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serpineslair@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Smarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeans

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Smarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeans

serpineslair@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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    I forgot they aren’t horrid chalky crap outside the US and was like “what??”

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      TIL smarties are horrid chalky crap inside the US, yikes another reason I’m glad I’m not there xD.

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        TFW you like US Smarties

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          Can’t say I’ve tried em, evidently 😅. Though, could be interesting just for the experience.

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            Had a sleeve of them on my desk prior to my above comment. Idk why people are saying they’re chalky. They’re basically just lightly flavored sugar tablets.

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              …yay? 😐

              As candy goes, that’s about as base-level acceptable as it gets. Was it the last thing at the bottom of a candy bowl and you settled for it?

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                Nah I specifically grabbed those. Legit one of my favorites.

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            Kids crush them into powder, and snort it like coke.

            At least we did in the 80s…

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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        US smarties are the same exact thing as Rockets elsewhere. They’re both sugary crack

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          Aint heard of rockets before…

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      Smarties are sugary. You’re thinking of Necco Wafers.

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        Rockets are branded as Smarties in the US

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          Necco Wafers taste like someone took Pepto-Bismol, dehaydrated it, and formed it into discs the size of US quarters.

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            Yeah, we’ve got those in the states too, haha

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      The chalky things are called “Rockets” in Canada.

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        Rockets are good

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