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I saw these reviewed on Candy Addict and found them so intriguing and interesting (and I love Nerds) that I desperately sought them out in every drug store, grocery store, etc. that I went into. Voila! The Walgreens near my parent's house netted success thanks to my mom's keen eyes.

In the bag, they're not very impressive looking. They're very dusty and made the bag look like it's filled with brightly colored rocks and dirt. But I digress. Don't you just LOVE the cute little Nerds in bunny ears on the bag? Well I do.

They come in your standard candy colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Purple. Red was strawberry I think. It wasn't exactly obvious or strong, which isn't a bad thing. A lot of strawberry candy tastes fake but not in a good way, unlike fake banana candy which I care for a great deal. Orange was....ORANGE! Isn't that crazy?! So yeah, it was your basic zingy orange, like Crush soda. Yellow was lemon as usual and it was a nice lemon, bright and happy.

Green took some major taste testing to figure out for sure.
At first I assumed lime but I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was watermelon! It's a nice, pleasant watermelon with no harsh aftertaste like some watermelon flavors.

Purple was grape. Blech. I don't like grape flavored things, and when I was young would always make my brother eat any purple candy I got. It's an ok taste, just not for me.

The biggest upside of these bumpy little guys is their wacky crunchy chewy combination.
 
Coming from Wonka, it's no big surprise that these are unique and different. The crunchy outer shell kind of breaks away as you chew them and mingles nicely with the chewy of the bean and since it's not a sticky bean, you don't get those pesky chunks stuck in your teeth. Won't your dentist be pleased?

I think they started out as a seasonal Easter thing, but according to Mariko at Candy Addict "An email from Wonka tells us that these are offered year round as Giant Chewy NERDS!" Be on the lookout for these guys but be careful, you might just eat a whole bag!


 

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!