Miss Vickie’s – Sweet Chili Sour Cream
Being from the Frigid North, we didn’t have many beloved brands that start out with humble beginnings on home soil. Most of the brands and snacks we had were imported to us from our neighbors…
Author: zbearviking
From the frigid, majestic North (Canada), hails a creature like no other. Is it a bear that took up viking-ing? Or a viking that turned into a bear? Perhaps it is beyond human comprehension what the creature truly is, much like Bigfoot or Nessie. What we do know, is that much like everything else in the universe, it is made of star stuff.
Hi-Chew Doubles – Watermelon and Melon
I’m back at it again with another Hi-Chew Doubles flavour. They really are milking this line of flavours for everything they can huh? I guess if you throw any combination of two popular flavours you’ll…
Asobon – Fruit Mix Animal Gummies
It seems like in this day and age the quarter life crisis has become common place. I’ve seen practically everyone around me go through one, so I think it’s fair to say it’s going to…
Hi-Chew – Cola and Lemon
This flavour looked mysterious for some reason, so I figured I’d try it. Damn me and my curiosity! *shakes fist furiously* Another bag with 18 pieces. Looks like it’s four of each with orange getting…
Corn Nuts – Ranch
As people grow and evolve, so too do their tastes and preferences. In my case, it had the unfortunately effect of transitioning my childhood love for ranch into general avoidance and occasional revulsion. I can’t…
Ritter Sport – Milk Whole Almonds
It’s often been said that sometimes the hardest thing is the ones that seem simple. This goes doubly so for food and snacks. Sometimes the most basic seeming items like chocolate and almonds are so…
Bourbon – Chestnut (Mont Blanc) Mochi
Mont Blanc for those who haven’t tried it, is a chestnut based cake. It’s made by pureeing chestnuts and forming them into a thin, noodle like texture on top of the cake itself along with…
Jelly Belly – Organic Fruit Snacks
As I write this I realize that I may have mentioned that Jelly Belly is one of my favourite brands that I am fiercely loyal to, and yet I haven’t had any jelly beans in…
Topsy Turvy
Dreams are such a strange, wonderful and terrifying part of the human experience. Some of them require quite a bit of deciphering to figure out, others, not as much. Sometimes I have strange dreams that…
Corn Nuts – Chile Picante con Limon
When I think about my earliest memory of Corn Nuts, I am reminded of a very, very specific TV ad. Specific and strange. Or perhaps memorable because it was so strange. The ad was showing…