Sugar Savvy

Reviewed this week: Kasugai Litchi Gummy from Kasugai Seika Co., Ltd. Nagoya, Japan
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup (corn starch, water), concentrated apple, litchi juice, gelatin, oblate powder, d-sorbitol, citric acid, milk calcium, pectin, artificial litchi flavor, palm oil, emulsifer (glycerin fatty acid ester, soybean lecithin)Package copy and appearance: The front has images of litchis with the […]

Want to be a Wonka? Well now you have a chance to be one. You can win a chance to be a part of the Wacky World of Wonka when you buy specially-marked Wanna B Wonka candy packages. The grand prize winner and three guests will be flown to a secret location, where the […]

Don’t get me wrong. See’s Candies’ chocolates are among my favorites. It’s a dream come true to have it my “job” to taste every candy under the glass counter in those art deco black and white shops. But sometimes I find See’s a little too, shall we say, not exotic. I yearn for chocolates flavored […]

In the five short years since Dagoba Organic Chocolate was founded the company has made quite a name for itself among chocolate lovers interested in high-quality natural and organic products. Based in Oregon the company was founded by Frederick Schilling in 2001, and offers chocolate-covered coffee beans, hot chocolate, and of course, chocolate bars. Consumers […]

While I’ve never been a proponent of online dating, a recent experience showed me that the internet can indeed bring kindred spirits together. Through star-crossed postings, I discovered Seneca Klassen’s chocolate blog, and he discovered mine. Since I was writing an article on chocolatiers in the San Francisco Bay Area, and he was hard at […]

I’m not sure whether the winner of this particular taste-off should be known as “The BEST orange marshmallow pumpkin” or “The least BAD orange marshmallow pumpkin.”
Okay, so I LOVE marshmallow. I LOVE the flavor combination of orange and chocolate. And heck, I even love pumpkins. So it only adds up that I would […]

Jelly Belly candies easily classify as one of my desert island candies. They do a really great job of capturing flavors, probably due to their tendency to use all natural ingredients, if possible.
One of my favorite groupings of their jelly beans is the Sours. Originally the mix only included cherry, orange, lemon, apple and […]

Did you know that the third Saturday in October is officially “The Sweetest Day”? I didn’t until I walked into a See’s Candies shop in California and saw a small black and white sign gently reminding patrons that Sweetest Day was on October 21 this year and that candy would be an appropriate way to […]

This is the third time I’ve bought See’s Candies’ Light Chocolate Truffle, so that must mean I like it. Find out for sure below.
Tasting Report
Description: See’s Candies’ Light Chocolate Truffle is a large (almost two inches across) oval. The top is topped with very finely chopped nuts then lightly coated with chocolate. Those are the […]

In recent sweet news, Hershey has purchased Dagoba, the leading manufacturer of organic chocolate. Hershey lately has been focusing their strategic intiative on the high-growth premium chocolate arena, and today announced that it has purchased the assets and operations of Dagoba Organic Chocolate, an LLC out of Ashland, Oregon.
Chocolate fans know Dagoba for their […]