Candy is normally a tasty little sweet treat designed to give pleasure to all. However, that is not always the case, as this list proves. For some unknown reason, some candy manufacturers have recently started producing the most disgusting candies you could image (they must be running out of ideas). Here is our list of the most disgusting candies you could ever eat.
I don’t care how this candy tastes, who in their right mind would enjoy scraping ear wax out of a plastic ear for eating? The whole idea just makes me want to gag! It even comes with its own swab. How many kids are going to start digging in their ears after they run out candy I wonder? Smart.
The gross factor in these candies is not their flavor, but the fact that they are designed to look like scabs – complete with plasters. I could possibly cope with that, but just imagine this scenario: Johnny and Jimmy are playing hide and seek. Jimmy hides in the bush that his dog Rover just recently pooped in. Jimmy inadvertently gets Rover’s poop on his hand and doesn’t realize it. They finish playing and mommy gives them some Candy Scabs to eat. Jimmy sticks it on his hand, pulls it off, and…. I think you get the picture. Dumb idea.
The first thing this Dutch candy has going against it is that it is licorice flavored. I know a lot of people like the taste of licorice, but a lot of people voted for George Bush too – it doesn’t make it right. The next problem here is that this is licorice made with an enormous amount of salt. That’s right – it is salt “candy”. Add to that the fact that it looks like something you would expect to find on the floor of an English nightclub, and you have the makings of one of the worst candies ever.
Okay – it is sweet – I will give them that, but inside each of these tasty candies is a REAL LIFE scorpion. Yup – when you lick through the sugar coating, you get to chow down on scorpion guts. Whoever came up with this candy needs to be forced to eat some Dubbel Zout.
We are really walking a thin line with this one – gorilla boogers are sweetened dried black beans (popular in Asian cooking). I was on holiday in korea once and had some of their sweet bean candy (they beat the beans to a pulp then shape it in to small bite sized pieces). It tasted like dirt. These boogers are made from the same beans. They taste like dirt too. Sweetened dirt. Enough said.
Like the scorpion candy above, this is basically a lump of melted sugar with a bunch of dead ants thrown in to it. Of all the things in the world that they could have thrown in to their candy, what the hell made them choose ants. How does this stuff get past the FDA?
Tuna was invented by mother nature for hippy vegetarians and people trying to shed some fat – so how has it managed to find its way in to candy? The main ingredient in these little blobs of sugary disgustingness is tuna. After that comes a bunch of chemicals of unknown origin, and finally sugar. Seriously – who would eat fish flavored candy?
Just because Moses and the Jews ate locusts in the desert doesn’t mean anyone should do it now! These are real crickets sprinkled with a variety of flavors. I realize that chips (which they are similar to) are not usually labeled as candy, but they are so gross (and both are equally bad for you) that they deserve a spot here. Anyone that eats these things by choice deserves to be hit with a plague of boils.
Durian fruit is a common fruit in Southeast Asia. To people unfamiliar to it, it usually evokes feelings of utter disgust. One food writer said: “its odor is best described as pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock.” You are not even allowed to bring this stuff in to hospitals or hotels in South East Asia. In Singapore, they have signs that forbid you from taking it on the public transport system (see here). That is how disgusting it is. So, it makes a lot of sense to make candy out of it. Not. But there you have it – someone has done it. This one was nearly number 1 on the list, until we discovered BeanBoozled…
BeanBoozled are jellybeans made by the company that brought us Gourmet JellyBeans. In a box of BeanBoozled we find 10 colors of beans and 20 flavors – every color has one tasty flavor, and a disgusting flavor – the idea is that you never know whether you are about to get a good one or a bad one. This makes it ideal for party games. So – why is this number one on the list? After you read the selection of “bad” flavors, you will understand: Skunk Spray, Moldy Cheese, Baby Wipes, Rotten Egg, Vomit, and more. And guess what? They really taste like their names. Next time you are watching a movie in the dark with friends, slip a few of these in to their bag of jellybeans for a great gag (literally).
Contributor: Xanthius
usually, i love all your lists, but this time i disagree on all of them except for the durian one
Durian Candy may smell bad but it really tastes good.
agreed. it’s the smell that gets people they never actually try eating it. it tastes pretty fruity
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I agree.
Don’t hate on things until you’ve tried them yourself. I’ve had hotlix, crickets, and beanboozled (which are GREAT for pranks and parties) and they’re pretty good. Didn’t like this list :/
First…well the Durian things should be on first place…the fruit itself stinks like hell..don't wanna know how the candy tastes^^
F.Y.I. the Durian candy doesn’t stink, it’s the Durian fruit that smells
Durian really tastes good..Not all durian candies smells bad , especially when added with milk and vanilla during preparation.
ugh, durian….*shudder
durian is very sweet and delicious its so fragrant..
