$1.40. one of the best and original English places is Myers of Keswick (http://www.myersofkeswick.com) and they sell a whole bunch of good stuff.

oh, and every American I've met that has tried English candy, thinks it's sooo much better hen American candy :) and i used to buy a lot over here, so a lot of people tried hah

King Cobra

Apr 11, 2004, 09:14 AM

I dislike those Smarties...I received one wrapper of those Smarties a long while back from my university (http://usm.maine.edu) . . . I must be one of the few wierdos that has a sweet tooth, but would rather taste the plastic wrapping on the outside of that Smarties wrapper than the actual candy.

Neserk

Apr 11, 2004, 11:10 AM

the reason i ask is because that supremely annoying irishman Colin Farrel was on leno and said that in the US there were no such thing as smarties...at least leno hadn't ever heard of them

There are smarties (as pictured previously) US style, and the other candy which are called smarties in the UK are also available. I've had them but can't recall their name. I wouldn't ask Jay Leno a quesiton like that. You have to interact a lot with kids to know. Smarties (US style) are available at your 99c store and they now have sour Smarties. The other candies (UK smarties) are available in vending machines where you put in your quarter and get a handful out.

oldschool

Apr 11, 2004, 12:43 PM

oh yeah whoppers are definitely exactly the same as malteasers.

and yeah colin did call them "********* smarties".

leftbanke7

Apr 11, 2004, 01:32 PM

Talking about all this candy is making my teeth hurt. I'm gonna go brush my teeth now.

bont

Apr 11, 2004, 02:11 PM

One of the biggest confectionary crimes, and it's still a contentious issue here in the UK, was when the powers-that-be decided that 'Marathon' should be renamed 'Snickers'. :mad:

Neserk

Apr 11, 2004, 03:00 PM

Talking about all this candy is making my teeth hurt. I'm gonna go brush my teeth now.

hmmm... makes me hungry :D

oldschool

Apr 11, 2004, 04:31 PM

One of the biggest confectionary crimes, and it's still a contentious issue here in the UK, was when the powers-that-be decided that 'Marathon' should be renamed 'Snickers'. :mad:

it's always been snickers here... i didn't know it was called anything else...marathon is a much better name though.

have any of you ever heard of cuban lunch?

bennetsaysargh

Apr 11, 2004, 05:58 PM

i went to canada for a little vacation about 2 years ago, and i was amazed! smarties are chocolate? i was amazed. i like both smarties. US has a lot of things different than other countries.

Doctor Q

Apr 11, 2004, 06:32 PM

My favorite candy is (U.S. style) Smarties. I like Candy Corn too. I'm sure that Smarties make you smart and Candy Corn is good for you because it's named after a vegetable.

wdlove

Apr 11, 2004, 06:45 PM

After the post by scem0, yes I have had Smarties. I prefer a candy that I can allow to dissolve (suck on) in my mouth.

A also like whoppers, it has been a while though.

Vector

Apr 11, 2004, 06:51 PM

i think sweet-tarts are far better than u.s. smarties. sweet-tarts have more flavor.

Counterfit

Apr 11, 2004, 07:01 PM

But Sweet-Tarts are harder and less chewable!

Anyways, Malteasers (or Molesters as one of my friends calls them) are almost exactly like Whoppers, except better. A European Milky Way is pretty much the same as the US Three Muskateers, and Canadian Skittles are nasty, they replace the grape with black currant http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/wuerg/vomit-smiley-003.gif

Vector

Apr 11, 2004, 07:09 PM

True, sweet-tarts are harder, but the extra flavor is worth it.

wdlove

Apr 11, 2004, 07:18 PM

But Sweet-Tarts are harder and less chewable!

Anyways, Malteasers (or Molesters as one of my friends calls them) are almost exactly like Whoppers, except better. A European Milky Way is pretty much the same as the US Three Musketeers, and Canadian Skittles are nasty, they replace the grape with black currant http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/wuerg/vomit-smiley-003.gif

We have Skittles in the US, I think that the fruit flavor is delicious. ;)

Awimoway

Apr 11, 2004, 07:21 PM

Canadian Skittles are nasty, they replace the grape with black currant http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/wuerg/vomit-smiley-003.gif

When I lived in England, I never encountered any grape-flavored candies—always with the black currant, though. This was true across Europe. I assume it's still that way. And I don't really understand it. Black currant flavor is gross, and artificial grape flavor rocks. This is one area where American candy has everyone whupped. Other than that, we suck. British chocolate and candy bars are far better.

What I miss most was an amazingly creamy, delicious chocolate milk called Mars Milk, sharing the Mars bar branding. Damn that was good stuff.

