Was ist das?

I may not speak German, but I do speak the international language of candy. Today was traveling-German-food-truck day, so I went to load up on some bockwurst and saw this:
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Click the photo to see what’s inside.
I asked one of the German ladies what it was, and she kept telling me it was soft and fluffy, and I thought she meant meringue. She said people either like it or hate it. Later I saw an English translation on the side of the box: chocolate-covered MARSHMALLOW. Major score. Here is one with a bite taken out of it:
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And one final candy-related item. Check out this fabric that Jan sent:
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Don’t you want to eat it? I’m thinking about making a pillowcase with it so that I can have candy-filled dreams …

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14 Responses to Was ist das?

  1. Elisabeth says:

    yummy! that’s what we in Denmark call “fl

  2. froggy says:

    oh, it looks so yummy. and that is some great fabric

  3. Jenny says:

    MMmmmm the chocolate marshmallow looks wonderful, too wonderful in fact ! I haven’t had breakfast yet! Great “candyland” fabric!

  4. Em says:

    “international language of candy.” I laughed out loud at that. You’d make a great candy spy.
    The Germans give good candy, don’t they?

  5. Christina says:

    I live in Germany and here those marshmallow thingies go by the not very politically correct name of “Negerk

  6. mindy says:

    Ooh, that just looks so divinely decadent.
    This plate is really cute, too! Ever thought of being a food stylist?

  7. claudia says:

    That was my very favorite candy EVER when I was a kid, imported by relatives direct from Switzerland. We called them the politically incorrect name of morenkopfe (sp.). Microwave?! Geez, learn something new….

  8. hiropy says:

    hi
    today i found your site
    i’m so interested in that!!!
    are you japanese????
    i want to know about you!!
    i’m 24 age
    i live in japan
    and i live in japan…and so on
    umm if you can , please give me a mail
    thanks

  9. alison says:

    Honestly, Mariko, I’ve never known anyone so obsessed with candy. You’re insane. In the sweetest way, of course. xo

  10. Estelle says:

    Hi Mariko, this candy also exists in France and is known as “tete de negre”, which means “nigger head”. It is a pretty unrespectful name and many people actually wanted to rename the candy a few years ago! Regardless, they’re very good 🙂

  11. jenn says:

    oh, yummmmmm…reminds me of those valomilk candies….

  12. Terri says:

    Wahhhhh! [pouting] I want the German food truck to visit me. Those look absolutely YUMMY! Enjoy!

  13. izan says:

    we have those in sweden as well, and ones that has shredded coconut over the chocolate! we call them kokosbollar (coconutballs)… what we call the plain ones i dunno really… chokladbollar (chocolate balls) maybe!?

  14. Ohhh! I love chocolate covered marshmellows. I’m a total sweet nut also…cake, candy, cookies…anything sweet! 🙂 I eat food to get to desert! LOL That fabric is mighty fine also.

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