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Mexican Candy

A Unique Combination of Flavors

Mexican Candy has a unique combination of flavors. Sweetness of sugar and hotness of chili are often combined to produce a flavor different from anything else.

It is common to find Mexican candies made with ingredients that we may associate more to a salty meal than to a candy, for instance corn-flavored candy (which often comes shaped as a corn).

Despite the “strange” ingredients, or maybe thanks to them, traditional Mexican candy is becoming an important export product and the international demand for such a delicacy rises.

The most wanted Mexican candy is the one made for special religious celebrations. The “Calaveras de Azúcar” are tiny skulls made of sugar, decorated with brilliant, festive colors. They are placed on the dead people’s graves on the Dia de los Muertos (day of the dead), to commemorate their lives. The decorations are so great that many people consider them art pieces instead of candy.

Every Mexican holiday has its own candy. Entering a Mexican candy store is almost like entering a whole new world of fun, for the decorations make each candy shop unique.

One of the most reputable candy producers is Vero Mexican Candy. Years of candy-making made Vero a top Mexican candy manufacturer, and there is virtually no country without a Mexican candy importer of Vero’s line of sweet treats.

“Chicle”, or chewing gum, is also one of the local “sweeties”. The name “Chicle” comes from the hispanization of the word Txzícl, which is the name of the tree from which crewing gum is extracted. It is interesting to know that an explorer named Adams found this tree and carried its resin to the US: the Adam’s chewing gum was born. Of course, Mexican chewing gum is different from gums available in other countries. It comes in several flavors, including corn, and some “Chicles” come covered in chili powder.

There are many different types of candy, with many shapes, textures and colors. Some of them are liquid, some are solid, some are dark and some are light-colored. Whichever one is your favorite, you can be sure that its taste will be unique. Mexican candy can be considered one of the several forms of art that Mexico gives to this world.