5 famous treats from the USA
Hardly anyone in the world can compete with Americans when it comes to the quality and variety of sweets. In US supermarkets, entire aisles are devoted to people with a sweet tooth. Some of the most famous brands are already nearly a hundred years old, and people here can no longer imagine their lives without them.
Some of these treats are simply a must-try.
16.05.2025
8534 views
1. Rice Krispies Treats
Unique treats with no equivalents in Russia. Sweet crunchy rice treats. Perfect with milk or just as a snack. Sometimes served as cereal with warm milk for breakfast, kids love that. They were invented in Michigan in 1939, and at first only Girl Scouts could sell them to support their organization. If you’re watching an American movie, and the homeowners there are insanely happy that girls in uniform selling sweets have finally knocked on their door, most likely they’re happy specifically about the chance to buy Rice Krispies.
2. Sour Patch Kids
Soft sweet candies coated with sour sugar. They were first sold under the name “Martians” in the 1970s, but were later renamed “Kids from the sour patch” in 1985. Sold in more than 80 different flavor combinations. Their world-famous slogan is "Sour. Sweet. Gone". First they’re sour, then sweet, creating an interesting contrast. Very popular in movie theaters, they’re even planning to make a movie about them. And in 2011 they made a video game.
3. Starburst
These candies were invented by Mars in the 1960s. Back then they were called “Opal Fruits,” with flavors like “tropical lemon” and “sunshine on the beach.” The two most popular flavors today are piña colada and strawberry banana. The original Starburst flavors in America are so popular that candy corn, popsicles, chewing gum, jelly beans, and even lip glosses are sold with them.
4. Gummy Bears
Some of the most famous sweets in the world, considering how many movies and animated series have been made about them. Small fruit-flavored bears that you can chew. Made from tasty gumminess (there isn’t even really a word like that in Russian, people often say they are “marmalade-like,” although that’s not really true, it’s closer to gelatin here). Known since the 1920s, they were the main entertainment for kids during the economic depression in the US in the 30s. Now sold in a hundred different formats and flavors. There are both traditional ones (2 cm tall) and huge bears (up to 30-40 cm tall, people buy those as gifts).
5. Nerds
Popular mini candies, dragees. Easy to chew, with an interesting combination of fruit flavors. Besides the pleasant unusual taste, their gimmick is that the box usually has two or three combinations. And each flavor in the little box has its own compartment and its own opening in the package. Produced since 1983, one of American children’s favorite candies. They have won the “Candy of the Year” award several times. A very unusual thing, but people with a sweet tooth are crazy about it.
These and many other sweets directly from America can be bought with the help of Pochtoy.com specialists. It costs $5.99 for half a kilo of the best sweets. Many kinds of goodies in one beautiful bag. They are sent together with any package from America, so there’s no need to pay extra for shipping.
The company works with wholesale suppliers, so the prices are the most выгодные. But you can also order goodies on Amazon or manufacturers’ websites and then ship them to Russia, that’s inexpensive too.
Also available until New Year – the most popular American candies in holiday packaging. They arrive in a Christmas stocking that can be hung by the fireplace or on the tree. For 750 grams of eight kinds of different winter sweets – $11.99.
Check out shipping from the USA by the best mail forwarder Pochtoy.com.
