Mexican Candy
I'm Mexican and I grew up in Los Angeles, so it's safe to say that I'm quite biased, but until quite recently I never met anyone who disliked Mexican candy. I did grow up with Mexican kids who ate it regularly and actually shunned American candy, but I thought for the most part, there was nothing to really dislike about the stuff.
Fast forward quite a few years and I have a white, southern boyfriend completely unfamiliar with anything Latino. It's been really fun teaching him about and feeding him the food of my culture, but when it comes to candy he just doesn't get it. It's so bad in fact, that when I sent him a care package filled with my favorite Mexican candies (Tamarindo, Mazapan de la Rosa, Pulparindo, saladitos) and he tried one, he spit it out and said it was gross. He also had to "dare" some of his buddies to try the extra "weird" stuff like the saladitos and Pulparindo.
I'd always assumed that people loved the juxtaposition of sweet and sour/spicy and sweet- apparently not.
So, who loves Mexican candy? If you hate it, tell me why..
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