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<h1 id='title'>Trying new candy</h1>
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<time datetime='Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:00:00 CDT'>12 Apr 2023, 11:00 PM</time>
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I don’t eat (or really like) much candy.
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Unless you count dark chocolate, which feels like its own category to me.
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It’s not that I don’t like sweet things.
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I love ice cream and cookies and cake as much as anyone.
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But when it comes to the kind of stuff you’d see in the “impulse buy” section of an American store, it has little appeal to me.
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We have a great Asian market in town that imports a lot of cool international food products.
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It’s super fun to walk around in because all the unfamiliar foods and packages make it feel like you’ve stepped into another country.
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I like to try out new things that strike my interest as I walk through, because I never know when I’ll find something new I love.
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alt='Pieces of mochi in a grid-shaped box'
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<figcaption>As I mention below, it’s not exactly a candy, but mochi is a very photogenic treat.</figcaption>
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Ironically enough, a lot of what I end up buying there is actually candy and sweets.
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As opposed to all the American candy, which I already know the taste and quality of, every Asian candy I try represents a new possibility.
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And when do I find something I really like, candy is great for sharing small portions with other people.
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One of my favorite treats I’ve gotten at the market is mochi, which is a sweet food but not really a candy, I think.
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The ones I get come with peanut, sesame, and red bean fillings, which are all great.
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I’ve also gotten some good Indian peanut brittle called chikki and these chewy ginger candies.
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Recently, a friend of my dad’s gave me a little bar of a Mexican candy made of salty & spicy tamarind pulp.
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He had happened upon it recently, and he said it reminded him of how they would prepare tamarind in Thailand (he is Thai), with salt & hot peppers.
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I had had dried tamarind on its own before, but I didn’t like it that much.
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But this bar was unlike anything else I had tasted.
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Tamarind flavor really works better in this combination, and the bar kind of gets more tasty as you eat it.
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The Asian market in town also carries this candy, so I went there and got myself a box.
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I actually got two boxes, so I have enough to hand them out to people I meet.
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I think it would be fun, and I want to see what other people think of the flavor.
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I’m not going to mention the brand name of any of these foods, but they should all be fairly easy to find at the right store.
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I’ll let you know the names by email upon request if you’re interested.
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Do you like American candy?
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Do you like Asian candy?
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Do you like Mexican candy?
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Do you like chocolate?
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Do you like mochi?
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Do you like tamarind?
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Do you like spicy or salty candies?
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Do you like trying unfamiliar kinds of candy (or food in general)?
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Do you want to know the brand names of any of these candies?
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Let me know your thoughts at my Ctrl-C email: <code>gome<span style='user-select: none;'> ​</span>@<span style='user-select: none;'> ​</span>ctrl-c.club</code>.
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