The Moon Pie brings back a fond memory. I'm 60 now, but when I was a very young boy, my grandfather would come home from working in a Kentucky coal mine in the very early afternoon (his shift started before dawn), and he would sit right down on the sidewalk with me before cleaning up in his basement shower room, while he was still filthy with coal dust, and share treats with me from his lunch bucket (the man never got an uncontested bite of his packed desserts during my entire childhood). My favorite was always his Moon Pie (sometimes banana, sometimes chocolate flavor). He would split it with me (my piece was usually most of the pie), pour some coffee from his Thermos bottle into a cooling saucer for me to sip, and I would think myself quite the grown up as I sat there having coffee and Moon Pie with my 'Pa-paw' (which is Kentucky for grandfather). We would tell each other about our day, he with a toned-down version of what I would later learn was one of the more risky professions, which I would sit through patiently until it was my turn and I could cover the really interesting bits of what I had played with, the treasures I had found in the back field, or what the dog had got up to that day. Really rich times, brought back in a rush when I saw you reviewing a treat that was an integral part of it all. Thank you for that!
I had a Pa-Paw in Arkansas and reading this almost brought tears to my eyes. Im not one of these new aged guys who cry over hurt feelings but thinking back on my grandparents will get me a little sometimes. I miss them and am so scared to loose a parent.Im 40 and have not had to go through it yet. Great luck to you and a great storey!
My papa (Northern variant of pa-paw) died when I was a baby, but I've had stories passed to me from when our home town was a coal boom town. He said as a boy he had never had Hershey chocolate until the town had its first general store from the miners moving in to town. Man, the coal boom really exploded the town. Sometimes literally! 3000 people, a movie theater, a few general stores, a barbershop, and a whole mining company sprang up almost overnight. We still have a general store and a salon, but now we're down to about 600 people in secondhand homes almost a century later. Not to mention the strip mines leaving behind lakes for us to swim and fish in and the mountain of trailings to search for fossils in.
Both my grandfathers had died by the time I was born, I have lovely recollections of my grandmothers though. Thank you for sharing your memories of your Pa-Paw. I know social media comes in for a lot of criticism these days, and sometimes rightly so. But isn't wonderful that a man in England can be deeply moved by the memories of a man in the USA, through a video channel we both clearly enjoy.
Yeah, the Kool-Aid needs sugar. Also, I have never tried to make it by the glass. Usually the entire packet is used and it's made in large container like a pitcher or jar with about a cup of sugar. Love the videos!
When I was a kid growing up in the US almost 60 years ago, candy bars cost 5 cents. My family was rather poor and a nickle was a lot of money. My allowance was 10c a week. Chunky was sold as a single cube back then and to a kid debating what candy to buy with his precious nickle, as much as I was intrigued by the Chunky advertising, I opted instead for the bigger-looking Hershey and Nestle chocolate bars. Then one day I acquired a paper route and immediately became effectively a "rich kid" with lots of disposable nickles. Finally "invested" in a Chunky and discovered it was pretty good but not the Holy Grail of Candy that I had imagined it possibly to be! But to this day whenever I see Chunky I remember it as being "special" due to my youthful intrigue with it.
Nice story. I grew up in the early '70s in the UK and I got 2p from the nice old lady next door for running down to the post office and fetching her pension every Saturday morning. On the way home I'd stop in the corner shop and stare at the sweets for about ten minutes - a penny got you four fruit-salad (raspberry & vanilla) or black-jack (aniseed) chews (small wrapped candies) back then, so I could buy a paper bag with 8 sweets back in 1972. Good times. Those sweets still exist today.
Yeah, kool-aid is kind of unusual in a way that one packet is actually for a large pitcher of water and you have to put sugar in it. Kind of inconvienent if you ask me. But it being sugarless has some benefits, you can sweeten it as much as you want with what you want and you can even use it as dye!
This guy is amazing. He drank unsweetened Kool aid, and out of respect of other cultures he didn't let on that it was the worst drink he had ever had lol.
There are many flavours of collon in Japan! It is made by Glico which is a Japanese company whose other famous products include Pocky. This is actually sold in the UK under the brandname Mikado, but imported Pocky from Thailand also shows up very commonly in the UK. I don't know if what is sold domestically in Japan is also manufactured in Thailand, but it certainly seems sourcing it from there is a better option for importing it to the UK. The name collon (rendered as koron in Japanese and pronounced with a short o like in colony), comes from a japanese onomatopoeia (korokoro) that means for a small object to roll. I found this explanation on Glico's Japanese website. There's also the perhaps even more hilariously named "adults chocolate collon". In Japan it is quite common for things with a more bitter or otherwise "grown-up" flavour to be advertised as "adults" Finally, there is some japanese text on the english side of the collon box as you most likely noticed. To the bottom left of the logo it says the name of the product in japanese lettering (chokoreto koron) and on the top right "full of soft cream" I'm glad you got to try it as it is one of my favourite Japanese snacks, but the chocolate ones are not so good in my experience. The classic cream collon flavour is much nicer. The filling tastes somewhat similar to custard cream filling but with a different soft texture that goes well with the crunchy wafery biscuit.
Shrimp has such a diverse vocabulary for flavors and textures, so it was quite funny for me to listen to him describe the taste of unsweetened grape kool-aid. Even then, he was polite enough to (almost) finish the glass of something so vile🥲
Great to see some love for Finnish chocolate. I can recommend any of the Karl Fazer chocolate bars (There are lots of different flavours). Their milk chocolate is exquisite, tasting like Cadburys Dairy Milk used to taste in the old days. Also if you can get them, two others from Finland that are excellent: Ballerina biscuits (Think jam rings, but much tastier) and Filipino biscuits (O-shaped biscuits covered in chocolate). Kiitos!
Oh, no, Nestlē chocolate is odd, even for those of us who grew up on it. I could be wrong, but I’d guess it’s a terrifying chemical concoction designed to inexpensively simulate chocolate while doing relatively little organ damage. That’s how a great deal of our sweets are made. That’s why Moon Pies proudly announce the use of real sugar!
