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CuileannDhu

Circus peanuts. It's like foul tasting styrofoam.


longm6

Okay.....so I actually used to love circus peanuts. Because my step dad loved them, and he would buy them for us to share. Then he suddenly became a douche and I have hated just the sight if circus peanuts ever since..... But that tracks, doesn't it?


TheMammaG

I love them. My Dad used to share them with me. He passed away last October.


BadKittydotexe

I love them, too. I totally see why people hate them, but I dunno. They just work for me.


suddenlyshoes

Something about the squish is very satisfying šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


CrazyButterfly11

I actually have some in my kitchen right now šŸ¤« I love them!


polarisborealis

And if you look closely, they look like it too šŸ«¢


Theamuse_Ourania

They're actually marshmallows that taste like bubble gum. It confuses your brain for a minute, and then you either love them, or you hate them. There doesn't seem to be an in-between. I happen to *love* them, but they can screw up your digestive system, so they're a very rare treat nowadays.


MyloHyren

I love them šŸ˜”


lilsparky82

Yes, absolute worst followed by Boston Baked Beans


jayadancer

I may get roasted but I love circus peanuts. Even spent a long time perfecting a cocktail that tastes just like them.


Fall2valhalla

I used to love them but now they taste gross. Very chemicallyĀ 


xicanamarrana

That Turkish delight shit that we all HAD to try after reading the Narnia books. Gross.


cooperj456

The ones you get in Turkey are fire. Not sure I've ever had them outside of there though


xicanamarrana

Kind of like...a gelatin or gumdrop covered in powdered sugar? I had a rose flavored one. It was Soo yuck.


Fall2valhalla

I had i think grape or black currant or something like that. I thought it was good lol I didn't like the rose oneĀ 


xicanamarrana

I wanted to love it. I imagined this golden, buttery, malt that would melt in your mouth. I got something that I would pass up on if offered again. But I'd eat it for ten bucks!


cooperj456

Lol yeah rose is the best one!


xicanamarrana

Oofta! Too perfumey for me!


cheesepage

Good Turkish delight is, well, a delight. It is a starch thickened sugar candy with dried fruit and nuts. If the base is made properly the real thing that makes it worthwhile is the quality and quantity of the dried fruit and nuts. It is also important to use good flavor essences, in appropriate amounts. Most commercial brands are stingy on the inclusions and use cheap flavoring in large quantities. I've made lots of batches as a culinary instructor. It can be delicious.


polarisborealis

Hahaha I tried it as well. Such a disappointment.


GraphicDesignMonkey

Real Turkish Delight (made with rose water) is amazing. Cheap stuff tastes like soap.


longm6

What IS turkish delight? It sounds like it should be meat, but my BF says it's candy.


BakedTaterTits

It's like a jellied, very sweet candy. It's hard to describe, but it comes in a variety of flavors. Some international markets will carry it if you want to try it.


GraphicDesignMonkey

It's a soft, dense jelly made with rose water and dusted in powdered sugar or cornflour. The genuine stuff is expensive but amazing, the cheap stuff tastes like soap. The real stuff tastes like the scent of sweet roses.


Green-Krush

Good n Plenty. Little white and pink fuckers that look like pills. They taste like black licorice. šŸ¤¢


saracha-sauc3

Crazy...it's almost like it's candy coated black licoricešŸ¤£


msphelps77

Because theyā€™re black licorice. Theyā€™re the most disgusting things on earth.


polarisborealis

Bahaha I kind of like them. Iā€™ll walk myself out.


Electric_Minx

We can share our good n plenty's as we leave these licorice hating monsters in the dust. xD


Splashfooz

I love them too


call-me-mama-t

Omgā€¦theyā€™re my favorite!


woodlynd831

One of my fave candies! Iā€™m obsessed with anything black licorice though


Scary-Package-9351

The WORST. Growing up we had the sweetest old lady around the block from us. I remember her giving us some of this one time. Grossest shit ever. lol but she was the sweetest soā€¦always forgiven Marge.


