Twizzlers are nasty and weirdly taste like banana flavouring, amirite?

More for me! Of course I'm weird and like all the licorice variants.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Well in fairness Nibs are superior over the regular twizzlers and you can never go wrong with playing with the licorice ropes....

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I dont think this opinion is unpopular Im 47 and a native of the West Coast and I dont remember seeing a Twizzlers until I was well into adulthood. I dont think they were popular on the West Coast, I think they're an East Coast thing. I grew up with Red Vines and I got my first Twizzler by mistake and gagged.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Reasonable reaction

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I have not consumed them on purpose - but to my recollection the flavor was more heavily sugared candle wax than artificial banana

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Definitely not an uncommon reaction for someone from outside the US or Canada. I've heard many, many Europeans say the exact same thing. The cherry flavour is much better than the strawberry one I'm assuming you had since you said it tastes like banana but they also have actual liquorice flavoured though but they're a bit harder to find

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I am American and have never understood Twizzlers. I think it is maybe an east coast/west coast thing? To me, they taste like some kind of polymer filler with sugar added. I *wish* they tasted like artificial banana. Red vines today, red vines tomorrow, red vines forever. ✊

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Amen brother

by Anonymous 2 years ago

There is actually a strong medical correlation with people who taste bananas when eating a product that contains Red Dye 40. It is almost always linked to GI issues but is tested to see if you are missing a particular gene (AGH-37) though that is usually not done in typical doctor's office visits. What is interesting is in a recently published study in the NEJM, that of the participants that identified the different taste in the food given, they had a 89% likelihood of developing ligma.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Ngl, you had me in the first half 🤣🍫

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Agreed, but there tends to be no winner in a contest between outside objectivity and sentimental favourites.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I have always enjoyed black liquorice and it's become harder to find. Dutch stores carry some but it is a little pricey. Loblaws/Independent have carried Panda from Finland, but I'm not sure if they still do. You can also sometimes find Australian-style at Dollarama (!!)

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thanks sm, I'm loving these pro-tips!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I saw a meme the other day that said "Twizzlers taste like they were about to be a toy."

by Anonymous 2 years ago

RED VINES FOR LIFE

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Best licorice in existence. I'll die on this hill.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Red Vines is the superior licorice candy.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Twizzlers> red vine

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I hate twizzlers, but I don't think they taste like banana flavoring. No way in hell does that thing taste like the best laffy taffy.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Same, I hate twizzlers and don't think they taste like banana. Gotta disagree tho, the best Laffy taffy is strawberry ✊️ No candy should be banana flavored! Haven't tried one yet that even tastes close to the same as real bananas to me.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It isn't supposed to taste like a real banana. The extract they use for banana flavoring was made after a now extinct bana strain. So banana flavor tastes like bananas that existed in the past, not the ones we know now. And I love that flavor.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And they're pumped full of palm oil

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Everyone buys Red Vines / Ropes. No one buys Twizzlers.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I agree, I tried a Twizzler for the first time a few weeks ago and it was disgusting. It was dry, tasted artificial, and really bad. I don't get how people like them

by Anonymous 2 years ago

We dont

by Anonymous 2 years ago

At no point have I ever heard someone say they wanted twizzlers when I was at the store.

by Anonymous 2 years ago