I saw the gum, and you guessing the flavor by the smell, but I was so excited because I love Choward's. Violet candy and gum is an honest acquired taste.
I'm ridiculously *thrilled* whenever anyone other than me loves these things! The candy is hard to find locally for me so I end up ordering a case online and then making my other half hide them or I will eat ALL the candy in one go. No other candy does that to me.
As an American in the south (because my Mom was born in Louisiana) I grew up with Moon Pies (mostly the chocolate ones). I still have an affection for them. We had loads of cool-aid in our youth. These days flavored water is much the same and some even use powder. Mixed normally, it's a very sweet heavy flavor drink (Kool-Aid). Used to come in sweetened and unsweetened formulation.
Next time try the Lemonade Koolaid - mom always used half the sugar that was suggested on the package :) Those Moon Pies bring back the memories, mom would bring those along when we went to the out door movies.
I'm not a huge moon pie fan like how I use to be, but I was at one time obsessed with Winn-Dixie's moon pies. It had the crunchy top and bottom, with the soft frosted covered marshmallow center. Some places sell double decker moon pies. You'll need a glass of milk with that one. As far as koolaid, my daddy put so much sugar that mess, that the thought of drinking it still makes me 🤢. However, I was a fan of the strawberry kiwi flavor for a while.
Yeah, the Lavender scented gum is a good one to save 'til last. It's very strong. They also make a tablet-type candy that is square-ish and is packaged like lifesavers. As a side-note, my brother-in-law, during his drinking days, referred to his cheap wine of choice as "kool-aid"...
I live in the rural Southern United States and moon pies are common place and are best with an RC Cola it's actually somewhat of a hillbilly stereotype but still pretty dang good. In my Virginia Tidewater accent (just think of Gone with the wind or Nicolas Cage in 'Con Air accent' it's "Ah-zee in'na moo pye"🤣😂
As other commenters have noted, Kool-Aid was a childhood thing here in the States and came in a variety of flavours. I think it was especially popular in the 50s and 60s. A single package made a couple quarts with one or two cups of sugar added (can't remember precisely). I didn't know it was still being made, at least I've not seen it in the stores.
Surprising to me that you haven't seen Kool-Aid lately! Whenever I'm grocery shopping here in Michigan, I pass the various flavor packets near the baking goods. I think grape is the worst flavor, but that's just my opinion!
all of these bring back childhood! and yes, the best chocolate is the one you grew up with, in south africa we grew up with cadbury! to this day, nothing can beat it, not even fancy lindt or godiva...
Also should try CHowards Violet. They're tablet-like candies very strongly lavender flavored. It's like sweetened dryer sheet but I find them very tasty. I found an empty box of CHowards gum here just by chance when looking for my half-eaten Violets. And no CHowards Violet doesn't "shatter"
Yeah, you definitely forgot to add sugar to the Koolaid! My grandmother used to use one packet per quart of water with 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Not the healthiest thing, but when I was a kid, I didn't care!
Yes, the Kool-aid is usually made by the half-gallon (8 servings of 8 oz each = 64 oz = 1/2 gallon) with A LOT of sugar added. Also, I believe the C. Howard scented gum is scented with lavender.
Where I live at people will get a Moon Pie and a RC Cola, factory workers back many years ago will by both for their lunch for 10 cents. They did that because at the time they was making that much money working. If you can try to get a chocolate Moon Pie and a RC Cola..
I've eaten alot of Moon Pies in my time. Chocolate is the most popular but there is also a vanilla coated one that I prefer. The cakey wafer is so unique in flavor and texture.
Just subscribed! You just made Koolaid like you were poisoning yourself. It probably tasted like poison too. I hope you microwave a moon pie one day, it makes a big difference. Less than 10 seconds unless you're planning on raising your very own marshmallow monster.
@@AtomicShrimp , I can totally understand how that can happen. The amount of unsweetened Koolaid you drank was also impressive. Awesome videos! Stay cool!
I know vid is quite old but the advertising novelty of "Made with Real Sugar" on the MoonPie is that it does not use High Fructose Corn Syrup as a cheap sweetener which is heavily prevalent in the US (not sure of the UK). "Real Sugar" leads to increased costs but is considered healthier and natural; but manufacturers usually shy away because it cuts into profits on price sensitive items. For people with a fructose sensitivity it is also a plus.
You should definitely give Thrills gum a try it's a Canadian gum that matches it's self proclaimed description of 'It Still Tastes Like Soap!' quite literally. I quite enjoy it and evidently others do as well as it's still sold.
From someone from the States, we usually pour I packet of Kool Aid into a a liter of water followed by a cup of sugar or a little less if preferred. You have to add sugar or it’s not palatable otherwise it’s bitter. I’m really enjoying your videos.
American chocolate generally tastes "off/sour/like sick" according to a lot of British people this is generally because of the butyric acid which is introduced into the chocolate during the milk sterilization process, by pre spoiling the milk slightly it made chocolate more shelf-stable, the process when compared to many European chocolates means that the milk is not heated to the same temperature and thus American chocolate lacks the "caramelly" flavor that even same brands may have across the pond, I believe even Cadbury when it entered the USA market cultivated more butyric acid in the bars so it would appeal to the american pallet ,(it could be a goodvideo idea of comparing the same chocolate brands in the US and the UK depending on their indended country of sale.)
Sorry for making a comment so long after this video was released, but on the chocolate collons there is thai on one side of the package and japanese on the other side of the package. I learned hiragana (basic Japanese characters) because it only takes a few hours to learn and it makes translating stuff like this a lot easier. In Japanese it says 'Chocolate Collon' which is expected but also "fuwafuwa cream" and fuwafuwa is a japanese expression that basically means very fluffy. It's used to describe anything from food, to clouds/animals to even music and art. So the selling point of that snack definitely seems to be less based on taste and more on texture.
