American Candy Not Available in Europe?

[katdun]

Hey, guys! If you have a minute, will you please help me? My brother is teaching/traveling in Europe (specifically Norway) this semester, and I want to send him a care package with some American candy for Halloween. I don't want to send him stuff that he can easily buy on his own there. I'd love to send him something that's only/mostly found in the States that he might be missing by now.

Might be easier to list what I was thinking of to see if you have it there:
Kit Kats, Reese's, Twix, Snickers, M&Ms, Snickers, Twizzlers, Paydays, Butterfingers, York Peppermint Patties, Tootsie Rolls, Skittles, Candy Corn, Pixy Stix...

Would any of those be good to send him? Any suggestions?

Thanks for looking!

[acidMiasma]

Doesn't exactly help you out, but I had a similar conversation at work the other day. My company was recently taken over by an American counter-part and they had a heck of a time trying to figure out what to do with the candy. Most things that the American stores carried were barred from entering Canada! So we had to sub out with Canadian candy.. except I didn't know that it was strictly Canadian until we had some American store managers come through to help us out.. They asked an associate to fill the 'Smarties'. She asked if he meant 'Rockets'. He said no, 'Smarties'. She thought it was odd because the price points were different but did as she was told. The American manager checked up on her later and was so confused! She filled the candy bowl with "Smarties", of the Canadian variety, which are very similar to M&Ms (but we carry both). The 'Smarties' of the US are what we call 'Rockets', the flat, round, compressed powdered sugar candies. So we got him hooked on our Smarties and Aero bars (milk chocolate bar made with bubbles throughout it), and of course, Tim Hortons coffee. hehe

[lcockitt]

I know that the European 'candy' varies throughout Europe, so I can't tell you what they have in Norway, but in the UK we have Kit Kats, Twix, Snickers, M&Ms and Skittles if that helps!

I'd say make sure he sends you some European stuff back, but Norway is pretty expensive!

[katdun]

So we got him hooked on our Smarties and Aero bars (milk chocolate bar made with bubbles throughout it), and of course, Tim Hortons coffee. hehe

They all sound good! I didn't know about the Smarties either, haha. We always had to get the Mack toffee when we went to Canada.

I know that the European 'candy' varies throughout Europe, so I can't tell you what they have in Norway, but in the UK we have Kit Kats, Twix, Snickers, M&Ms and Skittles if that helps!

I'd say make sure he sends you some European stuff back, but Norway is pretty expensive!

That does help! Thanks! He said it was expensive for a lot of things, he always complains after he goes grocery shopping. lol I'm not sure what he'll end up bringing back with him. It's been ten years since I went to Europe, so I can't remember anything to even ask for besides tourist-y things.

[Ally]

It's the same in Australia, we have our own mars bars, snickers, kit kats and what have you, but if you want proper American chocolates like your reeses and butterfingers you usually have to go to specialist lolly shops that specialise in foreign goodies. I'd imagine that'd be much the same anywhere you go.

[no_need]

I think that Kit Kats in America might be slightly different from the ones you get elsewhere, because Kit Kats sold in the USA are made by Hershey whereas the ones everywhere else are by Nestle. Mars, Snickers, M&Ms, Skittles and Twix should, I think, all be the same internationally, but how easy they are to come by in Norway is an entirely different question! The rest of the things you listed would be very difficult and expensive to buy in Europe.

[funkymonkey]

My favorite candy from visiting Europe as a kid were Kinder Eggs... the chocolate was delicious and it had a toy inside that you had to build, but all the instructions were in German so that made it even more complicated. I would definitely go for one of those again if they still make them.

[stitchingmama]

My favorite candy from visiting Europe as a kid were Kinder Eggs... the chocolate was delicious and it had a toy inside that you had to build, but all the instructions were in German so that made it even more complicated. I would definitely go for one of those again if they still make them.

We have Kinder Surprise eggs in Canada (toy instructions in French & English) so grab one the next time you cross the border! Although Texas is a long drive away from Canada

[acidMiasma]

My favorite candy from visiting Europe as a kid were Kinder Eggs... the chocolate was delicious and it had a toy inside that you had to build, but all the instructions were in German so that made it even more complicated. I would definitely go for one of those again if they still make them.

We have Kinder Surprise eggs in Canada (toy instructions in French & English) so grab one the next time you cross the border! Although Texas is a long drive away from Canada

The chocolate will still be just as delicious, however the toys have gone from you-build-it to here's-a-cheap-little-molded-plastic-thing. Once in a while they throw in something that requires the wings to be attached, but thats about as complex as they get now. I just recently found out they were illegal to sell in the US, because it's not candy throughout. In the US, you are not allowed to 'hide' something that is not edible inside something that is. Bizarre.

[RMDC]

In the US, you are not allowed to 'hide' something that is not edible inside something that is. Bizarre.

Too many kids wind up eating plastic babies on Mardi Gras.