15 British Sweets Everyone Should Try - Anglophenia Ep 22

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  • Опубліковано 6 січ 2015
  • From Cadbury Flake to jelly babies, Siobhan Thompson shows us the British candies we should all try at least once.
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  • @obnoxiousfandomname813
    @obnoxiousfandomname813 7 років тому +467

    WHAT ABOUT THE FREDDOS! YOU CANT FORGET ABOUT THE FREDDOS, WOMAN!

    • @joannehenton4610
      @joannehenton4610 7 років тому

      eh

    • @amandawatson5944
      @amandawatson5944 7 років тому +1

      Obnoxious Fandom Name I like the caramel ones

    • @rsowers
      @rsowers 7 років тому +8

      Obnoxious Fandom Name what about curly whirlys

    • @SpudsMcHaggis
      @SpudsMcHaggis 7 років тому +5

      Freddos are not British they are actually Australian and originally manufactured by MacRobertson's, an Australian confectionery company that was bought by Cadbury's in 1967.

    • @OriginalPinkbird
      @OriginalPinkbird 7 років тому

      Obnoxious Fandom Name yeah my hubs is an Aussie & he loves Freddo Frogs.

  • @sshah2545
    @sshah2545 3 роки тому +22

    I discovered this channel years after it died, but Siobhan is still unbelievably adorable

  • @abishop6368
    @abishop6368 7 років тому +126

    Anything blackcurrant flavored is basically unheard of here in the US. The first time I went to England I discovered Ribena, changed my life forever.

    • @moodlemcdoodle5746
      @moodlemcdoodle5746 6 років тому +13

      America doesn't have Ribena?? You poor souls

    • @kateruch7196
      @kateruch7196 6 років тому +7

      We have Ribena, but no one buys it unless they know what it is. It's sold in more upscale grocery stores, but not difficult to find. Dark Chocolate McVities on the other hand are difficult for me to find. Milk chocolate are easy to find. Depressing.

    • @pixwool
      @pixwool 5 років тому +7

      Wait, you don’t have anything black currant flavoured? How do you survive? It’s probably one of the most popular flavours in Britain! Under orange, of course.

    • @mehhandle
      @mehhandle 5 років тому +8

      @@pixwoolI saw something on UA-cam about why there isn't blackcurrant flavour in America , hopefully I explain this properly lol. Apparently the blackcurrant Bush carries a type of disease (or mold, can't remember which) that some of native trees and plants don't have any resistance to . So when they brought the blackcurrant bushes over to America they caused a lot of damage to the woodland areas. A lot trees died, which had a massive knock on effect to other wildlife and to any industry that relayed on wood. If you want a better explanation it's probably still on UA-cam somewhere.

    • @pixwool
      @pixwool 5 років тому +1

      @@mehhandle That makes a lot of sense, i guess Britain has stronger trees.

  • @flaczollieberena471
    @flaczollieberena471 7 років тому +199

    Terry's chocolate orange and double lollies are the best.

    • @BeckiPercyBeckiPercy
      @BeckiPercyBeckiPercy 7 років тому +2

      AwesomeOrigamiAndDiy's I love chocolate oranges! I moved to America almost 2 years ago and I miss them a lot!

    • @iudexmortem1139
      @iudexmortem1139 7 років тому +4

      Double Lollies are best

    • @lilpingu1066
      @lilpingu1066 7 років тому +4

      Double lollies are bae
      I remember that once I had had so many that when I liked them, my tongue started to bleed a little. but I would keep on licking like there was no tomorrow

    • @lovelessbachelor
      @lovelessbachelor 6 років тому +1

      SophieBennett123 there not my fav but...GODDANGIT THERE GOOD!

    • @DinomiteHQ
      @DinomiteHQ 5 років тому +1

      SophieBennett123 and also drumstick lollies

  • @Catinnor
    @Catinnor 8 років тому +436

    I don't know why I watch these since I'm British

    • @mollietunnicliffe8474
      @mollietunnicliffe8474 8 років тому +16

      neither do I... I kind of watch these videos and imagine people who do not live with these things...

    • @eligibbons2155
      @eligibbons2155 7 років тому +10

      I just watch them to see if I'm british enough but I always end up not knowing half of the phrases because I'm not a 13 year old london girl who speaks souly in rhyming sland.

    • @Catinnor
      @Catinnor 7 років тому +1

      I know how you feel

    • @Catinnor
      @Catinnor 7 років тому +1

      I was gonna say "I know how you feel" again but well, you get the idea

    • @lucyfleck2666
      @lucyfleck2666 7 років тому +1

      EpicEthan21 me neither just weird

  • @maj3stic289
    @maj3stic289 8 років тому +444

    Maltesers and Aeros aren't in the US????????????????????????????????????
    maybe I won't move there after all!

    • @criskity
      @criskity 8 років тому +6

      You can get Maltesers in the US.

    • @maj3stic289
      @maj3stic289 8 років тому +6

      +CNVideos oh thank goodness, I was starting to worry!!

    • @brettknoss486
      @brettknoss486 8 років тому +4

      Whoppers are better!

    • @aosaabandoned780
      @aosaabandoned780 8 років тому +7

      +Nobu Ichida dont u dare abandoned the UK we need you, I need u

    • @maj3stic289
      @maj3stic289 7 років тому +2

      ***** milk duds are nothing like maltesers! milk duds are basically poppets.

  • @confusedvoyager7916
    @confusedvoyager7916 7 років тому +31

    Siobhan is my favorite British sweet.

  • @irrelevance3859
    @irrelevance3859 7 років тому +524

    Hold on
    Americans DONT have malteasers?
    wow they are missing out

    • @starsavage8001
      @starsavage8001 7 років тому +9

      we have something called "whoppers" which I think are similar

    • @katief3924
      @katief3924 7 років тому +18

      Yeah we have whoppers, same idea but they taste horrible. Malteasers are undoubtedly better imo

    • @WorgenGrrl
      @WorgenGrrl 7 років тому +3

      You can find them in some markets. My local grocery store has a British section on the international isle.

    • @katief3924
      @katief3924 7 років тому +4

      Alex S True. And near my college there's a little market completely dedicated to British foods, and you can get Malteasers and other stuff there (I'm sure there are other small markets like it)

    • @iblockpuncheswithmyface1490
      @iblockpuncheswithmyface1490 7 років тому +5

      We have them in Canada.