Congratulations on picking what I think is the very best version of Moon Pie. The vanilla and chocolate versions are nice, but the banana one actually tastes like bananas. It's a sublime snack, to me. It's a pity you didn't also nab a Goo Goo Cluster (marshmallow nougat, caramel, and roasted peanuts covered in milk chocolate) -- a famous treat from Nashville, Tennessee.
What you're tasting and smelling in the US chocolate, is butyric acid. Herhsey's used to use slightly gone off milk (perfectly safe as it's cooked) but cheaper. It conditioned the entire US market over time to expect the slightly sharper taste... The stuff in the UK is overly sweet. (an odd reversal, as usually the US tends toward more sugar). Another thing I noticed while living there was EVERYTHING has salt. LOL. Even their HP sauce (branded as A1 steak sauce). It's HP, with salt. (that might be a helpful tip for americans visiting the UK who NEED the A1 ;), ask the host for HP sauce, and add salt to taste.
"Made with real sugar" as opposed to High-Fructose Corn Syrup, as the U.S. subsidises their maize growers and has tariffs on importing sugar. Campbells apparently tried to replace the sugar in Arnott's biscuits with HFCS. It didn't work out well.
Moonpies are an institution here in the south. Also sugar in koolaid. It make it better if it is blue or red (berry blue or fruit punch) add half the sugar and use pineapple juice for the rest. Sooooo good. But koolaid make 2quarts of water
Not sure that I'd want to see what chocolate collons were, myself: just can't get the obvious comparative word out of mind. Fun fact, though: when I was around 8 years old, my uncle persuaded me to to try some dog food, assuring me that it was safe to it. He was right, of course, but I didn't much like the taste. I wasn't too put off by that and I acquaint that moment with my ability to try things that many of my peers would avoid. I need to thank him for that.
that scented gum is made and distributed from very close to where i grew up, on Long Island here in the state of New York (where i am is about 1 hour east of NYC)! i actually still work in that town (Bethpage, NY)
We add 1 cup sugar per packet of Koolaid(I am from Canada two cups is excessive)Also we have used straight unsweetened to dye yarn with dome success, it can stain your tablecloths if not careful.
I don't usually like unboxings but this was entertaining. You're right about the Chocolate Collon. It's made by Glico in Japan but you got an international version.
Hey AS, about the Finnish Fazer Jim, I'm pretty sure what you ate, is something known as "Birds milk" (not litteraly), in the nordic/baltic states, but it is quite a delicatese on this side of europe
1:37 Real sugar, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup. 10:09 This is too funny. (Yes, I know you've been reminded that packet needs sugar and is for a 2 quart pitcher...)
Atomic Shrimp, oh gosh when you made that without sugar my mouth was puckering in anticipation of the unpleasant experience you were about to have! Orange Kool Aid is the best flavor in my opinion, and I am drinking it as I watch this. But grape is a favorite of many people. Cherry or Lime would be my second choice. That packet is meant to be mixed with 2 quarts (1/2 gallon) of water and a cup (8 ounces) of sugar. The best way to get the sugar to dissolve is to mix the packet and sugar with a small amount of hot or warm water, then add it to a 2 quart pitcher of ice. Add enough cold water to bring it to the 2 quart mark. It's a refreshing soft drink if you don't want the bubbles of soda. I'll tell you another hint, I don't like things overly sweet, so I add an additional quart of water to mine and it's perfect.
That unusual off flavour you're experiencing with the chunky bar is "garbage chocolate" I was raised in the states, and there is a LOT of bad, cheap, awful chocolate.
@@AtomicShrimp Blue Raspberry Lemonade is the best flavour ever made in case you wanted to try other ones. Also, always read the instructions on the packet!
I find it highly likely that someone has mentioned it, but I didn't see it mentioned in the 50+ comments I read, but Nestlé wasn't able to enlist help from European chocolateurs back in the day, so they had to make something tasty from the raw ingredients on their own and now they're chained to the formula as part of their brand. I've heard it described as sour. It was pretty disappointing when they entered into a deal with Cadbury, making it difficult to get imported chocolate eggs due to their trade agreement. My one supplier isn't around anymore, either...
I know it's an old video, but I've seen people still do this - KoolAid does have artificial sweetener in the packets, but it is not only recommended, but I'd say necessary to add the sugar they reccomend into it as well, as strait KoolAid is quite acidic as opposed to sweet, especially grape.
I've never had a Parma violet, but based on their description I always assumed they would taste like the chowards gum. Commonly attributed to the inside of a old ladies purse.
Moon pies taste like a hostess truck crashing into a candle factory. Prove me wrong. Chunky are badass old-school candy magic. We used to stash them in our pockets when we went to the movies. The challenge was getting them all out and eaten before they melted. A good alternative is a Cadbury Fruit and Nut chocolate bar.
Your channel really is a rabbit hole, i'm too far in now, there is no going back, i have to finish all your videos and come out the other end, its the only way
I haven't had Kool-Aid in years, but you're meant to mix the packet with sugar and water. 😂 I think one packet makes half a gallon in US measurements. The black cherry flavor was always my favorite as a kid.
I know you probably won't read this but the reason the nestle chunky chocolate bar tastes off is because in north America and the united states especially chocolate is made in a pressure chamber that heats up the chocolate in a way that makes it produce the very same acid that is in our vomit/stomach which is why it has a slightly off flavor. Americans are used to it but to the rest of the world thinks it tastes off just like you! nothin wrong with that ofc
I'm happy to know I'm not the only one wanting to know what dog biscuits taste like. The colour of the scented gum made me think of lavender, especially when you said "floral", Mr Shrimp. I've had lavendar-flavoured things, and it's quite weird. I can understand if someone couldn't blindly identify the flavour of lavender.
