Strawberry & Cola Licorice Sticks - Lidl

Strawberry & Cola Licorice Sticks - Lidl

Most Lidl products are variations on name brands, I was able to suss out the Skittles, Croco's and Mousey dupes right away, but these? A quick google search reveals nothing. I mean we've seen plenty of licorice brands, and tons of strawberry flavored ones in particular, but cola is more rare and a combination of cola and strawberry? I had never seen it before. Maybe they're a truly new and unique-to-Lidl combination? 

And what a combination is it, cola and strawberries? Not exactly peanut butter and jelly. I think it sounds awesome, but I am well aware that my tastes don't always align to the general public and what's popular. Still, I love cola flavored gummies, and strawberry licorice, so this must be the best of both worlds, right? 

Mike and Ike Shredders - Dollar Tree

Mike and Ike Shredders - Dollar Tree

For the record, this product has been sitting in my to-be-reviewed pile for half a year, but I swear it ALWAYS looked like this! (It did, I promise!)

I saw these "Shredders" at the Dollar Tree when they were first introduced and I thought they looked interesting, sort of like mini Sour Straws. Each bag had a little plastic window so your could see the product inside and they all looked kinda...icky. There were two flavors available, this Sour Wildberry one and some pink colored bag with another flavor variety. This flavor looked like it had less sour sugar coating and it also looked kind of oily, while the other had a sour-sugar overload! I grabbed the best looking one of each and tossed them into my cart because I'm a food and candy blogger and I can't resist trying new stuff. Then they sat in the giant back-logged food-valanche pile of products I've been meaning to review for over half a year! (So much for being "New.") I'm slowly but surely working my way through the backlog and since we just recorded a Mike and Ike themed episode of Candyology 101, what better time to tear into these bags? First up, the less sugary-looking of the two, Sour Wildberry!

Switzers Salted Caramel Twists - Youtube Video Review

I have a few pre-recorded videos that I'll be editing and putting up, as well as a few reviews that will be typed up this weekend. (Hopefully I can get all this car stuff straightened out soon and everything can go back to normal.)

Candyology101: Episode 21 Red Licorice (Twizzlers or Red Vines?)

Twizzlers or Red Vines? 

On this episode of Candyology101 Cybele and I tackle this age-old candy debate and Cybele gives you the scoop on how licorice is made. We also talk about what flavors we'd like to see, candies with licorice bases, and if red licorice is considered a "real" licorice. Is it? Listen to find out!

Which is your favorite? Red vines, or Twizzlers? Let me know in the comments below.

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Meet the cast:

Cybele from Candy Blog

Maria (Me) from Sometimes Foodie

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Specially Selected Strawberry Soft Licorice - Aldi: Cherry Hill, NJ

Specially Selected Strawberry Soft Licorice - Aldi: Cherry Hill, NJ

Cybele and I just wrapped up our newest Candyology101 podcast (which will be out really soon) and the theme was fruity licorice, so I figured I better get this review written up before it airs.

Candyology101 Episode 8: Pick a Winner! (Pick-a-Mix)

The ever-sweet Cybele came up with the brilliant idea of visiting local Candy shops and doing a Pick-a-Mix challenge. What's a Pick-a-Mix? Listen to out podcast and find out!

(Click the Candyology link to see all the different items we talk about in this podcast and find out where you can buy it!)

Meet the cast:

Cybele from Candy Blog

Maria (Me) from Sometimes Foodie

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Here are some photos of my Pick-A-Mix Items

     

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Darrell Lea’s Strawberry Soft Eating Liquorice- Target : Moorestown, NJ

Darrell Lea’s Strawberry Soft Eating Liquorice- Target : Moorestown,  NJ 

Happy 4th of July!
To celebrate, here is a package with a lovely red, white, and blue color scheme. (Unintentionally patriotic?)

I have reviewed a few flavors of this liquorice in the past, and while they were all very yummy, the strawberry is my hands-down favorite flavor. Recently the Darrell Lea brand has been releasing new products, like this twist mix featuring peel-able shapes, and chocolate covered liquorice. (Since it was a really hot day I decided to go with the peel-able liquorice.)

The packaging looks a lot like the traditional Darrell Lea liquorice bags, except the material feels a lot more like a plastic bag than a waxy textured paper. The plus side of this new packaging is that it has a resealable zip-lock style top. (Great for keeping the liquorice fresh.) I don’t mind the changes to the packaging, in fact this resealable option really improves the functionality while maintaining the textured look.

Darrell Lea’s Mango Soft Eating Licorice - HomeGoods : Moorestown, NJ

Darrell Lea’s Mango Soft Eating Licorice - HomeGoods : Moorestown, NJ

This is the last flavor of soft eating licorice I have in my stash. While all of them have been good, I did like some flavors more than others. Let’s see how mango ranks.

So far I have tried: (Starting with my favorite)

• Strawberry 
• Green Apple
• Blueberry Pomegranate

I’ve already talked about the packaging, so I’ll skip over that.

The mango licorice has an appealing color. (Unlike the green apple, which had the color of canned green beans.)

The licorice pieces don’t really smell like mango, the first thing this scent brings to mind is fruit punch.

When I popped one into my mouth the mango flavor is there, but it isn’t very strong. There is a tangy sweetness that reminds me of pineapple, or nectarines. The taste is a lot like the nectar drinks made by Goya. If you’ve never had one of those, they are really syrupy and sweet.

While the flavor wasn’t bad, I think that this was actually my least favorite of the Darrell Lea flavors I have tried. I’d much rather buy more strawberry or green apple. Even though I didn’t LOVE the flavor, this brand is still better than most of the flavored licorices I have had in the past.

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Darrell Lea’s Green Apple Soft Eating Licorice - HomeGoods : Moorestown, NJ

Darrell Lea’s Green Apple Soft Eating Licorice - HomeGoods : Moorestown, NJ

Another flavor of Darrell Lea’s soft eating licorice, this time I have green apple.

I loved the strawberry, and the blueberry pomegrante was really nice, but how will green apple rank?

The packaging is just as nice as ever. Since it is so consistent I don’t think I really have to get into that.

Let’s get straight to the candy! Opening the bag, I was shocked by the color. This is NOT a very attractive color for candy and it looks nothing like the image on the package. If I had to name this color, it’s would be canned-green-beans.