SWEET SOUVENIRS Chocolates, Biscuits, Cakes, Sweets, Honey, Jam and Maple Syrup from around the world

 When we are overseas, or at home, we like to try out different brands of chocolate. Here are a few with their original country of origin, though the wrapper may show that, like Coca Cola and soaps, they may be made locally.

ALBANIA

Fig jam

BELGIUM

Guylian chocolates in shell shapes

Waffles

CANADA

Maple syrup

CYPRUS

Greek

Loukoumi (marketed in the UK as Turkish Delight)

Rose syrup and Rose wine 

(not just rose colour, rose aroma from rose petals)

FRANCE

Nougat

German

Stollen (Marzipan centred roll cake sold at Xmas time, Lidl and other supermarkets in the UK)

ISRAEL

Halva

Sweet wines from UK supermarkets such as Tesco, Palwin's No 10.

ITALY

Chocolate in silver wrap

Ferrero Rocher chocolate encased nut with liquid caramel and foil wrapper

PORTUGAL

Mateus Rose wine

SINGAPORE

Sweet red Bean curd stuffed dumplings on sale hot in rotating table top stands in 7/11 and similar conveneience stalls and basement food courts

Durian flavour cakes, toppings for desserts, and ice creams

Kaya toast, jars of kaya (sweet yellow lemon curd)

Mango stick rice 

Moon Cakes for the spring (Chinese New Year CNY) and autumn festivals

SINGAPORE

Kaya (jam like lemon curd)

SPAIN

Almond cake

(Served at breakfast buffets in hotels!)

SWITZERLAND

Alprose chocolate (Factory visit)

Toblerone (Made worldwide but when made in Switzerland can show the tringaular Swiss mountain)

UK

After Eights mints

Bronte biscuits

Chocolat

Cadbury's.

Christmas pudding.

Christmas cake and wedding cake - fruit cakes, solid, with topping of yellow marzipan and white icing.

Danish pastries (from supermakets, patisseries).

Fox's chocolates. Fox's Classic biscuit selection. (Tesco and Marks have similar selections including chocolate covered biscuits and in 2024 still some covered in foil)

Thornton\s

Green & Black's

Crosissant

Freshly baked and warm (from frozen?) in Tesco express in the morning, discounted and must be reheated at home  evening and at late night

Marks & Spencer

Thick cut marmalade

Summer pudding (dessert of red fruits centre inside bread dome turned red from juice)

Smarties (Like M and Ms)

Whitaker's chocolates such as violet centre

USA

Hershey.

M & Ms. (Like Smarties)

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Updated July 2024