Americans Trying Swedish Snacks, Sweets, and Pick-n-Mix Candy | Snack Mail

We were sent Pick-n-Mix Candy from Sweden along with some other great snacks and sweets! We've tried lots of goodies from Sweden already, but this is the first time that we had a subscriber send us their favorites.

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[FromtheHobbitHole]

What is your favorite pick-n-mix candy? Let us know!

[lemmysvårta]

Every Swede watching this - "Give us Djungelvrål!"

0:49 - Daim is a classic. The Mint "Limited Edition" is a decent variation, but the original is honestly way better. (Pronounced Die-m, btw)
3:17 - Yes, "pulver" is Swedish for powder
5:47 - OLW is the brand. In Swedish "W" and "V" is pronounced the same way which makes Swedes careless with them leading to the brand being referred to as OLV (even by themselves in ads).
9:30 - The peach candy is actually Danish, made by Haribo
11:00 - "Äpple" is unsurprisingly "apple" (pronounced ep-leh) and "sur" means "sour".
11:50 - Malaco is the brand name.
12:47 - The Nöt-Crème cookie-dough is an variation on a classic. The base version is a hazelnut-based pastry filling which the manufacturer figured was the tastiest part of the pastry and began selling separately. Typically eaten like you did (or possibly inoring the hand and putting it directly in your mouth).
15:36 - Yup, the Marabou storch is the base for the brand name.
16:39 - At least Jennie has a thing for cola :) Calippo is originally a type of cola-flavored icicle which was developed into tiny cola-shaped ice balls and this is the non-frozen version of this. he icicle is superior.
17:53 - That is technically not a piece of candy, but more a type of pastry, typically eaten together with a cup of coffee.
19:37 - "Engelsk" is Swdish for "English" as this is a (vaguely) English type of candy. The licorice version of Rollo is superior.
20:13 - Not a guitar, not a key. It's supposed to be a pacifier. Made by Malaco btw.
20:49 - Piggelin is another icicle-turned-into-candy. Not very successfully tbh.
21:16 - The regular version was yellow and taste of banana which makes the shape understandable. I've actually never thought the sour version looks like a finger before, but it really does. :)
21:51 - Yeah, you're correct. "Vanilj" means "vanilla". A pretty uninspired fudge really.
22:52 - Swedish "punch" is a form of alcohol, but not at all like American punch. It's an arrak-based licor with about 30% sugar and typically 50-proof. An aquired taste.
24:30 - Geisha is made by Fazer, the Finnish brand who made the chocolate in one of the Sweetish videos.
25:12 - Gianduiotto is a chocolate from the Pieddmont region in northern Italy and they are typically shaped like tiny ingots. "Nocciola" is simply Italian for "hazelnut".

[fritzzzo]

Here’s a recipe for homemade delicato balls.
Ingdredienser:
1/4 lb or 1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
1 tbsp strong coffee (cold)
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa

It’s nearly as we Swedes do it

[Hin_Håle]

Punsch (sometimes spelled Punch) is not the same as what you call punch in the US. It's an old timey, very sweet type of liqueur. It's based on Arrak which is a side product from cane sugar refining. Arrak is also the stuff that gives the flavor to rum. In fact, punsch and rum have a lot of similarities. Punsch was very popular in Sweden at the end of the 19th century. Nowadays though, it's mostly drunk by university students.

[lovefivelittleboys]

"Glass" in Swedish is ice-cream, so they probably meant you can use the nötkräm as a topping!

[Kottenification]

The "hockey pulver" is - just like you say - a candy version of a tobacco product - namely the swedish "snus" - which is really a version of your chewing tobacco - but stuffed under the upper lip rather than the under. The product was sold as "hockey snus" and was considered a healthier alternative for youths in the 80's than the tobacco variety. :-) Snus (the tobacco variety) was very popular with swedish hockey players in the 80's. The "hockey snus" was later named "hockey pulver" from swedish law - that prohibited candy manufacturers to emulate tobacco products, such as cigarettes from chocolate or pipes from licorice - once very popular candies in Sweden.

Anyways - I really love your videos on swedish candies and snacks and sodas! Keep up the good work.

[Garland]

Just found your channel, really entertaining and it's great to see a channel that try stuff without being loud and obnoxious=) You got yourself a new sub!

[persallnas]

The tobacco product that "hockeypulver" imitates is a thing called snus that is very popular over here (in Sweden).

[jonasfermefors]

Punch is an arrack flavoured spirit that is traditionally served hot with pea soup (with yellow peas and mustard) on thursdays.

[damtrallan]

Glad I found this channel, you guys seem to be such warm and friendly people 😊 love from sweden

[karmehed]

The delicatoboll is basicly a version of the classic Swedish chocolate ball (chokladboll). Basicly u just mix oats, softened butter, cocoa powder, and then either add coffee or some kind of dessert liquor for flavor then make them into balls and coat with coconut flakes and chill them. A true classic that u can find in any Swedish coffee shop.

[Johnalbinm]

Haha you two are great! I love how you get all sugar high after a while and speak all fast and so on. Keep it up! Love from Sweden!

[NorthernFirefighter]

20:17 In Sweden we call those "Sura Nappar". If you translate straight over to english it would be something like "Sour Pacifiers".

[deffan]

Piggelin and Calippo are from the begin popsicles they now have turned into candy. Piggelin is a tutti frutti flavour

[LC-ckxc]

Our family has started doing taste test Sundays where when we see something unusual or different we try it. Sometimes we invite family and friends to join in. Last week my daughters bestie joined us. I made hot tea for me and the girl to drink during the testing. It helped so much especially during the sweet section. Thanks for the ideas. Love your videos.

[lagomfunny]

Oh my. The fact that my fellow swede did send you the dip. Im ecstatic!! Thats the best thing of all the gooodies you got there 😍

[gollese]

Why is it so exciting when foreigners try candy from "your" country. :D I feel like we have really really good candy and such here in sweden, glad to see others enjoy it aswell!

[ulfakerblom]

If I remember it right OLW started when Sweden started to produce its own cheese doodles. The owner of Wasa company found the cheese doodles in Old London in Boston. So he stated a company and named it OLW. As written down below it stands for Old London Wasa. The ceese doodles is great tohether with red wine.

[mirandab]

20:51 We have a tutti Frutti Popsicle called Piggelin(many people thinks its pear but it's actually tutti frutti). It has been for very long time. I'm 19, turning 20 this month and Piggelin has probably been longer than my 20 years! Few years ago, a Swedish candy brand turned Piggelin into those hard candies! I love those Piggelin Hard Candies!