• e john (unregistered) in reply to JamesQMurphy
    JamesQMurphy:
    Anonymous:
    Funny how the entire rest of the world manage to cope with the non-edible portion of the product without requiring federal legislation to protect them. What I don't understand is this - if you guys can't handle "non-edible" elements to your food, how the hell do you stop yourselves from eating the packaging?

    We don't. That's why every package of silica gel in our electronic packaging contains the phrase, "Do not eat."

    mmmm ... silica gel.

  • angelone (unregistered)

    zomg! bassie en adriaan! i watched this as a child, even tough i didn't understand a word :) but dutch channels were the only ones the antenna on my small tv could receive :D

  • Ian (unregistered)

    When you get to the Fisherman's Friend Salmiakki look out.

    I've been told that you Americans don't have Fisherman's Friend down there. They're probably the most foul, albeit effective, cough drop (I use them when I need them, although anyone who says they LIKE them is a liar. I like what they DO, namely clear my sinuses in under 30 seconds). Combined with Salmaik, you could probably commit a war crime with them.

  • SeanJA (unregistered)

    Ok... so why does the bank note have one giraffe mounting the other one?

  • facilisi (unregistered) in reply to SR
    SR:
    Anonymous:
    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.

    You owe me a new keyboard

    You shouldn't eat those either.

  • Quirkafleeg (unregistered) in reply to facilisi
    facilisi:
    SR:
    Anonymous:
    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.
    You owe me a new keyboard
    You shouldn't eat those either.
    This one might just melt a bit. Maybe you should eat it?
  • Some Guy (unregistered) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    So you'd be okay with say, a candy filled with gravel?
    Well, I'm perfectly ok with a peach that's filled with the bit you can't eat and potatos where you don't eat the green leafy bits, so yes, I believe that if someone tried to sell me candy-coated rocks, I could master the fine art of "don't eat the bit that's a rock".
    Anon:
    If they didn't already exist, do you seriously think somebody could introduce Kinder Eggs today and not see the EU have a cow about it?
    You know, I honestly never expected "the EU would do it too" to be the best possible defense of the US legislating Kinder Eggs.
  • Ari (unregistered) in reply to HopelessIntern

    I saw that salmiak filled chocolate from Fazer in a shop a few days, didn't have money on me and can't wait to try it!

    I'm Icelandic and I enjoy me a bit of salmiak every once in a while. Americans don't even know how good licorice is, but then you should taste the crap they call licorice. Proper licorice contains LICORICE root extract, and usually a little bit of salmiak. Sometimes aniseed as well. American licorice only seems to contain gelatin, sugar, red or black food colouring and some flavoring material to make it as obnoxiously sweet as possible.

  • Caffeine (unregistered) in reply to JamesQMurphy

    We had a German guy at work who complained that the flavouring sachet that came with his wasabi peas was a bit distasteful.

    Turns out oxygen absorber isn't a very pleasant flavour...

  • Flying Finn (unregistered) in reply to amischiefr
    Anybody complaining that Americans are stupid because we don't put toys in our food is just fucking retarded.

    Actually mostly we think you are stupid because you tend to get all worked up about insignificant shit.

  • The Old Wolf (unregistered)

    Had no idea that there was such a spectrum of salmiakki and that the palatability was so varied.

    Used to think the Serbian 500 Billion Dinar note was the largest ever printed. Zimbabwe has reached new heights...

  • omnom (unregistered)

    All your writing about salmiak made me hungry for some. So I went to the store, and I found the most awesome thing ever: Chocolate bar filled with salmiak paste :D

  • (cs) in reply to bob171123
    bob171123:
    Oh, and food safety and guns safety are two completely different types of safeties. It's like apples and oranges.
    True, I'm yet to see the first Kinder Surprise that fires armour-piercing rounds.
  • Coder (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    Anon:
    HopelessIntern:
    Anonymous:
    HopelessIntern:
    Never did I say violently ill. You get diahhrea. Alcohol is an example of something that can make you violently ill.

    Secondly, "backwoods shack of a country"? Ok dude. Lets compare something like average internet speed with Norway and your country. Then we will see who turns out looking like a hillbilly.

