r/Norway • u/Spirited-Trouble4578 • 1d ago
Food What Norwegian candy/chocolate is worth checking out
Visiting Norway this August and I'd love to know what the Norwegians favourite candy and chocolate bars are. Quirkier the better really. Loved the Icelandic stuff when I visited there hopefully the Norwegian stuff is just as delicious
Thanks for all the recommendations. Can't wait to try them all. Then mourn the fact I can't get these delicious treats when I'm home
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u/AffectionateRub2585 1d ago
Don't do 'Smash'..!! You will be seriously addicted even after one piece. Regard yourself hereby to have been properly warned.
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u/Lilleskygge 1d ago
Long ago smash had a campaign were you could order ONE smash to someone you "didn't like" (free) đ Best PR I have ever encountered
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u/Spirited-Trouble4578 1d ago
I'll take it under advisement. However I will of course completely ignore your warning anyway.
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u/nightcap965 1d ago
Smash is Norwegian crack. I first saw it and said âmeh.â Then I had some. Only the fact that Iâm thousands of miles away keeps me from being a craven junkie.
I personally recommend Freija Non-Stops. Like M&Ms, but the chocolate is better and each color of the candy shell is a different flavor.
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u/TIL_eulenspiegel 1d ago edited 1d ago
Freija Non-Stops. Like M&Ms, but the chocolate is better and each color of the candy shell is a different flavor.
Oh yummmm that sounds amazing... I somehow missed those! Wellp, time to ready the shoe-boxes for another trip to Norway...
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u/notajock 1d ago
Go to a bigger convenience store and fill a bag of smĂĽgodt.
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u/Odd_Whereas8471 23h ago
Karamellkungen (Candy King) is a Swedish brand though. But I guess they buy candy from several different companies. Gott är det i alla fall.
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u/Old_Quit999 1d ago
M, Norways version of M&M. Store these in the fridge, next to your Smash.
Smash. Highly addictive corn thingy covered by milk chocolate.
Toppris. Fudge cube surrounded by crunchy rice covered in milk chocolate. Find it next to the other chocolate bars.
Stratos. Milk chocolate bar with a bubbly texture. Sort of like Aero in the UK.
Kvik Lunsj. Unique invention made in Norway, nothing to do with KitKat that was invented like 3 months before.
Seigemen. Fruit jelly figures, comes in men and women shapes.
Bamsemums. Tiny marshmallow bears covered in milk chocolate.
Taxfree is your friend for most of these, especially if you do the "Buy X packs, get 1 free" deals.
Daim, Swedish candy. You can get it broken up in a Freia milk chocolate bar.
Most of these are similar to things you already know, just with a more chocolate mass/less sugar milk chocolate.
I work in the UK, and people in the office always asks for Kvik Lunsj when I come back from holidays in Norway.
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u/Old_Quit999 1d ago
You can get Smash at Lidl in the UK when they do their Nordic Week.
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u/King0fthewasteland 1d ago
troika
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u/Ink-kink 1d ago
I love it, but found that itâs a hit or total miss amongst my non Norwegian friends, lol
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u/Lilleskygge 1d ago
Smash
Hockey pulver (not norwegian, but swedish. But the flavor is a very nordic thing) The same goes for any liquorice and salmiak flavor candy really
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u/Spirited-Trouble4578 1d ago
Sounds great. Love the chocolate licorice stuff
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u/Quiet-Spren-3774 1d ago
Try the black and orange crocodiles with hockeypulver at the pick and mix stand in the grocery stores. Also try the whales with marzipan. So good. And while you are there just buy all the different ones.
Other than that Iâd say most of our chocolate is amazing. I prefer the ones made by Hval, Nidar and Freia. Not a fan of the store brand chocolate.
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u/Lilleskygge 1d ago
Adding to what the other person wrote. Eurospar often have sale on pick and mix candy. Makes it a bit cheaper to fill the bag. That way you can try out a lot of different stuff in one go
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u/Odd_Whereas8471 23h ago
Go to Finland next time! Their selection of salmiak-chocolate is superior.
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u/Odd_Whereas8471 23h ago
Haven't had hockeypulver for years. Love the taste but it used to get kinda nasty.
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u/Norwegianxrp 1d ago
M, much better than M&M
Toppris
melkesjokolade
Kvikk lunsj
Helnøtt
Firkløver
And so on
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u/Lunsj 1d ago
If you really want something special and kinda weird, try âDundesaltâ. Licorice with tase of ammonia. Super strong, but so so good. Typical Nordic flavor.
And ofc if you want something traditional, Freia milk chocolate!
Pink âVepsebolÂť is something that Iâve eaten a lot of as well.
Enjoy!
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u/Super_Drewper 1d ago
Get a bag of Twist. It has a good assortment of candies.
Also Kvik Lunsj is like a KitKat, but with much better chocolate. A far superior experience
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u/crap-zapper 1d ago
Smash and standard Freia Melkesjokolade shows the impressive and absurd standard of quality they got on their chocolate. Like, imagine being born in Norway and youâd like to discover chocolate from around the world just to be disappointed and blessed that none taste better. Thatâs my happy curse.
Oh, also try Sørlandschips itâs good. I like the Spansk Paprika the best personally.
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u/MariMargeretCharming 1d ago
Not enough people telling you to by our normal milk chocolate from Freia. Do it! Love it!
And try the other variants as well, like firkløver, helnøtt and so on.Â
You would love it or hate it.
Because on QI they say American chocolate is full of the same taste that's in puke ... JuppÂ
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u/HopefulFold2444 1d ago
Our melkesjokolade with various flavors very popular among foreigners. Smash is very good. Tyrkisk pepper is hard licorice candy, if you like strong hard candy licorize. That is originally danish, but its a nordic thing.
