What are some actual good *sour* sour candy?

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• testfactor@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Do they still make Warheads? Those were the sour candy when I was growing up, lol.

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, but the sour only lasts for literally 5 seconds then it’s completely gone. ):

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    • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think that’s probably a good thing. I’ve eaten so many warheads the skin started to come off my tongue.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    1 warhead = 10 lemons.

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  • Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Still make them and you can buy them by the flavor off Amazon. I bought a box of black cherry and blue raspberry last year. I recieved blue raspberry Larry Taffy instead of Warheads, so I throw those fuckers in malic acid and lost a layer of skin on my tongue, so worth it.

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• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nobel Super Lemon candy is sour AF, if you have an Asian market near you.

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• NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You want REALLY sour? But some citric acid and pour a bit over some wet grapes. Tasty and probably the most sour thing I’ve ever had. Warheads and Toxic Waste candy are not too bad for me, but this makes my jowels sting.

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  • Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Get some malic acid if you want it to be a different type of sour, or tartaric acid if you want it to be more tart.

    Oh actually other suggestions; but some N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (Often called NALT), it’s incredibly sour and slightly sweet, once again different from from the fruit acids (malic, citric, tartaric). NALT is a precursor to Tyrosine an amino acid. You need only the tiniest amount on the tongue to get the affect. The sourness is from the acetyl group, and I think the slight sweetness is from the tyrosine/or the complete structure, as related compounds are used as artificial sweeteners.

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    • NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Sounds like the heroin of sour. I need a hit.

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  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    To make the grapes even better, freeze them with the citric acid. It makes an awesome treat.

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    • NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      I’m down. Thanks!

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• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Slightly different qualifier, but I hate sour powder. It tears up your mouth too much. I love Haribo Twin Snakes because, while they aren’t incredibly sour, it’s the gummy itself that’s sour, no powder involved.

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• Tikiporch@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Super Lemon by Nobel, they’re a Japanese candy maker.

  I also recommend Miracle Berries, they add an interesting experience for anyone interested in sour flavors.

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• Sarothazrom@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yo I am COMPLETELY on board with your mom, shocktarts were THE BEST!!!

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  • NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Dude. Yes.

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Right??? Absolutely loved them, too!!

    It makes me sad that they were discontinued… that and Cremesavers! Especially the strawberry/raspberry ones!

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    • MinorLaceration@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Cremesavers are available on Amazon.

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• tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Anything from this shop

  I’m personally a fan of the sour tangerine candies since they resemble Altoids sours

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Well that all looks interesting!

    Is it handmade stuff?

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    • tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah it’s all handmade

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• folkrav@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Maybe my taste buds are just broken, but for me, candy has always been either very sour for a very short time, or slightly sour all the way through. I’ve never had anything be very sour all the way through.

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  • etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sour patch kids are a guilty pleasure.

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• MinorLaceration@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There’s a video on YouTube from Bon Appetit where Claire make some very sour candy.

  youtu.be/Bx5hxm9iNfE?si=Gnw24UBWGnyM0igI

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The extra sour Skittles are hella sour and good.

  I also enjoyed the spicy ones they had for a limited time. Got them once thinking they would be kinda lame, but I ended up buying at least 1 bag a week until they were discontinued.

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• hockeyboss77@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Zours were great like 10 years ago. They don’t name them anymore though. Instead, they make Mike N Ike sours. They have some of the Zours flavors but not all of them. Still good though. I will about the sour flavor disappears after a few seconds but it’s worth a taste.

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• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Warheads.

  They’re hard candies and not gummies, though.

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  • SandLight@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’re unfortunately terrible tasting though. I like sour stuff and the sour isn’t the problem. The other flavors of The candy is bad.

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• Toes@ani.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Many moons ago, when I was a little kid there was a candy shop that made the best salt water taffies. If you could find something like that, I would suggest that. Maybe the local bakery?

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    …saltwater taffy isn’t sour, is it…?

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    • iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Depends on the flavor. It isn’t sour in and of itself, but I have had some pretty sour flavors of saltwater taffy.

      I also was a big fan of the blue sour punch straws but am not sure if they changed their flavor over the last twenty or so years lol it seems like a lot of sour candies have so that may be something to watch out for.

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    • Toes@ani.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The ones I’m remembering were in many flavours. I do believe apple sour was a choice.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Why is your name “Toes” with an emoji of jesus on the cross?

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    • Toes@ani.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      an emoji of jesus on the cross

      lmao is that how it displays on your device? It’s the symbol from the 1700s to represent Venus and femininity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_symbol

      Why is your name “Toes”

      I became transfixed with the way they wiggle at an early age.

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• buycurious@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve never had them but Black Death Candy is very sour.

  Here’s a video of L.A. Beast eating some and having a bad time.

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m looking to give her a nice treat, not an aneurysm! Lol

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• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Lemonheads.

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Not very sour, unfortunately.

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• Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sour Boys makes sour candy and they are fairly sour, but generally less sour than Warheads.

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  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Doeis the sour last for a good bit? Even going tart is fine after a bit. Warheads have barely any taste after less than 10 seconds.

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    • Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Most of it is just the coating, like Shocktarts and Warheads. The tartness of them past the coating depends on the flavor.

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• Darorad@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Warheads or toxic waste

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