    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.

    LOL I did hear this as a rumour once (and it is true, you cannot find kindereggs there, I know because I smuggled alot in for people...) That is a truly amusing fact.

    Rubbish, of course you can find Kindereggs here. They are not very common, but try some of the more specialty candy or international food stores.

    I never said you couldn't physcially get them, I merely pointed out that they are offically banned as per the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. I'm not making this up you know - let's be honest, you couldn't make up something this bloody stupid!

    You stay special, Yanks!

    Hang on, if you can't put small toys into food, what about that American institution Cracker Jacks? or, on a more technical note, does that mean there was never a Capt'n Krunch whistle?

  • f0dder (unregistered)

    Tyrkisk Peber and Lakrisal can't really be compared with the normal Salmiakki stuff. You really ought to try out those two... and if you don't like the Tyrkisk Peber by itself, do as already suggested: mix with vodka :)

  • Matthijs (unregistered) in reply to Paul
    Paul:
    enim:
    HopelessIntern:
    Anonymous:
    HopelessIntern:
    Never did I say violently ill. You get diahhrea. Alcohol is an example of something that can make you violently ill.

    Secondly, "backwoods shack of a country"? Ok dude. Lets compare something like average internet speed with Norway and your country. Then we will see who turns out looking like a hillbilly.

    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.

    LOL I did hear this as a rumour once (and it is true, you cannot find kindereggs there, I know because I smuggled alot in for people...) That is a truly amusing fact.

    Nope, you're wrong.

    There are a minimum of eight stores on my commute that carry them. I've seen them in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Charleston, and Miami.

    So, while what you mention is amusing, it qualifies more as a "factoid", than a "fact".

    No, really, it is true. Shows that some USA-ians don't know their own laws...

    http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2009_news_releases/dec_2009/12112009_4.xml

    Note the italic part of the article, not only are kinder egs illegal they are deemed so dangerous they are seen as a terrorist threat.

    ...CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country...
  • TK from Finland (unregistered)

    I must admit that the US laws are turning out to even more ridiculous than I could have ever imagined. The comments mentioned the fruits with inedible seeds in them, how come these are not terrorist threat yet?

    <offtopic> Nevertheles of the terrorists, don't let the outlooks of Mämmi let you down. Some Finns love the stuff (me included, just add a bit of cream and sugar.. mmmmm..) while others dislike it. As someone said, it's like Marmite in UK. Some foreign mates loved Mämmi and some didn't get around the fact that it looks like poop. </offtopic>

    Anyway, what I wanted to say is that everyone should try mixing grinded original Fisherman's Friends with vodka. That stuff is the best I've ever tasted when it comes to candy flavoured vodka. I use 2-3 sachets to a 0.7 litre bottle, and the finer the candy dust, the quicker the drink is ready. Good for students etc. as one can use the cheapest vodka around...

    Happy "eating" with the Salmiakki foodstuff!

  • Howie (unregistered) in reply to HopelessIntern

    Regarding the black vodka (I thought it was called Sma Gra) - ffs don't forget that it's still vodka afterwards. The worst hangover I've ever had was the result of making up my own vodka+tyrkisk peber concoction for a party.

    Woke up after dark the next day, on the bathroom floor, with no real recollection of the last few hours of the night before.

    It does taste very nice though :-) I only ended up making my own after a Danish friend introduced something called 'Double Up' at a festival - basically a ready-made Sma Gra. Good campfire drink.

  • Danielle (unregistered)

    I have had the unfortunate experience of Salmiak when I bought it out of a vending machine on my first trip to Finland, thinking it would be black currant sweets, boy was I wrong! So when I returned 8 years on I brought a some back to introduce to my unsuspecting friends. One year on, I have lost a few friends and still have half a box of salty liquorice delights in my possession to use on some one who may get on the wrong side of me!

  • Raw (unregistered)

    As for the salmiak, try the Lakrisal first. It's a good starter for someone not used to salmiak, as it has more of a spicy taste than a pure salmiak taste. Strongly recommended.

