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I've always had a weird obsession with all things gummy. I was thrilled when my friend returning from Berlin brought me gummibonbons courtesy of Bear's and Friends Fruchtgummi, and told me, 'you must go to Berlin, it's the gummy capital of the world!" Before I knew it, I had entered the magical realm of digital gummy love, complete with sing-a-longs and frolicking gelatin.
Bears and Friends is apparently a revered mecca of gummy-ness in Germany. The website welcomed patrons with dancing bears and a synthesized gospel choir rejoicing gummy... and miraculously the experience got even better. After some translation difficulties, I stumbled across the diversified melange of products, and squealed. My findings:
- Playboys and Playgirls for only 5.90 euros per kilogram.
- White Mice, only available in Vanilla and Citrus, obviously
- Some variously sized gummies that appear to have the words 'Wine' and 'Bum' printed on them (?)
- Some cowboy looking nuns holding produce (???)
And the fun doesn't just stop in Germany. Haribo has also created a gummy fantasy world fun for both kids and adults; offering gummy varieties from bears and frogs, to phantasia and schnick-schnecks (more question marks) I also found during the search, gummy chicken legs, various body parts, and mango curry elephants.
And to end my quest for the gummy limits (I found no limits to the gummy domain) I came across Disney's 1980's series, Adventures of the Gummi Bears. Wikipedia was kind enough to offer readers profiles of the versatile characters from the show... including "Gusto Gummi- Augustus ("Gusto" for short) is an artistic, individualist Gummi who was stranded on a deserted island a dozen years ago and rescued by Gruffi and Tummi in the third episode of Season 2, "My Gummi Lies Over the Ocean."
Enough said, there is a WORLD out there.
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7-30-2008 @10:45AM Colin said... Don't forget gummy lighthouses: http://consumerist.com/tag/gummi-lighthouses/?i=5016377&t=these-gummi-lighthouse-candies-are-highly-inappropriate
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7-30-2008 @10:56AM Divine Bird Jenny said... Those cowboy nuns are actually witches. :) I HAD to go see what you were talking about. :D
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7-30-2008 @11:14AM Monkey said... "Some variously sized gummies that appear to have the words 'Wine' and 'Bum' printed on them (?):
Actually that would be 'wine' and 'gum'.
Those are Wine Gums.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_gums
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7-30-2008 @11:04AM alcavana said... I love gummies too!
And those are actually "wine gums" that are really popular in the UK.
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7-30-2008 @12:42PM Shayna Glick said... Wine gums are delicious. I also love anything from Haribo, especially the raspberry's, pico-balla, and strawberry-and-creams. Yummy!
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7-30-2008 @12:36PM slamb2002 said... Let's not forget about Pint Pots! Beer Flavored Gummies!
http://www.handycandy.co.uk/pint-pots-p-159.html
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7-30-2008 @1:33PM Chris Wilkerson said... You must have missed the gummibar craze for awhile?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gC0sIwcAi1A
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8-03-2008 @8:20PM Laura said... I love these troll/bears:
http://www.bears-friends.de/shop/shop/pop_up.php?bild_gross=196_gr.jpg
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7-30-2008 @3:43PM Liz Petty said... If you need any other translation assistance, I'm fluent -- I used to live near Hamburg.
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8-18-2008 @7:35PM julia said... Does anyone know about Coffee Gummies? I believe they are made by Haribo as well. I used to buy them at an import shop in Tokyo, and found a website a couple of years ago that would ship to the US...
Any leads?
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