Malena loves candy. And travel. And both together. And thus, this site was born.
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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.
posting from United StatesOctober 2nd, 2008 12:17 pm
muenchener Oktoberfest?!! i am soooooo jealous!! best we got here (monterey) was at the local indie cafe… good brews, but not quite the ambiance. 
i am closely watching your travels, m’dear, and salivating all the way! ::hugs:: -mas
posting from United StatesOctober 2nd, 2008 2:55 pm
Those of us that are traveling vicariously feel we are missing out on important details. What happened in France? Belgium, We want to hear about French food, German beer and more! (Your fan club awaits)
Did you get the evil HP fixed?
Glad to hear your doing OK.
posting from United StatesOctober 3rd, 2008 4:08 am
lovely.
james and i are so excited to meet up with you next spring.
-gabi
posting from United StatesOctober 3rd, 2008 7:03 am
How much chocolate can one take! Hope you get more computer time soon. What did you decide about the HP? We are all waiting to get all of the details of your travels. We miss you.
Love,
Mom
posting from United StatesOctober 3rd, 2008 10:23 am
I was looking at the events for Chicago’s fashion week and there’s an event for you in there. Sweet Chic: See fashions designed completely out of candy created by 28 Chicago-based designers in an event benefiting the Spina Bifida Association
posting from United StatesOctober 6th, 2008 6:54 am
[…] Haribo Maoam Fruit Chews (I believe this is the same or similar to these.) […]
posting from SpainOctober 6th, 2008 7:12 am
Yossi - Good idea! I posted a few, and will continue to do so in the future, when possible.
Megan - Thanks for the heads up. A few of the museums I’ve visited have had clothes made of candy - including one incredible 37 kg (approximate) dress made of licorice! And a chocolate hat…
Gabi - looking forward to meeting up with you also. Perhaps Bangkok and the beaches of Thailand?!
Maggie - Oktoberfest managed to be both amazing and awful at the same time… but the bad parts probably won’t get blogged hehe. Did get lots of pictures 
Bruce - I’m far too cheap to eat much French food. German beer, on the other hand… Still haven’t finalized a laptop decision. Such a pain! I posted a few more pictures on flickr, some of which are pretty good (most of which are terrible.)
posting from RomaniaOctober 7th, 2008 10:45 pm
These are good candies and inexpensive if i remember it fine. Anyway M&M are better 
posting from United StatesOctober 23rd, 2008 10:34 am
Those Haribo sweets were among my Haribo loving friends favourites. And I loved them too, though they were only sold in the UK for a year or two. VEry hard to find there now, though there’s a mix bag you can get, Maoam Mix, specifically from the great Woolworths retailer in the UK, that has smaller versions of these sweets but still just as good.
October 2nd, 2008 12:02 pm
LOL - these candies had caused quite a riot - read all about it here: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/permalink/haribo/
On a different note - how about a link for online purchase of candies you try out, so that we stuck back here in US can order some?