Moon Pies are made in Tennessee, which is where I live, so round about here they are regarded as an institution. I know what dog biscuits taste like because my wife often puts me in the dog house. I wonder why they are not called "dog cookies" in the US? I have often wondered if grape Kool-Aid is actually potassium permanganate. They're the same colour.
Banana moon pie? Musts just came back from nola lol. Moon pies are everywhere down here. Also that's a triple layer moon pie lol the big ones. Usually they are only 2 layer and obviously chocolate is the go to flavor.
As a kid I had Chunky bars all the time and loved them. As an adult I agree that the flavor is odd. I think it has a hint of some kind of berry. A straight Hershey bar seems to be the chocolate that I would have the most attuned affinity for.
My mom gave us Kool-Aid often when I was a child. Maybe the quality has gone down since then. I've never had the kind with the artificial sweetener. You might like it better with real sugar. Chunky used to be a big block of candy, not the 4 little pieces you have there. It seems like the quality of a lot of things has gone downhill over time.
I'm not sure if you have been told yet, but the odd flavor of the chocolate in chunky bar is caused by making process where anaerobic bacteria create a chemical normally only experienced by humans when we vomit. Or that is my rough remembering.
Sugar sugar sugar , i had quite the laugh at your expense i'm afraid, Kool-Aid needs lots of sugar, about a cup of sugar per pack, please do try it again with SUGAR 😂
Ohhhh.is kool aid kinda like tang?i thought it was like cordial.not sure if use have cordial or know what it is in the UK n USA,then it's a liquid,it's really really sweet fruit juice.n all u gotta do is add water aswel.similar to kool aid but liquid version.thats what i thought kool aid was this whole time.
You don't know how much that made me smile, watching you pull out a packet of kool-aid. Nothing like watching someone from another country trying one of my childhood treats. I'm sorry it lacked the sugar and you got a nasty surprise as a surprise.
I realy wish we had kool aid or similar dry sachets in the uk as they would for make great camping or day trips with the reduced weight compared to squash. I know you need to add water but clean water sources are pretty easy to come by and usually free.
I find most American confections too sweet. Chunky bars and chowards are actually difficult to find these days. Chowards is a classic and hasn’t changed really. Has a very refreshing almost old fashioned musky men’s cologne flavor (in a good way).
the difference you were detecting in the US Chunky bar is butyric acid, produced as a byproduct of fermenting/souring butter and also present in human vomit…US and UK chocolates are quite different in flavor
The city where Mardi Gras originated in the US is Mobile, Alabama. The traditional throws are beads and Moonpies. At New Year's celebration they have a giant Moonpie drop. People crazy about Moonpies 😂
Did you forget to put the sugar in the koolaid???
I didn't realise it was necessary - d'oh!
I will visit this product again in a future video, and try to get it right next time!
I believe cyanide is also a traditional ingredient.
ice would help also.
You forgot to crash through a wall and scream "OH YEAH!"
The Moon Pie brings back a fond memory. I'm 60 now, but when I was a very young boy, my grandfather would come home from working in a Kentucky coal mine in the very early afternoon (his shift started before dawn), and he would sit right down on the sidewalk with me before cleaning up in his basement shower room, while he was still filthy with coal dust, and share treats with me from his lunch bucket (the man never got an uncontested bite of his packed desserts during my entire childhood). My favorite was always his Moon Pie (sometimes banana, sometimes chocolate flavor). He would split it with me (my piece was usually most of the pie), pour some coffee from his Thermos bottle into a cooling saucer for me to sip, and I would think myself quite the grown up as I sat there having coffee and Moon Pie with my 'Pa-paw' (which is Kentucky for grandfather). We would tell each other about our day, he with a toned-down version of what I would later learn was one of the more risky professions, which I would sit through patiently until it was my turn and I could cover the really interesting bits of what I had played with, the treasures I had found in the back field, or what the dog had got up to that day. Really rich times, brought back in a rush when I saw you reviewing a treat that was an integral part of it all. Thank you for that!
I had a Pa-Paw in Arkansas and reading this almost brought tears to my eyes. Im not one of these new aged guys who cry over hurt feelings but thinking back on my grandparents will get me a little sometimes. I miss them and am so scared to loose a parent.Im 40 and have not had to go through it yet. Great luck to you and a great storey!
You can stil get them at Hobby Lobby.
My papa (Northern variant of pa-paw) died when I was a baby, but I've had stories passed to me from when our home town was a coal boom town. He said as a boy he had never had Hershey chocolate until the town had its first general store from the miners moving in to town.
Man, the coal boom really exploded the town. Sometimes literally! 3000 people, a movie theater, a few general stores, a barbershop, and a whole mining company sprang up almost overnight. We still have a general store and a salon, but now we're down to about 600 people in secondhand homes almost a century later. Not to mention the strip mines leaving behind lakes for us to swim and fish in and the mountain of trailings to search for fossils in.
Both my grandfathers had died by the time I was born, I have lovely recollections of my grandmothers though. Thank you for sharing your memories of your Pa-Paw. I know social media comes in for a lot of criticism these days, and sometimes rightly so. But isn't wonderful that a man in England can be deeply moved by the memories of a man
in the USA, through a video channel we both clearly enjoy.
Priceless memories with your pa-paw, how nice. thanks for sharing. My mom loves moon pies, I don't like them much.
Watching a stranger try to make Koolaid for the first time is so pure.
"Wow, it's purple. That's the best color."
So factual, you really do learn something new every day. It's good to know there's an undisputed best color
It's also the best because almost nothing rhymes with it.
@@thany3 What about orange?
@@pumpkingkingoftoons6185 Binge, fringe, cringe... minge.
@@SteRDLK those don't rhyme with orange...
@@pumpkingkingoftoons6185 How are you pronouncing orange for them not to rhyme?
Yeah, the Kool-Aid needs sugar. Also, I have never tried to make it by the glass. Usually the entire packet is used and it's made in large container like a pitcher or jar with about a cup of sugar.
Love the videos!
