What is it with Asian candy/cookies?

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FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

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Chrono said:
Really? I bought some last week... ate the whole bag... holy shit I hope I don't die.
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Nice knowing you Chrono. :'(

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Formaldehyde contamination

In July 2007, the Philippine Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) claimed that four imported foods made in China contained formalin and should be recalled. Those listed were White Rabbit Creamy Candy, Milk Candy, Balron Grape Biscuits, and Yong Kang Foods Grape Biscuits.[4] White Rabbit claimed that counterfeit candies, known to exist in the Philippines, might have been the true culprits, and cited an independent report by the Shanghai affiliate of the Swiss-based SGS Group, the world's largest inspection and testing company, as saying that samples of candy ready to be exported overseas contained no toxic substances.[5] In Singapore, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) also stated after conducting tests that the candy was safe for consumption.[5] However, on July 24, 2007, the local Philippine distributor of White Rabbit bowed to the BFAD recall order. BFAD officials gave the distributor 15 days to implement the recall.[6][7]

Melamine contamination

Main article: 2008 Chinese milk scandal
See also: International Reaction to the 2008 Dairy Scandal
In September 2008, there were more than 52,000 reported cases of children made sick by melamine-tainted dairy products in China. Most of the children were diagnosed with kidney problems. White Rabbit Creamy Candy was listed among the many milk-based food products made in China that were contaminated with melamine and was removed from store shelves. The same form of contamination was responsible for the Chinese melamine pet food contamination scandal in 2007, during which thousands of pet dogs and cats died of renal failure after eating pet food that contained melamine.[8]

In September 2008, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection warned consumers not to eat "White Rabbit Creamy Candy" because tests by the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station Laboratory determined that it contains melamine.[14] Similar tests in South Africa also yielded positive results for the molecule.[15][16]
 
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PottedMeat

PottedMeat

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JulesMaximus said:
Some of my co-workers returned from the Philippines and brought back some "treats." God this stuff tastes like ass. I'm choking on a cookie called Goldilocks Signature Classic Polvoron it tastes slightly sweet with a texture that is best described as crumbled dry paste.
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home made polvoron kicks ass, i think goldilocks uses margarine or some shit.


if you think that's shitty try some puto seko ( like eating slightly sweet crumbly chalk ) or broas (sponge cake left to completely dry).
 
IronWing

IronWing

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The Japanese seem to think that everything is better sprayed down with malted shrimp guts.
 
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DCal430

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MeowKat said:
OP is right. Asians have the weirdest palates on the planet. I hear they even like eating Fido in Korea and eggs soaked in the urine of small children in China.

Dont even get me started on curry ants.

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:rolleyes:

Thats Chinese and Korean people, try not to lump the rest of us in with them.
 
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Crono

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Ns1 said:
I ripped it from the internets, the version that I actually have is thai.
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Looks good.

My favorite chips (outside of mesquite BBQ kettle cooked chips here) has to be Magic Masala. They carry them at some Indian grocery stores, too.

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As has already been said, "asian" is too big an umbrella for this topic. Japanese candy and snacks are awesome.They have almost as many delicious candy/snack brands as America.
 
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