Thanks for the remdnier of Sprees. I've not had them in a LLLLOOOOONNNNGGG time, but those were my favorite.My BFF loved the Chico Stick! Do you remember those?
While I agree most of the candy on this list sounds extremely gross, I don't really get number 8… what's wrong with salt-liquorice (or just liquorice for that matter, ok I know it comes down to taste, but still…)?
It's very common to eat, at least here in Denmark!
They look like ecstasy bills.
pills, not bills…
I have the hotlix. Theyre actually pretty good
j, are you pulling our legs on #3 and #4?!?
but I have had nasty flavored jelly beans similar to #1. Why would someone intentionally make a candy taste like vomit? (Because they know people like me will just have to try them!)
Ugh! I just had breakfast too…btw, “I know a lot of people like the taste of licorice, but a lot of people voted for George Bush too–that doesn’t make it right” Absolute genius.
There are some truly twisted candy makers out there i guess. The only one on this list i have heard of is the Hotlix. Great GROSS list!
So the bean boozle’s are a real version of the jelly beans in Harry Potter right? Wild…
you can actually buy the harry potter ones
Yeah, I was a kid when Jelly Belly made the Harry Potter ones, and they tasted real. I remember two, grass and vomit. They were disgusting.
So, I bought Beanboozled candy once because I saw it on a website and thought it was hilarious. You will not get over the fact that people try every single one no matter how gross they are because of burning curiosity. If you are looking for a conversation piece and a laugh in general, I would seriously buy these. This is the only site I have seen that has them.
http://www.candyfavorites.com/jelly-belly-bean-bo…
I agree with giann.
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Beanboozled is a replacement for the Harry Potter jelly beans. I work at a candy store and they haven’t even shipped the beanboozled yet cuz its brand new. But yeah it’s gross.
i agree with akocli, who agrees with giann
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I have actually seen HotliX, but ours had Meal worms in them. I have also seen barbeque flavored meal worms.
islanderbst: no – why?
shrpshootr: seriously? You don’t think poo or vomit flavored candy is disgusting?
SocialButterfly: yep – there is another similar type of jelly beans too – also modeled on Harry Potter.
Don’t knock durian untill youve tried it. Seriously. I know it stinks like all hell, but it actually tastes pretty damn good.
My dad and I tried durian in Indonesia last year. We both immediately vomited. Having tried it, I can definitely knock it. It tastes like an unholy combination of sweaty gym socks and rotting animal carcass.
Oh, so everyone here is fine with eating DEAD INSECTS with candy. I don’t hear much complaining about those from you.
(Ugh, just give me a moment to recover from that thought…)
The Dubbel Zout doesn’t sound bad compared to the others, but the rest have absolutely no reason to exist, except for number one which sounds great for pranks.
What, no Bit-O-Honey, Mary Janes or Neco wafers? These three never made it out of the bottom of my Trick or Treat bag except to get thrown out.
I love double zout, and those little salty licorice teddy bears, and the little hard salty licorice diamonds. ***** flavored hockey pucks according to my kids. (they are not soft, but hard and chewy)
I had a friend from Denmark, Jetta, who started me on them when I was in Grade 9. Dutch licorice and the very best open-face sandwiches ever. I don’t think she ever got to eat her lunch, me and Elaine always beggin’ it from her. Stealin’ it if that didn’t work.
Should have put that disgusting slime candy on the list. Comes in something similar to a toothpaste tube. Texture of mucus. Who wants to eat stuff that resembles stuff your body sheds? Right up there with ear wax candy.
I think the bug/scorpion candy is more of a novelty; they sold them at our version of the Kwikki-Mart. The candy tastes like sugar and water, but nobody that I know ever took a bite of the bug. Why would whole bugs be a health hazard? We eat at least a few every time we have peanut butter on toast. They’re just ground up.
I’ve actually done the prank where I slipped some disgusting jellybeans in my friends jellybean bag.
…I had to clean up his puke. -_-
I had #1 at a party, I didn’t know what a baby’s diaper tasted like until then.
excuse me… we have durian in davao, philippines. the smell is not that bad like what other people says that it stinks. taste of durian is good it a delicacy in davao. i like the candies!!! it should’t be in the number one spot!
the ear wax candy and the candy scabs sound pretty gross to my adult sensibilities, but to pre-adolescent males i can see the appeal. especially the candy scabs, def a great way to gross out your folks. also, for the candy scabs, if a mother is giving her child something to eat after they play outside, she’s probably going to make them wash their hands.
also, with the hotlix, i’ve seen some with the worms that supposedly taste like tequila, i bought one as a gag gift for a friend and now its kept with his liquor so he can try to tempt drunk friends to eat it.
durian smells bad but taste like heaven… just believe me and try it……..