2 quart water, 1 cup sugar and 1 packet Kool-aid. Without sugar it's trash.
@@thesundrinker9530 2 cups if you're a real man
@@nicekeyboardalan6972 Hell yea my man
sheesh that's loads of sugar
If you make it into a thick paste you can dye your hair with it. Or your poodle.
When I was a kid growing up in the US almost 60 years ago, candy bars cost 5 cents. My family was rather poor and a nickle was a lot of money. My allowance was 10c a week. Chunky was sold as a single cube back then and to a kid debating what candy to buy with his precious nickle, as much as I was intrigued by the Chunky advertising, I opted instead for the bigger-looking Hershey and Nestle chocolate bars. Then one day I acquired a paper route and immediately became effectively a "rich kid" with lots of disposable nickles. Finally "invested" in a Chunky and discovered it was pretty good but not the Holy Grail of Candy that I had imagined it possibly to be! But to this day whenever I see Chunky I remember it as being "special" due to my youthful intrigue with it.
What a pleasant story. Quite nice, rather. It's good. I'll read it again later.
How many of these people are 60yrs old 🙄
Nice story. I grew up in the early '70s in the UK and I got 2p from the nice old lady next door for running down to the post office and fetching her pension every Saturday morning. On the way home I'd stop in the corner shop and stare at the sweets for about ten minutes - a penny got you four fruit-salad (raspberry & vanilla) or black-jack (aniseed) chews (small wrapped candies) back then, so I could buy a paper bag with 8 sweets back in 1972. Good times. Those sweets still exist today.
@@nickyjose Do 60 year old people scare you or something? ahah
@@papayer Good response!!
Yeah, kool-aid is kind of unusual in a way that one packet is actually for a large pitcher of water and you have to put sugar in it. Kind of inconvienent if you ask me. But it being sugarless has some benefits, you can sweeten it as much as you want with what you want and you can even use it as dye!
I have definitely dyed my hair with kool-aid hahaha
This guy is amazing. He drank unsweetened Kool aid, and out of respect of other cultures he didn't let on that it was the worst drink he had ever had lol.
Right?!? I hate that he missed the 2 Cups of surgar
He said it has artificial sweetener in it. Diet Koolaid. Still not good when you get the add your own sugar version.
If you can get them, the chocolate moon pies are by far the best in my opinion
Hobby Lobby has them
Mast General Store has a variety of them, including the mini sized.
Honestly I love this channel, “homie takes one for the team and opens random stuff you’re afraid to try”
Hey, that Jim bar looked fantastic! The other stuff, though...
The variety on this channel is so nice like wow I didnt know I needed this
It’s cool to watch you eat something so close to home. That moonpie was made just to the south of me. I love the chocolate one. Eat them all the time
There are many flavours of collon in Japan! It is made by Glico which is a Japanese company whose other famous products include Pocky. This is actually sold in the UK under the brandname Mikado, but imported Pocky from Thailand also shows up very commonly in the UK. I don't know if what is sold domestically in Japan is also manufactured in Thailand, but it certainly seems sourcing it from there is a better option for importing it to the UK.
The name collon (rendered as koron in Japanese and pronounced with a short o like in colony), comes from a japanese onomatopoeia (korokoro) that means for a small object to roll. I found this explanation on Glico's Japanese website.
There's also the perhaps even more hilariously named "adults chocolate collon". In Japan it is quite common for things with a more bitter or otherwise "grown-up" flavour to be advertised as "adults"
Finally, there is some japanese text on the english side of the collon box as you most likely noticed. To the bottom left of the logo it says the name of the product in japanese lettering (chokoreto koron) and on the top right "full of soft cream"
I'm glad you got to try it as it is one of my favourite Japanese snacks, but the chocolate ones are not so good in my experience. The classic cream collon flavour is much nicer. The filling tastes somewhat similar to custard cream filling but with a different soft texture that goes well with the crunchy wafery biscuit.
Moon pie and RC Cola, it’s a southern thing.
Amen brother!
Chocolate moon pie is worth the calories.
Moon pie is dry and horrible
I miss rc cola it was sold in Tesco for a while
"She calls me Moon Pie, because I am nummy-nummy and she could just eat me up."
"I can unbox anything"
wow that's an amazing skill I'm in awe xD
I mean, there may come a day when I have to back down from that claim
Shrimp has such a diverse vocabulary for flavors and textures, so it was quite funny for me to listen to him describe the taste of unsweetened grape kool-aid. Even then, he was polite enough to (almost) finish the glass of something so vile🥲
Great to see some love for Finnish chocolate. I can recommend any of the Karl Fazer chocolate bars (There are lots of different flavours). Their milk chocolate is exquisite, tasting like Cadburys Dairy Milk used to taste in the old days. Also if you can get them, two others from Finland that are excellent: Ballerina biscuits (Think jam rings, but much tastier) and Filipino biscuits (O-shaped biscuits covered in chocolate).
Kiitos!
Oh, no, Nestlē chocolate is odd, even for those of us who grew up on it. I could be wrong, but I’d guess it’s a terrifying chemical concoction designed to inexpensively simulate chocolate while doing relatively little organ damage. That’s how a great deal of our sweets are made. That’s why Moon Pies proudly announce the use of real sugar!
When I saw the JIM bar I couldn't help but chuckle.
That moon pie thing looked amazing. Deffo gotta try and source one.
I like them a lot. Especially at state fairs, there's a bunch of deep fry stations that will deep fry snack cakes like moon pies and twinkies
Chocolate ones are by far the best, in fact I forgot there even were other flavors. (American for reference)
I saw the gum, and you guessing the flavor by the smell, but I was so excited because I love Choward's. Violet candy and gum is an honest acquired taste.
I'm ridiculously *thrilled* whenever anyone other than me loves these things! The candy is hard to find locally for me so I end up ordering a case online and then making my other half hide them or I will eat ALL the candy in one go. No other candy does that to me.
