I bought a small number of these from a bulk candy store in Germany, thinking it was bubble gum.  Instead, it was one of the more interesting candies I’ve eaten to date!  It was solid the entire way through (not hollow like gumballs are) but was chewy.  At first, I thought it was just a solid gum ball… but after a few seconds the material starts dissolving and then you’re left with nothing.  The taste is excellent, tart and sweet.  There are also cola flavored sweets (cola is a very common flavor here in Europe - much moreso than in the States.)

I have  a few entries in the works - one about visiting the chocolate museum in Germany and Belgium, one about the Haribo Museum and France, one about an amazing trip to a chocolate factory (complete with all you can eat chocolate!)  and one about the “candy” of Germany - beer during Munich Oktoberfest.  Unfortunately, computer time is expensive here ($18 an hour in Zurich) and very few internet cafes are set up for uploading pictures.  Hopefully over the next week I’ll be able to fully update everyone about my exploits of the last month.