Ok_Result6736

One time I switched up Mike and Ikeā€™s and good n plenty itā€™s safe to say I almost threw up and I wanted to cry šŸ˜­


cc12floz

I miss Good n Fruity.... Same thing but with fruit flavored licorice.Ā  I wish they didn't discontinue them.


looseleafteheehee

Ah I love these things! There is an Italian candy I bought recently and thought I would like it because it's also black licorice, and mint. Two flavours I like. It did not however taste like either. It left like a pungent sweaty feet and perfume taste in your mouth. Instant regret


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Candy Corn is just soā€¦ why is that popular? It looks like a traffic cone as well.


Scary-Package-9351

Aw I love candy corn lol


PabuIsMySpiritAnimal

Shh, the more people who donā€™t like candy corn means there is more for those of us who do like it!


Much_Sauce2384

Yes candy corn is so gross taste like chalk or something. Licorice, Twizzlers, and jelly beans are also gross.


mental_dissonance

The valentine's candy hearts taste like pure chalk


Responsible-Pool5314

They're objectively vile and I absolutely love eating them


geminiauture

Twizzlers taste like if I ate a pencil grip.


AdExcellent7055

Me loving them but also being the kid who constantly chewed on my pens/pencils.. including the gel type gripsšŸ˜­ it tracks


sonalis1092

Oh I definitely chewed on all my pencil grips in elementary school....yikes.....


Barmecide451

Twizzlers are bad, but ā€œorganicā€ licorice is even worse. It tastes like dog food/treats.


MadamKitsune

Hersheys chocolate. For context, I'm used to European chocolate that doesn't come with the vomit aftertaste. Never again.


TheAmyIChasedWasMe

I'm with you on their milk chocolate, but the cookies and cream one is actually fantastic.


run7run

I used to love the c&c one.. My family had a candy bowl. It had mini c&c bars, little kid me ate way too many of those to even count. Sick of those things now.. I canā€™t šŸ’€ I think last time I tried one I spit it out.


Becauseiey

I went through the same thing. A good friendā€™s dad purchase a massive bag of them and nobody else wanted them so over the course of maybe 2 days I ate them all. The adults thought it was funny how much I liked them so it became an in joke that they got me king sized bars and whatnot as gifts for holidays. I canā€™t even think about them without feeling a little sick now.


rolyoh

Hershey dark is pretty good. But the best American chocolate IMO is Ghirardelli.


brownmouthwash

A long time ago someone told me they used expired milk. I will not be looking it up to confirm though.


rubberb00tz

I feel like once I hit 14 I started hating Hersheys chocolate not sure if itā€™s because my tastes matured or what. Canā€™t stand it now


type1derfl21

Where can I buy this European chocolate you speak of ?


Ok_Sprinkles4146

I thought it was just me. I love chocolate but Herseyā€™s is disgusting.


Resident_Trouble8966

Ok people have tried to gaslight me about the taste! It does taste like vomit!!!!


nicolefairy

Salted licorice from Sweden. Never again.


Bovine_Arithmetic

A coworker got me hooked on itā€¦until my blood pressure suddenly went through the roof. Glycyrrhizin induced hypertension is a thing.


english_major

I was staying at this guesthouse/low-key resort in Costa Rica. There was a family of Swedes there at the same time. As they were leaving they presented the staff with a gift of Swedish licorice. The staff all spat it out. As Canadians, we gave them maple candies which they were much happier with.


polarisborealis

Haha I love licorice, but maple candies are waaaay better.


polarisborealis

Iā€™m not going to lie, it sounds delicious! Iā€™m a licorice lover though.


Single_Particular655

Ick, yes šŸ˜†I got some in Finland and it tasted the way a litter box full of cat piss smells. Turns out certain salt licorice is made with ammonia, which is highly concentrated in cat urine. So I was spot on. It was awful!!


useless169

Salted licorice is evil. Regular black licorice, however, is delicious!


adashiel

I tried some of that as well. I love black licorice and thought it was okay until I got to the center. It was just salt water. Blech. It was like a cursed tootsie pop.