Ive been trying and failing to acquire the taste for Parma Violets for nearly 4 decades now. 🤢
As an American in the south (because my Mom was born in Louisiana) I grew up with Moon Pies (mostly the chocolate ones). I still have an affection for them. We had loads of cool-aid in our youth. These days flavored water is much the same and some even use powder. Mixed normally, it's a very sweet heavy flavor drink (Kool-Aid). Used to come in sweetened and unsweetened formulation.
Next time try the Lemonade Koolaid - mom always used half the sugar that was suggested on the package :) Those Moon Pies bring back the memories, mom would bring those along when we went to the out door movies.
Unbox a box, they'd never see that coming
Boxnard would!
I'm not a huge moon pie fan like how I use to be, but I was at one time obsessed with Winn-Dixie's moon pies. It had the crunchy top and bottom, with the soft frosted covered marshmallow center.
Some places sell double decker moon pies. You'll need a glass of milk with that one.
As far as koolaid, my daddy put so much sugar that mess, that the thought of drinking it still makes me 🤢. However, I was a fan of the strawberry kiwi flavor for a while.
Yeah, the Lavender scented gum is a good one to save 'til last. It's very strong. They also make a tablet-type candy that is square-ish and is packaged like lifesavers. As a side-note, my brother-in-law, during his drinking days, referred to his cheap wine of choice as "kool-aid"...
I live in the rural Southern United States and moon pies are common place and are best with an RC Cola it's actually somewhat of a hillbilly stereotype but still pretty dang good. In my Virginia Tidewater accent (just think of Gone with the wind or Nicolas Cage in 'Con Air accent' it's "Ah-zee in'na moo pye"🤣😂
Chocolate Moon Pie with a can of Cherrywine. Good times!
"What was I thinking about just then? Oh yeah, yee-haw, that's right"
You didn't put sugar in the coolaid. You basically are drinking cough syrup then lol
Cross Warren Seems odd that it’s already got sweeteners in it then. You don’t usually have to sugar things that have sweeteners in.
@@ZT742 it's an American thing don't question it
Cross Warren Good point. I suppose this is the same county that thinks “contains real sugar” is a selling point... :P
@@ZT742 lol very true my friend very true XD
@@CarlosianBigWang Odd... I'm American and never put sugar in it.
Ok so now I've actually watched the video
I'm dissapointed you didn't buy any spicy mexican candy, tho, those are great weird foreign candy
I'll give that a try next time!
As other commenters have noted, Kool-Aid was a childhood thing here in the States and came in a variety of flavours. I think it was especially popular in the 50s and 60s. A single package made a couple quarts with one or two cups of sugar added (can't remember precisely). I didn't know it was still being made, at least I've not seen it in the stores.
Surprising to me that you haven't seen Kool-Aid lately! Whenever I'm grocery shopping here in Michigan, I pass the various flavor packets near the baking goods. I think grape is the worst flavor, but that's just my opinion!
@@rosalieklein1336 Well, I confess I've really not looked for it forever! BTW, I live in MI too.
Funfact, my mum sometime imports coolaid to color yarn, its intense color is great
That makes the product questionable lol
I wouldn't drink it hahaha heard you need tones of sugar just to make it good
all of these bring back childhood! and yes, the best chocolate is the one you grew up with, in south africa we grew up with cadbury! to this day, nothing can beat it, not even fancy lindt or godiva...
I wonder if the raisins in the Chunky bar could account for the slightly alcohol taste of the chocolate - Chunky’s are one of my faves 😊
Also should try CHowards Violet. They're tablet-like candies very strongly lavender flavored. It's like sweetened dryer sheet but I find them very tasty. I found an empty box of CHowards gum here just by chance when looking for my half-eaten Violets. And no CHowards Violet doesn't "shatter"
You've inspired me to try a box of British chocolates. :)
Thorntons 😋
Yeah, you definitely forgot to add sugar to the Koolaid! My grandmother used to use one packet per quart of water with 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Not the healthiest thing, but when I was a kid, I didn't care!
Yes, the Kool-aid is usually made by the half-gallon (8 servings of 8 oz each = 64 oz = 1/2 gallon) with A LOT of sugar added. Also, I believe the C. Howard scented gum is scented with lavender.
Where I live at people will get a Moon Pie and a RC Cola, factory workers back many years ago will by both for their lunch for 10 cents. They did that because at the time they was making that much money working.
If you can try to get a chocolate Moon Pie and a RC Cola..
I've eaten alot of Moon Pies in my time. Chocolate is the most popular but there is also a vanilla coated one that I prefer. The cakey wafer is so unique in flavor and texture.
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You just made Koolaid like you were poisoning yourself. It probably tasted like poison too.
I hope you microwave a moon pie one day, it makes a big difference. Less than 10 seconds unless you're planning on raising your very own marshmallow monster.
Yeah, didn't realise it needed sugar added. Doh
@@AtomicShrimp , I can totally understand how that can happen. The amount of unsweetened Koolaid you drank was also impressive. Awesome videos! Stay cool!
I know vid is quite old but the advertising novelty of "Made with Real Sugar" on the MoonPie is that it does not use High Fructose Corn Syrup as a cheap sweetener which is heavily prevalent in the US (not sure of the UK). "Real Sugar" leads to increased costs but is considered healthier and natural; but manufacturers usually shy away because it cuts into profits on price sensitive items. For people with a fructose sensitivity it is also a plus.
Yes - Made with real sugar 1:36 because they can and do use a substitute called Corn Syrup e.g. in Coca Cola
You should definitely give Thrills gum a try it's a Canadian gum that matches it's self proclaimed description of 'It Still Tastes Like Soap!' quite literally. I quite enjoy it and evidently others do as well as it's still sold.
From someone from the States, we usually pour I packet of Kool Aid into a a liter of water followed by a cup of sugar or a little less if preferred. You have to add sugar or it’s not palatable otherwise it’s bitter. I’m really enjoying your videos.
