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[Marilyn. 340]

well, skor bars were in the US first...

Skor is a slim candy bar produced by The Hershey Company. It was first marketed in US in 1981 and later launched in Canada in 1983.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skor

[MrsCat 6]

Oddly enough, I asked this to my husband last night, and he said its false you can get Smarties in the US. Or at least you could in WA and AK.

is he thinking of these?

just found this...

Smarties are not distributed in the United States, except by specialist importers. The Ce De Candy company manufactures a hard, tablet sweet under the name Smarties, which is unrelated to the Nestlé product.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties_(Nestl%C3%A9)

Yup, you were right - he assumed I was talking about Rockets, he had no idea what a CDN Smartie was - besides his wife of course

[Cassie 8]

BTW, we did find a Skor bar down here...Joel was so excited, bless his heart.

Your Joel has great taste in chocolate bars!

[DeadPoolX 9]

Oddly enough, I asked this to my husband last night, and he said its false you can get Smarties in the US. Or at least you could in WA and AK.

is he thinking of these?

just found this...

Smarties are not distributed in the United States, except by specialist importers. The Ce De Candy company manufactures a hard, tablet sweet under the name Smarties, which is unrelated to the Nestlé product.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties_(Nestl%C3%A9)

Yup, you were right - he assumed I was talking about Rockets, he had no idea what a CDN Smartie was - besides his wife of course

That's odd. Not that he wouldn't know what Canadian Smarties are, but that states such as Alaska or Washington wouldn't have them readily available. I'd generally think states that share a border with Canada (such as Washington and Alaska) might be more inclined to sell the Canadian version.

Of course, just because your husband hasn't seen them sold, that doesn't mean they aren't for sale somewhere in those states. I've seen Coffee Crisp (which is, by all accounts, easier to find) here in Texas, so if a state this far from Canada might have some Canadian candy, it's highly likely northern states would as well.

What I've found increases your chances of finding Canadian food items is looking in less "mainstream" stores. For instance, I've never seen anything that isn't local (i.e. Texan or just generally American) in places like H.E.B., Kroger's or Randall's; however, when I've looked in Whole Foods Market and Central Market (the latter of which is a Texas-only chain), I can find products from all over the globe, including Canada. So while it's entirely possible that Canadian Smarties exist in the United States, finding them might take some serious research.

[warlord 73]

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How about Skor? And Crunchie? Or am I doomed to Snickers and Butterfinger and whatever else I consider subpar chocolate bars here? No offense to anyone who likes Snickers and Butterfinger. I'm just ranting.

You are definalty not doomed to eat Snickers and crappy Butterfingers. Try Herseys Chocolate Bars with almonds or Twix or Crunchie instead. You might never want to eat another Canadian/British chocolate bar again. Actually the only Canadian chocolate bar I ever did like was the Coffee Crips one.

I actually don't eat any chocolate (not a big fan) except at Halloween when everyone brings in their left over candy and chocolate bars to share at work (then I eat enough for the entire year)...

[Krikit 1,164]

I used to enjoy Smarties, but the coating has gotten so thick, it's more shell than chocolate.

Ohmygoodness, I've noticed that TOO! I just thought it was me and poor dental hygiene. Thanks for eliminating my Smarties craving, Cassie.

[thetreble 19]

Smarties are the best. I can definitely go through a box in a couple minutes. There is a British candy shop in South Jersey that I go to once and awhile when I'm in Atlantic City. They have smarties, coffee crisp..(how do you like your coffee? I like my coffee crisp!) haha They have flakes (mmmm) and crunchies... It's a candy land for me down there and I load up. I've gotten my husband into a few things. He likes the mint aero bars.

Edited June 5, 2008 by thetreble

[Reba 2]

You are definalty not doomed to eat Snickers and crappy Butterfingers. Try Herseys Chocolate Bars with almonds or Twix or Crunchie instead. You might never want to eat another Canadian/British chocolate bar again.

Hershey's chocolate is IMO (and quite a few others) sub-par. And after having emailed them a few years ago about why their Cadbury's bars taste so much different than the *real* Cadbury's bars, they replied it is because they use a different, cheaper cocoa, and less of it.

