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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Twizzlers Mixed Berry
I picked up this king size version of Twizzlers Mixed Berry at Walgreen‘s, mostly because it came in the king size instead of the big nearly-a-pound bag. There are six twists in the package, a mix of three flavors: Cherry, Black Raspberry and Strawberry.
The twists look kind of like a swollen version of what you’d find if you stripped the insulation off a phone cable. There are nine different colored “wires” in each bundle. The effect is quite appealing, as they twist gently and stick together lightly in the package. It’s kind of like a wheat-based package of mozzarella cheese sticks. The texture is much more smooth and pliable than the regular Twizzlers, which I find a bit on the stuff and crumbly side of the plastic realm. My twists stuck together quite a bit, so it was hard to just pull off a single lace to eat separately. Cherry was the most discernible of the flavors. It had a deep medicinal note. It was smooth, not too sweet but also had a hint of salt to it. Strawberry was very mild and more sweet than Cherry. It didn’t have any tangy note, which I didn’t expect, but was also missing that fresh floral hint that usually evokes cotton candy in many other strawberry candies. The Black Raspberry (the blue strand) didn’t do much for me, it wasn’t distinct as a raspberry flavor on its own, but it definitely wasn’t the same as the other two.
Eaten as a whole bite of multiple strands, it works well. None of them stand out, it’s just a generic fruity-berry flavor. There’s a bitter note towards the end though, which I’d guess are the artificial colors or flavors. I could say that one twist is satisfying enough (about .7 ounces), since I didn’t want to eat another after that. But if you’re the kind of person who misses that period of life known as kindergarten when it was socially acceptable to eat PlayDoh, then the Twizzlers Pull n Peel are probably right up your alley. (I’m not making that up, either. The ingredients of Play Doh are also largely starch based, though it’s not sold as a food item and Hasbro dissuades people from eating it, it’s really the salt that might make that a bad idea and the fact that it contains wheat so it’s not gluten free.) Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:55 pm
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Tuesday's Child on 7/15/14 at 6:59 am #
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.Have you seen the new peach Twizzler “extra soft bites”? They’ve got actual licorice root extract (that I couldn’t taste) and the best artificial peach flavour I’ve ever had. I couldn’t even tell it was artificial, though I’m sure you’ve got finer-tuned taste buds than I do that may figure it out. I only saw them in one place in Quebec City (Canada) so you may not find them in your area, but I was quite impressed.
Speaking of “socially acceptable to eat play dough”, have you had the misfortune to try Good and Delish Greek -Style Yogurt Fruit Chews? They have the exact texture of the edible play-dough I made using Kool-Aid and was encouraged to eat as a kid in preschool, and while some of the flavors were not awful in themselves, the texture was so off-putting that I’m throwing the rest of the bag away.
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