  • @ellielouise6247
    @ellielouise6247 8 років тому +77

    Jaffa Cakes are my life, honestly.

    • @NowhereBeats
      @NowhereBeats 8 років тому

      Are they a sweet?

    • @terencekreft482
      @terencekreft482 8 років тому +4

      No, they look like a biscuit but they are really a cake. Layer of hard cake, topped with tangerine jelly, topped with chocolate. About the size of a biscuit (cookie).

    • @tbrowniscool
      @tbrowniscool 6 років тому

      Aldi's version are so much better than the orginal

  • @RPGaddictC
    @RPGaddictC 9 років тому +99

    As an English English teacher teaching abroad (if that even made sense) I use your videos in some of my advanced classes...but now it's midnight here and I'm craving English sweets

    • @Tairneanach
      @Tairneanach 9 років тому +47

      I think you should be a private teacher hired by a woman. Then you could say you were an English English teacher teaching a broad abroad.
      ...
      I'm sorry. I'll go put myself in detention now.

    • @RPGaddictC
      @RPGaddictC 9 років тому +8

      Tairneanach Wow this language really sucks sometimes...

    • @xMiRAZ94
      @xMiRAZ94 9 років тому +1

      Tairneanach Im dying xDD

    • @DarinaAugustaTertia
      @DarinaAugustaTertia 9 років тому +2

      Tairneanach hey, can you explain what's the pun in "a broad abroad"? :) I just guess it's a pun.
      Well, it's not what one can find in a dictionary.
      I guess, it's obvious that I'm not an English native speaker :)

    • @crappytoe
      @crappytoe 9 років тому +3

      Августа Шнайдер "Broad" is word for a woman in less respectable way.

  • @saminajamjar8679
    @saminajamjar8679 7 років тому +23

    Wispa bars and chocolate oranges 😍😍😍

  • @breannamay8800
    @breannamay8800 7 років тому +55

    omg I love Flakes! All of these are in Canada too, I didn't know they were British.

    • @breannamay8800
      @breannamay8800 7 років тому +1

      And wine gums

    • @kevincozens6837
      @kevincozens6837 7 років тому

      Forget wine gums. Jelly babies, FTW! :)

    • @mackieman2675
      @mackieman2675 7 років тому +2

      oh no, do Canadians say "mom" also.... the horrorrrr

    • @kevincozens6837
      @kevincozens6837 7 років тому +1

      Just those who have been corrupted by the Americans. ;) It is very rare to find a card at a card shop that says mum. They almost always say "mom".

    • @breannamay8800
      @breannamay8800 7 років тому +2

      Canadians are American, because they're in North America. Different provinces say different things, but "mom" is the most common. Although a lot of people pronouncd it as "mum", but it's always spelled "mom".

  • @notapirate4287
    @notapirate4287 9 років тому +93

    I feel offended at the fact Jaffa Cakes were not included on the list.

    • @bieuxyongson
      @bieuxyongson 9 років тому +5

      They aren't really candy. I love Hobnobs but they aren't candy either. Hope she does one on cookies....um, biscuits.

    • @burntgrahamcracker2866
      @burntgrahamcracker2866 9 років тому

      Cakes aren't on this list

    • @starbow2244
      @starbow2244 8 років тому +1

      And Galaxy

    • @sarahthomson3150
      @sarahthomson3150 8 років тому +1

      +Notapirate If Jaffa Cakes stopped existing, I would stop existing.

    • @notapirate4287
      @notapirate4287 8 років тому +1

      Sarah Thomson Jaffa cakes are bae

  • @jdgannonable
    @jdgannonable 9 років тому +9

    Let's not forget Freddos - every English person's benchmark to measure inflation in the UK. "I remember when they were just 10p!" etc
    great video Siobhan, as ever.

  • @joninewazzup
    @joninewazzup 7 років тому +8

    Liquorice Allsorts are amazing! We have them in The Netherlands too, only here they're called 'Engelse drop' which literally translates to 'English liquorice'.

  • @coolgir179
    @coolgir179 7 років тому +7

    "Crunchie bars - i imagine they taste exactly like that expanding foam builders use" This is exactly what i think every time i see that foam!

  • @The_Space_Born
    @The_Space_Born 9 років тому +16

    I like how almost every country you go to their sweets and desserts are always consistently good across the board. It's like they can have the worst tasting food in the world, but their candy, cakes, pastries, and ice cream never disappoint you.

    • @jordanl2317
      @jordanl2317 9 років тому

      I hope you're not sophisticated enough to realise that that was potentially a backhand compliment...

    • @The_Space_Born
      @The_Space_Born 9 років тому

      It's not meant to be taken as a compliment of any kind. It's only my personal observation.

    • @tigerwa
      @tigerwa 9 років тому

      You are a vile whale spouting ignorance.

    • @HeatherGermaine
      @HeatherGermaine 9 років тому

      tigerwa
      Saying the candy tastes good and that makes them vile? I'm pretty sure that makes you the vile one

    • @TristanBanks
      @TristanBanks 9 років тому

      Some countries, like egypt, sweet stuff tastes awful but the savory food is great.

  • @TheAMboom
    @TheAMboom 8 років тому +56

    What about parma violets?

    • @awkwardeb6743
      @awkwardeb6743 7 років тому +2

      I personally hate parma violets but they do remind me of summer holidays for some reason.

    • @Izzy-fv1ng
      @Izzy-fv1ng 7 років тому +3

      TheA_Mboom I can't live without pama violets

    • @hueymcsorley659
      @hueymcsorley659 6 років тому +1

      No just no like get out

    • @kawaiichan6118
      @kawaiichan6118 6 років тому +1

      TheA_Mboom THEYRE DISGUSTING

    • @duck7581
      @duck7581 6 років тому

      What are Parma Violets lol

  • @lolasue1907
    @lolasue1907 7 років тому +7

    I love Liquorice Allsorts! And the 'loo rolls' are my absolute favourite :)

  • @beacreates4370
    @beacreates4370 7 років тому +257

    But but what about Jaffa cakes?

