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Small packs of Haribo Bears gummy candy

Small packs of Haribo Bears gummy candy (Von rosinka79 - Adobe Stock)

Who doesn’t love candy? Do you like chocolatey treats?  How about the tickle to your tastebuds that sour candies deliver?

Europe has a lot of yummy candy. Can you guess which country each sweet below comes from? Write your guess in the blank. (Answers Below)

Word Bank: Greece, Italy, The. U.K., Germany, Spain, Poland, Sweden, France, Switzerland

Haribo gummies date all the way back to 1883. The original gummies are bear-shaped and taste like different fruits, now they have all sorts of flavors and shapes. _________________________________________.

Galatine candies are made from 80 percent milk. They come in different flavors: milk, milk and chocolate, and milk and strawberry just to name a few. ___________________________.

Carambars are exactly 7 centimeters long and weigh 10 grams. These cacao caramel candies have a joke inside the wrapper. _______________________________.

Śliwki w Czekoladzie candies are chocolate-covered prunes. They are pronounced “shleaf-key vchekola-gee-a.” _____________________________________.

Sour Bolts are like lightning-bolt-shaped Sour Patch Kids. They are made by the company BUBS. _________________________________________.

Cola Fröschli are frog-shaped cola-tasting gummies. They were invented by André Klein in 1938. ______________________________________.

Turrón candies are often enjoyed around Christmastime. These treats are made with almonds, sugar, honey and sometimes, egg whites. ______________________________.

Pasteli candies are made with sesame seeds and honey. They are mixed together. Then, they are shaped into a bar. ________________________________________________________.

Refreshers fruit chews are like giant Starbursts. They come in different flavors like strawberry, cherry cola, lemon and sour apple. _______________________________________.

 

Turron Candy

Turron Candy (Von Olga - Adobe Stock)

Answers: Haribo, Germany | Galatine, Italy | Carambar, France | Śliwki w Czekoladzie, Poland | Sour Bolts, Sweden | Cola Fröschli, Switzerland | Turron, Spain | Pasteli, Greece | Refreshers, The U.K. |

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Tamala Malerk is a writer and editor with Stars and Stripes Europe. She has been with SSE since April 2022 writing articles all about travel, lifestyle, community news, military life and more. In May 2022, she earned her Ph.D. in History and promises it is much more relevant to this job than one might think.

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