Fettuccine Gummy Candy – Grape

You know that old saying, beating a dead horse? They usually mean that an issue has been broached so many times, that doing it an additional time is just a waste of time and there’s no real point in doing so. I feel like I am at that point with my feelings about grape flavoured stuff, specifically the stuff coming out of Japan. In the interest of your sanity and mine, I will simply say that I like grape. There. Done. Moving on.

Today’s product is one that I have seen a lot of, and one that has been around for some time. I’ve never bothered to try it much since it’s pretty pricey in the stores I see it, but I figured I should try everything at least once. Fettuccine is a gummy candy by Bourbon, a Japanese confectionery brand known for making pre-packed mochi, cookies, cakes, gummies and rice crackers. They’ve done some solid stuff, and I just never got around to doing these gummies.

If you haven’t already noticed, the selling point of these gummies is in the name, Fettuccine. It’s shaped similar to the pasta, and I’m not sure if the texture is supposed to be like it as well. I figured grape is a safe choice, and didn’t want to get too wild with my first foray into this strange pasta named candy.

I also love when gummies come in resealable pouches. Sometimes I don’t feel like eating an entire pouch or bag of gummies, so it’s nice that a resealable pouch is available to keep some of that freshness in. No one likes a dried up, shriveled gummy right? I mean, I let my really soft gummies dry out a bit to “age” them and give them more chew, but I also don’t want to break a tooth here.

Aroma wise, if I was blindfolded I could probably still tell you that this is grape flavoured, and that it has that distinct, Japanese grape flavour. It’s one of those things I’m not great at describing, and really the only thing I can say is, if you’ve smelt it, you know what it is. I will concede that the shape of these do look like the pasta, albeit a bit short. Probably for the best anyways….I’m not sure I want a full length strand of this stuff. Not yet at least.

Let’s start with the flavour. It’s not quite the same as the grape flavour I’m used to for most Japanese candies. My guess is that it’s based on a different variety of grape? It honestly tastes more like something we would get up here in the frigid North. I’m definitely no expert on grape flavours, but if I had to wager I guess I’d put more money on it being concord, as opposed to a Japanese variety like Kyoho. The flavour on the outside is sweet, obviously due to all the sugar coating. The inside however, has a bit of tartness to it. The piece isn’t sweet throughout, so if you were to chew it all in one go, you would notice a bit of back and forth with the sweet and the tart. It’s a nice balance with the texture. I’m not sure if it’s how they make the gummy or if its the shape of it, but the texture is quite interesting. The gummy isn’t exactly firm, but it’s got a nice bounce to it when you bite in. The overall experience is quite pleasant, and I can kind of see the similarity with some al dente pasta. Kinda. Sorta. Maybe.

All in all, I found the overall experience to be enjoyable, and I am now willing to try their other varieties. I saw a version of their fettuccine gummy called hard boiled, which raises so many questions. But that would be for another time. All you need to know for now is that this is a winner, and you should go and try it for yourself when given the chance.