    • @Domolikesyoshi
      @Domolikesyoshi 7 років тому +3

      Er Jaffa cake is a cake biscuit not a sweet

    • @simplelife6663
      @simplelife6663 7 років тому +10

      how to tell the difference between a cake and a biscuit
      when they get stale a biscuit goes soft and a cake goes hard, its due to sugar content I believe but you can google it and check if you like. Jaffa cakes are defiantly cakes as proved in a court case over tax payments. go figure

    • @Angie-qf3oz
      @Angie-qf3oz 7 років тому

      Artist4life ik =(

    • @henryhargreaves5712
      @henryhargreaves5712 7 років тому

      No definitely always be a biscuit to me what cakes are sold in plastic tubes on top of each other

    • @supremenerd4259
      @supremenerd4259 7 років тому +4

      Henry Hargreaves Jaffa Cakes are. Dur.
      Jaffa Cakes are cakes, hands down.
      On their packaging, it even says 12/24/36/48 CAKES.
      They are officially cakes, even the law says so.

  • @heavydiesel
    @heavydiesel 9 років тому +49

    The liquorice in sherbert fountains should be hollow, you use it as a staw to suck the sherbert out! Or at least you did 30 years ago....
    No walnut whips?

    • @childofthestones2820
      @childofthestones2820 9 років тому +1

      heavydiesel yes, exactly - and that's why it's called a fountain!

    • @bluedivide1
      @bluedivide1 9 років тому

      heavydiesel - the hollow licorice never really worked in practice though, most people just tore the top off and poured it in their mouth .. so no real change there. Sherbert came in dozens of colours and flavours bought by weight from a jar in a paper bag in the early 70's, a dipped and eventually coloured stained finger was all that was required to match a coloured tongue, we was pioneers and sweet shop test pilots back then.

    • @MonkeyButtMovies1
      @MonkeyButtMovies1 6 років тому

      Was never a huge sherbet lover, I remember being occasionally given dib dabs as a child and I just traded my sherbert for my brothers lolly; I got two lollies and he got double sherbert, we were both happy!

  • @paulntraci99
    @paulntraci99 9 років тому +28

    I miss popping the top off of a tube of Smarties.

    • @craigharkins4669
      @craigharkins4669 9 років тому

      *****
      that's good though, right?

    • @MissKinksAhoy
      @MissKinksAhoy 9 років тому

      I still miss the original blue Smarties. They'll never be the same since they changed the colour :-(

    • @paulntraci99
      @paulntraci99 9 років тому

      *****
      I never minded that the tube smelled of cardboard. I mean, it's made of cardboard, so it's going to smell that way isn't it....

    • @DerDudeInShanghai
      @DerDudeInShanghai 9 років тому +1

      Put Smarties tubes on cats legs and make them walk like a robot

    • @peterf4625
      @peterf4625 9 років тому +6

      I miss the letter on the inside of the lid

  • @formulafish1536
    @formulafish1536 7 років тому +5

    Australia has so many of these! We have both flake, and this thing called a twirl, which is a flake that has a coasting of chocolate around it. Love them so much!!

    • @UndefeatableTwilightCatgirl
      @UndefeatableTwilightCatgirl 7 років тому +4

      We have Twirl in the UK too. That's where it comes from.

    • @shanchat
      @shanchat 7 років тому

      You have Tim Tams and they are amazing. I bought a lot of them when I was in New Zealand.

    • @gearjammer3688
      @gearjammer3688 7 років тому

      Twirl, best choc bar ever and only 50p!

  • @Georgestella100
    @Georgestella100 6 років тому +5

    In the 'old' days Maltesers advertising said they could be eaten as part of a calorie controlled diet and the liquorice in a Sherbet Fountain was hollow and was used to suck the sherbet out (it got blocked very quickly!).

  • @babsus785
    @babsus785 9 років тому +26

    I personally love a good Mars Bar.

  • @Platinumsniper
    @Platinumsniper 8 років тому +32

    Opal fruits, made to make your mouth water

    • @philipsheppard4815
      @philipsheppard4815 8 років тому +1

      Yeah, Starburst, made to make your mouth water, does not work at all

    • @dalriada842
      @dalriada842 8 років тому

      I'm still annoyed that they changed the Marathon bar's name to Snickers. Bloody stupid name! The long defunct Cabana bar was my favourite though. I wish they'd bring that back.

    • @Platinumsniper
      @Platinumsniper 8 років тому

      dalriada842 Personally I enjoy Penguins but they are extremely hard to get here

    • @dalriada842
      @dalriada842 7 років тому

      Skystalker They're popular enough here, that there are plenty of rip-offs sold to undercut them in price. The major supermarkets are the biggest sellers of them. There might be a product where you are that is essentially the same thing with a different name.

    • @aestheticdemon3802
      @aestheticdemon3802 7 років тому +1

      British 'Marathon' bars were renamed to mastch the American 'Snickers' name after some yank exec from the parent company came to Britain and discovered the product had a different name here, outraged, a change was ordered despite severe warnings from the marketing people that it would damage sales,.
      Sales of the bars dropped alarmingly following the change but by then it was too late to do anything about it without making a senior exec look like a total prick.

  • @gregcleveland6270
    @gregcleveland6270 3 роки тому

    Wow! Really enjoy all of your videos. Thanks!

  • @edwardweeden2834
    @edwardweeden2834 7 років тому +3

    In the next edition, please include Kendal Mint!

  • @TurkeyBaconIsAwesome
    @TurkeyBaconIsAwesome 8 років тому +39

    A lot of these are in Canada too! :)

    • @crystalward1444
      @crystalward1444 8 років тому

      +Aas “PlutoniumBacon” Deconsilder Thought I have to admit that I am insanely jealous of the box of Wine Gums.

    • @JHA854
      @JHA854 8 років тому

      +Josh Hilton not really. It just depends if the store has decided to import them. Most of this stuff isn't available in normal stores and if it is, it costs a lot more.

    • @beccu-chan8693
      @beccu-chan8693 8 років тому

      its bc of common wealth xD

    • @angedejeudi
      @angedejeudi 8 років тому

      +J Hughes Not sure about you, but where I live, even the dollar stores carry maltesers and aero, sometimes wine gums, and the cadbury buttons can often be found in walmart. I wish we had more of the fizzy candies though.

    • @angedejeudi
      @angedejeudi 8 років тому

      +angedejeudi oh yeah, and crunchie bars, but they're in a different packaging than the one shown.

  • @stormiethrussell1577
    @stormiethrussell1577 8 років тому +4

    I love Cadburys Marvellous Creations!!

