You read that correctly. I went to a Panda Factory.
Now before you get all upset about me going to a Panda Factory - please note, that "Panda" is a brand. And no, I don't mean a brand of panda bears that are endangered or extinct either.
I mean Panda chocolates and candy!
I didn't take any photos inside as it looked like a candy/chocolate store...but there ARE tours available. This is located in Vaajakoski - about 20 minutes outside of Jyv�skyl�....the bus #1 goes by there.
I only know that because I took the wrong bus my first year here...and saw the factory as we drove by.
There are free samples when you immediately walk in - and I'm glad they had some! Not that I was hungry but I was a little cautious about tasting the fruit-flavoured licorice!
I really cannot stand the black-licorice flavour - and to prove it to my friend, I took a bite of the "Natural Licorice" and at first - the taste was very light...but the more you chewed - the stronger it got. My face was distorted and my friend couldn't stop laughing.
If you ask any Finn - they'll tell you that Panda makes FANTASTIC licorice (it's a world-wide company and can often be found in airports and in some specialty candy shops!) but not-so-great chocolate.
Now before you get all upset about me going to a Panda Factory - please note, that "Panda" is a brand. And no, I don't mean a brand of panda bears that are endangered or extinct either.
I mean Panda chocolates and candy!
I didn't take any photos inside as it looked like a candy/chocolate store...but there ARE tours available. This is located in Vaajakoski - about 20 minutes outside of Jyv�skyl�....the bus #1 goes by there.
I only know that because I took the wrong bus my first year here...and saw the factory as we drove by.
There are free samples when you immediately walk in - and I'm glad they had some! Not that I was hungry but I was a little cautious about tasting the fruit-flavoured licorice!
I really cannot stand the black-licorice flavour - and to prove it to my friend, I took a bite of the "Natural Licorice" and at first - the taste was very light...but the more you chewed - the stronger it got. My face was distorted and my friend couldn't stop laughing.
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| When you get there and stand outside - you may just go into diabetic shock! Why? Because it smells like delicious candies and chocolates! |
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| You are currently looking at 10 cavities in a bag...for about 17�. |
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| A mixed bag of chocolates! |
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| I swear I did not eat this all! The bright blue bags of licorice are not for me! The bag of "SMASH!" (far left yellow bag) is amazing...they're Bugle corn chips (those cone shaped ones that you would pretend were claws if you put them on your finger tips as a kid) coated in chocolate...dangerous. Blueberry licorice - not all for me either. Thankfully - it does not taste like regular black licorice. Some chocolate bars and a bag of chocolate filled with marshmallow filling. |
Karl Fazer usually takes the cake for the best chocolate and crummy candy.
Well, by the time my friend and I left the store - we could not smell the sweetness outside because our noses were filled with all the sugar one could possibly smell inside the shop!
Well, I can officially say that I've been to the candy shop and 50 Cent wasn't there! HA.
Well, I can officially say that I've been to the candy shop and 50 Cent wasn't there! HA.
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