Do they still make Warheads? Those were the sour candy when I was growing up, lol.
Yeah, but the sour only lasts for literally 5 seconds then it's completely gone. ):
I think that’s probably a good thing. I’ve eaten so many warheads the skin started to come off my tongue.
Anyone know why that is?
My assumption is acid eating away some component of the skin
Yes.
1 warhead = 10 lemons.
Still make them and you can buy them by the flavor off Amazon. I bought a box of black cherry and blue raspberry last year. I recieved blue raspberry Larry Taffy instead of Warheads, so I throw those fuckers in malic acid and lost a layer of skin on my tongue, so worth it.
You want REALLY sour? Buy some citric acid and pour a bit over some wet grapes. Tasty and probably the most sour thing I've ever had. Warheads and Toxic Waste candy are not too bad for me, but this makes my jowels sting.
Get some malic acid if you want it to be a different type of sour, or tartaric acid if you want it to be more tart.
Oh actually other suggestions; buy some N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (Often called NALT), it's incredibly sour and slightly sweet, once again different from from the fruit acids (malic, citric, tartaric). NALT is a precursor to Tyrosine an amino acid. You need only the tiniest amount on the tongue to get the affect. The sourness is from the acetyl group, and I think the slight sweetness is from the tyrosine/or the complete structure, as related compounds are used as artificial sweeteners.
Sounds like the heroin of sour. I need a hit.
Just to be pedantic, the acidity doesn't come from the acetyl group - - it comes from the tyrosine, an amino acid.
To make the grapes even better, freeze them with the citric acid. It makes an awesome treat.
I'm down. Thanks!
Slightly different qualifier, but I hate sour powder. It tears up your mouth too much. I love Haribo Twin Snakes because, while they aren't incredibly sour, it's the gummy itself that's sour, no powder involved.
Yo I am COMPLETELY on board with your mom, shocktarts were THE BEST!!!
Right??? Absolutely loved them, too!!
It makes me sad that they were discontinued.. that and Cremesavers! Especially the strawberry/raspberry ones!
Dude. Yes.
Nobel Super Lemon candy is sour AF, if you have an Asian market near you.
I miss the sour Altoids. They were the perfect amount of sour without overpowering the actual flavor, stayed sour for a while, and still tasted good after the sourness had faded.
Lofty Pursuits was a fan too, and they made their own version!
https://www.pd.net/products/tangerine-sours-secret-pre-order
Oh, this sounds dope! I may have to order a couple of these.
Maybe my taste buds are just broken, but for me, candy has always been either very sour for a very short time, or slightly sour all the way through. I’ve never had anything be very sour all the way through.
Anything sour from this shop
I'm personally a fan of the sour tangerine candies since they resemble Altoids sours
Well that all looks interesting!
Is it handmade stuff?
Yeah it's all handmade
The extra sour Skittles are hella sour and good.
I also enjoyed the spicy ones they had for a limited time. Got them once thinking they would be kinda lame, but I ended up buying at least 1 bag a week until they were discontinued.
Of course nothing beats Lucas or Sour Warheads. Do they still make ShockTarts? I haven't seen them shits in a long time.
Super Lemon by Nobel, they're a Japanese candy maker.
I also recommend Miracle Berries, they add an interesting experience for anyone interested in sour flavors.
Barnetts Mega Sour Fizz Bombs are insanely sour for about a minute. We love sour candy in our house, but we can only have two a day for the damage they do. They can be tough to find if avoiding Amazon, we have to get them from a British imports store a few cities over.
Freeze-dried sour Skittles are also excellent. They'll be gone pretty fast
I’ve never had them but Black Death Candy is very sour.
Here’s a video of L.A. Beast eating some and having a bad time.
I'm looking to give her a nice treat, not an aneurysm! Lol
Zours were great like 10 years ago. They don't make them anymore though. Instead, they make Mike N Ike sours. They have some of the Zours flavors but not all of them. Still good though. I will admit the sour flavor disappears after a few seconds but it's worth a taste.
Sour Boys makes sour candy and they are fairly sour, but generally less sour than Warheads.
Lemonheads.
Not very sour, unfortunately.
They're hard candies and not gummies, though.
They're unfortunately terrible tasting though. I like sour stuff and the sour isn't the problem. The other flavors of The candy is bad.
There's a video on YouTube from Bon Appetit where Claire make some very sour candy.
My favorite these days is Albanese sour bears. They are sour all the way through and the flavors are varied and excellent. Not super sour, but I find them very flavorful and consistently tart from start to finish.
Warheads or toxic waste
I buy citric acid powder and sprinkle it on things
airheads
they're outta control
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