Awesome Twosome Chews

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Posted on June 07, 2011
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Awesome Twosome Chews

Posted by Michael on June 07, 2011

My husband picked these up somewhere (Wal-Mart?) and mentioned that I might like them.  I'll admit I was skeptical.  I don't like gummy candy as much as he does, and we don't usually gravitate strongly to the same candy.  Still, I decided to try a piece and was pleasantly surprised. 

The key is that these candies are chews-- not gummis.  The texture is much less gelatinous than, say, a gummi bear, and they have a light dusting of "sour sugar" that supplies a nice tang.  They remind me slightly-- but favorably-- of Haribo's Fruity Pasta candy, though Awesome Twosome Chews are significantly softer and less tart than Fruity Pasta. 

The gimmick with this candy is that each (approximately half-inch square) piece is comprised of two flavors.  Each center is of one flavor and is wrapped in a layer of a second flavor.  In this bag, we had two flavor combinations-- watermelon wrapped around green apple and cherry wrapped around orange.  As far as I know, these are the only flavor combinations currently available, which seems a little limited.  Most bags of candy chews these days seem to come in assortments of at least three different flavors.  At least both of these flavor combos are good.  I didn't find myself avoiding a particular color, as sometimes happens in bags of assorted flavors. 

Once you get past the slight tanginess of the powdered coating, the candy itself is sweet and quite tasty, with a pleasant chewiness that doesn't devolve into a gooey, tooth-sticking mess, as some soft, chewy candies do.  I can definitely taste both flavors in each candy, though sometimes one seems to dominate the other.  The citrus flavor in the cherry/orange is quite strong and mouth-watering, while the watermelon/green apple has a slightly sour, puckering effect.  The two flavor combinations pair well. 

I ate my last few Awesome Twosome Chews while writing this review, and I'm left wishing I had more.  That's the sign of a pretty decent little candy. 







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