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The one and only candy review podcast. Every first and third Wednesday of the month we pick a different candy, give you its history and then taste and review everything from Airheads to Zagnut. We encourage you to eat along with us. Hosted by Greg Gonzalez, Beto Sistos and Daniel Zafran.

Greg Gonzalez, Beto Sistos and Daniel Zafran


    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Candy Is Dandy: The Candy Review Podcast

    Dubai Chocolate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 65:53


    This week Candy is Dandy is going viral. And this time it ISN'T contagious. Join us as we try the hit sensation Dubai Chocolate. And stick around for a very important debate. Grab a bar (if you can afford it) and eat along with us!

    Confection Connection: Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 25:06


    The triumphant return of the Confection Connection! And what better way to herald the return than with the official chocolatier of an emperor of France! This week we're trying St. Louis' own Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier. Learn its history with the royal court of France and what we think of their modern day products. Grab a box and eat along with us!

    Swedish Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 92:03


    We've gone fishin' this week. SWEDISH fishin'. And what did we catch? Fish. SWEDISH fish. Tune in for a history and review of Swedish Fish. Stay for a brand new movie themed game!

    Whatchamacallit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 73:52


    What's this show called again? Doesn't matter. That's because this week we're trying the cult classic Whatchamacallit. Tune in for our history and review of Whatchamacallit and the return of a very seasonal game. Grab one and eat along with us!

    Necco Wafers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 92:37


    Love 'em or hate 'em, we know you hate 'em. This week we're getting both retro and divisive with the classic Necco Wafers.  Get ready for the history of Necco Wafers. Get ready for a review of Necco Wafers. Get ready to hate what you hear. Grab a tube and eat along with us if you dare!

    Marukawa Bubble Gum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 87:55


    We're heading east once more (or west depending on where you're coming from) and trying Japan's famous Marukawa Fusen Bubble Gum. We'll go its history, the rules of chewing gum in Japan and a dip into the Bazookaverse. Grab a box and eat along with us!

    Roshen Candies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 77:19


    Grab your passports because we are once again fleeing the country. This week we are heading to Ukraine to try a smattering of their famous Roshen products. Saddle up for cow, crazy bee and Kyiv Evening. If you can find some, get it and eat along with us.

    Hershey's Kisses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 73:43


    ValenTINE's day came early this year so get ready to pucker up. In honor of the loveliest holiday we are going over the history and reviewing the iconic Hershey's Kisses. We'll be covering the original milk chocolate, almond, special dark and chocolate dipped strawberry. Grab a bag and eat along with us.

    Hershey's Kisses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 74:43


    ValenTINE's day came early this year so get ready to pucker up. In honor of the loveliest holiday we are going over the history and reviewing the iconic Hershey's Kisses. We'll be covering the original milk chocolate, almond, special dark and chocolate dipped strawberry. Grab a bag and eat along with us.

    Big League Chew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 94:05


    Just in time to miss baseball season by 4 months, we're tackling the show's very first gum: Big League Chew.  We'll be giving its history and our reviews while trying 4 different flavors and seeing how accurate it is to chewing tobacco. Grab a pouch and eat along with us.

    Milky Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 78:22


    The stars are out this week as we kick the year off with the mighty Milky Way. We'll cover the history and our review of Milky Way plus our new year resolutions. Grab one and eat along with us!

    100 Grand

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 66:02


    We're striking it rich this week as we sink our teeth into the 100 Grand bar. Join us as we get into its toothsome history and our reviews. Grab one and eat along with us!

    Caramelo de Coca

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 67:47


    In this gray zone of an episode we are maybe or may not be trying the highly controversial Keshua Caramelo de Coca. We go into its sordid history and explain all the vagueness you're reading right now!

    Bajadera

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 68:37


    You've never heard of a Bajadera? And you call yourself a Croatia-phile. This week we're covering the most popular candy in Croatia: the Bajadera. We'll get into their tragic and controversial roots and start the show off with the much anticipated tie breaker from our last episode. Grab a Bajadera and eat along with us.

    Andes Mints

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 86:01


    Andes Mints. Andes Creme de Menthe Things. Those chocolates from the Olive Garden. Whatever you know them as, we're trying them this week. We'll be giving our history and our review of Andes Mints with a surprise sugar showdown built in. Grab one and eat along with us.

    Blow Pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 87:11


    Halloween has sunk its teeth in our necks and guess what? There's gum inside. This week we'll be going into the history and giving our review of Blow Pops: the Halloween staple you could take or leave. Grab one and eat along with us!