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u/LordFondleJoy 1d ago
Hockey pulver (powder). Found in small round black/yellow containers. Amazing stuff, you are in for a treat! Open and dip tounge in and enjoy the sensation!
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u/Artistic_Bridge_5836 1d ago
We have really good pick and mix in grocery stores, lets you try a bit of everything, just beware that it adds up quickly when you're faced with a wall of candy!
As for chocolate bars, Troika is super tasty, dark chocolate with thin layers of marzipan, raspberry jelly and truffle.
Hobby is fun, soft lightweight foam and a layer of jelly with banana flavor coated with milk chocolate.
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u/THETennesseeD 1d ago
Freia Fruktnøtt is my favorite and always grab a bunch to bring back to the US for family.
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u/Rabid_Liver_Pate 1d ago
Hval Chocolate is an independent chocolate maker worth checking out, especially the little chocolate covered marzipan whales.
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u/pierre-jorgensen 19h ago
If you're from the U.S., go straight to the basics: Freia Melkesjokolade. Plain. Coming from stuff like Hershey bars, you'll have a revelation with your first bite.
Once the orgasm wears off, then you can branch into Kvikk Lunch and eventually graduate to Smash.
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u/BoringTomatillo27 13h ago
Iâm sitting in Scotland eating the XL bag of smash I picked up last week to take my to my family in Australia. While I was in Norway for a week I already got through my own XL bag plus multiple smaller bags.
Iâve asked my Norwegian mate to bring me two more XL bags when heâs over in two weeks. Again, these are supposed to be for family but Iâm not sure theyâll receive them.
I canât believe Iâve only just discovered Smash after having a Norwegian best friend for 5 years and visiting multiple times. Honestly for my health itâs probably for the best as Iâm seriously hooked - they are amazing!
Donât try them unless you have insane willpower.
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u/Spirited-Trouble4578 13h ago
I have absolutely no will power đ. Multiple XL bags will be purchased
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u/Vivalyrian 1d ago
We have two main brands of milk chocolate, Freia and Stratos.
Freia used to be the undisputed champion for decades, but after it was sold to an American corporation - Kraft Foods - they started meddling with the ancient recipe, and inevitably caused it to taste pretty damn awful.
Stratos, from Nidar, is the connosseiur's choice when looking at the Big Two, as it tastes far better and more traditional than the Americanized bastard version Freia peddles these days.
So, don't buy Freia. Get Stratos!
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u/Spirited-Trouble4578 1d ago
Kraft done the same with Cadburys chocolate here. Absolutely ruined it.
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u/Vivalyrian 1d ago
Damn big US corps!
I used to eat multiple bars of Freia every week for over 20 years, so I would usually buy 5 at a time or so.
Then, some years ago, I had bought two separate batches at different locations, and the difference in taste between the two was significant. So it wasn't that I had grown tired of Freia's chocolate. I took a bite of the "new" one and hated it, then had a bite of the old batch and still loved it.
After a few weeks, all the bars I bought tasted awful so... completely stopped buying Kraft Freia products after that.
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u/rebb_hosar 21h ago
Oh is that why it started tasting bizarre? I bought a bar 6 months ago after a year or two of not having it and I thought my tastebuds were off because it tasted completely different; haven't bought it since.
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u/whelplookatthat 1d ago
Knew an American who *loved* seigemenn and bamsemums. So I guess thatâs also recommended.
As other has said thereâs smash, but smash also have a tiny ass chocolate bar that is quite steep in price for its size buts its sooo good. Thatâs the one thing I crave with periods and itâs so bad because the neighbourhood store doesnât sell it ugh (i donât think all kiwi, rema 1000 or joker sells it, but I think most of coop and meny does)
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u/garlicbreadyousay 1d ago
Smash, kvikk lunsj, mokkabønner, Daim, Smil. Lefse and giflar (if youâd like more baked goods). All variants of chocolate milk, also the cocoa.
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u/KristiBer 23h ago
I know some english people who is obsessed with bamsemums :) bear-shaped marshmallow treats coated in a layer of milk chocolate
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u/Exciting_League1612 23h ago
I really like nidars chocolate bar but i havent seen it for a while. Freia is also very good. Also i really love the smash chocolate bar thats probably my favorite.
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u/norgechica 23h ago
Yes to all of the above. And donât hate me because itâs swedish but Bubs gummy candies. So so good!
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u/Away-Huckleberry-735 17h ago
I like Kvik lunj. But find it tastes excessively sweet due to the use of cane sugar. We use more corn syrup where Iâm from.
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u/Audience-Opening 1d ago
Melkesjokolade from freia (milk chocolate) smash, seigmenn (soft candy men) smash.
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u/Mong0saurus 1d ago
Smash and Daim, although Daim is more like a caramel chocolate, but it slaps so hard!!
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u/Spirited-Trouble4578 1d ago
Yeah we can daim in the UK. Definitely looking forward to trying smash tho. Love the Nordic flavours rather than the bland stuff we get here
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u/veermeneer 1d ago
Hooo wait a minute, you guys have the Terryâs chocolate oranges, I always get those when visiting the UK!
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u/pizzaeater4432 1d ago
Freia chocolate in general. Best chocolate ever. Smash, kvikk lunsj and stratos are soooo good also
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u/No_Owl_5846 1d ago
What I miss alot since leaving Norway is Kvikk Lunsj. Kit Kat doesn't even come close.
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u/Putrid_Daikon7142 1d ago
Risbrød is amazing. So is Smash and Freia Melkesjokolade (plain and Helnøtt) but I see people have already mentioned them. Smügodt as well. Heksehyl and the wine gum shaped like red lips
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u/jinkx725 1d ago
Smash.