I love so many candies, M&M’s, Skittles, Twix, Mike Ike’s etc. but I never understood the popularity of twizzlers and why people love them so much.
They are absolutely terrible, the texture is hard and chewy and difficult to eat, and the taste is so bland, it’s like eating a piece of rubber or an electric cable, they absolutely suck and I have no idea why it’s a favorite candy for some people.
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Ya they’re terrible plus you can’t use them as a straw like with Red Vines.
Flavored wax
No fun to pass; nearly indigestible.
Twizzlers are a young man’s game, i’m afraid!
Thank you for saying it! But also Jolly Rancher came out with something similar more like strings but better flavor.
You have to get them fresh. Nibblers or whatever they are called also delicious when fresh.
I fucking hate twizzlers I remember one Halloween many years ago when I was a kid I’d receive so many twizzlers ever since then I’ve never liked them
I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it til all of r/candy is converted: the best licorice in the world is made by Darrell Lea. Try some some time.
Twizzlers taste like the smell of burnt rubber tires. Even thinking about them makes me dry heave. But then again, I love black licorice so I’m not sure my preferences can be trusted
I always call Twizzlers edible plastic
They are garbage but I do like me some black liquorish
Facts.
Red vines are so much better.
Australian licorice crushes everything we get in North America. I don’t know what they do differently but it’s amazing, treat yourself to some you can get it on Amazon.
I don’t get it either, but there are plenty of people out there that have the same level of hatred for Red Vines, Banana Laffy Taffy, and candy corn while I enjoy all of those candies so… to each their own.
I can’t upvote this, because you’re right. Twizzlers are plastic shoelaces.
Honestly I like them because they’re so boring.
Agree, they suck. May not be an unpopular opinion.
I agree
They’re great because they’re not overly sweet like all the candies you listed.
I like chewy candy. I especially like the cherry flavour. Nibs are great, too!
This is a popular opinion that I strongly disagree with. I would downvote twice if I could.
It’s just one of those things, some people like them, and some don’t. I can’t stand Mike and Ike’s and skittles are my last ditch go to if I can’t find anything better, but give me Boston Baked Beans, Milk Duds, or Charlestown Chews and I’m as happy as a lark. If you really want to get on my good side Swedish Fish are the ticket.
As far as Twizzlers go, I don’t mind them, I’ll eat them if they’re there. They aren’t my favorite by any means.
Twizzlers pull and peel are my favorite candy’s. Actually all of twizzlers are. Regular, nibs, pull and peel. Only ones I don’t like are the other colored ones
Try some Aussie red licorice, ill almost bet money it’ll be better than twizzlers. Darrel Lea raspberry twists are pretty top tier
I’m eating Twizzlers right now.
If you didn’t have them as a kid, you probably will never like them honestly. It’s a nostalgia candy, I think.
Valid
They used to be a great texture years (and years) ago. Not anymore.
I think it’s the texture, an oft underrated aspect of food.
The thing is that I enjoy the experience of feeling like I’m chewing on an electrical cable
sometimes i just wanna chew on bike tires.
While the texture sucks, it’s the flavor that ruins it for me
Not everybody like licorice. This isn’t unpopular.
Straight trash. It’s crazy when people have strong opinions on if Twizzlers or red vines are better because they’re both heinous so who cares? No one wins
Red vines are the superior twizzler and should be the name brand of that type of candy
They are a favorite sewing snack. Not sticky, or melty or messy. Gummies work too.
Agree BUT the orange cream Twizzlers are really good
One of the worst candies ever. Take this upvote
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I like the texture of them. XD
Red Vine truthers stand up!
It’s the candy for people who hate candy.
I love Twizzlers but they aren’t a sub for something like red vines… you roll with twizzlers cause you like that plasticy texture and the cherry flavor.
Willey Wallaby is the licorice GOAT for me tho. I can eat the watermelon or cinnamon ones all day
I always remember thinking “Huh… this is bland, I guess it wasn’t the candy I was thinking of.”
I’m convinced that there was a strawberry flavored twisty candy straw that tasted delicious when I was a kid. Maybe it was twizzlers and my tastes simply changed, or the twizzlers recipe changed, or maybe it was something else entirely.
I love Twizzlers. But I recognize they are edible plastic and most people believe as such.
Sorry, but can’t upvote, as you actually espouse a very popular opinion.
Do we really need this in this sub? What’s next? Kraft Mac & cheese is garbage, tomatoes are garbage, Chex Mix is garbage, McDonald’s is garbage? Different people like different foods – deal with it.
Hard agree. They’re trash.
I enjoy them but this isn’t a bad take.
I didn’t even think people actually ate Twizzlers because how can you? It’s barely edible.
Concur. Upvote.
Red Vines is the way to go.
Texture is great, not overly sweet, long chew means less likely to over consume
Almond joy is the worst one for me
Top-tier texture candy. It’s like Red Vines if Red Vines were not the worst thing ever invented.
YES. I hate those things. Taste like nothing but artificial sugar and have the texture of rubber. Even when I was a kid trick-or-treating I hated them.
I agree. I don’t think I’ve met a person that prefers twisters over red vines licorice
I love the pull and peel twizzlers but the rest taste like plastic.
There’s no way liquorice being garbage is an unpopular opinion. Shit is awful
“Electric cable” is perfectly stated.
I love red Twizzlers. Any other flavor can kick rocks.
ghetto licorice
Only good Twizzlers are the filled ones. Red Vines are superior in every way.
Yep. The only Twizzlers I like are the pull n’ peel ones bc they have more flavor and are much softer. Plus they are very satisfying to peel lol
Twizzlers are for people who want to have edible ear wax. Disgusting trash
Nibs on the other hand are basically cocaine
The filled ones with the sour filling are actually good. The rest can kindly jump headfirst into the garbage.
Better than black licorice
I’m torn on this one. While you’ve described the experience of eating a Twizzler quite well, I still like eating them. So take an upvote