This Side of the Pond

On a recent drive to Denver, we took the first of several breaks in Lusk. I have been led to believe that it is against the law on a long journey to stop for gas without checking the snack selection, so off I went to see what chips and sodas were available to supplement our stocks.

Imagine my surprise to see a familiar red box on the candy shelf – one I had never seen on this side of the pond. Inside was a type of candy called Maltesers®, which are chocolate-covered malted milk balls.

They’re theoretically the same as Whoppers, only larger and less dense, with better quality chocolate (sorry)....