I'd rather have some chocolate in my chocolate.

[Carlawarla 1]

You are definalty not doomed to eat Snickers and crappy Butterfingers. Try Herseys Chocolate Bars with almonds or Twix or Crunchie instead. You might never want to eat another Canadian/British chocolate bar again.

Hershey's chocolate is IMO (and quite a few others) sub-par. And after having emailed them a few years ago about why their Cadbury's bars taste so much different than the *real* Cadbury's bars, they replied it is because they use a different, cheaper cocoa, and less of it.

I'd rather have some chocolate in my chocolate.

I totally agree about the Hershey's. It's quite annoying when you can get chocolate bars like KitKat and Peanut Butter Cups, and then when you taste them, they taste like #######. Look on the back and you'll see the chocolate is by Hershey's, and then you'll know why.

At Christmas time I wanted to make a Mars Bar square that calls for Mars Bars mini's, or if not, the actual longer bars. I couldn't find any. Saw this link only last week, so that answered my question... *sigh*

http://www.oregonl5.org/mist/marsbar.html

[warlord 73]

You are definalty not doomed to eat Snickers and crappy Butterfingers. Try Herseys Chocolate Bars with almonds or Twix or Crunchie instead. You might never want to eat another Canadian/British chocolate bar again.

Hershey's chocolate is IMO (and quite a few others) sub-par. And after having emailed them a few years ago about why their Cadbury's bars taste so much different than the *real* Cadbury's bars, they replied it is because they use a different, cheaper cocoa, and less of it.

I'd rather have some chocolate in my chocolate.

I totally agree about the Hershey's. It's quite annoying when you can get chocolate bars like KitKat and Peanut Butter Cups, and then when you taste them, they taste like #######. Look on the back and you'll see the chocolate is by Hershey's, and then you'll know why.

At Christmas time I wanted to make a Mars Bar square that calls for Mars Bars mini's, or if not, the actual longer bars. I couldn't find any. Saw this link only last week, so that answered my question... *sigh*

http://www.oregonl5.org/mist/marsbar.html

Weird, even when I lived in Canada I would only eat Hersey's with almonds or Twix if I had a desire to eat them. To me it had the best flavor of chocolate...

[trailmix 77]

Weird, even when I lived in Canada I would only eat Hersey's with almonds or Twix if I had a desire to eat them. To me it had the best flavor of chocolate...

I could be wrong, but some of the Hersheys stuff in Canada seems to be better than it is here. When you can really tell the difference is when you get halloween choc bars in Canada - which they are obviously importing and the chocolate is so waxy compared to stuff made in Canada or Europe.

We are pretty much eating Cadburys here - Albertson's sells the european ones, not the U.S. ones - the almond dairy milk is so good

[Marilyn. 340]

eh, I really don't notice a big different in the taste of the chocolate down here... but I am really not a big chocolate bar eater...

of course European chocolate is going to taste much better then any thing form Canada or the US...

[junkupshoopwhat 0]

It's not the same but there's a mexican candy very similar to smarties, they should be easier to find in the US.

[Reba 2]

Hershey's US and Hershey's Canada even use different ingredients and recipes for their products.

from the Hershey's Canada website:

In 1983 after years of research, the recipe for chocolate manufactured in Canada was changed to a creamier, smoother, lighter coloured and milder flavoured product more suitable to Canadian taste.

If you compare labels, you'll see the difference. Unfortunatly, they don't have ingredients lists on their website that I can find, and I'm nowhere near Canada to be able to compare.

Its the same with any other company that crosses borders and has manufacturing in both countries. Hershey's, Nabisco, Kraft, Coke, Pepsi, etc etc etc...the end product is different, even if the packaging makes them look the same.

[trailmix 77]

Yes true, as we have discussed in the earlier 'what the heck did they do to the heinz ketchup' thread.

I have actually pretty much stopped drinking coke. I used to drink coke all the time, then I started having just 1 a day - while still in Canada. Anyway, it's so weird here, the stuff in a can, that i've kind of gone off it completely - i've taken up drinking Canada Dry gingerale or Sprite. Fountain drinks don't seem to be so - different.

Edited June 7, 2008 by trailmix