  • (cs) in reply to Coder
    Coder:
    Anonymous:
    Anon:
    HopelessIntern:
    Anonymous:
    HopelessIntern:
    Never did I say violently ill. You get diahhrea. Alcohol is an example of something that can make you violently ill.

    Secondly, "backwoods shack of a country"? Ok dude. Lets compare something like average internet speed with Norway and your country. Then we will see who turns out looking like a hillbilly.

    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.

    LOL I did hear this as a rumour once (and it is true, you cannot find kindereggs there, I know because I smuggled alot in for people...) That is a truly amusing fact.

    Rubbish, of course you can find Kindereggs here. They are not very common, but try some of the more specialty candy or international food stores.

    I never said you couldn't physcially get them, I merely pointed out that they are offically banned as per the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. I'm not making this up you know - let's be honest, you couldn't make up something this bloody stupid!

    You stay special, Yanks!

    Hang on, if you can't put small toys into food, what about that American institution Cracker Jacks? or, on a more technical note, does that mean there was never a Capt'n Krunch whistle?

    "Inside food" != "inside a box that also contains food".

  • Another Finn (unregistered) in reply to omnom

    same here, luckily I have turkish pepper at home. Amount of salmiak in that picture, would last about 1-2 month.

    By the way they sell Salmiak alcohol in liquerstore here in finland so you don't have to made it your self(unless you want to).

  • Rope (unregistered) in reply to Sinobell
    Sinobell:
    They sent you Lejona and Pantteri ! I love those, not only are they salmiakk, but also a bit smoked. I need a penpal in Finland. If i ever find anything that we norwegians have that the finish don't.

    Well, according to CIA "Norway is the world's third-largest gas exporter". So, when winds are favourable, just pass some gas in our general direction and I'll send you some salmiakki.

  • (cs)

    ... but Salmiyuck! has made it to Wikipedia:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice

  • Spudley (unregistered)

    The scary thing about those Zimbabwe bank notes is just how quickly the economy went out of control.

    The 100 Trillion Dollars bank note is from AFTER they re-issued the currency by knocking off a bunch of zeros. Twice. And it still managed to inflate back up to the mega-trillions.

    I have a 1 Zim Dollar note at home, printed just before it went out of control. It is dated 2005. I keep it under a magnet on my fridge as a reminder of how precarious our financial security really is.

    A friend of mine who visited Zimbabwe (and also provided the 1 dollar note) told me that in the cities, he could have picked up billions of dollars that were just left lying in gutters. No-one bothered to pick them up because in the time it would take you to bend down and pick up a single note from the ground, it would have lost more than half it's value. The inflation rate is running to four or five digits.

    No-one in Zimbabwe uses cash any more. For transactions that absolutely require it, they'll use South African Rands, US Dollars, or GB Pounds. For everything else, they're simply bartering with each other.

    You'll be very lucky if you can get a bank outside of Zim to give you Zim dollars. For a start, even most banking systems can't cope with the ludicrous number of zeros. Plus, any bank exchanging Zim dollars would lose most of their money in the time it would take to exchange it.

  • Jan Høgh (unregistered)

    Only regular Piratos, where's the SUPER Piratos?

    A large bag of Supers kept my brother and I liqurified during a 3-week stay in Uganda. One of our hosts had the courage to try, so we gave him a quarter-piece, and told him "it's okay to spit it out, if you don't like it!"

    He spat.

  • PITA (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    Anon:
    Anonymous:
    Anon:
    HopelessIntern:
    Anonymous:
    HopelessIntern:
    Never did I say violently ill. You get diahhrea. Alcohol is an example of something that can make you violently ill.

    Secondly, "backwoods shack of a country"? Ok dude. Lets compare something like average internet speed with Norway and your country. Then we will see who turns out looking like a hillbilly.

    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.

    LOL I did hear this as a rumour once (and it is true, you cannot find kindereggs there, I know because I smuggled alot in for people...) That is a truly amusing fact.

    Rubbish, of course you can find Kindereggs here. They are not very common, but try some of the more specialty candy or international food stores.

