What American candies should I give to my Norwegian friend?!
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Cinnamon candy like Big Red gum, Red Hots and Brach's hard candy
Anything maple flavored
Soft peppermint sticks
Reese's Pieces/cups
Chewy Sweet-tarts
Lifesavers
Airheads
Lemonheads
Willy Wonka candy like Nerds and Gobstoppers
The first 3 are requested a lot by Scandinavian friends, the others are candy I can think of that's not really like anything here. Avoid American chocolate (Scandinavian chocolate is honestly much better), licorice and gummy candy because there's lots of that here.
Edit: You can get Jelly Belly jellybeans at 7-11 here :)
American living in Norway
They are likely to think your American candy is waxy, overly sweetened garbage as most Europeans do!
BUT, it will be fun to open a box of typical American favorites like Babe Ruth, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, etc. Chocolates like Ghirardelli's are made in San Francisco and have been around since 1892, so they have more historical (and culinary) value.
American candy corn available this time of year is unknown in other countries, and you can always add a story about it.
European woman living in America
Peanut M & M's
jelly belly jelly beans?
