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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Eiffel BonBons
Then folks commented that they were fabulous and I was missing out on something. So I started looking for them. After all, they were introduced in the United States after being known as a sleeper hit amongst travelers to France and students of the French language (apparently they’re sold by French clubs at schools all over North America). Supposedly they’re available at Target or Wal-Mart, but I’ve not seen them at all. But what are they? Even after eating a whole package, I’m not sure if I can adequately describe them.
They’re little spheres, about the size of a hazelnut or garbanzo bean. They’re not completely consistent in color or size but in the case of the Strawberry ones, they’re pink with darker pink flecks. They’re powdery on the outside, kind of like Smarties can be. They smell like strawberry or pink cotton candy - just sweet and fresh. On the tongue the coating is sweet. There’s a slight shell on the candy, but it’s not crunchy, more like a Smarties kind of crumbly compressed dextrose coating. It’s not tangy though, just sweet with a light touch of strawberry. Inside is a soft and tangy fruit chew. It’s a foamy Starburst, it’s pillowy when you bite into it. (Also like a Starburst it has gelatin.) It doesn’t have the sophistication that the name seems to indicate, but the taste & texture are definitely unlike other candies that I’ve had. If you’re going to go to the trouble of importing a candy into the crowded American confectionery market, it should be unique. I’m smitten and I really want another bag ... this one was only 1.25 ounces. They also come in Green Apple. Caitlin at Candy Addict gave them an overall positive review. As far as I can tell there are two avenues for purchasing this. You can stumble across it wherever it’s been picked up for retail or buy it online (Apple & Strawberry only). The other option, if you know you like it, is to buy in mass quantities from the same place that school groups do for their fundraisers (but you’d better be sure you like it, the minimum is 80 packages and they also carry the full range of flavors like Watermelon, Cherry & Blue Raspberry). Related Candies
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Wow, I haven’t had these since junior high French class. I remember loving them at the time. Maybe I should check out those websites…
My sister tasted these in French class and screeched at me for weeks to find these for her. I finally broke down and ordered a box online, but I don’t see what makes these so special. My conclusion is that the French are brainwashing American high school students through these seemingly innocent candies.
My situation is the same as K’s - I haven’t seen (or eaten) those BonBons since MY junior high French class either!! Ahh, memories :0)
Our high school French club ordered these and sold them as a fundraiser but EVERY year they always ran out early. They had us all addicted.
Just like when Caitlin reviewed them, you’ve made me nostalgic for middle school and high school French! I used to lose so much money selling these because I’d eat at least half of my lot every time.
I loved these in high school and am glad to finally find them!
I found someone selling packs of 14 of these on eBay. She has all the flavors and you get to choose how many of each you want in the 14. Pretty cheap too, I think it was around $10 without shipping.
Thought you’d like to know.
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I was actually quite surprised when I read this entry, bonbons are abundant in Ireland and used to be sold in confectioner’s from glass jars bought weighed out in ‘quarters’ and ‘pounds’. Although these confectioners aren’t quite as popular now we can still buy Bonbons in packets so to find out that they seem to have a French origin surprises me.
I just read this review earlier today and then happened to find some of these while I was out today at Alco. They are definitely addictive!
I remember these from middle school. The band or somebody used to sell them, we all bought them up like hot cakes. They are definitely hard to describe. Powdery and chewy… and addictive!
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