Candy Talk

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Oh caramel. How we love thee? We’ll tell you when we can dig it out of our teeth. In this episode we’re all about caramel inside candy. And we’re sampling an enormous variety of the stretchy stuff to separate the gooey winners from the eew-y losers. Join us as we unwrap the big questions. What […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 27: Coo-coo for Caramel appeared first on Ingredient.

Lolli & Pops is the posterchild of corporate Instagram fantasies; an adorable name, pastel-drenched packaging, high price point and – judging by their rapid expansion – an interest in complete world domination. Bow to your sensei. In this episode, we rise above the twee and keep it real as only cynical, joyless Gen Xers can. […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 26: Lolli & Pops appeared first on Ingredient.

Brands are always trying to find new twists on successful products. Sometimes these extensions work, and sometimes…well, bless their hearts. In this episode, the Candy Talk team puts aside their better judgement and tries a wide variety of products that range from passable to “you have dishonored my family”, discusses epic examples of brands who […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 25: Candy Bastardizations appeared first on Ingredient.

Do you like your candy bars as though they materialized from 1960s Batman episodes? Zzang! Wowza! Dorf! Ok we made up that last one. But for all the silly-sounding names, Zingerman’s candy bars are some serious confection contenders. Listen as the Candy Talk team dissects the bars like a delicious high school biology lab, wonders […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 24: Zingerman’s appeared first on Ingredient.

Pack your bags! We’re taking a trip to grandma’s house and making a beeline straight to the candy dish (sitting on a doily, guaranteed.)  In this episode we explore the infamous – and confounding – circus peanut. Listen as the our team of Candy Talk masochists surrender both their judgement and their palates. Is it true […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 23: Circus Peanuts appeared first on Ingredient.

Get ready to make some enemies. Parent against child. Dog against man. Simon against Garfunkel. Two words: white chocolate. If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the white stuff is very polarizing. Listen as the Candy Talk team discovers what separates real white chocolate from the impostors, why it’s associated with winter […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 22: White Chocolate appeared first on Ingredient.

Movie theaters and candy: they go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong. Can anyone resist the siren song of the concession stand? Would…anyone ever want to?… Join the Candy Talk team as we walk through the history of cinema + candy and discover why movie candy is ungodly expensive, confess just how severely we’ve flouted […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 21: Movie Theater Candy appeared first on Ingredient.

In this very special episode of Candy Talk, we get everyone riled up by debating just what makes candy…candy? Join us as we attempt to define candy, and in the process expose our weirdness and test the resilience of our friendships. Is gum a candy? Marshmallows? Are any of you sneaking Flintstone Vitamins for a […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 20: Is it candy? appeared first on Ingredient.

Let’s get this party started. In this episode the Candy Talk team pursues more ways to legitimize day drinking with a deep dive into boozy candy. Be our wingman as we get some liquid courage and ask the important questions: Can you actually get drunk off boozy candy? Which alcoholic treat tastes the most like […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 19: Booze appeared first on Ingredient.

What if you could create your own candy bar from the ground up? Would you use that power for good…or evil? In this episode the Candy Talk team morphs into chocolatiers and takes the build-a-bar challenge. Join us as we reveal the sometimes peculiar history of chocolate bars (which classic candy bar was forced into an […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 18: Custom Candy Bars appeared first on Ingredient.

Halloween’s just around the corner, baby!  And because we court controversy, in this episode we feature the most divisive Halloween candy in recent times, Candy Corn. How sweet can a candy be before it can no longer be measured by modern science? Does molding candy into the shape of actual food make it more wholesome? […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 17: Candy Corn appeared first on Ingredient.

In this episode, our chocolate gets all up in your peanut butter with an iconic American candy, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Stick with the Candy Talk team as we harshly judge each other’s Reese’s-eating techniques, marvel at how many ways Reese’s can sell us chocolate + peanut butter, and debate if size does in fact matter*… *get […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 16: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups appeared first on Ingredient.

Candy Talk is going global again, and this time we’re introduced to candy from the intriguing Japanese company Muji. Listen as our crack team samples a variety of Muji candies and discovers which has a taste you can feel in your nose, debates just how toasted is too toasted, and encounters a candy (pictured below) that […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 15: Muji appeared first on Ingredient.

Welcome to the dark side. In this episode of Candy Talk, we delve into the flowing silk rock ballad of the candy world: dark chocolate. Is dark chocolate the ailment-punching Captain America of health foods? Which brand is the gateway dark chocolate? And at what percentage of cocoa does the bar start to absorb all available light? […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 14: Dark Chocolate appeared first on Ingredient.

Turn up the White Snake and synchronize your hypercolor Swatch, in this episode the team indulges in some pointless nostalgia and delves into 80s candy. Which flavors we loved as children now cause us to cringe? Why did 80s candy try so hard to introduce children to smoking? And which iconic 80s candy was so […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 13: Pointless Nostalgia appeared first on Ingredient.

We’re out of the studio and down in the streets! In this episode we visit a local Dairy Queen to sample a dozen different Blizzard flavors and gleefully abandon any semblance of responsible eating. Which Blizzard-candy combo is the biggest threat to your tooth enamel? Do certain flavors simply deserve our begrudged respect? And will any […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 12: The Blizzard appeared first on Ingredient.

What do piracy, sheep turds and gentlemen’s clubs have in common?  In a world that made sense…nothing. But in the real world, it’s British chocolate! In this episode, the gang eats a tabletop of confections, separates the winners from the losers, and marvels at the seemingly British obsession with making their chocolate ass-shaped. Follow us […] The post Candy Talk, Episode 11: British Chocolate appeared first on Ingredient.