    Smarties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 89:34


    We're kicking off Halloween month with everyone's favorite Halloween candy: Smarties. Right? RIGHT?! Grab yourself a tube and eat along as we get into the history and review of Smarties.

    Zotz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 68:06


    It's time to put the fizz in fizzZotz. This week we're giving the history of and reviewing Zotz. Is this arcade classic any fun at all outside of an arcade? Grab one and eat along!

    Dots

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 75:55


    This week we're dipping into Dots. We'll be going over the history and giving our review of Dots as we challenge our own preconceived notions about this much maligned Halloween staple.

    M&M's (Plain and Peanut)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 72:48


    This is it. The big one. This week we'll be going over the history of and reviewing M&M's plain and peanut. Listen to it quick because it may not melt in your hands but it may melt in your ears.

    Heath Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 79:09


    We're going old fashioned this week with the bottom shelf of the candy section favorite: Heath. We'll crunch into its buttery interior and the stick interior of the family who created them. Grab a bar and eat along with us.

    Confection Connection: Ms. Merita's Hard Candy Slides

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 38:11


    Grab your best AC and your most beloved gator because we're taking a mid summer trip to Louisiana in this Confection Connection. We'll be trying Ms. Merita's Hard Candy Slides so head over to hardcandyslides.com and order some for yourself today!

    Nerds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 78:57


    This week we're fulfilling our destiny and trying some Nerds. Crunch along with us as we try all the standard flavors and relive some of our middle school traumas.

    Caramilk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 50:17


    How do you get caramel into a chocolate bar? That is what we are determined to find out this week as we bite into the beloved Canadian treat Caramilk. Grab a bar and eat along with us!

    Crunchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 66:59


    We're taking another hop across the pond and sinking our collective teeth into Britain's beloved Crunchie. Grab yourself a bar and eat along with us!

    Fun Size: Ghirardelli Squares Varieties

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 30:23


    If you're going to San Francisco, make sure to bring back some Ghirardelli Squares. Which is exactly what Beto did so we are diving head first back into the world of Ghirardelli to try a plethora of their delicious varieties.

    Fun Size: Kit Kat Churro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 9:08


    Before May is allowed to leave, first it's gotta give us a break. That's why we've got a quick Fun Size episode trying the new limited edition Kit Kat Churro. Will we like it? Find out in less than 10 minutes!

    Sunkist Fruit Gems

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 63:10


    Get ready to take a bite into California this week as we try the beloved Sunkist Fruit Gems. We'll be getting a blast of high octane pectin in all five flavors so grab a bag and eat along with us.

    Confection Connection: Purity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 34:55


    In this brand new Confection Connection we are going way up north and way sideways east to the far reaches of Canada with Newfoundland's Purity. While a local candy shop of a different sort, we will get into the area's historical love of molasses while we try Purity's Bull's Eyes as well as their signature Kisses.

    Coffee Crisp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 56:49


    Grab your passport, or not if you already live there, because we're heading to the great white north and trying the Canadian classic Coffee Crisp. Plus we address the great cream/creme controversy of 2024. Grab a bar and eat along with us!

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    Fun Size: Romney's Chocolate Covered Kendal Mint Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 12:01


    It's time. We have to go back to Everest. In this Fun Size episode we are revising Romney's Kendal Mint Cake and trying the mythical Romney's Chocolate Covered Kendal Mint Cake. Is it better than a York Peppermint Pattie? Find out!

    Boston Baked Beans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 61:33


    Park the car: we're going to Boston. Or...are we? Tune in this week as we get to the bottom of where exactly Boston Baked Beans come from and hear what has been the most heated cavity rating segments in Candy is Dandy history. Grab a box and eat along with us!

    Fun Size: Jelly Belly BeanBoozled

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 35:53


    And here it is. The episode we dreaded planning, recording, editing and releasing. Our tasting of Jelly Belly BeanBoozled. Join us as we try all the digusting flavors the fine people at Jelly Belly have to offer from old bandage to dirty dishwater. Don't grab a box and don't eat along with us.

    Albanese Gummi Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 104:52


    Can a candy review podcast consider itself a candy review podcast if its never done an episode on gummy bears? Luckily we don't have to worry about that question anymore because we're finally doing one. And not just any one but the supposed "world's best" Albanese gummy bears. We'll be trying the original 12 flavors as well as the sour line and the ultimates. Grab a bag and eat along with us.

    Sugar Showdown: Cadbury Creme Eggs (American v British)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 14:56


    Easter is here so it's time to settle the debate religious scholars have argued over for centuries: American or British Cadbury Creme Egg? In this Sugar Showdown follow-up to our Cadbury Creme Egg episode we are pitting the American version up against the allegedly superior British version. Which one is actually better? Will the colonies finally lose a matchup against the motherland? Tune in and find out!