  • @willowtreeocean6856
    @willowtreeocean6856 6 років тому

    I love all of these

  • @lyllydd
    @lyllydd 7 років тому +2

    Wow. This takes me back. I grew up living in the Middle East, in a community that was about half British and half American. When you mentioned Opalfruits, I remembered getting some when we went trick or treating. It seems to me that Opalfruits were a little softer than Starburst. I also remember cassis-flavored sweets. Hard to say which was my favorite. Most of them were available on both sides of the pond, like Kit Kat bars. Oh, and for any Brits living in the states who might be watching, here's a helpful tip for Halloween:
    US GB
    Smarties Fizzers
    M&Ms Smarties
    You're welcome.

  • @ednuttah
    @ednuttah 8 років тому +18

    Spangles? Rainbow drops? Turkish Delight? Milky Bar?

    • @arieltritan8940
      @arieltritan8940 8 років тому

      +ednuttah Turkish Delights i get them once or twice from turkey or Cyprus

    • @ednuttah
      @ednuttah 8 років тому

      ***** Yes but they are British and were sweets.

    • @michelepiteo7179
      @michelepiteo7179 8 років тому

      +ednuttah nothing special a bout a spangle but why did they change from opal fruits that did do as promised and try be creamier

    • @NigelGentry
      @NigelGentry 8 років тому +2

      +ednuttah Also, she mentioned pear drops, but not my favourite, rhubarb & custard. The sugar on pear drops acts like sandpaper and scrapes your tongue!

    • @elaineharley5501
      @elaineharley5501 8 років тому +1

      +Nigel Gentry
      Marks & Sparks, when it was in Canada, carried 'Pudding Sweets'. Four types of hard candy with filling, such as the rhubarb and custard you mentioned.
      I STILL miss 'em - they were THAT good!

  • @kin1332
    @kin1332 9 років тому +23

    Ok, when I was in London I ate a delicious candy bar called "Gold" and then I couldn't find it anywhere, I was devastated because it tasted so freaking good. Jammie Dodgers are delicious, too. Also, they're not exactly sweets but salt & vinegar and prawn cocktail Walkers are amazing.

    • @jck0
      @jck0 9 років тому +11

      gold bars are really good! you can usually find them in uk supermarkets, if you know where to look... we wouldn't usually associate that sort of bar as 'candy' though, because they have biscuit in them they're usually in the chocolate biscuit section, with the kit-kats and stuff! :)

    • @kin1332
      @kin1332 9 років тому +3

      Thanks! Now I'll know where to look when I come back to London :)

    • @saffeelizabeth4157
      @saffeelizabeth4157 9 років тому

      ***** I love gold bars!!!

    • @MagpieEpicdude
      @MagpieEpicdude 9 років тому

      ***** Found your GOLD bar www.mcvities.co.uk/products/bars

    • @kin1332
      @kin1332 9 років тому

      Thank you!!

  • @rebeccalaird4124
    @rebeccalaird4124 7 років тому +3

    She's right, there's just something about the shape of chocolate buttons that makes them better than just eating normally shaped Cadbury's chocolate.

  • @alc1nad1m1trescu6
    @alc1nad1m1trescu6 7 років тому

    All of these made me cry with happiness

  • @nbdj86
    @nbdj86 9 років тому +7

    How can you not mention the Curly Wurly!?
    But don't worry Siobhan, you can still have my last Rolo...

  • @judacia
    @judacia 7 років тому +58

    no jammie dodgers?

    • @andynightingale7335
      @andynightingale7335 7 років тому +10

      Those are biscuits.

    • @PaulJohn01
      @PaulJohn01 7 років тому +5

      jammie dodgers exist at all points in time and space.

    • @gearjammer3688
      @gearjammer3688 7 років тому +4

      Wave a packet of Jammie Dodgers around in our house and get tramppled to death by the kids.

    • @PaulJohn01
      @PaulJohn01 7 років тому +4

      Throw them in the air and run for your life.

    • @pupgaming5072
      @pupgaming5072 4 роки тому

      The are not sweets

  • @puppz9274
    @puppz9274 6 років тому +1

    These are so good omg
    Especially double deckers, I love em

  • @lydiaolwell3167
    @lydiaolwell3167 4 роки тому +3

    Crunchies are my absolute favorite! I highly recommend!

  • @sacozone
    @sacozone 8 років тому +214

    Smarties! Puts M&Ms to shame.

    • @juanirving276
      @juanirving276 8 років тому +2

      In my opinion no I hate smarties, also we have both in the US

    • @RiderAEonRanger
      @RiderAEonRanger 8 років тому +7

      US Smarties ≠ UK Smarties.
      What US calls "Smarties" (and Canada calls "Rockets") are more akin to (Nestle) Wonka SweeTarts or Necco Wafers.
      What the UK (and basically the rest of the world) call "Smarties" from Nestle are closer to M&M's (milk chocolate buttons covered in a candy shell)

    • @martynnotman3467
      @martynnotman3467 8 років тому +6

      +AEon Tokusatsu Reviews except MUCH nicer. ..american smarties are totally different you are right. and frankly vile..

    • @auggieaugbourn4788
      @auggieaugbourn4788 8 років тому +2

      Be sure to eat the red ones last. If you're from Canada you'll know why.

    • @duallove6909
      @duallove6909 7 років тому +2

      When I was a kid I used to always use the red ones for lipstick 😅👄

  • @sammi876
    @sammi876 9 років тому +6

    My favourite British sweets are jelly tots and refreshers

  • @Neptunade
    @Neptunade 6 років тому

    Love the way you say nougat.

  • @kirk1968
    @kirk1968 7 років тому

    This was great! One of my best friends here in the US is from Britain and always brings back such amazing treats...will pass this along so that I can try some new things :) Great video, thanks!

  • @kiaz1st
    @kiaz1st 7 років тому +137

    Pfff, I have no idea why she called it 'Brighton' Rock, instead of just Rock. In Brighton you have Brighton Rock, in Blackpool we have Blackpool Rock, etc. But if you're going to refer to it in general it's just 'Rock' or 'Rock Candy'

    • @Domolikesyoshi
      @Domolikesyoshi 7 років тому +1

      Candy Rock not rock candy as that is a sweet all on it's own

    • @StephMullyy
      @StephMullyy 7 років тому +5

      Yeah I don't call it Brighton rock it's stick of rock to me

    • @gimmie55
      @gimmie55 7 років тому

      Edinburgh rock is different it is like a super compressed powder that is in the same shape and crumbles when you bight it!!