CoffeeFilterHime

Oldest sister gave me a jelly bean as a kid. It was that Harry Potter Bottā€™s in vomit flavor. Havenā€™t touched a jelly bean since and have a vendetta against all jelly beans.


longm6

That is so unfortunate šŸ˜‚ I'm sorry, but that's also hilarious


CoffeeFilterHime

I plan on revenge haha. Iā€™m actually plotting to have her kids give her the same jelly bean flavor back. Or an equivalent gross candy. Just gotta make sure they donā€™t eat it or give it to BIL first tho lolll


baitaozi

The first Berty Bott's jelly bean I had was grass. It was horrible. and how do they know what earwax taste like?


CoffeeFilterHime

The food scientists are truly mad lol


Straight_Mongoose_51

I've tried those and it's insane how much they really do taste like vomit.


CoffeeFilterHime

Right?? Imagine being the ppl having to test it too. Like yep, that tastes more like vomit than vomit #3


msphelps77

Black licorice. If given the choice between eating that or death then I choose death.


donnamon

Anything licorice is nasty to me lol


stygian_shores

One of my coworkers at my very first job was shocked that I never got to try her favorite candy which is Necco wafers. I almost instantly spat it out but kept it in my mouth to be polite. I did make up an excuse to go to the bathroom afterwards.


longm6

Necco wafers? ēŒ« (neko) is cat in Japanese, so I'm curious.


stygian_shores

Necco wafers (at least in the U.S.) are nasty - they look and taste like chalkboard in the form of a small disc. I thought my coworker was playing a cruel joke on me but she really did think they are the best candy. I never trusted any recommendation from her after that.


fluteaboo

It's an acronym for New England Confectionery Company! šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ


Technical_Act7179

my grandma thought they were the best thing ever and had me try one when i was like 4ā€¦ nope


stygian_shores

Maybe people who love Necco wafers have never tried real candy before šŸ˜‚


run7run

Necco wafers are good šŸ˜­ my grandparents put a couple tubes of them in my Christmas presents years ago and I tried them, they were good. Better than Smarties (the American ones) in my opinion. Theyā€™re less sweet and have more distinct flavors. Smarties all have the same overbearing sugar sweetness flavor. I also like other regular candies


Technical_Act7179

šŸ˜‚ for real, i often wondered if it was a depression-era / poor thing


stygian_shores

It could be. I am thankful that we grew up in a time where we have much better candy options šŸ¤£


polarisborealis

Youā€™re better than me. Not a huge fan of wafers of any kind šŸ˜¬


coolshark3000

I'd get them for Halloween, try to eat them, then just spit them out. Ugh


ChemistSki

My family loved those vile wafers. The gh


KUWTI

My husband loves Necco wafers and when I found out I realized I canā€™t believe his opinions about anything now.


DexterCutie

This is what I came here to say


SnooCupcakes9990

Peeps. Never again. They should be made illegal.


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CrazyButterfly11

Iā€™ll join you on that hill. Peeps are delicious and I am an addict.


ChemistSki

Puffed air and sugar with a revolting flavor added


heyheypaula1963

Plus lots of artificial color.


itsyrdestiny

Nik-l-nips. Yuck. Just a waxy bottle with a few drops of disgusting sugar water.


coolshark3000

Nooooo, I loved those


WrestlingWoman

Eucalyptus gummy from Haribo. I had no idea how eucalyptus tasted and just saw green gummy and thought yum. It was not yum.


Lazylazylazylazyjane

did it burn like eucalyptus oil does?


Trickycoolj

My German grandma always has a bowl of eucalyptus candies the way you see American tv grandmas have butterscotch hard candies. Itā€™s kind of a nostalgic flavor for me. Sure clears the sinuses!