    I never said you couldn't physcially get them, I merely pointed out that they are offically banned as per the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. I'm not making this up you know - let's be honest, you couldn't make up something this bloody stupid!

    You stay special, Yanks!

    Yeah, don't put non-edible things in food. What were they thinking?

    Funny how the entire rest of the world manage to cope with the non-edible portion of the product without requiring federal legislation to protect them. What I don't understand is this - if you guys can't handle "non-edible" elements to your food, how the hell do you stop yourselves from eating the packaging?
    You aren't supposed to eat the packaging?

  • PITA (unregistered) in reply to SeanJA
    SeanJA:
    Ok... so why does the bank note have one giraffe mounting the other one?
    Because showing two people boffing might be considered untasteful?
  • PITA (unregistered) in reply to Ian
    Ian:
    When you get to the Fisherman's Friend Salmiakki look out.

    I've been told that you Americans don't have Fisherman's Friend down there. They're probably the most foul, albeit effective, cough drop (I use them when I need them, although anyone who says they LIKE them is a liar. I like what they DO, namely clear my sinuses in under 30 seconds). Combined with Salmaik, you could probably commit a war crime with them.

    We have Fisherman's Friend here in New York. Tastes awful but they work.

  • (cs) in reply to JamesQMurphy
    JamesQMurphy:
    Anonymous:
    Funny how the entire rest of the world manage to cope with the non-edible portion of the product without requiring federal legislation to protect them. What I don't understand is this - if you guys can't handle "non-edible" elements to your food, how the hell do you stop yourselves from eating the packaging?

    We don't. That's why every package of silica gel in our electronic packaging contains the phrase, "Do not eat."

    We shipped some big (in a 3x3x3 meter crate) machines via sea freight, and had to put what appeared to be five-pound bags of desiccant in the crates. I wanted to print and apply big labels saying, "DO NOT EAT", but didn't have time...

    In other news, I tried some Salmiak when I was in Finland. Given that I've never really liked licorice that much to begin with, and don't tend to add salt to my food, the result was pretty much a foregone conclusion.

    I still really like Finland, though, and I have no idea why. I dislike cold weather, love hot and muggy weather, I recoil at saunas, and I don't drink. But for some crazy-ass reason, I like Finland.

  • vtcodger (unregistered)

    The tooth might well be from a fossil from a marine vertebrate -- possibly a whale. I used to have one similar to it from a Miocene deposit near Bakersfield, CA.

  • (cs) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    HopelessIntern:
    Never did I say violently ill. You get diahhrea. Alcohol is an example of something that can make you violently ill.

    Secondly, "backwoods shack of a country"? Ok dude. Lets compare something like average internet speed with Norway and your country. Then we will see who turns out looking like a hillbilly.

    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.
    No, it's because of the runaway, progressive, nanny-state-ism.

  • (cs) in reply to Wiggly Woo
    Wiggly Woo:
    Paul:
    No, really, it is true. Shows that some USA-ians don't know their own laws...

    http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2009_news_releases/dec_2009/12112009_4.xml

    And remember that this country which is so safety conscious that it will ban chocolate with obvious non-edible stuff encased in it (not embedded in it), allows pretty much anyone to carry guns around whenever they want.

    And they don't see what's wrong with that..

    Because it's a freedom issue, not a safety issue. After all, most countries let people walk around with sharp pencils or screwdrivers (for now).
  • Christopher Masto (unregistered)

    Don't eat it all at once. I found this on the Intergraph:

    Patients receiving [ammonium chloride] should be constantly observed for symptoms of ammonia toxicity (pallor, sweating, retching, irregular breathing, bradycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, local and general twitching, tonic convulsions and coma).

  • goes where? (unregistered)

    Are these Haribo Piratos? You mean you get their real stuff and we get the children's stuff in old Germany? On Purpose eh?

    The glycc acid in liquorice also somewhat messes with steroid chemistry. And by somewhat, we mean the warning labels are there for a reason. Don't tell the EU or they'll ban everything.

    Luckily there are brands of 'liquorice' available that contain no liquorice at all, only ammonia. If you get these little rhombus x [0,1], some of them white, some black, you may want to read what they are actually made of .. at least I didn't find any liquorice.