American chocolate generally tastes "off/sour/like sick" according to a lot of British people this is generally because of the butyric acid which is introduced into the chocolate during the milk sterilization process, by pre spoiling the milk slightly it made chocolate more shelf-stable, the process when compared to many European chocolates means that the milk is not heated to the same temperature and thus American chocolate lacks the "caramelly" flavor that even same brands may have across the pond, I believe even Cadbury when it entered the USA market cultivated more butyric acid in the bars so it would appeal to the american pallet ,(it could be a goodvideo idea of comparing the same chocolate brands in the US and the UK depending on their indended country of sale.)
Sorry for making a comment so long after this video was released, but on the chocolate collons there is thai on one side of the package and japanese on the other side of the package.
I learned hiragana (basic Japanese characters) because it only takes a few hours to learn and it makes translating stuff like this a lot easier. In Japanese it says 'Chocolate Collon' which is expected but also "fuwafuwa cream" and fuwafuwa is a japanese expression that basically means very fluffy. It's used to describe anything from food, to clouds/animals to even music and art.
So the selling point of that snack definitely seems to be less based on taste and more on texture.
Congratulations on picking what I think is the very best version of Moon Pie. The vanilla and chocolate versions are nice, but the banana one actually tastes like bananas. It's a sublime snack, to me. It's a pity you didn't also nab a Goo Goo Cluster (marshmallow nougat, caramel, and roasted peanuts covered in milk chocolate) -- a famous treat from Nashville, Tennessee.
Thank you for acknowledging that we tend to like the chocolate we have been brought up on. I do like my Hershey’s chocolate
What you're tasting and smelling in the US chocolate, is butyric acid. Herhsey's used to use slightly gone off milk (perfectly safe as it's cooked) but cheaper. It conditioned the entire US market over time to expect the slightly sharper taste... The stuff in the UK is overly sweet. (an odd reversal, as usually the US tends toward more sugar).
Another thing I noticed while living there was EVERYTHING has salt. LOL. Even their HP sauce (branded as A1 steak sauce). It's HP, with salt. (that might be a helpful tip for americans visiting the UK who NEED the A1 ;), ask the host for HP sauce, and add salt to taste.
"Made with real sugar" as opposed to High-Fructose Corn Syrup, as the U.S. subsidises their maize growers and has tariffs on importing sugar. Campbells apparently tried to replace the sugar in Arnott's biscuits with HFCS. It didn't work out well.
Moonpies are an institution here in the south. Also sugar in koolaid. It make it better if it is blue or red (berry blue or fruit punch) add half the sugar and use pineapple juice for the rest. Sooooo good. But koolaid make 2quarts of water
Not sure that I'd want to see what chocolate collons were, myself: just can't get the obvious comparative word out of mind.
Fun fact, though: when I was around 8 years old, my uncle persuaded me to to try some dog food, assuring me that it was safe to it. He was right, of course, but I didn't much like the taste. I wasn't too put off by that and I acquaint that moment with my ability to try things that many of my peers would avoid. I need to thank him for that.
that scented gum is made and distributed from very close to where i grew up, on Long Island here in the state of New York (where i am is about 1 hour east of NYC)! i actually still work in that town (Bethpage, NY)
We add 1 cup sugar per packet of Koolaid(I am from Canada two cups is excessive)Also we have used straight unsweetened to dye yarn with dome success, it can stain your tablecloths if not careful.
omg banana Moon Pies are my FAVORITE 💜 greetings from NEW YORK!
"Things I've heard of or may not have heard of" covers all bases there!!! Lol. Keep up the good work.
I don't usually like unboxings but this was entertaining.
You're right about the Chocolate Collon. It's made by Glico in Japan but you got an international version.
Hey AS, about the Finnish Fazer Jim, I'm pretty sure what you ate, is something known as "Birds milk" (not litteraly), in the nordic/baltic states, but it is quite a delicatese on this side of europe
Lol, the chunky reminds me of the movie Throw Mama From The Train. Not the best chocolate but so nostalgic!
1:37 Real sugar, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup.
10:09 This is too funny. (Yes, I know you've been reminded that packet needs sugar and is for a 2 quart pitcher...)
Caster sugar is apparently what they call real sugar in Britain.
Here in north America koolaid is kind of famous. Put lots of ice cubes in the koolaid! That's the only way that it tastes ok LOL
Atomic Shrimp, oh gosh when you made that without sugar my mouth was puckering in anticipation of the unpleasant experience you were about to have! Orange Kool Aid is the best flavor in my opinion, and I am drinking it as I watch this. But grape is a favorite of many people. Cherry or Lime would be my second choice. That packet is meant to be mixed with 2 quarts (1/2 gallon) of water and a cup (8 ounces) of sugar. The best way to get the sugar to dissolve is to mix the packet and sugar with a small amount of hot or warm water, then add it to a 2 quart pitcher of ice. Add enough cold water to bring it to the 2 quart mark. It's a refreshing soft drink if you don't want the bubbles of soda. I'll tell you another hint, I don't like things overly sweet, so I add an additional quart of water to mine and it's perfect.
That unusual off flavour you're experiencing with the chunky bar is "garbage chocolate"
I was raised in the states, and there is a LOT of bad, cheap, awful chocolate.
In the UK most chocolate is still favoured vegetables fat
Moon Pie...what a time to be alive.
I had a feeling the moment you pulled out the kool-aid that you wouldnt know you needed to add the sugar :)
Got me. I'll get it right next time...
@@AtomicShrimp Blue Raspberry Lemonade is the best flavour ever made in case you wanted to try other ones. Also, always read the instructions on the packet!
Kool Aid is a childhood staple here on the US. Lol but you have to dump a gallon of sugar in it lol
My local Dollar Tree (in Central California) has chocolate Moon Pies. They are definitely the best!