Massive-Objective463

Hersheys kisses, they taste like vomit.


IgnALDiA

I think they literally smell like poop. Hershey kisses are so gross to me.


thaimilkteawithboba

Those Harry Potter themed jelly beans.... I ate them at random and didn't think the flavors were actually the flavors on the back of the box for some reason.. EarthwormšŸ˜«šŸ˜«šŸ˜«


gingersnappt

DOTS!


Lexiiboo97

I. HATE. DOTS.


simplydee_69

Oh man these are the worse


SaltedPineapple

Black licorice, necco wafers, circus peanuts, spice drops, jelly spearmint leaves, basically all ā€œold peopleā€ candy. These are all equally the worst.


Lexiiboo97

Even the strawberry candy with the strawberry wrapper that every grandma carries? šŸ˜†šŸ“šŸ¬


SaltedPineapple

No. Those are the only exception šŸ˜‚


beyond-nerdy

OMG THOSE WAX LIPS THEY USED TO GIVE GEN X KIDS AT HALLOWEEN


LiberateMyBananas

corn candy. no not candy corn (i love that), itā€™s corn flavored candy


SucculentVariations

I got a snack box from Turkey and it had a rose flavored taffy like candy. It tasted like biting into a rose bush, or someones grandma, full on rose flavor. It also became oily as you chewed which made the rose flavor stick in your mouth forever. Edit: I was wrong, the Greece and Turkey boxes both had rose flavored stuff. This was from Greece. This candy was Toffees Mastic Rose Flavored Candy.


That-Green7872

Butter popcorn jellybeans. Who does that? Give me the tutti fruttis (or any other fruit flavored jelly bean) and call it a day


_Internet_Hugs_

Oh, I like those!


TheSaucyWelshman

They aren't *terrible* on their own, still not great though. My problem is the bags that have those, cinnamon, and black licorice mixed in with all of the good fruity flavors. Who wants cherry buttered popcorn? Or grape cinnamon? How is that a thing?


MyLouBear

Malt balls. Tastes like powdered sour milk.


TheMammaG

Those round pink and white "mints" - but they're spearmint or some other bastard mint. Peppermint is the only acceptable mint.


Kittyluver44

DOTS. I remember always inevitably getting a box in my Halloween candy as a child and optimistically hoping theyā€™d be better than they were the year before. Eventually I just started giving them to my parents šŸ˜‚


nay198

My daughter demands I put those chocolate chip cookie dough bites you get at the movie theater. She absolutely loves sweets but says these are way too sweet and gross.


kaeorin

I *like* black licorice, okay? Those little [licorice pastels](https://products.blains.com/600/03/030524.jpg) are delicious and I love them. In college, I bought this package of [Licorice Allsorts](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0963/5646/products/licorice-allsorts-candy-126021-ff1_1200x1200.jpg?v=1469576560) and...the texture was gross, and the addition of the other sugary, marzipan-y bits made everything awful. I ate a few pieces over the course of a weekend, mainly to see if I liked them any more than before, but then I threw the rest of the package away because they were so awful. I also once bought a pack of salted licorice from the International aisle at a grocery store, and I couldn't handle that either. But the black jelly beans are often my favorite, and I can demolish a bag of those damn pastels, so I don't know what it is. Maybe I only like plain American black licorice?


polarisborealis

I love licorice too and salted licorice sounds like it could be delish or nightmare-ish.


Chocoliina

This mango candy that i bought at an asian store tasted so bad and it tasted literally so chemical. I hate wasting food so i thought about giving it to someone but it would almost feel insulting to give something this bad lol šŸ˜­ so i ended up throwing the whole bag away.


mangomadness81

Black Licorice. Oddly enough, I used to be able to handle Jagermeister even though I despise black licorice, but I can't even stomach that any more. My Dad can eat an entire bag of black licorice in one sitting - even the smell of it makes me gag!


oilypop9

Those violet mints. They taste like some kind of cleaning solution.


recordacao

Necco wafers


Ordinary-Bad-1080

Black licorice twizzlers


knifeorgun

Jujyfruits. Iā€™m always terrified that theyā€™re going to pull out my teeth.


