I think you may be triple confusing SweetTarts⢠(chalky semi-tart disks) with Smarties⢠(chalky sweet but oddly flavorless disks) and Spree⢠(not as chalky, candy coated disks) which these days are more often encountered as Chewy Spree⢠(Chewy candy coated disks.)
And we haven't even mentioned Necco Wafers⢠(big ol' chalky disks) nor Giant SweetTarts⢠(big ol' semi-tart chewy disks)!
Yes! I haven't seen those in a good long while but I loved those so much. I think they still exist though. (Sour candy coated chewy disks, of course, for those unfamiliar.)
Had a sleeve of them on my desk prior to my above comment. Idk why people are saying theyâre chalky. Theyâre basically just lightly flavored sugar tablets.
32 Comments
dan1101@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 254d
In the USA M&Ms are an imitation of what are called Smarties in the UK.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 254d
Ok, NOW the shower thought makes a lot more sense.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 7 pts · 254d
Same. I was wondering how on earth those chalky semi-tart discs were anything like chocolate.
Wait... Am I confusing them with Sweet Tarts? đ¤ One is a taffy in a Skittle like candy shell and the other is disgusting crap.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 254d
I think you may be triple confusing SweetTarts⢠(chalky semi-tart disks) with Smarties⢠(chalky sweet but oddly flavorless disks) and Spree⢠(not as chalky, candy coated disks) which these days are more often encountered as Chewy Spree⢠(Chewy candy coated disks.)
And we haven't even mentioned Necco Wafers⢠(big ol' chalky disks) nor Giant SweetTarts⢠(big ol' semi-tart chewy disks)!
Aeao@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 253d
We just love candies that are press pull format
Also isnât there âshock tartsâ as well
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 253d
Yes! I haven't seen those in a good long while but I loved those so much. I think they still exist though. (Sour candy coated chewy disks, of course, for those unfamiliar.)
Aeao@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
The glands that produces saliva in my moth were clogged due to infection. I took one shock tart and put it on the tip of my tounge .
The relief I felt when it cleared out is unbelievable. Shock tarts are a medicine lol
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 254d
Neither Smarties nor Rockets nor Sweetarts are taffy like
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 254d
We have both in Canada. The difference is that smarties are naturally colored, whereas M&Ms are vibrant thanks to artificial colorings
Goretantath@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 254d
I forgot they aren't horrid chalky crap outside the US and was like "what??"
serpineslair@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 254d
TIL smarties are horrid chalky crap inside the US, yikes another reason I'm glad I'm not there xD.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 254d
TFW you like US Smarties
serpineslair@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 254d
Can't say I've tried em, evidently đ . Though, could be interesting just for the experience.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 254d
Had a sleeve of them on my desk prior to my above comment. Idk why people are saying theyâre chalky. Theyâre basically just lightly flavored sugar tablets.
Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 254d
....yay? đ
As candy goes, that's about as base-level acceptable as it gets. Was it the last thing at the bottom of a candy bowl and you settled for it?
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
Nah I specifically grabbed those. Legit one of my favorites.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 254d
Kids crush them into powder, and snort it like coke.
At least we did in the 80s....
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 254d
US smarties are the same exact thing as Rockets elsewhere. They're both sugary crack
serpineslair@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
Aint heard of rockets before...
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
Triumph@fedia.io · 5 pts · 254d
Smarties are sugary. You're thinking of Necco Wafers.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 254d
Rockets are branded as Smarties in the US
Triumph@fedia.io · 5 pts · 254d
Necco Wafers taste like someone took Pepto-Bismol, dehaydrated it, and formed it into discs the size of US quarters.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 254d
Yeah, we've got those in the states too, haha
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 254d
The chalky things are called "Rockets" in Canada.
DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 254d
Rockets are good
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 254d
They're sugar candies tho??
ryokimball@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 254d
Not outside the US, specifically I think in Canada they are basically M&Ms
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 254d
Oh, well, then I guess that tracks then.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 254d
Compared to M&Ms, Smarties have a thicker candy layer. The chocolate is a bit better, but personally I prefer the candy/chocolate ratio in M&Ms.
GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 254d
Not in the US
sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 254d
Do you mean Sixlets?
serpineslair@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
No idea what they are tbh...