I do remember a really putrid candy in England that was like American smarties. I can't remember the name, but it had "Violet" in the name, and they were all lavender colored and tasted really gross. Worse than our Smarties, and that's saying something. I don't think they were a particularly well-known brand, though. I only got some once, at a Halloween party. But they left a lasting impression of utter revulsion.

Doctor Q

Apr 11, 2004, 07:26 PM

Do they still have Grape Stix? They also came in a small version called Grape Kisses. As a kid, I used to fill my pockets with those. And I remember a lot of trips to the dentist too!

Awimoway

Apr 11, 2004, 07:32 PM

Do they still have Grape Stix? They also came in a small version called Grape Kisses. As a kid, I used to fill my pockets with those. And I remember a lot of trips to the dentist too!

My fav were those little boxes of round hard candies... “Alexander the Grape” and the apple-flavored one that I can't recall the name of. “Johnny Appleseed” maybe. I first got them from the ice cream truck that came around my neighborhood in Spokane, WA, but they were also in stores.

oldschool

Apr 11, 2004, 09:02 PM

wait a minute...smarties in the states aren't chocolate?

bennetsaysargh

Apr 11, 2004, 09:04 PM

wait a minute...smarties in the states aren't chocolate?
nope, they're pure flavored sugar :D

Neserk

Apr 11, 2004, 09:20 PM

We have Skittles in the US, I think that the fruit flavor is delicious. ;)

I like them too, but too much sugar makes me jittery. last time I had them I OD'd on them :p

bont

Apr 12, 2004, 04:42 AM

I do remember a really putrid candy in England that was like American smarties. I can't remember the name, but it had "Violet" in the name, and they were all lavender colored and tasted really gross. Worse than our Smarties, and that's saying something. I don't think they were a particularly well-known brand, though. I only got some once, at a Halloween party. But they left a lasting impression of utter revulsion.
:o I know the one you mean, I think they were called Violetts.

Following on from my previous post, another sweet which has now adopted it's Transatlantic brandname are Starbursts (formerly known as 'Opal Fruits').

macka

Apr 12, 2004, 05:16 AM

Following on from my previous post, another sweet which has now adopted it's Transatlantic brandname are Starbursts (formerly known as 'Opal Fruits').

Oh we have them, they're really popular here. There's a whole line of lollies under that name and they're really yummy. Oh...now I want some. :p
Dunno if they're the same though....

evoluzione

Apr 12, 2004, 02:38 PM

One of the biggest confectionary crimes, and it's still a contentious issue here in the UK, was when the powers-that-be decided that 'Marathon' should be renamed 'Snickers'. :mad:

funny you should say that, i till call 'em Marathons, even now, in the US. They have actually just released a "Snickers Marathon" energy bar. who'd've thunk eh?

and yeah, Opal Fruits, much better name.

do you remember "Pacers"??? they were like a green and white striped opal fruit. dead good they were.

bont

Apr 12, 2004, 04:38 PM

funny you should say that, i till call 'em Marathons, even now, in the US. They have actually just released a "Snickers Marathon" energy bar. who'd've thunk eh?

and yeah, Opal Fruits, much better name.

do you remember "Pacers"??? they were like a green and white striped opal fruit. dead good they were.
That's what I still call them too.

Pacers, completely forgot about them....
:D
I reckon the Mars Bar is pretty much untouchable :cool:

cheekyspanky

Apr 12, 2004, 06:58 PM

Those evil tasting purple things are Parma Violets! So very disgusting!

We have the American smarties too, they usually come in multipacks with the parma violets though from what I remember.

One sweet I really like though is Fruit Salads, small orange and pink chewy sweets that are really nice, they also sell them in longer chewy bars..do they sell them in America? they usually bundle them in with liquorice sweets called Black Jacks though which I like as much as those Parma Violets!

Awimoway

Apr 12, 2004, 08:28 PM

Those evil tasting purple things are Parma Violets! So very disgusting!

That's the stuff! They sort of tasted like perfumed antacid tablets. In fact, I wonder if they were simply re-branded antacid tablets. My brother and I kept putting off eating them until we had exhausted the rest of our Halloween stash. Then we forced ourselves because it was them or no candy at all.

Counterfit

Apr 12, 2004, 08:30 PM

One sweet I really like though is Fruit Salads, small orange and pink chewy sweets that are really nice, they also sell them in longer chewy bars..do they sell them in America? they usually bundle them in with liquorice sweets called Black Jacks though which I like as much as those Parma Violets! Are they from Wonka? Those sound awfully similar to Runts.