Saturday 19 January 2013

The Use of Candy

Humans by nature have a sweet tooth. I, myself, is guilty of this. The degree, though, can vary greatly from one particular person to another. Fairly and squarely, there's no one in the world who'd say no to their favorite piece of candy when there's a clear chance to grab it. It isn't just a sweet threat. There are some people in the world, ala-Willie Wonka, who are into candies - perfecting the sweetness, picking the most appealing color, and choosing the perfect packaging.

 A little known trivia, the US military soldiers always pack candy bars to bring to their missions. The reason behind this is that sugar provides a quick energy boost. It will keep them awake from all those tiring battles that they are fighting for. That's why it will make the tired soldier more alert for an additional time. Hershey's came up with a specialized formulation of their famous chocolates that's specifically fir for the military men. The special blend includes a short-term nutrients that will eventually keep the body more alive while maintaining the "chocolate goodness" the brand is most famous for.


 Chocolates are sometimes used as decorations on cake and cupcakes. One innovation that's getting popular these days is the "Chocolate Plastic". This concoction is tasty and highly flexible because it is fundamentally a chocolate paste that can be prepared easily and can be used as a decoration on certain food items like cakes and other pastries. An added use about this is that it can be a wrapper for presents and thus, it makes wrapping presents and accepting gift wrapped presents more fun.

 The Japanese people have a unique way of adding flavors to candies and chocolates. There's a brand that's very popular in Japan because of its name being pronounced similarly to a good luck charm used by students. This brand is usually given as a gift during exams, adventskalender online crunch times or during hell days when one has to meet a stringent project deadline. It is also given a good luck gift for those who are taking college entrance tests. Because green tea is famous in Japan, tea-flavored candies are also ubiquitous. There's also this wasabi-flavored candy, perfect for those with adventurous spirit.

 Candy flavors are as colorful as the rainbow colors. Flavors range from mint to cherry, and everything in between. Generally speaking, most candy companies do not pattern flavors after something that is not particularly sweet. One may think that bacon-flavored mints, sushi-flavored chocolate or green tea-flavored melt are strange. This may not sound appealing to others, but no matter how we look at the candy scene, there will be people who will patronize sweet stuff like those.

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