Posted 22 February 2008 - 09:13 PM
Grossest Candy #10 - White Chocolate Maggots
Why are these so gross? I think its because they are white and therefore actually look like maggots - and maggots are gross. Really gross. I get the willies just thinking about maggots and the rotting flesh/garbage/food they go along with. Plus, these are made of white chocolate, which is gross too.
Grossest Candy #9 - Hose Nose
This is a candy dispenser that looks like a nose that you strap to your face. It oozes candy slime and they encourage you to stick out your tongue and catch the drips from the nose. Some of the slogans: Itsnot what you think, candy slime filled, drippy, and catch it on your tongue. Yes, snot is gross and this candy encourages you to eat candy snot.
Grossest Candy #8 - Sour Flush Candy
The candy in this is nothing special - its powdered candy (like Pixy Stix) and a lollipop. Its all about the presentation though. The powdered candy comes in a realistic plastic toilet and the lollipop is flat on the end so it looks like a toilet plunger. Lick the plunger then dip it into the toilet to get some candy on it. Yum! (If you dont want to order this online, check your local K-Mart - I saw this there last week).
Grossest Candy #7 - Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters
At #10, we had white chocolate maggots. Here at #7 we have cockroaches (and this isnt the last bug well see on the countdown). These are Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters. Each Cockroach has a juicy gummy underbelly and is covered with a crunchy candy shell that has candy cockroach wings! Each cockroach is about 2 inches in length and 1 inch wide, so theyre also a great candy to use to scare your friends.
Grossest Candy #6 - Fear Factor Candy
I used to watch Fear factor all the time and the best (worst?) part was watching them try and eat those gross things. Now, you can have all the fun of the Fear Factor eating contests at home with Fear Factor Candy. There are a ton of them too. Some of the grossest:
* Fear Factor Lollipops (seen above): Chicken Foot (lemon flavored), Pigs Snout (bubblegum flavored), Sheeps Eye (black cherry flavored), and Cows Heart (spicy cinnamon flavored)
* Fear Factor Gummy Frog Legs: Gummy sour apple frog legs that come with crunchy candy bones and gooey red dipping sauce
* Fear Factor Slimy Gummy Octopus: This super sweet slimy gummy octopus is swimming in sour ooze. The head of the octopus is lemon and the tentacles are blueberry
* Fear Factor Gooey Globs: Liquid-filled gummy balls in 2 incredibly creepy designs: Sheep Eyeballs (Mango) and Coagulated Blood Balls (Cherry)
* Fear Factor Cockroach Bites: Cola-flavored gummy roaches with crunchy icing shells - packed in sets of two
Grossest Candy #5 - Poop Candy
Poop is gross. Just ask anyone who has had to change a babys diaper. Once youve done that, youll never look at poop in the same way. Above, you see a prime example of poop candy - the Chocka-Ca-Ca diaper. The diaper comes in blue, pink, or yellow, but each one comes with a luscious chocolate turdle inside. Yum!
Other examples of poop candy include the pooping candy dispensers that are so popular around holidays. Moose, chickens, deer, cows, pigs, kitties, snowmen, penguins, easter bunnies, and even Santa himself can be had in pooping candy dispenser form. None of those tops the Chocka-Ca-Ca though.
Grossest Candy #4 - Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans
Anyone who wonders how these Harry Potter jellybeans could make our Top 10 Grossest Candy list has not tried these. They are disgusting. I reviewed them a while back and it still brings back bad memories for me. The flavors: Bacon, Black Pepper, Booger, Dirt, Earthworm, Ear Wax, Grass, Rotten Egg, Soap, and Vomit. Some of them arent too bad, like Black Pepper. Some of them are horrible: Earthworm, Rotten Egg, Earwax, and Vomit.
David and I actually both voted these to be #1 on the list but Victoria listed these much lower - if she had ever tried them I bet these would have taken the top spot. Try them and youll see that they deserve a spot on anyones Top 10 Grossest Candy list.
Grossest Candy #3 - Ear Wax Candy
Yes, ear wax candy. Its a plastic ear filled with a fruity jelly-like candy that resembles ear wax. It even comes with a plastic swab to use to dig out the candy. I dont know why they chose to make the ears pink though - if youre going gross, you should go all out - they definitely should have made the ears flesh-colored.
Grossest Candy #2 - Candy With Real Bugs
I remember getting a lollipop once as a promo item at a (non-candy) convention and it had a worm inside (it was supposed to). I never tried it. I let it sit for ages until I finally just threw it away. I couldnt bring myself to try it. You know a candy has to be gross for me not to even try it.
There is an amazing amount of candy with real bugs in it. Hotlix is probably the most well-known maker of candied bugs but you can find them made by lots of companies. You can get tequila lollipops with a worm inside, Cricket Lick-Its lollipops with a real cricket inside, lollipops with a real scorpion inside (yeah, I know a scorpion isnt a bug), Ant Candy which has real ants and looks like a miniature ant farm, and of course, you can get all manner of bugs covered in chocolate. No matter what kind of candy and no matter what kind of bugs, candy with real bugs in it is gross. (Look for a full review of Hotlix candies coming soon).
Grossest Candy #1 - Lick Your Wounds Candy Scabs
I first found the Candy Scabs a few weeks ago and knew I had stumbled onto a candy that is really and truly gross. They come on an adhesive bandage replica that sticks to skin and encloses a candy scab for licking so you can keep some candy on you (hidden) for licking any time. I predict they will be a huge hit with kids across the country (and parents and adults will despise their very existence). I know I will be picking up a box, even if they are gross.
Credit: CandyAddict.Com