Hmm, this was not a list for me. I am not a great candyfan of any sorts, but most of this is so deeply subjective and cultural that is just doesn’t work well as any sort of toplist. And much of it seems to be rather forced… take number nine for instance. Jimmy got dogpoo on his hands and got a candy… and stuck it on his hand and then ate it. How is this different from Jimmy got dogpoo on his hand and then got any other candy, and then ate it. I don’t use a fork when I eat candy, so if your hands are dirty I don’t see the difference.
There are also three entries of various bugs in candy… well, basically any red candy (and many other foods) you ever eat is coloured with a dye made from crushed beetles, so eating insects is nothing new to you. I don’t consider any of those disgusting, and I know in many cultures candied insects are indeed eaten as treats.
So while I probably wouldn’t eat the tuna candy, the only ones I could agree is somewhat disgusting is the ear wax and the vomit flavour – the ear wax LOOKS disgusting and the vomit flavoured would TASTE disgusting. Which makes me feel they should have been on different lists.
Gross and wrong on all counts.
Cockroaches, scorpions and ants?! Oh, my!
Good god…
Interesting enough, I found scorpions, ants, larvet, worms and butterflies in candy. Talk about gross. Look here. http://search.candyfavorites.com/search/keywords-hotlix–page-2
i have heard that although durian is atrocious to the olfactory senses, the taste and texture to the human palette is truly enjoyable! many hotels do ban the eating of durian fruit in the rooms, but a traveler told me it is most obvious very few guests obey the rules! ii would love to try it… sure, it might stink… but if it tastes as delightful as it’s odor is nefarious, it is worth a try!
also, the fruit is about the size of a foot ball and covered in spines… having been clonked in the noggin by a coconut once, i can’t imagine the concussion that would result form a falling durian!
You’re really right.
I accually love DZ’s. They are not licorice with a bunch of salt dumped in. They are flavored with (I think) ammonium nitrate. If you read the label it reads 0% sodium.
I love Durian!! I grew up with the stuff so I love the smell and taste. I think that Westerners (I am asian) are not used to it which is why they gag at the fragrance.
locust isint actually too bad..if cooked by a professional.just many people in western society seem to have a hang up about eating insects but they are a delicy in many african countries.they have a crunchy texture and a white meat taste i feel
aww.. but i LOVE durian. its one of my favorite fruits.
ToT. i guess the description was a too exaggerated.
i guess he must’ve smelled a reject or something.
God. why do many people hate durian? T_T
two words….CIRCUS…PEANUTS
Also, at the convenience store I work at, we seasonally sell various candies that make me wonder why anyone would ever want such trash. These include Dog Food candy (brown candy bits served in a mini dog bowl) and Toilet candies (Powder candy that is served in a mini toilet).
There was a recent feature on the AV Club’s site about the Crick-ettes. They also tried pickle juice popsicles. Blech…
http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/taste_test_crick_ettes_flavored
Other than the stupid western candies that are disgusting as a marketing ploys, all of these are just culturally specific candies. If you’ve grown up with any of them, they really do taste good. And crickets are just crunchy, they’re not that weird to eat.
BeanBoozeled are like those jellybeans from Harry Potter but they were made in real life. They were made by Jelly Belly too.
I’ve had a deep fried cricket before. It tasted like popcorn!
“Tuna was invented by mother nature for hippy vegetarians”
Anyone else notice this
“Seriously – who would eat fish flavored candy?”
My cat’s would =P
lol
durian. the fruit itself tastes pretty decent..and it doesnt really smell ‘bad’..just its a very strong odor..if you know what i mean .. and when i had it they said not to have beer with it for some reason.
i wanna my hands on them beanboozeled jellies lol..so i can feed to my mates =D
There’s “Cat Butt Candy”. thats a funny one
About 10 years ago:
The was an assortment of japanese snacks before me.
i once blindly ate a a handfull of what looked like , on closer inspection, to be fried baby minnows . eyes and spines and all.
they came out of a medium sized potatochip-like bag.
I wanted to gag.
I eat those all the time they are yummy! But one time I got them in my granola bar. I wasn’t too happy about that though. I was really looking forward to eating it.
I have eaten the vomit jellybeans. It actually left an acidic burning feeling in the back of my throat, very similar to the feeling after puking. I don’t know how they can make chemicals that taste that way, but it’s pretty amazing.
I have also smelled durian candy. Not tasted, just smelled. That was enough for me. Great list.
Who Wrote this. I’m sure I shouldn’t be commenting before my first cup’o'java. but I was curious to know Who wrote this Biased, simple minded, “EEEWWWwww it looks gross” list
“but a lot of people voted for George Bush too”- Jamie tell me it isn’t you, please tell me you didn’t write this into a list.
