Unforgettable childhood flavors: Netizens vote "popping candy" as the top nostalgic snack!

▲ Traditional-style convenience stores are part of many people’s childhood memories. (Photo by reporter Lee Tzu-yi, same below)

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Remember when you were a kid, the most exciting thing after school was heading to the convenience store near your school to pick out your favorite candies and cookies with friends? That wonderful memory must still be fresh in your mind. It was like a magical convenience store that had everything, holding a special place in children’s hearts. Many years have passed—do you still remember what your favorite snack was back then? According toDaily View Internet Meter, the snack that tugs at netizens’ nostalgia the most is popping candy, with its wonderfully strange texture, taking the top spot—far ahead of jelly sticks in second place. Relive those memories now!

▲ Popping Candy.

1. Popping Candy
Popping candy, as the name suggests, creates a wild, jumping sensation in your mouth, almost as if it's exploding, giving the sweet a fun twist rather than just being plain and boring.

2. Jelly Sticks
Jelly sticks are basically jelly shaped into long tubes. Bite a small hole into one and keep sucking out the jelly—its intriguing fruity flavor always leaves you wanting more.

3. Gummy Candy
Flattened gummy candies are often shaped like baby bottles or cola bottles, coming in two or three flavors. As you eat them, you play with them using both your hands and mouth, stretching and pulling them—super fun.

▲ Golden Plum Lollipops.

4. Golden Plum
The combination of maltose and sour plums gives an authentically sweet-and-sour taste, making it a true representative of classic lollipops.

5. Cola Candy
Dozens of pink cola candies come in cute-shaped jars. One bite usually means several candies—you just can’t have enough of that sweet cola flavor that holds such a special place in children’s hearts.

6. Dried Figs
There are many packaging styles for dried figs—the small round tin was the most common one back in the day. The taste that starts off sour and then turns sweet is loved not only by kids but also by many adults.

7. Sarsaparilla Candy
A bottle of sarsaparilla used to be pricey for kids, so “sarsaparilla candy,” which tastes very similar to the drink, became the go-to choice. When you craved sarsaparilla, just pop one of these in your mouth—so satisfying!

8. Ring Candy
Remember how much little girls loved playing house? Putting on a ring instantly turned you into a princess. Now you know how high ring candy ranked in their hearts!

▲ Zilu Chocolate. (Photo fromZilu Chocolatefan page)

9. Zilu Chocolate
Zilu Chocolate comes in a variety of flavors and became all the rage across Taiwan for its smooth, creamy taste and the perfect combo of chocolate, soft candy, and cookie fillings. Even today, you can still find them in convenience stores.

▲Morinaga Fruit Drops. (Photo /Morinaga Taiwan Co., Ltd.)

10. Morinaga Fruit Drops
The iron-box-packaged Morinaga Fruit Drops from childhood were nothing short of a dream treat for kids. Compared to other candies, they were pricier, and back in those days, children who often enjoyed Morinaga Fruit Drops were considered to come from relatively well-off families.