Growing up in Canada in the 80s, we were taught to believe there was a deep, dark conspiracy afoot in the chewy, nougat-y core of the confectionary industry, an outright “secret” the fat cats at Big Chocolate didn’t want us […]
Tag: sweet
Review: Pumpkin Spice Mini-Wheats
I dislike hot weather. Summer always leaves me feeling like a sticky, sweaty mess, even in a place like Edmonton, which isn’t anywhere near as hot and humid as cities in Eastern Canada. September through November are my favourite months, […]
Review: Carnaby Sweet Chocolate Covered Jujubes
In the days before the pandemic, there was a friendly semi-retired fellow who would come by my office with a cart full of candies and snacks, winding his way through the cubicle forest while singing a tune that everyone recognized […]
Review: Crispers, Ketchup Flavour
They’re not chips. They’re not crackers. They’re Crispers. The commercials were everywhere in Canada in the 1990s when these launched, and from the very beginning they played at the snack’s manufactured identity crisis. Are they crackers? They’re made with wheat […]
Review: We’re back! Calgary’s YYC Hot Chocolate Festival 2026
We’re back, Calgary! Or, rather, we were back last week. It’s become a sort of annual tradition to make a February trip down the QE2 to Alberta’s other urban metropolis to partake in their wonderful month-long YYC Hot Chocolate Festival. […]
Review: Ritz Fudge Covered Crackers
Contrasting tastes can be fascinating to explore, as can contrasting textures. Sweet with tart, smooth with crunchy, bitter with malty. Not all against-the-grain pairings work, but when they do, they add up to more than the sum of their parts. […]
Review: Good Host Iced Tea Mix
Before all the recent drama erupted between our two nations, I’d argue that Canadians and Americans tended to see each other as siblings, cousins, or something of that ilk. We had our unique traits, of course, but we also had […]
Review: Cadbury Wunderbar
Stop me if I’m repeating myself here, but I have a deep, abiding love for that most perfect snack-aisle pairing: peanut butter and chocolate. While I’ve devoted countless pixels to products from Reese’s, they’re not the only game in town, […]
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