  • Swedish tard (unregistered)

    My gods! Look at all that lovely salmiak wasted on an unbeliever. :( So sad. Im gnna have to send you a tin of surströmming.

  • Tim (unregistered) in reply to ATL UK Expat

    While not exactly in ATL there is an international market in Kennesaw that sells them. They across Barret from Car Max.

    Patak Meats (http://www.patakmeats.com/Welcome.html) used to sell them but I haven't visited in about a year. I'm not sure if they still carry them but they always had a nice selection of imported candies.

  • [FIN]VX (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward:
    tee-kay:
    Alex, don't feel too bad. At least no one's sent you any mämmi yet...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mämmi.jpg

    Doesn't it look delicious? :)

    OMG that looks horrible!

    "Mämmi is made from water, rye flour and powdered rye malt, seasoned with dark molasses, salt and dried, powdered Seville orange peel."

    Wait, that sounds rather tasty...

    Well, it's eateable if you mix it w/ sugar and cream. But we don't send it abroad, specifically not to US, 'cause they would probably try to invade Finland after suspictions of WMD.

  • One way to download your BASIC programs... (unregistered)

    I'm fairly sure I typed in more than one BASIC program from that exact issue (and many others) of Creative Computing into my Apple ][ as a kid. I couldn't believe my dad's professorial coworkers just put these magazines outside their offices "for free"! One of them simulated the riveting adventure of a mail route with accompanying dogbites (all in text, of course!)

  • Quirkafleeg (unregistered) in reply to Ian
    Ian:
    I've been told that you Americans don't have Fisherman's Friend down there. They're probably the most foul, albeit effective, cough drop (I use them when I need them, although anyone who says they LIKE them is a liar.
    I like the original ones, so I must be a liar. (I don't buy them very often, though.)

    I tried one of the sugar-free ones once. It seemed somehow… weak. Flavour-free and all that. (Then again, a lot of sugar-free junk has a lot of aspartame instead. That lends its own ‘flavour’…)

  • Jonathan Wilson (unregistered) in reply to Quirkafleeg

    I saw a computer mouse shaped like a bar of chocolate the other day. Looked ugly as sin and would no doubt have been hellishly uncomfortable to use :)

  • WW (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    Anon:
    Anonymous:
    Anon:
    HopelessIntern:
    Anonymous:
    HopelessIntern:
    Never did I say violently ill. You get diahhrea. Alcohol is an example of something that can make you violently ill.

    Secondly, "backwoods shack of a country"? Ok dude. Lets compare something like average internet speed with Norway and your country. Then we will see who turns out looking like a hillbilly.

    The Yanks can hardly talk, they're not even allowed Kinder Eggs. In the US it's illegal to put non-edible products inside a foodstuff for the precise reason that the fat bastards shovel it down their throats so quickly that each and every one of them would choke to death. Chew your damn food, neanderthals.

    LOL I did hear this as a rumour once (and it is true, you cannot find kindereggs there, I know because I smuggled alot in for people...) That is a truly amusing fact.

    Rubbish, of course you can find Kindereggs here. They are not very common, but try some of the more specialty candy or international food stores.

    I never said you couldn't physcially get them, I merely pointed out that they are offically banned as per the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. I'm not making this up you know - let's be honest, you couldn't make up something this bloody stupid!

    You stay special, Yanks!

    Yeah, don't put non-edible things in food. What were they thinking?

    Funny how the entire rest of the world manage to cope with the non-edible portion of the product without requiring federal legislation to protect them. What I don't understand is this - if you guys can't handle "non-edible" elements to your food, how the hell do you stop yourselves from eating the packaging?

    The law against non-food items in food isn't actually directed at toys. It's meant to prohibit adulterants, such as chalk in milk (it used to be done to make watered milk look milkier). But anyone living within the reach of the EU bureaucrats ought to know what happens when a bureaucracy gets a little power: They apply it as widely and as unreasonably as possible. See: Brussels. So "no chalk in the milk" gets expanded to to "no prizes in the candy". If you're not supposed to eat it (even if nobody ever would, it's illegal.

