When it comes to desserts, there is nothing written about tastes.
aunt is but Rhodesia No. Unimaginable divorce. Caramel cookies? Few. Classic brands? Of course. What’s new? rare. Chocolate bars lose with snacks. Candy? MMM… Diversity, that worn word is the one that best fits the category. When it comes to desserts, there is nothing written about tastes. Zero polarization. Neither black nor white.
All aspects that can be deduced from an exhaustive field work carried out Nana, responsible for the “first and only candy review website in Argentina”. Her name is Natalia Gergorovichthey call her Nana and she has been writing about sweets since 2007, but has been experimenting and analyzing them since she was born.
Context: Sweetness week. Free theme: Argentines’ favorite candies.
“Naná” is a candy influencer and the head of the opinion poll
Thousands of twelve interviewees. Not bad, the same figure as a poll on the image of presidential candidates. “It strikes me that Rhodesia isn’t there,” Nana is traumatized, after reviewing the results. Tita adds 1.5%. “Very little, in the case of a classic.”
Let’s see more: the lollipop doesn’t even appear Peak Dessert and looking at the data, our expert points out that there are few, almost none, foreign brands Asylum. DoM&M? “Mmm no”. Nougats? “No”. Candy Flynn Paff? “Let’s see … neither.”
This is the taster who said: “Lemon Sugus has a disinfectant flavor and the mint one does not cool “. The one who asks us to be wary of the snack Holland and affirms it “Hamlet” is a “misnamed chocolate” that it took Shakespeare to deliver us, probably, “the most heinous calamity of all time”.
The method chosen was to hang on to the networks and the site gourmets good metamorphosis the simple question about your favorite delicacies. Without limitations, without Tacc, without persuasions or criteria. The only condition is that it was a pleasure currently could be purchased at newsstands.
“A candy can change the way a person’s life is perceived, marking a before and an after. It’s like a pet, partner, or best friend. Argentine delicacies make a dent, “says the specialist from his Instagram account @styloxnana.
The data almost shows it 60% of the people interviewed choose Argentine chocolates over any other type of candy, even above the “alfajores” category.
Fantastic grandmother! Aren’t afajores part of the game? “At least not so directly when it comes to sweets …” Only 8.9% he mentioned the name of alfajores, staying behind the category waffles and cookies (14.4%) and even below candy Y Lollipop (19.5%).
Moroccan was classified n. 1 of this poll with 10.9% of the vote. She is the big winner. Nanà agrees without hesitation: “It is a perfect treasure in its composition, flavor and texture. It stands out from other chocolates for its originality and trajectory. It does not change, it does not reduce its size, it respects its value for money and above all it never disappoints you. I have heard from several people who live abroad who, when asked what they miss most about their country, answer: Marroc ”.
La Vauquita achieved # 2 with a 5.8%. “He deserves the highest of my respects. Besides being excellent and very Argentinian, it has not yet been replicated by any other company “.
Marroc, with a good margin of difference, was in first place in the standings.
Technical draw with another classic: caba, a traditional circular donut dipped in dark chocolate, made up of a pair of wafer-type wafers which, “almost a miracle”, contain a small portion of a semi-liquid dulce de leche flavored with rum. “It doesn’t close me much, but you can see that a lot of people do it,” notes Naná.
A surprising fact is that the first chewable that appears is the candied sauce, with 3.3% of the vote. Judging by the percentages, it is possible to notice a phenomenon different from that of politics: the opinion of the voters is not limited, ideas are dispersed, tastes become emotional.
“Many choose their favorite candies based on what they ate as children. I sense that this aspect does not coincide with what we consider the best candies that we can find in a kiosk. In other words, the person defending the hen oa Half an houreven if he doesn’t say it, deep down he knows that his truth is relative and that ordinary people are probably not with them in that “.
The traditional Vauquita and its light version, with fewer calories. Another big winner.
In the survey, the peppermint medallion the ever-utilitarian chocolate bar doubles in popularity I shoot. Of all the voters who have chosen a certain type of chocolate as their favorite candy, 55.3% turned to the “snack” category, focusing in particular on branded products Felt (manufacturer of Moroccan winner): Licoritas, Two hearts, Tivis or chocolate Jacquelin.
A hasty conclusion could have to do with new and healthy eating habits, balanced diets, varied and sufficiently well accompanied by the practice of physical exercise. This has led to the shop windows of newsagents being sadly dominated by cereal bars.
“There are snacks that are only provided in a small portion and I think that makes them more attractive and special,” says Naná. “Here, as in other aspects of life, it looks just like that the size is not important and that there is a marked tendency to prefer quality over quantity “.
The Tivis -Cubanito filled with crunchy, from the family of the old and dear ones slap– on the left with a 2.2%under the sensation, which beats you by a point and coins. Separate paragraph for George white that, with its Italian meringue, prevails over the pretentious cachafaz black and links with the mythical space captain.
“I am glad that other much loved delicacies like the Snowy Biznikkethe Sweet Banana and the Juice candied fruit, all brands that have been on the market for more than 30 years and have been able to conquer and remain in our hearts “.
Felfort is the factory that has contributed the most products in the choice.
Another curious – and revealing – fact is that in the middle of the investigation the testimony of a group of kiosks in Belgrano and its surroundings was added, confirming Marroc’s popularity but adding information that was not recorded in the survey: Beldent mint gum. The people at the kiosks believe that Beldent prevails all year round because in the summer – a seasonal complex – chocolates are sold much less.
Nana puts an asterisk. “I feel that chewing gum is more than a candy, another object linked to hygiene: it is consumed to treat bad breath. Like Halls pills“. They may feel different and separate. In fact there is a world rubber day. Another information that emerges from the grouped kiosks: the alfajor Guaymallen simple is on the podium of the best sellers.
Finally, a small list led by onlookers who try all the goodies that appear in the gondolas. That curiosity? makes them giggles they get 3.3% of the votes and the foreign one Ferrero Rocher (4.4%), kitten Y Cadbury Strawberryboth with 2.9%, deserve a seat in the Congress of sweetness.
Hernan Firpo
Source: Clarin
