Sera - Retro goes like this: melon, mango, berry & lime. Sara - I’ll have to check on the shrinking of the candies. Jamie - You might be thinking of Laffy Taffy or possibly Mambas (which definitely used to come in Pineapple, but I don’t think Grape). Mel - I’m in complete agreement (well, so far, I haven’t had the Baja yet). Other Starburst products: Starburst Jelly Beans and Starburst Chew Pops Name: Starburst Retro (I haven’t found these yet) I’ve heard that the European versions of Starburst don’t have gelatin, so I’m curious if the texture is any different. They also (in the States) have gelatin in them, so they’re not suitable for vegetarians and not certified Kosher. Starburst actually have real fruit juice in them as well as 50% of your RDA of Vitamin C. I could have sworn that they were random and sometimes I was getting far too many cherries. I always got points with my friends because this would be the first Starburst I would offer out.Īs I was preparing this review and photographing the candies I was surprised that there were three of each flavor. Strawberry - tart and sweet, it really doesn’t taste much like real strawberries, but it’s one of the few “red” candies that I actually enjoy.Ĭherry - a pretty cherry tasting cherry chew, sharp and with that woodsy cherry flavor in there. Lemon - always reminds me of those little cups of Italian ice we’d eat in the summer. Orange - super tangy and then mellows into a pleasant zesty chew. I wasn’t that fond of lime, but my dislike for cherry is well-known. The original flavors were orange, lemon, lime and strawberry but at some point lime was out and cherry was in. The bright wax wrappers can also be folded into chains. They’re individually wrapped, have an array of flavors and the long narrow package looks like it has a lot of candy in it. Starbursts are great for kids, I can say this authoritatively because that’s what I thought when I was one. Though vaguely similar in format to Now & Laters, the soft chew and salivary-gland tingling tartness set them apart. They were introduced in the US in 1976, just as I was getting a regular allowance and permission to walk down to the convenience store with my sister. I didn’t know that they were road tested in Europe as Opal Fruits since 1960. They were chews, like Now & Laters, only they were actually chewy. Starbursts were one of those candies that simply appeared from nowhere and filled an aching void in my being that I never knew existed.
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