    • @Sunshine-zm1fx
      @Sunshine-zm1fx 7 років тому +2

      Did you watch the video? She says this in the video. She mentions that the different towns have their names inside the candy.

    • @kiaz1st
      @kiaz1st 7 років тому

      +Baxter You are right, she does, and it's probably me just being pedantic about presentation. But it's more of an afterthought and she doesn't really explain that it's not always named Brighton Rock. If she's introducing a candy to someone who doesn't know what it is, it would probably be wiser to give them the common name of the candy, in this case 'Rock' or 'Rock Candy', rather than the name it's known as in just one town, in order to avoid confusion. But that's really just a bit of criticism I could give, since she is really good at presentation and the video itself is wonderful.

  • @CamilleonProductions
    @CamilleonProductions 9 років тому +35

    Wait, they don't have Crunchie bars in the US? WHAT IS THIS

    • @Ms155y
      @Ms155y 9 років тому +7

      Same with malteasers??! Those poor sods

    • @Ninjacat72
      @Ninjacat72 9 років тому +2

      TARDIS Tales We have them in Canada!

    • @katiehaines8247
      @katiehaines8247 8 років тому

      TARDIS Tales what about jaffa cakes!

    • @TollingBells
      @TollingBells 8 років тому +5

      Well, we're STARTING to sell British candies... Mostly Cadbury stuff. It was banned here for a long time because their chocolate is generally better than our own and Hershey/Nestle's afraid of competition.

    • @aislinlindsay3570
      @aislinlindsay3570 8 років тому

      +TollingBells haha Britain rules

  • @RobertNewstrand
    @RobertNewstrand 7 років тому +11

    Never tried Cadbury Flake, but love the Double Decker bars and the Cadbury Fudge bars...also the Aero bars and Mars bars are great and we get those two at Publix in Florida (USA)!!

    • @Angie-qf3oz
      @Angie-qf3oz 7 років тому +2

      Robert Newstrand OMG U NEED TO TRY A FLAKE =)

    • @hi-kr3pf
      @hi-kr3pf 6 років тому

      You need to try a flake

    • @kayleighgriva4817
      @kayleighgriva4817 6 років тому

      AWWWWW BOI YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON THE BEST ONE! GET.YOSELF.A.FLAKE.RIGHT.NOW.

    • @RobertNewstrand
      @RobertNewstrand 4 роки тому

      @@Angie-qf3oz we don't have the Cadbury Flake in the US. However, Publix (grocery store) has Maltesers now, jammie dodgers, Aero bars (mint and regular), a scottish wafer bar 4-pack, and wine gums. I had to import Double Decker bars and Jaffa Cakes thanks to Amazon (takes 3-4 weeks to get to Florida).

    • @mistermartindale838
      @mistermartindale838 Рік тому

      Wait... the US has Mars bars though... RIGHT!? They're like THE chocolate bar, after a Dairy Milk obviously.

  • @moleshaman3040
    @moleshaman3040 6 років тому +1

    Pear drops ,Aero and rhubarb and custards. Jelly babies ,cho colate orange,Kendal Mint Xake and Yorkie bars also taste great IMO. I really miss UK candy ! :)

  • @Paper_Gangsta17
    @Paper_Gangsta17 8 років тому +35

    Anyone tried the Areo yogurts they are the best 🙌🏻

    • @batman_lover3431
      @batman_lover3431 8 років тому

      Yep

    • @jjfilms9267
      @jjfilms9267 8 років тому

      +Skellibones :3 havent had them in ages do they still exist

    • @Paper_Gangsta17
      @Paper_Gangsta17 8 років тому

      +Killerdog2829 yes if course, get my weekly stash of them from iceland 😁

    • @lauramacleod4822
      @lauramacleod4822 8 років тому

      OMG YES THEY ARE BAE

    • @indipindy16
      @indipindy16 8 років тому +1

      +Paper_Gangsta17 Areo yogurts are magical! Especially mint ones. >////

  • @ayannabuckner
    @ayannabuckner 8 років тому +3

    My favourite British sweets are caramel galaxy bars and mint aero bars. They sell theme here at Whole Foods in the US along with Farley's Rusks

  • @coolhacker1025
    @coolhacker1025 7 років тому +1

    I love Jelly Babies. I wish more of your list was available here in the states.

  • @ryanjankelowitz9710
    @ryanjankelowitz9710 6 років тому

    I've had most of these! I love a Flake in a soft serve! Aero too!

  • @nicholasbarr729
    @nicholasbarr729 9 років тому +5

    In the original Sherbet Fountains the liquorice stick formed a straw through which you were supposed to suck the sherbet up - hence the name. The "straw" would invariably become clogged. Then, the intense sucking required to clear it would result in a sudden, severe, coughing fit caused by inhaling sherbet at high speed into your lungs.

  • @ufoiag
    @ufoiag 9 років тому +10

    I still havent got over they changed Marathon to Snickers!!!

    • @speleokeir
      @speleokeir 8 років тому

      +ian gleed - Yep. Snickers sounds like an STD

  • @katiedavis5810
    @katiedavis5810 7 років тому

    I love all of them

  • @Candyclouds4ever454
    @Candyclouds4ever454 7 років тому

    yay!! aero bars!! I just found out about them last year here in America and I LOVE the green one

  • @DarthArachnious
    @DarthArachnious 9 років тому +7

    I remember Blackjack gum being popular in The States during the late 80's. Because Christian Slater chewed it in 'Pump up the Volume'.

    • @MatthewBrannigan
      @MatthewBrannigan 9 років тому

      Yes, they showed the wrong Black Jack! In the US Black Jack is chewing gum and in the UK Black Jack is taffy. Both are aniseed flavor so have the same roots.

    • @laurenjones9242
      @laurenjones9242 9 років тому

      Matthew Brannigan I noticed that!! It kinda irritated me, but sweets are a weird thing to get irritated about, but I used to love them, the best bit was when you peeled off the paper and a bit of the paper would still be stuck to the sweet and you'd know you were eating paper. Don't know why that's a good thing, but nostalgia!

    • @laurenjones9242
      @laurenjones9242 9 років тому

      Matthew Brannigan also was that "root" a pun?

