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Mexico City, Mexico

The Sweets Section at Mercado de la Merced

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

Lanzi's Cashew Nut & Rice Crunch

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

Space Food Sticks, relaunched for earthlings in 2006.

space exploration

The Oddly Named Energy Bar That Rocketed to the Moon

Pillsbury designed Space Food Sticks for astronauts before launching them in grocery stores.

Rohini Chaki March 6, 2019

Chicken Bones

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.

Khirret

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.

Turkey Joints

These eerily bone-like candies come with bumpy “joints” of nuts and chocolate “marrow” inside.

Marmite de l’Escalade

Smashing this chocolate cauldron is the best part of Geneva’s celebration of a historic battle win.

A sweet sampler.

Why a Museum Owns a Chocolate Company's Embroidery Collection

The Whitman Sampler Collection is pretty sweet.

Anne Ewbank February 15, 2019

A giant, gummy head.

This Assortment of Candy Art Includes a Giant, Illuminated Gummy Bear

Bear in mind, it's not actually edible.

Rohini Chaki February 13, 2019

Fatafat

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.

Pitos e Ganchas

This gendered sweet swap practically oozes sexual innuendos.

Pashmak

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

A standard photo op involves thrusting your candy into the snow.

Kvikk Lunsj

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.

Peppermint Pig

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

Kohuke

Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.

Luk Chup

Portuguese traders' love of marzipan paved the way for Thailand's vibrant mung bean candy.

Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.