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As you can probably guess from the image above, I have recently managed to acquire yet more American chocolate - thanks for the donation, Sally! I figured that my first candy adventure was so much fun that I simply had to do it again, and this time I managed to bring my brother Matthew along for the ride. Look how enthusiastic he was about this!
Let's not beat around the bush - we had eight American treats to get through, and this time they were all full-size. We decided to start with a little Lunch:
Check out the catchy slogan:
TOM: The slogan worries me as I've just had dinner, and eating another meal will probably make me throw-up. MATTHEW: Does this chocolate bar enable time-travel? TOM: I'm not sure, but the photo on the wrapper is hilariously low-quality.
MATTHEW: Apparently it's filled with nothing but cream.
TOM: Well, no time like the present. Let's open this bad-boy up!
TOM: Holy crap, it's a giant turd! MATTHEW: This resembles human faeces more than any other chocolate bar I've seen in my life. TOM: This looks about as appetising as a Goetze. MATTHEW: Maybe you're meant to eat it with your eyes shut? It's probably designed for blind people. I think the texture actually spells something in braille. TOM: Right, well I'll go first. This smells vaguely of cheese.
TOM: It has the texture and taste of wood-chips and toe nails!
MATTHEW: What is this?! It's like the bastard child of a dog turd, a Kit Kat, and a Ferrero Rocher! TOM: And yet you're having a second bite. MATTHEW: Well, at least you can't fault them for false advertising.
TOM: Seriously, I don't even know what's in this thing. It's like someone ate the individual ingredients, took a dump, and voila - Lunch bars. MATTHEW: It's a nasty wafer covered in rice crispies and dirty peanuts. Additionally, it resembles a novelty dog turd. I give this 3/10. TOM: I give it 4/10 for flavour, but 1/10 for texture. I need to wash this thing down.
MATTHEW: Let's try some Orion.
TOM: Oh thank goodness, it actually resembles a chocolate bar. MATTHEW: It certainly looks better than a Lunch bar. TOM: I'm a little dubious about how this looks...
MATTHEW: I guess there's only one way for you to find out.
TOM: This is unacceptably chewy. MATTHEW: It's not bad. Given I've just eaten the worst chocolate of my entire life though, you could probably give me a bucket of frozen sick and I'd be pleased. TOM: I quite like it. MATTHEW: It's good. 8/10. TOM: I'd say 7/10. Let's try the Nuggle.
MATTHEW: Why are you laughing? TOM: Because I've just seen what it looks like.
TOM: This is basically what Lunch dumps out when it's had too much corn. MATTHEW: This is Son of Lunch. TOM: Visually, the bar has just been set at an all-time low. You can go first!
MATTHEW: There's something stuck in my teeth, I'm praying it's a peanut. TOM: This tastes pretty bad. Still, it's better than Lunch. MATTHEW: Agreed. 4/10. TOM: 5/10. Let's try the PayDay.
TOM: This feels lumpy. MATTHEW: Open it up.
TOM: Do you think they forgot to add the chocolate? MATTHEW: It looks like it's just peanuts and sugar - who wouldn't like this? Well, maybe a diabetic who's allergic to peanuts.
MATTHEW: Worryingly, the first lick is salty. TOM: It's weird, kinda half savoury and half sweet. MATTHEW: I think you'd have to really like peanuts to enjoy this. TOM: This is a little odd, I mean you usually just want savoury salty peanuts in a bag, or sweet ones like in Reese's chocolate. This is another half-way house, like Mr Goodbar. MATTHEW: It contains 20% of your daily recommended fat! TOM: I probably shouldn't have had a second bite.
MATTHEW: I think this has snuck in under false pretenses, it's not really a chocolate bar. 4/10. TOM: 5/10, because I really like peanuts. I wouldn't buy one though. MATTHEW: What's next?
TOM: Let's crack this beast open.
TOM: Oh, for goodness' sake.
TOM: It's like Lunch and Nuggle had a child. MATTHEW: It looks like a really old Nuggle.
MATTHEW: This is boring, but better than Nuggle. TOM: It's kinda bland, the crispy bits taste of absolutely nothing. MATTHEW: It's like Nuggle Plus. TOM: Nuggle Xtreme. MATTHEW: 4.5/10. TOM: This gets another 5/10. MATTHEW: I think you know what time it is. TOM: OH HENRY TIME!
TOM: Oh! I am excited. MATTHEW: This is the only reason I agreed to do this. TOM: It contains REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER!!
TOM: Well, at least it's a well-presented turd. Nice tray!
TOM: This is how the other ones were meant to taste. MATTHEW: Mmm, it all comes together. There's a good ratio of peanuts to caramel. I don't know who Henry is but, thanks! TOM: Top dog! 9/10. MATTHEW: 9/10, better than Orion. TOM: Good stuff. I think it's time we entered CANDY LAND!
TOM: Dave gave this to me, so thanks Dave!
MATTHEW: It looks like something grown for a skin graft operation! TOM: Trust me, it's good.
TOM: I love it. MATTHEW: You are never going to guess what the main ingredient is. TOM: Gelatin? Sugar? MATTHEW: Pears! TOM: Seriously?!
MATTHEW: Well, I give it 6/10. It's preferable to eating faeces. TOM: 8.5/10. Ok, let's end this on a high note.
TOM: I've already eaten all of the watermelon ones, which kinda shows how much I like these.
MATTHEW: These are really adhesive.
MATTHEW: Pretty refreshing. Somehow these taste healthier than the others, even though they're 100% sugar. TOM: Best sweets ever? Quite possibly. MATTHEW: Jolly Rancher could be the working title for Brokeback Mountain. TOM: 10/10 all the way. MATTHEW: Very nice flavour. The grape one doesn't taste anything like a grape, but it's still good. 8/10.
IT'S TIME FOR THE AMERICAN CANDY 2 ROUND-UP!!!
MATTHEW: I'm glad I'm not American. Interestingly, I was in Florida recently and they've started doing Cadbury's Creme Eggs, but the wrapping is green! TOM: That's wack. MATTHEW: There are so many American chocolate bars, but the chocolate itself is usually awful and they seem to be obsessed with peanuts. I feel a little bit ashamed for taking part in this. TOM: By looking at the nutritional information, we can see that if you ate all of these products in one go, you'd get 98% of your daily fat and 57% of your daily carbs. That's ridiculous! MATTHEW: You'd also get 1340 calories, which is roughly 65% of your daily amount if you're a guy. TOM: I give this experience a 6/10. MATTHEW: I agree - it was fun, but also disgusting. I have ruined my body. TOM: Thanks for coming!
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