    • @gdg1963
      @gdg1963 4 роки тому

      It was, also, in the late '60s and early '70s here in America.

  • @JojoHoran1D
    @JojoHoran1D 8 років тому +18

    Bueno hands down is amazing, or Freddo frogs

    • @nonagone9570
      @nonagone9570 8 років тому

      +Jordan Simmonds they give me memories of a corner shop with the caramel freddos

    • @Alex-wv9en
      @Alex-wv9en 8 років тому +3

      Yeah, but Freddos are probably, like, a hundred quid by now.... 😭

    • @JojoHoran1D
      @JojoHoran1D 8 років тому

      +Alexander Marriott I got into a small argument today with my friend over the price of Freddos 😂

    • @robingent7194
      @robingent7194 8 років тому +1

      +Jordan Simmonds Yeah Freddo frogs are good but no way I'm I falling for that he got kids & a mortgage to pat off

    • @shelbybarber5148
      @shelbybarber5148 8 років тому

      Omg same 😻😻😻 I looooove the White Bueno 😻

  • @mimy27
    @mimy27 7 років тому +2

    There's nothing like dunking that Rich Tea or Digestive biscuit.

  • @suzeq7172
    @suzeq7172 5 років тому +1

    Bassets Mint Creams. Hard crystalline sugar on the outside and creamy mint that coats your tongue on the inside. Used to be made by Terry’s. So, so good.

  • @jessicacarey1186
    @jessicacarey1186 8 років тому +26

    Crunchie bars are my favorite! My husband prefers Fruit Pastilles. I enjoy them too, but I am much more inclined toward chocolate. Also, where I live in the US, I have two stores both within a half-hour of me called Jungle Jim's International Market. They are HUGE stores that carry foods from all over the world. I can pick up any of these candies there any time! It is great!! However, whenever my Mom or Grandmother visit our relatives in England, or our relatives visit here, they always come (or come home) with suitcases loaded with PG Tips tea bags, Crunchie Bars, Aniseed Balls (Yuck! But my mom loves them...) and Fruit Pastilles. It's like Christmas! We love it!

    • @mirajali2777
      @mirajali2777 7 років тому

      I was reading this comment and then crunchie came up

    • @hambyr
      @hambyr 7 років тому +2

      My English friend got me onto PG Tips. I order it from Amazon. We Americans are clueless about tea and don't even know it

    • @jessicacarey1186
      @jessicacarey1186 7 років тому

      Absolutely! I grew up on "real" tea. lol My Grandma is British and so is my Mom.

    • @PaulJohn01
      @PaulJohn01 7 років тому

      Aniseed balls are great.

    • @marthaedden9569
      @marthaedden9569 6 років тому

      I LOVE fruit pastilles!!

  • @northgarms1180
    @northgarms1180 8 років тому +9

    WHERE ARE THE RHUBARB AND CUSTARDS!!??
    I demand to know.

  • @FelicityWilkinsonfelicity
    @FelicityWilkinsonfelicity 7 років тому

    Just give them allllllll
    This top ten was so on point.

  • @chandlerinlasveas3418
    @chandlerinlasveas3418 7 років тому

    Siobhan Thompson, I rewatch these Anglophenia just to watch you.

  • @PatGilliland
    @PatGilliland 9 років тому +8

    Maltesers, crunchie bars and winegums are all readily available in Canada. Allsorts are slightly more difficult to find but not impossible. Most of the rest can be found in specialty shops.
    Siobhan is a licourice heretic. My wife will kill for the coconut allsorts.

    • @surfbbee
      @surfbbee 9 років тому

      As are Aero and Flake bars. I see sherbert and liquorice allsorts often as well, including corner shops and all department stores it seems. You can get most of the other treats at common enough places like Bulk Barn. I think BlackJack is the only thing on the list that I haven't seen anywhere except those ridiculously overpriced UK-import shops. Oh, and black currant-flavoured things. Once in a while I'll see a pack of blackcurrant Fruitella at convenience stores but that's it apart from those import shops. Irn Bru you can get all over the place, but the candy? I don't think I even saw it when I lived in the UK, lol. Wham bars yes.
      Double Deckers are my fav from this list. Or, well, they were until I saw a pack of 8 at Sainsburys for £1... Moderation is the key to not puking up things you love.
      I would have included Dolly Mix here though. That is my absolute favourite.

    • @Wordsnwood
      @Wordsnwood 9 років тому

      Ummm, allsorts are frankly common in Southern Ontario... Costco, Loblaws, Shoppers Drug Mart all carry them. I'm a bit sad for you if they're not available where you live! :-)

    • @carly9339
      @carly9339 9 років тому

      surfbbee Noooooo Dolly Mix is absolutely rank D: Oh and allsorts too!

  • @robinburt5735
    @robinburt5735 8 років тому +5

    Walnut whips are my fave

  • @Fishies56
    @Fishies56 7 років тому +1

    My favorite is flake bars. They are great with some hot chocolate on cold winter nights

  • @sophiemcnamara3124
    @sophiemcnamara3124 7 років тому

    black jacks are my all time faves

  • @AlliCrumley
    @AlliCrumley 9 років тому +9

    "They are great if you like your treats to also punish you." Now I have to buy a ticket to England and procure ALL of these. Where is my passport?

    • @LeTrickyTrickster
      @LeTrickyTrickster 9 років тому +2

      I am in the UK and can buy some American sweets on the UK Amazon. Perhaps you can buy UK sweets on the US Amazon?

    • @AlliCrumley
      @AlliCrumley 9 років тому +2

      You are a genius. Thank you internet gods for the comment above.

    • @LeTrickyTrickster
      @LeTrickyTrickster 9 років тому +2

      Alli Crumley I'd recommend Refreshers too, they're great!

    • @juliescott4473
      @juliescott4473 9 років тому

      Diverse areas of the US will often have specialty markets that sell imported sweets. We have a few Indian markets in the area that also sell British sweets.

    • @yarnycakes
      @yarnycakes 9 років тому

      ukgoods.com 😎

  • @pixiepie3667
    @pixiepie3667 8 років тому +15

    You forgot that Malteasers float if you blow them. X

    • @t4smiyah
      @t4smiyah 6 років тому

      Nicola Farnworth Do they?

  • @shelleyc6153
    @shelleyc6153 7 років тому +3

    I visited Scotland many years ago, and my favorite sweet there was tablet!

