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Hallo! What American novelties would Germans enjoy? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ich besuche meine Familie nächste Woche, und ich will kleine Geschenke mitbringen.

I know American chocolate is inferior, but I assume it's still a novelty. Some kind of candies probably, too. What else? Many years ago they loved to get boxed breakfast cereal and paper napkins, which seems quaint now.

It's been years since I've seen them, and I'm sure everyone there can buy whatever they want on the Internet, but it will still be fun to bring something.

Any suggestions for an Ausländer?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Do they like spicy things? If so, maybe bring some really spicy snack. I've been disappointed by everything from the snack aisle that says "hot" on it and I don't handle spice well at all. I suspect the US has much hotter snacks??

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Go to Penny and look for Feuerdrachen (fire dragons). That's the real deal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My limited research (finding a dedicated fan community on Reddit and reading the posts on there lol) leads me to believe I may not find the "real deal"... But I'll give it a shot anyway, thanks!

(Research because Rewe has something called Feuerdrachen and those suck :/)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Needs to be the Penny house brand, that's the only one with a decent level of spiciness. One of the rare few cases where someone knocked off a discount product.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I went to Penny just now and picked up a bag (the Bravo ones with the Penny logo on the back), but they must've changed the recipe. It's not really hot, tastes like the Rewe ones :/

Edit: I just checked, the Rewe Feuerdrachen and the Penny ones are the same, same ingredients, same manufacturer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Hm, crap. That really sucks to hear, those were my favorites :-/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Asia Supermarket. Look for wasabi peanuts. Dont thank me yet, they get so addictive and hot you dont smell anything for days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately, I despise horseradish (and wasabi), but thanks for the suggestion anyway :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

They are more "scharf", though. It's fun that in English we typically use "hot" to refer to both hot peppers and horseradish.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I don't know! It seems like a fun idea, though.