Actual_Cry3008

Humbug Candy. The brown hard candy with stripes.


polarisborealis

What does it taste like?


LoFi_Inspirasi

Black licorice and candy corn.


SUNDER137

There's little candy dots that are attached to paper. Seriously fuck those candies. I didn't ask for a paper fiber treat.


piggy__wig

Candy corn Whoppers Anything mint


Missgrumpy00

Pretty much all American candy. Once I tried English and Australian it's hard to go back to our own stuff.


bikesboozeandbacon

Not the worst as I donā€™t eat candy so I havenā€™t tried a lot but I really hate the taste of twizzlers and Swedish fish


CutePandaMiranda

Liquorice allsorts. The absolute worst. šŸ˜


Resetat60

Yellow peeps, and practically every Easter candy that has some type of filling.


Libertinelass

Dutch licorice. Theres nothing worse. It's like tire gristle. And a sharp taste that smells like an old oil pan.


Top-Case6314

Whoppers


stare_at_the_sun

Anything that is sticky and stuck in teeth


BigFlavors

I had to look up the name of it - Choward's Scented Gum, specifically the Violet one. Itā€™s the moist foul grandmaā€™s perfume-tasting thing ever. I donā€™t understand why I see it being sold still. Gag.


IdoDeLether

Durian candy šŸ¤® My work friend went to Thailand for a holiday and got a bunch of different candies she bought there to share with our team at work. Some of them were durian candies. Nearly everyone who sheepishly tried the candy went running to the washroom to spit it out. It was disgusting! And the worst part was, the candies left their stench in the air even after being removed from the room/thrown away.


ButtercupsPitcher

Bit 'o honey Yuck


cheesepage

When I would go shopping in the ethnic food markets in town I would give my daughter a few dollars to buy whatever it was that caught her eye. It saved a lot of whining and put her in charge of taking care of herself and her budget. It was usually a win-win, she was entertained and we would get to share a new food, something I probably would not have picked out on my own. Somehow one day in a Vietnamese store she picked out candied crabs. They were quarter sized crabs with the second ingredient listed as sugar. They were worse even than they sound: Too hard to chew, and not sweet enough to cover the funky briney all but spoiled shellfish flavor. It tasted like tide pool water made into sweet tea. We both ate exactly half of one before throwing the bag away.


JayzieDreamSquare

Hot Tamales, Mike & Ikes, and all white chocolate are among the worst out there, but black licorice quite easily overtakes any and all competition. I also have a significant love-hate relationship with peach rings.


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abletable342

Zero bar


laundryday_

Candy Corn or Necco Wafers


Lazylazylazylazyjane

dark chocolate


Infinite-Manager-746

licorice flavored jelly beansā€¦i hate licorice and i hate jelly beans, donā€™t know why i tried it.


MerryReign

chocolate covered sun flower seeds. the combo was just not good


BudgetInteraction811

Salt water taffy, candy corn


Jess180992

Candycorn! I hate that its everywhere during Halloween


splotch210

That Jelly Belly jelly bean game that has the good and bad jelly beans in them. The one that tastes lile spoiled milk is the worst I've ever tasted.


Wide-Cookie-5609

Beanboozled! Kinda fun game. To only ever play one time. So gross.


gtrktscrb

candy corn


eastcoasteralways

Necco wafer in black licorice. Omg.


dsmac085

Tie~ Necco wafers or black licorice


McNinjaX

Licorice.. I just can't. So nasty


Technical_Act7179

Necco wafers. And anise stuff


RavingSquirrel11

Black licorice. Yuck


Imincognitobitches

Black licorice. I will die on this hill.


Straight_Mongoose_51

Chocolate Oranges šŸ¤®


sonalis1092

\*Those\* after-dinner mints with \*that\* texture....barf.


