Weird Candy From Around the World

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By Lilit Marcus

One of the best ways to learn about a new culture is to try their favorite sweets. Whether you’re sampling fragrant musk sticks in Australia, salted licorice hard candies in Finland, or chili powder-coated gummy spaghetti in Mexico, your dessert has never been so interesting.

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Salmiakki

Just because it’s candy doesn’t mean it needs to be sweet. Scandinavians love their salmiakki, a salted black licorice. It’s sold in hard and soft candy form but also used as a flavoring for liquor, ice cream, and soda.
photo: Peter Forsberg / Shopping / Alamy

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Musk sticks

These pink sugary confections, popular in Australia and New Zealand, taste like musk—a flavor that most people associate with strong cologne.
photo: Courtesy Coles/AussieFoodShop

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Bamba

Bamba may look like cheese doodles, but don’t expect them to be savory—these Israeli treats taste more like peanut butter.
photo: Courtesy Osem/Amazon

See more: The Most Dangerous Food in the World 

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Zombie Food

These seasonal candies, produced every Halloween by sweetmaker Necco, have bloody red caramel inside body parts (including, of course, braaaaaaains).
photo: Courtesy Necco

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Tequila Lollipops

What? You didn’t want a worm in your candy?
Photo: courtesy Hotlix/Candy Warehouse

See more: 15 Places You Won’t Believe Actually Exist

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Wasabi Kit Kats

Outside of the United States, Kit Kats come in fun flavors like white chocolate, strawberry, cinnamon, yuzu, green tea—even wasabi. If you like your chocolate with a bit of heat, this is the candy for you.

photo: Courtesy Nestle/Amazon

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Lightning Bug Gummy Candies

It’s totally OK to play with your food, provided your food is one of these lightning bug-shaped gummies, which actually light up when you squeeze them with a special pair of tweezers.

photo: Courtesy Candy Warehouse

See more strange candies at CNTraveler.com

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