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We were hoping to do a Finnish chocolates and candy bar while we were in Finland but
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unfortunately we ran out of time. So we're now back at home in Canada and we're just
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sitting in my backyard and today we are going to be taste testing all of this candy. It
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should be a fun afternoon.
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And we've got Max, the dog, to join us. Max, do you want chocolate? Chocolates!
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He's like - where is the steak? Where is the sausage?
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First off we are starting with this little Jim bar. And we've never had this one before.
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No, let's see what it tastes like. It is very small. For a healthy snack. Mmmm.
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Oh, it is white inside. It has a very fruity flavor but I can't really make out what kinds
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of fruit are in here. Banana, perhaps? It is really nice. I like it.
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Okay, so I'm a huge fan of licorice and I've had a lot of Salmiakki since I've been in
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Finland but this is something I've never tried. This is called Lakupala and it is Tropico.
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Apparently, there is dark chocolate, orange, berries and possibly pineapple. So I have
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a feeling this is going to be sweet liquorice. I have no idea. I'm opening it up. You can
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see the different colors. So here is one that is white. Let's guess the flavors. Okay.
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So without looking at the bag, what do you think that one is? I think that is pineapple.
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And it is really sweet. This is definitely candy kind of licorice with a lot of sugar
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but I like it.
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Audrey hates licorice but maybe we can finally find something that she likes. Maybe this
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fruit flavored licorice will win her over. Okay, I'm purposely going to choose the red
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berries because I like berry flavored stuff, so maybe I'll be able to enjoy this.
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Did you spit it out? Uhhhh.
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And no more licorice for Audrey. That would just be cruel for me to force her to try more
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of it - especially the Salmiakki.
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Okay, so next up for me is the Tupla bar. Also, this is a bar we've never had as well.
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So I was reading up on this chocolate bar and apparently Tupla means double because
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you get two little bars inside of the package. This one looks like it got a little bit crushed.
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Okay, so it is milk chocolate and nuts on the exterior. And then I think the filling
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might be nougat. It is kind of chewy and very sugary. Yeah, I do like this one. It is really
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nice.
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Audrey was kind enough to share the second one with me so I'm going to try this for the
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first time. I wasn't kind enough to share - I think you stole it.
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A guy has got to do what a guy has got to do. You're right, this is a really chewy chocolate
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bar and very sweet. I do like it though. Mmmmm.
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Before we became travel bloggers and started making YouTube travel and food videos, we
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used to teach English in South Korea. And our students were obsessed with Angry Birds.
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Like they just loved that game.
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Angry birds originated from Finland and they have a little candy bar here. I think it might
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be licorice. Let's show us the Angry bird. It is a yellow Angry Bird. There they are.
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It looks quite angry doesn't it?
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Alright, let's try this Angry Bird candy.
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Indeed, it is licorice and it appears to be filled with something.
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Okay, yeah, it is a very sugary licorice that I'm sure kids would love. And yes it is pineapple
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flavored inside. Kids and Sam love it.
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Here I have Moomin gummy bears. So if you're not too familiar with Moomins, they're actually
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characters from a Finnish fairy tale and they kind of look like Hippos, right? I think it
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looks like a hippo, yeah. They're just big plump, white creatures and while we were in
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Helsinki they were celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the creator of the Moomins,
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so Moomins were all over the city.
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These are gummy's. Let's see. Are they shaped like Moomin? Yeah, let's see. This one looks
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like a Moomin. And there is some people in there as well. I'm not sure what the story
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is with these guys but they must all be characters. I'll try this one.
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Mmmm. Maybe apple? Is it sweet? Yeah. These are really good. I think I'll be keeping these
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for myself since I don't like the licorice, I won't share these.
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No Finnish taste test video would be complete without testing Salmiakki. This is a treat
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that is absolutely adored in Finland but a lot of foreigners don't like it. It is extremely
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salty. It is made with Ammonium Chloride. It is like a black type of licorice except
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it is so much saltier than any kind of licorice I've ever had. I love it. Audrey really doesn't
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like it, so I'm not forcing her to have any.