  • @amelie2626
    @amelie2626 4 роки тому

    I LOVE Liquorice Allsorts!!! I am very happy they are imported here to Canada. And Flake (the chocolate bar) are good enough to die for.

  • @MsJoaniePH
    @MsJoaniePH 8 років тому +4

    When I was a lass, we used to have a Cadbury product on our local shops' candy shelves called "Scotch Shortbread" -- which sold for about a dime per package of eight. They were essentially a good quality of shortbread squares dipped in milk chocolate. Somewhere around the very early 70s they went away. I would love to have some now! What's not to like about Cadbury's chocolate and shortbread?

    • @mandolinic
      @mandolinic 8 років тому +3

      +MsJoaniePH That reminds me of something called "Cadburys Snack" that was available in England in the 1960s and 70s. It wasn't a single product, but a range of different chocolate and biscuit (cookies), wrapped into a small package. I'm pretty certain that there was one with 8 small chocolate coated shortbread squares, and another with 6-8 long-thin wafer fingers, also chocolate coated.

    • @MsJoaniePH
      @MsJoaniePH 8 років тому

      +Mandolinic In thinking about the name, these were also called Cadbury Snacks as well. All I ever was aware of were the Scotch Shortbreads and none of the other varieties you mentioned. It would seem that one does tend forget small details from 40+ years ago.

    • @rainyday4970
      @rainyday4970 8 років тому

      +Mandolinic That sounds amazing.

    • @HyuugaCharlie
      @HyuugaCharlie 8 років тому

      +MsJoaniePH they are called "Snax" now

    • @MsJoaniePH
      @MsJoaniePH 8 років тому

      One thing that came to me in my adulthood: Scotch is a whiskey and Scot is a person (such as myself). A better usage, on the part of Cadbury's, would have been to call the product "Scots Shortbread or Scottish Shortbread"... :)
      One must always consider that things on this side of the pond are not always quite grammatically correct -- and no one notices such distinctions.

  • @worldwanderer5540
    @worldwanderer5540 8 років тому +3

    my favorite British sweet is anything Cadbury...even went to a Cadbury Factory once...even the aroma was satisfying! : )

  • @jennifersanders3564
    @jennifersanders3564 7 років тому

    I'm from America but when we go on holiday (vacation) to the UK. I love dolly mix. I also love anything from Mr. Simm's olde sweet shoppe.

  • @Victoria_Phoenix
    @Victoria_Phoenix 7 років тому

    I live in Canada and you can get quite a few of those sweets here like Cruchie, Aero, Chocolate Buttons, and wine gums and liquorice allsorts, and most Walmarts also have a from the UK candy section

  • @Gh0stClown
    @Gh0stClown 9 років тому +58

    A twirl is objectively better than a flake.

    • @Ms155y
      @Ms155y 9 років тому +1

      Agreed. They don't crumble until they're in your mouth.

    • @shlurpaj3557
      @shlurpaj3557 8 років тому

      Floobs yessss!

    • @teresarivasugaz2313
      @teresarivasugaz2313 8 років тому

      Floobs Yup, although both are delicious

    • @JJBushfan
      @JJBushfan 8 років тому +1

      Floobs Mmm... more practical, I'd say. I prefer the taste of Flake, but it comes at a price. However carefully you eat it (head back, tube in mouth etc) approximately 20% of it still ends up as crumbs on the carpet. Mars had a good idea with their Galaxy Dipped Flake (a forerunner of Twirl) but Galaxy doesn't taste anything like chocolate, so why bother?

    • @jamezp1
      @jamezp1 8 років тому

      +Floobs Ripple trumps them both :D

  • @GRAHAMAUS
    @GRAHAMAUS 8 років тому +10

    Not just up in arms about Opal Fruits/Starburst, but still sore about Marathons turning into Snickers, and the loss of Opal Mints along with Opal Fruits. And don't get me started about Spangles.

    • @sewind6613
      @sewind6613 8 років тому

      And Treets and Tooty Frooties.

    • @nicholaslawlor8623
      @nicholaslawlor8623 6 років тому +1

      Whoever discontinued Old English should be hunted down like a rabid dog!

  • @pickmeyard5135
    @pickmeyard5135 7 років тому

    The candys look soooo good

  • @castielle532
    @castielle532 7 років тому +1

    Great video!!! Love the host! So funny!! :D Oh! And Dairy Milk. Those are amazing too.

  • @tymime
    @tymime 9 років тому +9

    No Lion bars??
    I'm surprised the Beatles' (former) love of jelly babies wasn't mentioned.

    • @menwoolover1
      @menwoolover1 9 років тому +1

      Lion bars aren't exclusively (or notoriously) British like these on the list. They are actually more popular in Italy, France and Germany

    • @EdgeOfLight
      @EdgeOfLight 9 років тому +1

      menwoolover1 lion bars are soooo good, nesquik bars too

    • @TheShizue777
      @TheShizue777 8 років тому

      menwoolover1 Lion Bars! My very favorite. Do they still make Turkish Delights? My least favorite, but they had very dramatic commercials back in the 1970s.

  • @CraigUntlNytTym
    @CraigUntlNytTym 8 років тому +18

    she called it brighton rock but showed blackpool rock

    • @petgrief
      @petgrief 8 років тому +1

      WHAT A DISGRACE!! GOSH!!

    • @Alex-wv9en
      @Alex-wv9en 8 років тому

      I've always called it Edinburgh rock... I guess it depends where your from

    • @CraigUntlNytTym
      @CraigUntlNytTym 8 років тому +1

      Alexander Marriott it depends wgere you buy it from

    • @Alex-wv9en
      @Alex-wv9en 8 років тому

      +Craig Penfold Ezacrly

    • @ThatDawnOne
      @ThatDawnOne 8 років тому +2

      +Alexander Marriott Edinburgh rock is different; more soft and powdery as opposed to the hard, minty stuff with words in.

  • @upsettispaghetti_9013
    @upsettispaghetti_9013 7 років тому +1

    Aero bars I had them for the first time in Brazil. So good.

  • @GleePerformancesProfile
    @GleePerformancesProfile 7 років тому

    I looovvvee liquorice all sorts, and sherbet fountains 😀😀 AND JELLY BABIES and maltesers omg I love them all, especially skittles and wine gums.