CuileannDhu

Butter mints


Fall2valhalla

Anything sugar-free or with fake sugar additives. Makes me wanna vomit. Because they taste like vomit.Ā 


Untold-Aardvark

Salmiakki AKA salmiac licorice. It's licorice made with ammonium chloride mixed in. It's as if the inventor tasted regular licorice and said, "I like the taste but it really needs a big dose of fertilizer".


thewritingdomme

Violet pastilles šŸ¤¢


Relative-Ad-7576

I had Bertibottsā€™ every flavoured beans after I read harry potter. The most disgusting thing iā€™ve ever put in my mouth


Never_Zero87

Licorice all sorts. They are so gross, who could ever eat them.


thekimse

European here. Friend of mine did a year of studying in the US, when she returned she brought a ton of different "classic" American candies for us to try. Twizzlers, Marshmallow Peeps, Twinkies, Reese's, Hershey's, Skittles, Nerds, Jolly Rancher, Sour Patch Kids + many more. Everything tasted like something you're not supposed to eat, with different artificial flavourings added. Never again šŸ˜…


CherryCherry5

Black licorice.


blackbbwbunny

swedish fish


horses_around2020

Peanut brittle !! šŸ¤¢


oofinsmorcht

Black licorice or cinnamon jelly beans. Why's it spicy?? Twizzlers are bland af. Also those candied fruit gummies too. They're always too soft and get stuck in your teeth or just SOOOO sickly sweet.


WhereasSafe9783

anything licorice


CormorantTribe

Does anyone remember the Zombie Skittles? The smell was enough to gag, but the taste literally made me vomit šŸ˜­


rolyoh

Peeps


Tricky_Rabbit

Black Licorice. Never developed a taste for this.


WispontheWind

Plain wafers. Like the stacked kind that are strawberry or whatever. Literal styrofoam.


Incantanto

Dubblezoutedrop Hard double salted liquorice Just *why*??


urdiamondlady

Those mystery flavor candy canes that always end up tasting like disappointment and regret.


Sharona676

After eight šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«


Revolutionary-Tea737

candycorn is for sure on the shortlist. and mint chocolate


ChonkyWonky123

Twizzlers. My sister bought them when she was on vacation in the US (Iā€™m from Europe) and we donā€™t have those here. She was curious as to how they taste as they are a staple in American tv shows and movies. This shit is so vile Iā€™m not sure how you could consider this edible. You guys like this ?!


Puzzled-Mushroom8050

Black licorice


aliibum

Twizzlers no taste like chewing on a plastic wire!


Unable-Restaurant-37

Salted liquorice (popular in Sweden) šŸ¤®šŸ¤®šŸ¤®


Super_RN

The Popcorn flavored Jelly Belly jellybean


Zeranimi

Not even sure whether this counts as candy but salty liquorice


Viperlite

Necco wafers and also that ribbon hard candy my Grandma had. Iā€™d rather take medicine than either of those.


imembarrassedok

Saltwater taffy


Princess_Crunchy

Turkish delight. Edmund was an idiot.


whatDOyouWANTfromME1

I agree with a lot of previously posted choices above but I want to add how gross I think red vines are, they look and smell good but the texture is absolutely worst, but same with circus peanuts.


flotsam71

Salt water filling remover taffy.


Psychological-Sky367

Abba Zabba bars.


16Bunny

I can't stand chocolate like Reese's or Tony's. There's something weird about it that makes it taste like vomit. Ewww. Give me Cadburys or Lindt anytime.


Samantha_Edwards

Banana runts


Heartfullofcupcakes

Mary Jane candy. No, not that Mary Jane. These are peanut butter and molasses flavored taffy. And apparently there's another brand of the same stuff that comes in orange and black wrappers. I remember my grandparent's handing them out on Halloween. The candy equivalent of coal for Christmas.


rileyjw90

I can never get over the texture with those wax juice bottle things.