    And the people who have rules for the minimum and maximum curvature permitted in a banana have no standing to criticize anyone else's bureaucracy.

  • (cs) in reply to WW
    WW:
    And the people who have rules for the minimum and maximum curvature permitted in a banana have no standing to criticize anyone else's bureaucracy.
    It's nice that that the EU has no rule for minimum curvature of a banana, then, innit?

    (Not that I have ever seen a full straight banana - must be the supermarkets that ban those.)

  • (cs)

    why is the magazine showing the most interesting front page covered almost entirely? :)

  • dylansmrjones (unregistered) in reply to Howie
    Howie:
    Regarding the black vodka (I thought it was called Sma Gra) - ffs don't forget that it's *still* vodka afterwards. The worst hangover I've ever had was the result of making up my own vodka+tyrkisk peber concoction for a party.

    Woke up after dark the next day, on the bathroom floor, with no real recollection of the last few hours of the night before.

    It does taste very nice though :-) I only ended up making my own after a Danish friend introduced something called 'Double Up' at a festival - basically a ready-made Sma Gra. Good campfire drink.

    Well, the actual spelling is "små grå" or "smaa graa" (if you don't have access to Danish characters). But yes, it is very much vodka no matter the amount of "tyrkisk peber". But great taste.

    Captcha: dolor - a terrible curse

  • Jan Høgh (unregistered) in reply to Swedish tard
    Swedish tard:
    My gods! Look at all that lovely salmiak wasted on an unbeliever. :( So sad. Im gnna have to send you a tin of surströmming.

    I think sending surströmning in the mail should be classified as an act of war, and a crime against human rights.

  • (cs) in reply to Jan Høgh
    Jan Høgh:
    I think sending surströmning in the mail should be classified as an act of war, and a crime against human rights.
    I suspect it actually is illegal under postal regulations, at least those of countries that have to worry about it.

    (Anything that comes in tins that bulge that much is something I don't want to spend any time near. Happily, it's not something on sale in your typical British supermarket.)

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to Some Guy
    Some Guy:
    Anon:
    So you'd be okay with say, a candy filled with gravel?
    Well, I'm perfectly ok with a peach that's filled with the bit you can't eat and potatos where you don't eat the green leafy bits, so yes, I believe that if someone tried to sell me candy-coated rocks, I could master the fine art of "don't eat the bit that's a rock".

    Don't be so fuck obtuse, of course it doesn't apply to fruits because nobody puts the inedible part in it, it occurs naturally.

    Some Guy:
    Anon:
    If they didn't already exist, do you seriously think somebody could introduce Kinder Eggs today and not see the EU have a cow about it?
    You know, I honestly never expected "the EU would do it too" to be the best possible defense of the US legislating Kinder Eggs.

    The US didn't legislate against Kinder Eggs, the law pre-dates the invention of Kinder Eggs by about 50 years. It's just nobody bothered to legislate an exception, which is just as well because the chocolate in Kinder Eggs is shit and the toys are crap. Either way, the law is rarely enforced (on Kinder Eggs) which is why it's easy to get hold of Kinder Eggs if you have the desire to disappoint some child with crap chocolate and a crap "toy".

  • (cs) in reply to HopelessIntern
    HopelessIntern:
    Salmiak, in essence, is ammonium chloride and a diahhretic.

    There is no such thing as a “diahhretic”. There are diuretics, which increase urine production, and laxatives, which induce bowel movement (but not diarrhea, which is a medical condition characterized by uncontrolled bowel movements and severe dehydration).

    As for the composition of salmiakki, it's simply liquorice with salt and ammonium chloride. The laxative effect comes from the liquorice, not from the ammonium chloride or any other additive.

    Finally, Koskenkorva is just a Finnish brand of vodka. They make a drink based on vodka and salmiakki, but saying that vodka with salmiakki is called Koskenkorva is like saying white rum with lime is called Bacardi.

  • tomppa (unregistered)

    even better than Tyrkisk Peber with vodka is using Fisherman's Friend instead. That stuff is just too good.

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