PrintUnfortunately Named Candy Bars
Apparently nobody told the Swedish candy company Cloetta that Plopp just ain’t the most appetizing of onomatopoeias. Or else the company just didn’t care. The bite-sized milk chocolate squares are filled with a gooey caramel and become the perfect nibble. Or series of nibbles...
The one I had recently was a gift from a globetrotting friend—how could I resist?
The Cloetta candy enterprise also has a line of licorice gums called Assa. Hmm, the scatological references don't seem too accidental anymore.
Any other imported foods that double as silly English words? Though it's not a candy, Hardon Tea from the Curacao island, is a classic.
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6 Comments:
The Japanese have some of the best (worst) named candy and snacks.
http://www.engrish.com/category_index.php?category=Candy
http://www.engrish.com/category_index.php?category=Snacks
jperlow at 4:08PM on 07/30/07
I want some Plopp.
This site hasn't been updated in a few years, but Rude Food is a database of food with questionable names. Ah yes, how I love the Internet...
roboppy at 4:11PM on 07/30/07
My favourite is "Pocari SWEAT" in Asia. Mmmm delicious sweat...
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handtomouth at 4:54PM on 07/30/07
Seems to me like Plopp would be a big hit with adolescent boys.
Library Lady at 5:11PM on 07/30/07
It's not a candy bar, but the Japanese tubular wafer candy, stuffed with creamy chocolate and called COLLON has to be on the list.
Also, the Reggie bar, only because it was named after Reggie Jackson (who mistakenly thought the Baby Ruth was named for Babe Ruth) at his request. Comments from some of his teammates included: "It's the only candy bar that tastes like a hot dog," "When you unwrap it, it tells you how good it is," and "It's the candy bar with mustard."
scrivener at 10:25PM on 07/30/07
In 1992, in France, my friend and I stopped at an ice-cream truck and got a lemon pop that rejoiced in the brand name of "Zit!"--I still have the wrapper somewhere.
klg19 at 12:08PM on 07/31/07