I find it highly likely that someone has mentioned it, but I didn't see it mentioned in the 50+ comments I read, but Nestlé wasn't able to enlist help from European chocolateurs back in the day, so they had to make something tasty from the raw ingredients on their own and now they're chained to the formula as part of their brand. I've heard it described as sour.
It was pretty disappointing when they entered into a deal with Cadbury, making it difficult to get imported chocolate eggs due to their trade agreement. My one supplier isn't around anymore, either...
I know it's an old video, but I've seen people still do this - KoolAid does have artificial sweetener in the packets, but it is not only recommended, but I'd say necessary to add the sugar they reccomend into it as well, as strait KoolAid is quite acidic as opposed to sweet, especially grape.
I've never had a Parma violet, but based on their description I always assumed they would taste like the chowards gum. Commonly attributed to the inside of a old ladies purse.
My favorite Moon Pie is chocolate and I cannot forget the RC cola to go with it. Southern classic snack.
If you don't like the Chunky, try a Cadbury Fruit & Nut bar...it's very similar but I assume the chocolate flavor would be more to your liking.
Moon Pies are traditionally paired with Royal Crown cola in the South (America).
I love RC Cola
Moon pies taste like a hostess truck crashing into a candle factory. Prove me wrong.
Chunky are badass old-school candy magic. We used to stash them in our pockets when we went to the movies. The challenge was getting them all out and eaten before they melted. A good alternative is a Cadbury Fruit and Nut chocolate bar.
That's a serious razor knife!
Your channel really is a rabbit hole, i'm too far in now, there is no going back, i have to finish all your videos and come out the other end, its the only way
As a Chattanooga, TN native, I'm glad you enjoy our claim to fame!
I haven't had Kool-Aid in years, but you're meant to mix the packet with sugar and water. 😂 I think one packet makes half a gallon in US measurements. The black cherry flavor was always my favorite as a kid.
When I get Kool-Aid, I like to put it directly into a two-liter of Mtn. Dew or other fruity soda. No extra sugar needed!
I know you probably won't read this but the reason the nestle chunky chocolate bar tastes off is because in north America and the united states especially chocolate is made in a pressure chamber that heats up the chocolate in a way that makes it produce the very same acid that is in our vomit/stomach which is why it has a slightly off flavor. Americans are used to it but to the rest of the world thinks it tastes off just like you! nothin wrong with that ofc
Also, Kool-aid is with ice. If you have ever been in the US in August(most places) it hot
When i was a kids we had these my mums friend gave us they was American and they told us to mix a bit of sugar in with it to your liking
I'm happy to know I'm not the only one wanting to know what dog biscuits taste like.
The colour of the scented gum made me think of lavender, especially when you said "floral", Mr Shrimp. I've had lavendar-flavoured things, and it's quite weird. I can understand if someone couldn't blindly identify the flavour of lavender.
I just now put that before I read your comment from 2 years ago!
Moon Pies are made in Tennessee, which is where I live, so round about here they are regarded as an institution.
I know what dog biscuits taste like because my wife often puts me in the dog house. I wonder why they are not called "dog cookies" in the US?
I have often wondered if grape Kool-Aid is actually potassium permanganate. They're the same colour.
Banana moon pie? Musts just came back from nola lol. Moon pies are everywhere down here. Also that's a triple layer moon pie lol the big ones. Usually they are only 2 layer and obviously chocolate is the go to flavor.
As a kid I had Chunky bars all the time and loved them. As an adult I agree that the flavor is odd. I think it has a hint of some kind of berry. A straight Hershey bar seems to be the chocolate that I would have the most attuned affinity for.
My mom gave us Kool-Aid often when I was a child. Maybe the quality has gone down since then. I've never had the kind with the artificial sweetener. You might like it better with real sugar.
Chunky used to be a big block of candy, not the 4 little pieces you have there.
It seems like the quality of a lot of things has gone downhill over time.
And the price up, and portion size down.
You can get Kool Aid in almost all corner shops in the UK it’s just in ready made cans or bottles and called KA
I'm not sure if you have been told yet, but the odd flavor of the chocolate in chunky bar is caused by making process where anaerobic bacteria create a chemical normally only experienced by humans when we vomit. Or that is my rough remembering.
Sugar sugar sugar , i had quite the laugh at your expense i'm afraid, Kool-Aid needs lots of sugar, about a cup of sugar per pack, please do try it again with SUGAR 😂
You need a chocolate moon pie. We even have a festival for moon pies in the county where I live in Tennessee.
Dude,you make a pitcher of Kool Aid from a package.XD.And its best served chilled on a hot summer day.
Ohhhh.is kool aid kinda like tang?i thought it was like cordial.not sure if use have cordial or know what it is in the UK n USA,then it's a liquid,it's really really sweet fruit juice.n all u gotta do is add water aswel.similar to kool aid but liquid version.thats what i thought kool aid was this whole time.
think I can smell winter green, oh really.... that's niceeee
You don't know how much that made me smile, watching you pull out a packet of kool-aid. Nothing like watching someone from another country trying one of my childhood treats. I'm sorry it lacked the sugar and you got a nasty surprise as a surprise.
I realy wish we had kool aid or similar dry sachets in the uk as they would for make great camping or day trips with the reduced weight compared to squash. I know you need to add water but clean water sources are pretty easy to come by and usually free.
I've seen Tang in some Asian shops
I find most American confections too sweet. Chunky bars and chowards are actually difficult to find these days. Chowards is a classic and hasn’t changed really. Has a very refreshing almost old fashioned musky men’s cologne flavor (in a good way).
the difference you were detecting in the US Chunky bar is butyric acid, produced as a byproduct of fermenting/souring butter and also present in human vomit…US and UK chocolates are quite different in flavor
Do you remember Kremola Foam? That’s the only powdered drink I can remember from my childhood in Scotland.
The city where Mardi Gras originated in the US is Mobile, Alabama. The traditional throws are beads and Moonpies. At New Year's celebration they have a giant Moonpie drop. People crazy about Moonpies 😂