For anyone who doesn’t like the bugs. Come over to my place and I’ll show you what Good Grub is like.
Thank you for pointing this out.
i have actually had dubbel zout before, as much of my family is dutch.
the name means “double salt”, i believe, and they sure are salty as hell.
but, hey, we americans like our candy sour, and mexicans like theirs spicy.
you should have added lucas lemon or sweet tart ropes. ack!
as for necco wafers, those belong on a list of top 10 stupidest candies ever.
I grew up on salt licorice. It is hardly in the same category as the children’s sugary garbage it is listed among. Millions of adults enjoy this – it comes in a very wide variety of forms, with a gratifying assortment of flavor subtleties.
I recently saw a program about the JellyBelly factory and they talked about the “Harry Potter” jelly beans. The vomit flavored ones are actually an enhanced version of their previously canceled “pepperoni pizza” jelly bean. Smart really, making money from unpopular flavors by re-packaging them and riding the Harry Potter wave.
Ok So in 8th grade I ate a live cricket for 10 points extra credit in science. It was…interesting to say the least. Lol
But I was eating my cereal until I read this, lost my appetite.
I have to say I am surprised by the discontent this list has caused! I found it quite funny when I read it for the first time. Sure it includes some things that are cultural – but why does that matter? 60% of the items are from the US and, frankly, most American’s wouldn’t eat those items OR the 40% that aren’t from the US. Why not just laugh at them all and appreciate that the list is not meant to offend? Xanthius has contributed other lists that were very popular and I am sure he is not meaning this in a derogatory manner. Perhaps he can comment on his motivation to allay everyone’s fears
Jamie: Where do you get this stuff? My boys would love the ear wax and scabs!
Catriona: scabs here: http://www.candywarehouse.com/candyscabs.html
Ear wax here: http://www.candywarehouse.com/earwaxcandy.html
Enjoy
Maybe THIS should’ve been the Your View…?
Don’t worry, I’ll laugh all you want once I’m done regurgitating my lunch
Nah, I don’t think this list was too offensive. I’m sure Xanthius tried his best to ‘candy-coat’ the worse parts! (badabum-pshh!)
babygirl2882: wow! Kudos to you. I couldn’t do it!
Kreachure: funny
I am sure everyone is envious for having been beaten to that one! 
I’d definitely try the hotlix, only because I’ve had scorpion vodka before. While we didn’t actually eat the scorpion from the bottle, the vodka was really yummy after having that thing soak in it. I just wouldn’t be afraid to eat them, especially if they’re sweetened by candy.
The earwax wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t look so much like the real stuff, earwax has always been something that really grossed me out. Otherwise the gummy scabs are probably the only other thing on the list I’d try…
Oh! Also, a candy that might be good for this list are Candy Syringes. Not the Sweet Shot kind, which I’ve never tasted, the ones I’m referring to are a Japanese snack. I had one a few months ago and it was awful, it tasted like really bad duck sauce. I don’t know the name (I can’t read Japanese), and I couldn’t find it online, but it really is one of the most disgusting things I ever tasted.
Haha… I’ve had the Scorpion lolly and the chocolate covered ants. Mmm.
UGH, some weeks ago i tried a durin candy, and it was the wrost thing i ever tasted in MY LIFE! It’s like sweet onions, and you can’t get the taste out of your mouth, agh. I don’t know what the hell it’s worng with Singapur…
I live in Thailand and can tell you that Durian and Jackfruit do smell horrible. BUT ! The candy has no (ZERO) smell and Durian tastes like custard. The candy is very good. As for Salt Licorice, how is that weird ? Half of Europe eats it. Try Licorice with salt and Tabasco- Turkish Pepper it’s called.
eating bugs isnt a big deal. ants can be delicious, and the hotlix sounds good!
corey (#34)
Yeah, I noticed it. Sounded kinda pejorative to me. Also, makes no sense.
I’ve been a vegetarian for 30 years. I don’t eat anything with a face, which includes tuna.
I think you were reaching on that one, jf.
‘JF’ didn’t write this, Xanthius did.
Please don’t kill the messenger.
I remember back in DC when they had the locust plague (yep, it does happen). Anyway, they had an article in The Washington Post that year of gourmet restaurants not only serving the locusts they’d catch, but freezing them to serve for the years when they didn’t have a nice, little plague. There were some people who did this on their own as well. Apparently, they’re very crunchy.
They used to have those jelly beans named for the beans in Harry Potter. Why’d they have to change the name? Or is this another company taking the idea? Do they still sell those Bertie Bott’s Beans (or whatever they’re called)? I loved those; my boyfriend and I bought a few bags and dared each other to eat the gross ones out of the other’s bag.