As most of us know, American smarties (pictured below) are a sweet-tart like candy. Canadian smarties, as it turns out, are made by nestle, and like most things uniquely canadian, indigenous people swear up and down by them, claiming they taste totally different from M&M's.
Skeptical that chocolate could taste all THAT different, I braved seedy black market vendors in various hives of scum and villainy until I had my VERY OWN PACKAGE of canadian smarties (pictured below)
So I'm a fan of nestle, I've always felt that their hot chocolate mixes were superior. Before we get to the taste test, a size comparison
This is a comparison shot of two "smarties" (right) with two M&M's (left). It turns out that smarties aren't actually bigger than M&M's at all, just flatter. Although I have to say, their color pallette was vastly superior to the repackaged easter pastel "Jedi Mix" M&M's that I bought to use as a control group.
I knew that the canadian healthcare system wasn't all that great and figured I should get these things tested for syphilis or shingles or something, but on second thought I threw caution to the wind and snarfed down a good handful.
The wind will die for want of any caution from me for a while.
Like most things uniquely canadian, these smarties are dead fucking awful. The chocolate tastes almost...mentholated, only it's not at all minty. It tastes like they mixed the chocolate in the same bowl that they used to make mentholated chewing tobacco, then allowed concentrated sardine farts to percolate through the whole mess. I've never tasted something so bad come from nestle. Seriously.
In short, canadians are pretty fucked up. Maradon! fucked around with this message on 05-30-2005 at 03:06 AM.
Either or I much prefer them to M&M's.
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x--DoomieO-('-'Q) :
In that shot they look pretty old...they're not usually that faded.Either or I much prefer them to M&M's.
It's actually a brand new package that I got from wal-mart. My camera just sucks.
Sardine farts I tell ya.
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Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into Tarquinn who doth quote:
Well, Smarties aren't "uniquely canadian". We do have them here too. Nestlé is from France or Switzerland, IIRC.
I was running out of post and I still needed to hit my canada bash quota. Maradon! fucked around with this message on 05-30-2005 at 04:20 AM.
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Pvednesing:
We've got them here, too, and they're quite decent.
Yeah, but you also have and enjoy vegemite over there, so I'm not surprised that you like sardine farts.
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Tarquinn had this to say about (_|_):
Well, Smarties aren't "uniquely canadian". We do have them here too. Nestlé is from France or Switzerland, IIRC.
I would not be surprised if the Canuck's version was made on this side of the Atlantic. I have had Nestle Products from Europe and the chocolate tastes much better than the American Nestle.
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The logic train ran off the tracks when Maradon! said:
Yeah, but you also have and enjoy vegemite over there, so I'm not surprised that you like sardine farts.
Score.
Vegemite is nasty. 
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That damn dirty Vorago rudely interrupted me to say;
On a related note, Canadian produced versions of your Smarties are most commonly labelled Rockets. I love rockets, favorite halloween candy since forever
Carmel cubes
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En Garde, Monsieur Delidgamond! Them's Fightin words:
Carmel cubes
YES!
and as for smarties, I've loved smarties since I was little - Every time my uncles came over, they'd always bring a box 
Chocolate covered in candy? What could be better? (other than the carmel cubes, obviously.)
and European Smarties I got in France or Italy, and I prefer the European ones. The chocolate was just a lot smoother than the chocolate here I found.Oh and Caramel Hershey's Kisses rule.
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Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into Taeolas who doth quote:
I've had Canadian Smarties (lots of times since I live here.and European Smarties I got in France or Italy, and I prefer the European ones. The chocolate was just a lot smoother than the chocolate here I found.
Oh and Caramel Hershey's Kisses rule.
In other news, different colored M&M's taste different, as do different types of salt and the same hot sauce in a different size bottle
"Busted"?
"Blast Off"?
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We were all impressed when Maradon! wrote:
"Mastiff"?"Busted"?
"Blast Off"?
"Breasts"
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while Maradon! gently hums:
In other news, different colored M&M's taste different, as do different types of salt and the same hot sauce in a different size bottle
Actually, differing salts do taste different, depending upon the other minerals contained within.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage's account was hax0red to write:
Actually, differing salts do taste different, depending upon the other minerals contained within.
He refuses to believe.
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How.... Bloodsage.... uughhhhhh:
Actually, differing salts do taste different, depending upon the other minerals contained within.
But the salt wouldn't taste different based on the size of the bottle, which was the point he was making.
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while DrPaintThinner gently hums:
But the salt wouldn't taste different based on the size of the bottle, which was the point he was making.
No, that's not the point he was making. His point was that all M&Ms taste the same, all salt tastes the same, and that putting hot sauce in a different size bottle doesn't change the taste.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about Knight Rider:
No, that's not the point he was making. His point was that all M&Ms taste the same, all salt tastes the same, and that putting hot sauce in a different size bottle doesn't change the taste.
Alright I see. It wasn't an accurate comparrison then. The only difference in flavor would be the food coloring in each M&M. And the salt in hot sauce is usually manufactured salt with low impurities. This will probablly have the result of a very uniform flavor.
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DrPaintThinner stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Alright I see. It wasn't an accurate comparrison then. The only difference in flavor would be the food coloring in each M&M. And the salt in hot sauce is usually manufactured salt with low impurities. This will probablly have the result of a very uniform flavor.
You aren't "getting it".
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Quoth Mortious:
Smarties are awesome, you fucking heathen.
Yeah! Sardine farts are a delicacy in Europe. 
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Nae had this to say about Punky Brewster:
You aren't "getting it".
I suppose not.
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Peanut butter ass Shaq Bloodsage booooze lime pole over bench lick:
No, that's not the point he was making. His point was that all M&Ms taste the same, all salt tastes the same, and that putting hot sauce in a different size bottle doesn't change the taste.
No, you misunderstand.
I have a sea salt grinder right here in front of me, and I'm tasting it, and it tastes exactly like regular salt.
Either this is not "real" sea salt, or all salt tastes the same Maradon! fucked around with this message on 05-30-2005 at 10:12 PM.
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Quoth Maradon!:
No, you misunderstand.I have a sea salt grinder right here in front of me, and I'm tasting it, and it tastes exactly like regular salt.
Either this is not "real" sea salt, or all salt tastes the same
So your logic is that because sea salt and table salt taste alike, that all salts taste alike?
/boggle
You know there are several other kinds of salt, right?
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
I could eat that by the truckload. Thank God I can't get it over here or I'd be the size of an elephant.
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Mortious painfully thought these words up:
The only American candy I can't get enough of is salt water taffy.I could eat that by the truckload. Thank God I can't get it over here or I'd be the size of an elephant.
Do you have Rice Krispies over there? Are Rice Krispie Treats reasonably common?
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Over the mountain, in between the ups and downs, I ran into JooJooFlop who doth quote:
Maradon is right in a sense. All salt tastes the same, it's the other stuff attatched to the salt that gives it different flavors.
Well, that's part of what I'm getting at. The other part is that the stuff labeled "Sea Salt" probably isn't really from the sea, or if it is, it's been purified to the point where it tastes identical.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Mortious thought about the meaning of life:
The only American candy I can't get enough of is salt water taffy.I could eat that by the truckload. Thank God I can't get it over here or I'd be the size of an elephant.
I 
salt water taffy!
PM me your address and I can send you some! There's plenty in this town. Some of it's actually made locally and not shipped in from Salt Lake City (that's the icky hard junk).
