Novelty candies are rarely more than that. When I picked up these Sour Smog Balls (from the makers of the uber-kid candy Toxic Waste) at Powell’s Sweet Shoppe, I assumed I was in for the humdrum.
Maybe they’d be sour, I thought, but likely the fake over-sour that ‘funny’ candies do, with a pedestrian texture and no discerning flavors.
Well, this may seem unebelievable to all of us… but I was wrong.
First off the colors are great. Some semi-solid, other with spreckled dots, these brought out the little dude in me and I wanted to try all of them. When you eat them, they are like a mini gobstopper. You can bite them, but they don’t crack as easily as a Skittle or the Chewy Lemonheads family. I sorta wondered whether they would break a tooth, but suddenly they give – and the sour floods in.
The morsels are small so there’s a lot of sour but it doesn’t fill up your mouth in a mess of candy. The flavors aren’t actually that figure-outable. I actually have no idea what they are – maybe a berry, and an orange. The green ones couuuuuuld be a light apple I guess. But whatever they are, they seem to be different with each color, so the experience of each one is unique.
These are fun to eat, and I can’t believe that I may actually go out and buy another package…And that’s my main ding on these: if they packaged them differently — let’s say, like an adult sour candy — I’d have no trouble buying and re-buying. But as it is, they’re doing the whole cartoony Dr. Smog character, and I’ll feel like a freak making these a candy aisle goto.
But if you want big sour in a solid little bite, forget what the other adults around you are thinking and reach for the Sour Smog Balls.
Nice! These look like a must try.
I must be the only one in the world that finds Toxic Waste candy not sour at all. Seriously. I bought these and it was just like a mini sweet jawbreaker.
I hear you Teenrobo. These aren’t crazy sour at all. But how much sour you eating? the more you eat, the less sour things seem…
Same here! I finished a big tube of the ones that look like war heads in minutes.
u gotta suck on it
that’s what she keeps saying. Zing.
I know what you mean, they look like a gimmick sour candy, but ended up as delicious blend of sweet, crunch, chewy and sour
Where do u buy these
I found them here: http://www.royalcandycompany.com/toxic-waste-sour-smog-balls-12ct-7431.html?gclid=CPeTm9_9s7YCFQpxQgodHUEAKQ. But it looks like you have to buy a 12ct. The bags are reasonably big though. They’re good too. I also somebody was selling on eBay. But that feels kinda squirrely… http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toxic-Waste-Smog-Balls-Sour-Candy-2-Pounds-/270894431002
Wheyyyyyyyyyy