Our 19 Favorite Foreign Candies to Buy When Traveling

For us, no trip abroad is complete without stocking up on these foreign candies, from mango bars to marshmallow-covered shortbread

By Bon Appétit

May 13, 2014

They say you should eat like a local when you travel. Well, you know what locals eat more often than four-star dinners? Candy. Here are our picks for the best candies to pick up when traveling internationally.

Zach DeSart
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Fazer Marianne, Finland
The opaque peppermint shell conceals a delightful chocolate center
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Rademaker Hopjes, Holland
Coffee-flavored hard candies

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Tunnocks Tea Cakes, Scotland
Shortbread covered in marshmallow and chocolate
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Alvbro Pollito Asado, Mexico
Chicken-shaped lollipops in various fruit flavors

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Galil Turkish Delight, Turkey
Sugar-dusted rose, mint, and lemon jellies
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Hajmola Candy, India
Tamarind and cumin (top) and black pepper-laced mango-flavored (bottom) hard candies

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Dulces Vero Semaforo, Mexico
Strawberry-pineapple-lemon “stoplight” lollipops
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Freyju Djúpur, Iceland
Chocolate-covered licorice bites

9/19
Fun Mango Bar, Bangladesh
Think subcontinental Fruit by the Foot
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Glico Pocky, Japan
These come in a range of flavors (we're partial to green tea) and are super fun to snack on

11/19
Greven, Sweden
Hazelnut-filled chocolates
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Läkerol Salmiak, Sweden
Salty licorice—you love it or you hate it

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Malaco Fox, Sweden
Chewy lemon candies
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Morinaga Hi-Chew, Taiwan
Fruit chews that actually taste like fruit

15/19
Nin Jiom Herbal Candy, Malaysia
Mint drops
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Nin Jiom Herbal Candy, Thailand
Plum-flavored hard candies

17/19
Pastiglie Leone Miste Dissetanti, Italy
Old-fashioned lozenges
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Regina Chocolate de Leite Com Sabor A Ananás, Portugal
Pineapple-spiked milk chocolate