    Fun Size: Joyva Chocolate Covered Halvah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 16:11


    The boys are back with another fun size because they cannot stop eating no matter what the doctors say! This week we're revisiting halvah to try the Joyva brand chocolate covered halvah. 

    Cadbury Creme Egg

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 66:51


    Easter is nigh and we're here to take the creme out of the hen. That's because we are trying the beloved Cadbury Creme Eggs. Too sweet? Too small? Find out all that and the true meaning of Easter. Grab an egg and eat along with us.

    Fun Size: Goldenberg's Peanut Chews Original Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 19:08


    Another fun size is here whether you wanted it or not! And, trust us, you maybe do. This time we're revisiting the divisive Goldenberg's Peanut Chews to try the original dark. Will we like it better than the milk chocolatey? Maybetey. 

    PEZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 99:02


    Get ready to snap one back with the boys because this week we're trying PEZ. We taste all the classic and sour flavors available to us and you get to guess what characters each of us chose to PEZ with. Grab your favorite dispenser and eat along with us!

    Fun Size: Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Sour

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 26:41


    We're back (again), baby! We've got another fun size episode for you today this time featuring Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Sour. Are they sour? Are they chewy? Do they roll? How does Beto feel about the Alien franchise? Find all this out now!

    York Peppermint Patty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 59:57


    Winter is still here so it's time to get frosty with some crisp, refreshing York Peppermint Patties. Hear all about the York company's unlikely origins and listen to us snap test these suckers to make sure they're fit for consumption. Grab one and eat along with us!

    Queen Anne Cordial Cherries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 80:56


    Love is in the air and chocolate is in our mouths. In particular: Queen Anne Cordial Cherries. Tune in to this very special ValenTINE's Day episode where we try the delicious decadent treat and learn all about the history of cherries as an aphrodisiac. And maybe even their present as an aphrodisiac. Grab yourself a box and eat along with us!

    Fun Size: Jelly Belly Holiday Favorites

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 27:40


    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the non-holiday season. We're dropping in a fun size episode where we try the Jelly Belly Holiday Favorite array. Listen in if you REALLY miss December!

    Candy Buttons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 81:51


    Who would have thought that the hardest button to button was that of candy all along. This week we're trying the infamous yet iconic candy buttons. We'll get into their very old history and get to the bottom of if they live up to their reputation. Grab a pad of them and eat along with us!

    Tony's Chocolonely

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 97:54


    This is for all the chocolonely people. We're starting 2024 strong with a variety pack of Tony's Chocolonely. Learn all about why they cost as much as they do and why they're so chocolonely! Grab a bar and eat along with us!

    Goldenberg's Peanut Chews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 63:57


    This week we're taking a trip to the east coast (of flavortown) and trying Philadelphia's famous Goldenberg's Peanut Chews! How chewy are they? How peanuty are they? How edible are they? All this will be revealed! Grab a pack and eat along with us! As mentioned in the episode: check out our friends over at the Banned Camp podcast: a comedy podcast about why books are banned. Check them out wherever you get your podcasts!

    Hannukah Gelt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 73:30


    Tomorrow begins Hannukah so today we're tasting Hannukah gelt. Also put on your yarmulke. Listen in as we try to parse the legends of why these are eaten and play a special holiday themed game! Grab yourself a mesh baggy and eat along with us!

    Hi-Chew

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 106:11


    This week we're getting high as a chew as we try 30 flavors of Hi-Chew that are readily available in the United States. Track down as many as you can and eat along with us!

    Dip Dab

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 70:25


    Halloween is through so now it's back to the pious candy for us! This week we are delving once again into the world of British candy with the childhood classic Dip Dab. If you can manage to get your hands on them grab one and eat along with us! This candy provided once again by the great @the_britishcandyconnoisseur on Instagram!

    Fun Size: Special Edition Halloween Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 43:27


    Boo is in the air and you are in the chair listening to this special Halloween bonus episode! We are going to be trying exclusive to Halloween-time varieties of candies we have reviewed in previous episodes ranging from candy corn of the Nerds variety to the Reese's Pumpkin. Gather round, spirits, and listen!

    Twix

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 75:29


    Halloween is nigh and that means you've got to get yourself prepared for the old traditional standby: Twix. This week we are joined by comedian and friend Nadav Fleisher aka the Tyrant of Twix himself as he guides us through his obsession with Twix from the left bar all the way to the right bar. Grab yourself a Twix and eat along and check out Nadav's improv group Tiny Recliner Improv if you're in the Los Angeles area!

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