serpineslair@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSmarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeansmessage-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down13
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareSmarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeansserpineslair@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareGoretantath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 days agoI forgot they aren’t horrid chalky crap outside the US and was like “what??”
minus-squareserpineslair@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoTIL smarties are horrid chalky crap inside the US, yikes another reason I’m glad I’m not there xD.
minus-squareserpineslair@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoCan’t say I’ve tried em, evidently 😅. Though, could be interesting just for the experience.
minus-squarecannedtuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoHad 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.
minus-squareWigglesworth@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 days ago…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?
minus-squarecannedtuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoNah I specifically grabbed those. Legit one of my favorites.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoKids crush them into powder, and snort it like coke. At least we did in the 80s…
minus-square𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoUS smarties are the same exact thing as Rockets elsewhere. They’re both sugary crack
minus-squareserpineslair@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoAint heard of rockets before…
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoSmarties are sugary. You’re thinking of Necco Wafers.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoRockets are branded as Smarties in the US
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoNecco Wafers taste like someone took Pepto-Bismol, dehaydrated it, and formed it into discs the size of US quarters.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYeah, we’ve got those in the states too, haha
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoThe chalky things are called “Rockets” in Canada.
I forgot they aren’t horrid chalky crap outside the US and was like “what??”
TIL smarties are horrid chalky crap inside the US, yikes another reason I’m glad I’m not there xD.
TFW you like US Smarties
Can’t say I’ve tried em, evidently 😅. Though, could be interesting just for the experience.
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.
…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?
Nah I specifically grabbed those. Legit one of my favorites.
Kids crush them into powder, and snort it like coke.
At least we did in the 80s…
US smarties are the same exact thing as Rockets elsewhere. They’re both sugary crack
Aint heard of rockets before…
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Smarties are sugary. You’re thinking of Necco Wafers.
Rockets are branded as Smarties in the US
Necco Wafers taste like someone took Pepto-Bismol, dehaydrated it, and formed it into discs the size of US quarters.
Yeah, we’ve got those in the states too, haha
The chalky things are called “Rockets” in Canada.
Rockets are good