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Korea

Takoyaki Ball Snack (translation on back) 

 Hooo boy, here we go again. I love octopus in most of it’s forms, in Greece I lived off the stuff like pizza  in Italy. I have had Takoyaki a few times and the soft texture puts me off.

Seafood snack food has rarely paid off yet I head back again to see what is what. I nervously open the bag, fuck, I can’t open it, bag is swollen from the flight! I have to work for this one. The first smell is that it is smoky, so kind of like real Takoyaki smells. They are very sweet and smoky with an octopus aftertaste, they are like a cheese pop in texture. I’m not a fan but I didn’t spit it out. Mrs. Cola loves smoky foods and she dug in to the bag. “I feel like those are mine now…… do you want anymore?” She now has the bag and is quite happy. The aftertaste isn’t bad, they aren’t repulsive just not for me kind of like the real thing.

The Netherlands

Bolletje- Gemengde Chocolade 

Mini Spiced cookies with Chocolate coating? Hell yeah, sign me up! These were great. I love spicy European cookies and now the crazy Dutch enveloped them in white, and milk chocolate. I would definitely buy these again as they were delicious! The chocolate is very sweet, almost too much so. It is incredibly easy to power through the whole bag. Our last vacation pre-Decilitre was to the Euros in 2016 (when my writing began for this great site), where we stayed at a great rental with all of the amenities nearby. When we went to the grocery store for supplies there was a whole aisle for snacks, especially licorice. I think Mrs. Cola was going to feint because of sensory overload.  This woman loves black licorice and if you have read prior episodes, I hate the stuff. The Dutch definitely know the way to my wife’s heart. 

India

Taka Tak – Chatpata Masala

Ok India, I see you working here. I enjoy almost all of the food I have ever tried from India so I would expect this to be a winner. These are a-ok, kind of like a curry flavoUred cheezit. It took me a few sittings but I powered through the bag with a nice lager. My introduction to Indian food was 20 years ago on Liverpool St in London where there are over 100 restaurants from all over the sub continent. If you are going to go anywhere to dabble in Indian food this is the place. Since pubs close early in London then everyone heads for a drunken Indian and can wash it all down with some Cobra beer! Apparently Cobra beer has less gas which for some reason it pairs well with a spicy Vindaloo.

Canada 

The Big Turk 

This is a polarizing one. Either you hate it or you love it because there really is no middle ground. This is a Turkish delight (not like that Balls) wrapped in chocolate (nicht so Balls). With DFO exchanges I have included one of these recently to get the opinion of fellow kommentists. 

Horatio: “It’s like trying to eat a tire that drove through a chocolate puddle”

Hippo : “Like trying to eat a melted rubber tire, if someone wiped their ass on it first (and NO, Balls, I don’t mean in a good way.”

Balls : “Just tried the Big Turk. It is very interesting. First off, let me say that I ate the whole thing and enjoyed it. Given that, it’s a bit weird. Like, who the fuck thought that it was a good idea to essentially cover a gummy in chocolate (delicious ultra yummy milk chocolate btw) and then line up a bunch of them in a row human centipede style to make it a candy bar? That person was smoking good dope and should share it. So, the gummy initially stuck to my teeth, but I was able to pry it loose and swallow. (Insert dick joke here). Would I eat it again? The chocolate covering the gummy was one of the best I’ve ever tasted. The gummy itself was yummy. I would never have put the two together.”

Mrs. Cola : “ I don’t like how floral the jelly is. I really like chocolate covered jujubes which are similar to that. Would not purchase again. 99% of other chocolate bars are better.”

Game Time Decision : So i had the bar.  There’s another candy bar that’s somewhat soft but crazy chewy and its hard to bite off a piece. I can’t remember the name of it but thought this bar is that.  Nope. Wasn’t sure what to expect so had a bite. Wasn’t expecting the centre to be like a gummy bear. I don’t like the combination of chocolate and gummies but that’s me. Or just may be this bar.  To try be fair I had a few more bites and the thing that most stood out to me is the after taste. I’m not sure how to describe it, but slightly sweet, but with a hint of chocolate and something else. Want to say citrus but imitation citrus done tres badly. The after  taste wouldn’t go away so found some pretzels to cleanse the palette. I did nawt finish the bar.  I think the only way I’d willing eat more of these in the future would be if they had THC in them. Or if there’s money on the line, then sure.
I tried to have Mrs GTD and the kids try it to get other opinions but after they saw it and I told them what it was like, none of them wanted to touch it. Can’t say I blame them and they are very picky eaters, so not unexpected.

Scotchnaut :  As for the Big Turk, as a kid it was in my rotation of fave chocolate bars (along with Bounty, 3 Musketeers, Coffee Crisp and a few others) for a long time. I could make one of them last an entire period of hockey because they were so chewy and dense.

I also asked BeerguyRob but I now know that he has an allergy like I do for tree nuts.

BeerguyRob: 

Have a great day, be safe!