I BOUGHT WORTH OF RETRO CANDY

2021-02-06 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 35 min

Chantal (Foodie Beauty) unboxes about worth of retro, nostalgic candy and international snacks purchased from Candy Fun House, then taste-tests them on camera. She samples a mix of savory chips (including Romanian and Bulgarian varieties), U.S. novelty snacks, and many classic candies — bottle caps, Fun Dip, fizz candy, chocolate bars (Chunky, Mr. Goodbar, Wispa Gold), wax lips, Thrills, and more — giving reactions, brief comparisons to memories from childhood, and calling out a few clear favorites and dislikes. She also mentions making a meal for Pizza's birthday and briefly interacts with pets (Sam).

Video guide

  1. 0:06 — Intro and unboxing
  2. 1:28 — Savory international chips taste test
  3. 7:14 — U.S. novelty snacks and seeds
  4. 8:37 — Sweet nostalgic candies (bottle caps, fizz, Fun Dip, etc.)
  5. 26:36 — Childhood memories and local candy store story
  6. 20:57 — Chocolate bars and favorites
  7. 31:31 — Disliked novelty items (wax lips, Thrills)
  8. 34:54 — Wrap-up and final thoughts

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Pet — Pizza: Referred to as male; Chantal mentions making him his favorite dinner and a cake for his birthday.
  • Pet — Sam: Pet present during filming; Chantal tells Sam not to scratch the carpet.
  • Food — Wild mushroom and sour cream Lays (chips): Potato chips labeled as from Romania (Lay's), savory mushroom and sour cream flavor.
  • Food — Ketchup Ruffles (chips): Ketchup-flavored Ruffles chips from Bulgaria; compared to Canadian ketchup chips.
  • Food — Wrap Snacks (sour cream with a dab of ranch): Airy snack described as sour cream and ranch flavor; presenter calls them favorite salty snack.
  • Food — Pizzeria baked pretzel combo: Pretzel snack with simulated pizza/pizzeria filling; very salty, makes presenter thirsty.
  • Food — Cheeseburger sunflower seeds: Sunflower seeds flavored like cheeseburger (tastes somewhat like pickle); U.S. novelty snack.
  • Food — Cotton Candy (buttered popcorn flavor): Buttered-popcorn-flavored cotton candy sold as 'storybook' cotton candy; very sweet, tastes like kettle corn.
  • Food — Miss Freshly's Snowballs (cream-filled cake): Cream-filled cake snack (pink marshmallow dusting, chocolate bottom); presenter thinks it's U.S. item.
  • Food — Kool-Aid (tropical punch, unsweetened): Unsweetened tropical punch Kool-Aid powder; presenter notes you add sugar and that it's caffeine free.
  • Food — Bottle Caps (soda pop candy): Soda-flavored disc candies (root beer, cherry, grape, cola, orange); described as very nostalgic and tasting like soda.
  • Food — Fizz candy (fizzy center): Hard candy with fizzy sour center; presenter enjoyed the fizzy center and notes how sucking releases more fizz.
  • Food — Whatchamacallit (Hershey): Hershey candy bar with chocolate, peanut-flavored crisps and caramel; presenter describes peanut as dominant.
  • Food — Cow Tails (goat's cheese caramel? chewy caramel with cream center): Chewy caramel with cream center; presenter finds it bland and possibly stale.
  • Food — Fun Dip (Raz Apple Magic Dip): Powdered dip candy with a lollipop stick; presenter is excited and nostalgic but prefers original flavors to this newer one.
  • Food — Chunky (chocolate with peanuts and raisins): Chocolate bar with a mix of raisins and peanuts; presenter likes the combination and names it a favorite.
  • Food — Mr. Goodbar: Hershey chocolate bar with peanuts; simple and tasty according to presenter.
  • Food — Slush Puppy Dip & Lick (blue raspberry): Blue raspberry powder with a lollipop to dip; packaging hard to open, tastes sour and more suited to childhood.
  • Food — Garbage can candy (novelty tin shapes): Variety of small tart candies shaped like tins, bones, shoes; presenter remembers liking them and keeps some.
  • Food — Sour Ooze (liquid candy tube): Liquid/tube candy described as very sour and nostalgic.
  • Food — Charleston Chew (vanilla): Vanilla-flavored chewy candy bar (Tootsie Roll industry); presenter finds it chewy and okay but not a favorite.
  • Food — Wispa Gold (Cadbury): Aerated Cadbury milk chocolate with caramel; presenter had not heard of it but likes Cadbury chocolate.
  • Food — Wax lips (Whack-o-wax lips): Novelty wax lips candy; presenter refuses to eat wax, calls them disgusting.
  • Food — Thrills: Candy known for a soapy taste; presenter tries and dislikes it, noting the packaging slogan.

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