  • @kingswagoncat6251
    @kingswagoncat6251 7 років тому +8

    My favourite originally British sweets are Parma Violets.

    • @kingswagoncat6251
      @kingswagoncat6251 7 років тому +1

      They taste like if baking soda and grapes had a baby.

    • @GleePerformancesProfile
      @GleePerformancesProfile 7 років тому

      KingSwagonCat GD omg yes. I love parma violets😍

    • @evie5551
      @evie5551 6 років тому

      L.O.V.E. them.

    • @eggy_triceratops4583
      @eggy_triceratops4583 5 років тому +2

      KingSwagonCat Gaming I kinda think they taste like perfume
      And yes they are also my favourite sweet overall

    • @pixwool
      @pixwool 5 років тому +2

      To be honest, I think fizzers are better, but I still love Parma violets

  • @SPORTEKS
    @SPORTEKS 9 років тому +3

    My favorite British sweet is Bounty it comes in regular chocolate and dark chocolate it is packed full of white non toasted coconut.

    • @greenteawithbees
      @greenteawithbees 9 років тому

      Personally I don't like bounties, because of the coconut ( I don't like the texture of coconut in them, but I'll eat a coconut in chunks), but I remember really like Turkish Delights :)

    • @SPORTEKS
      @SPORTEKS 9 років тому +1

      Flitter Shy Bounties come in all kinds of flavors and sizes there's small,medium and large. There's coco cherry coconut,dark coco with coconut,milk coco with almonds and coconut. The big one's has three bars in it but small and medium have two.

  • @beacazorla1919
    @beacazorla1919 3 роки тому

    I love double deckers and since I moved back to Spain... I miss them!!

  • @brainwashingdetergent4322
    @brainwashingdetergent4322 7 років тому

    Must try all of these!!!!!!!!!

  • @tbonegal1989
    @tbonegal1989 9 років тому +5

    Toffee Crisp is something not sold in America and my favorite chocolate from the UK.

    • @MatthewBrannigan
      @MatthewBrannigan 9 років тому

      I get my fix from Fresh and Easy - they sell a number of different UK candies and are all over CA,NV & AZ.

  • @MrMusiclover41
    @MrMusiclover41 8 років тому +7

    I am a huge licorice fan, so I would never toss out good licorice candy! I enjoy the English licorice which I find here in the States in the international sections of super markets.

    • @richardvanderlaak826
      @richardvanderlaak826 Рік тому +1

      Yeah I'm more of a dutch licorice fan, but maybe that's because I'm dutch myself 🥲 - It has a stronger flavour than the English licorice, which has (in my opinion) soap tasting flavours

    • @mrmusiclover4178
      @mrmusiclover4178 Рік тому +1

      @@richardvanderlaak826 I have not seen Dutch licorice here, but I would definitely try it! Occasionally I see Finnish licorice, and Australian is fairly easy to find. The U.S at one time had an excellent domestic licorice, produced by Switzer's Licorice in St. Louis. Unfortunately, like most decent products here, the Switzer's company was bought out by the outfit which produces fake licorice called Twizzler, and Switzer's excellent licorice was discontinued. It's the American way. Therefore I have to seek out international licorice.

  • @5335816
    @5335816 7 років тому

    Refreshers! Nom nom. I want a crunchie now. Nice video.

  • @sistahmels8228
    @sistahmels8228 6 років тому

    Well now. Now I know what I missed out when I was on London. Guess I need to go back for another visit and try your sweets. Funny video!

  • @laurabarnesathome
    @laurabarnesathome 7 років тому +162

    what the hell is candy corn, just no America, just no

    • @suroorbutti9175
      @suroorbutti9175 7 років тому +7

      I'm not American and I tried and trust me I would eat a whole filled with it!!!!!

    • @amberm385
      @amberm385 7 років тому +5

      It doesn't taste anything like corn! ;)

    • @maryellenallen
      @maryellenallen 7 років тому +14

      Candy corn is disgusting and on behalf of my country, I apologize for its existence.

    • @95neoncolors
      @95neoncolors 7 років тому

      yeah.. same.. yuck.

    • @melindagibbs8400
      @melindagibbs8400 7 років тому +7

      Candy corn is a honey flavored candy that you usually only find around Halloween. Even though its honey flavored there is a lot of confectioners sugar in them making them Very sweet.

  • @jtrenoweth
    @jtrenoweth 9 років тому +8

    Aero Bars have been my fave since a child . But life is not complete w8thout trying a caramelo Koala mmmm choc Koala filled with Caramel

    • @arittsu
      @arittsu 9 років тому +2

      So strayan.

  • @RockPwnsYou
    @RockPwnsYou 7 років тому

    Lots of these are commonplace in Canada as well. My mum's favourite movie theater snack is wine gums and I love flake bars and Maltesers.

    • @wolfbanewinter
      @wolfbanewinter 7 років тому

      yeah i always thought crunchies were canadian but apparently not? also i thought big turks would be on this list (turkish delight dipped in chocolate) and Aero is international..japan has really some weird aero flavours

  • @mastersr1956
    @mastersr1956 7 років тому +1

    crunches was always my favorite, every so often I order them from amazon

  • @GrahamPHL
    @GrahamPHL 9 років тому +5

    Smarties are way better than M & M's and should have been included as well!

  • @scottpeterson7500
    @scottpeterson7500 7 років тому

    Licorice Allsorts are absolutely wonderful,one of my favorite sweets ✌️👍😎

  • @chilibean215
    @chilibean215 Рік тому +1

    My absolutely favorite sweet from UK is (for always and ever) the Tunnock's Wafers. There is nothing better for me.

  • @leelss139
    @leelss139 9 років тому +7

    I wonder why cream eggs aren't in the list. I have never seen them somewhere else except in GB.

    • @spderweb
      @spderweb 9 років тому +1

      They are in Canada and the US. Alot of these in the list are always available in Canada but I guess we're under british whatever still so maybe that's why.

    • @CrownofRa
      @CrownofRa 9 років тому +1

      Because Creme Eggs are revolting and should only be recommended to your enemy.

    • @Kwippy
      @Kwippy 9 років тому

      Creme eggs aren't vile but they aren't terribly good either. They are just fun for kids because the inside look like (cooked) egg. The yolk and the white parts, they just taste of sugar.

    • @CrownofRa
      @CrownofRa 9 років тому

      ***** They are as far from delicious as you could possibly get.