Your national sweet stuff

[Queen Michael]

All nations, I think, have a sweet food that's so well-known you can mention it in a TV series, book, comic, cartoon, etc. without it feeling like product placement.

In the USA, it's Oreos, which I've seen in Zits and Family Guy.

Spoiler: What, you seriously don't know what they look like?

In Japan, it's the chocolate-coated cracker-sticks known as Pocky which I've seen in the manga series Gravitation, Sand Chronicles, and Vampire Knight. (Other kinds of frosting are available.)

Spoiler: Many different flavours!

In Sweden, it's Ballerina crackers.

Spoiler: A Ballerina cracker

Do you know the national sweet stuff of any other countries?

 

[Fists]

Australia has both lamingtons and Tim-Tams, I'm sure google will proffer pictures if you need them.

 

[Insanum]

Kendel mint cake?

And Yum-Yums...But i dont know where they originate from.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

England has the immortal 'Jaffa Cake'.

God, I love England.

 

[justhereforthemoney]

England has the immortal 'Jaffa Cake'.

God, I love England.

I can see your boner from here.

 

[Galletea]

Scones? Jaffa cakes? I don't know, half our stuff is imported anyway.

 

[fenrizz]

In Norway we have Seigemenn.

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[Katherine Kerensky]

England has the immortal 'Jaffa Cake'.

God, I love England.

I don't like Jaffa Cakes
so I'll say... ummm...
I. Don't. Actually. Know.
I don't really go for sweet things.

 

[Beefcakes]

Australian Tim-Tams, for the win

 

[El Poncho]

Eh well i'm guessing the stereotype sweet snack in Scotland would be shortbread:

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[Jedamethis]

English Haribo?

 

[LongAndShort]

Australia has both lamingtons and Tim-Tams, I'm sure google will proffer pictures if you need them.

Nothing like a good lamington, and tim-tams are awesome. I'd also like to throw cherry-ripes into the mix, but i don't know how internationally known they are.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

England has the immortal 'Jaffa Cake'.

God, I love England.

Hot damn!

Jaffa Cakes.
Yeah.

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

In Sweden, it's Ballerina crackers.

Spoiler: A Ballerina cracker

My favourite cookies. : )

Although I like the new "all chocolate" kind more than the standard ones.

Oreos are also pure awesome, and I try to pick up a package if I see it in a store. (far from every retailer stocks these things)

 

[More Fun To Compute]

English Haribo?

German.

In my part of England it would be Cadbury's chocolate.

 

[Mordwyl]

Fried Dates, or locally known as Imqaret:

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Treacle Rings, or Qaghaq tal-Ghasel:

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If it's Maltese, it's hearthy.

 

[Lonan]

In Canada it's of course maple syrup.

OVER A BABY SEAL HEART! MWUAHAHAHAHA!

But seriously, here's a video (part of a comedy show) that show's the making of maple syrup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLi0aUWa00

 

[Murlin]

The Dutch copied english liquorice, and then perfected it until there were so many flavors of it you could have stores as big as an average candy store selling only liquorice

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[GrandAm]

Fortunately in the USA, idealistically we are a "melting pot." We not only have the things you mentioned we have most of the worlds sweets here as well. From our neighbor Mexico we have Churros and sweet corn cakes. We have Italian gellato. We have various chocolate things from Europe. I like and prefer Ritter Sport myself compared to Hershy's.

A USA native dish that is awsome is the classic apple pie. I know it is a cliche. But apple pie is a well balanced sweet. It can use all natural ingrediants and to get the best tasting, some craft and skill is used in the process. If you are a foreigner visiting the USA and have never had apple pie, I recommed it. Don't go to a supermarket and buy one though. Go to a restaurant that makes their own and buy a slice.

The other USA food to try is chili. Again not from a generic source. But a place or person that specializes in home made chili. It is not a sweet, but many other countries I have been to and tried just don't get it right. Of course it is hard to get it wrong. I have had all types from vegitarian to alligator. Chili is not directly Mexican. It falls into "tex-mex." An Americanised blend of Mexican food. It can be eaten on its own, as a condement, dip, or whatever. I acually make some decent home made chili in a crock pot. A big trick is to make the cumin in a rue before adding it to the pot. The hot oil releases its flavor.

Anyway aside from sweets I am willing to hear about non USA dishes. I like a good meal. I just don't like the idea of what I am about to eat looking at me. Asian and Mexican are my local favorites. While actually living in a non USA country, Germany had some great food that I still miss, as I can't find its equal here in the USA. Even the kraut. Saurkraut here is mushy and out of a can, even in restaurants. I remember in Germany it was light, fresh, full of texture and flavor.

 

[Cowabungaa]

The Dutch copied english liquorice, and then perfected it until there were so many flavors of it you could have stores as big as an average candy store selling only liquorice

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I was going to post those, well the honey version to be precise. I love those.