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And I'm just going to show you what it looks like. Now, this is one kind of Salmiakki you
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can get. These are the smaller ones and they are kind of harder candies. So you just them
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in your mouth and you suck on them. Mmmmm.
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I'm in my happy place right now.
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So next up we have some Jenkki spearmint gum. So I actually have a few Finnish Canadian
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friends and whenever they come back from Finland this is what they bring back. I've actually
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had this several times before in Canada.
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Let's see. But I like it, so I'm happy to try it again for the video.
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Jenkki! Let's see what it looks like. It's gum.
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It tastes like your average gum. It's not a super overpowering flavor like some of the
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Excel gums but yeah this one is nice.
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Aside from Salmiakki, my next favorite Finnish food is Karl Fazer chocolate. And this is
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just amazing high quality chocolate. I think this one we have here is just the plan milk
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chocolate one.
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This is your standard Karl Fazer chocolate bar. And I recommend if you're going to eat
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this get the big bar. This is just the little tiny one. Those big massive 200 gram bars
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- those are the best.
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It is just so creamy and delicious and I like that sure it is sugary but it is not too sugary.
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That is a big difference between European and American chocolate is that there is more
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creaminess and richness to European chocolate whereas American chocolate is really sugary.
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So this stuff is way better.
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Here is a unique one. While we were in the supermarket looking for different chocolate
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bars we could try we came across Karl Fazer bar but as you can see over here this one
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is Chili and Crisps. So I've never had chocolate with chili before. We'll what that actually
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tastes like. I'm expecting to like it. I wonder if it is spicy or not? Yeah. It'll be interesting
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to see. I hope it is not too too spicy. Hopefully you won't spit it out like the licorice.
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I mean it must be a good combination for Karl Fazer to produce this. I'm still not tasting
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the chili. Are you biting into it? Um hmm.
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Maybe it is just very mildly flavored.
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I'm waiting for it to kick in.
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There is something crunchy in there for sure. Okay, actually when you swallow the chocolate
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there is a slight burn in your throat. I think there is a chili. I'm going to let you try
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it and see what you think.
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Alright, I'm going to have two pieces here to try and make sure we can find that chili
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inside.
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Yeah, you're right. It is not initially spicy. It does have that crunch though. I think you'll
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feel it when you swallow the chocolate. Tell me how that feels.
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Okay, a little bit of a burn but not much. I mean this is very tame. This is very tame.
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I'm very excited about the licorice all sorts. I grew up eating these in Canada, so I wonder
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if they taste the same or not.
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Alright, and so with the all sorts it really is just a whole bunch of different licorice
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candies. So I'm just going to hold them out in my hand as you can see here. These yellow
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ones tend to be sweeter.
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Let's see how this tastes. Mmm.
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Let's try one of each in the name of research.
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Yeah, that is very sweet.
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What is the yellow one flavored like? They are not actually flavored like the colors
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that they are. They're just kind of sweet.
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Alright, one more. Yeah, those are really good. I mean they're just as good as any of
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the ones I've tried in Canada and I can tell that these are ones are really fresh, so I
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like them a lot.
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The best way to describe the licorice all sorts. Some of them are more sugary, some
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of them have more of a licorice taste, some of them are more chewy, so you've just got
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to grab a whole bunch of them, taste them one by one and see which one you like the
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most.
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And I saved one of my favorites for last - this is the Geisha chocolate bar which is also
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produced by Karl Fazer. Let's try this. I wish Karl Fazer would make his way over to
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Canada. I know. We really need him over here. Mmmm.
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That is really nice. So yeah, this one is a milk chocolate and it has a creamy hazelnut
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filling. Perfection. It is my favorite one, so I'm always happy to eat a Geisha bar.
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So that concludes our Finnish taste test. Let us know if you've tried any Finnish chocolates,
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licorice, gummy bears or Salmiakki. We're curious to know.
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