While browsing through my local Cost Plus one day, I happened upon their vast and varied candy section. It always has interesting stuff and on this particularly happy day, my eyes happened upon a bright pink bag with a picture of a pig prominently displayed and the name 'Fred Ferkel.' How could I resist a candy with a name like FRED FREAKING FERKEL?!
They're a German gummy type candy put out by Katjes, the people better known for their
licorice products than anything else. I don't like black licorice so this was
my first experience with a Katjes confection.
They smell vaguely fruity but since all the text on the bag is in German, I'm not exactly sure what flavor they're supposed to be (though the Katjes website suggests strawberry, raspberry and cherry).Each piece is about 1" x 1" and as you can see, is a pig's face. They're almost too cute to eat. Almost. They're soft but not squishy and aren't bright and slick like, say, a gummy bear. They've got a real nice chew to them, and again aren't super sticky like some other gummy candies.
It's a soft, pleasant fruity flavor, not obviously
strawberry, raspberry or cherry but still incredibly addicting. I
like to eat each ear first and then gobble up the rest of the face.The next time you're wandering around Cost Plus, wondering who on Earth would buy a decorative wooden ship, mosey over to the candy section and pick up a bag (or two) of Fred Ferkels!
Ferkel is german for 'piglet'.
Also, from the photographs, it looks like there are different color ears for individual piglets which leads me to believe they are different flavors.
Personally, I didn't notice much flavor variation though.
Oh, Oh, OH! i LOVE Fred Ferkel! They are my favourite candy, and just like you i like to eat the ears first :D
I live in Denmark, so i have to go across the border to Germany, to buy them, but when i do i buy a big supply so i don't run out of the worlds most delicious candy!