Ich besuche meine Familie nächste Woche, und ich will kleine Geschenke mitbringen.

I know American chocolate is inferior, but I assume it’s still a novelty. Some kind of candies probably, too. What else? Many years ago they loved to get boxed breakfast cereal and paper napkins, which seems quaint now.

It’s been years since I’ve seen them, and I’m sure everyone there can buy whatever they want on the Internet, but it will still be fun to bring something.

Any suggestions for an Ausländer?

  • Loki@feddit.de
    4·
    6 months ago

    Do they like spicy things? If so, maybe bring some really spicy snack. I’ve been disappointed by everything from the snack aisle that says “hot” on it and I don’t handle spice well at all. I suspect the US has much hotter snacks??

    • viking
      4·
      6 months ago

      Go to Penny and look for Feuerdrachen (fire dragons). That’s the real deal.

      • Loki@feddit.de
        2·
        6 months ago

        My limited research (finding a dedicated fan community on Reddit and reading the posts on there lol) leads me to believe I may not find the “real deal”… But I’ll give it a shot anyway, thanks!

        (Research because Rewe has something called Feuerdrachen and those suck :/)

        • viking
          1·
          6 months ago

          Needs to be the Penny house brand, that’s the only one with a decent level of spiciness. One of the rare few cases where someone knocked off a discount product.

          • Loki@feddit.de
            1·
            6 months ago

            I went to Penny just now and picked up a bag (the Bravo ones with the Penny logo on the back), but they must’ve changed the recipe. It’s not really hot, tastes like the Rewe ones :/

            Edit: I just checked, the Rewe Feuerdrachen and the Penny ones are the same, same ingredients, same manufacturer

            • viking
              1·
              6 months ago

              Hm, crap. That really sucks to hear, those were my favorites :-/

    • nomad
      2·
      6 months ago

      Asia Supermarket. Look for wasabi peanuts. Dont thank me yet, they get so addictive and hot you dont smell anything for days.

      • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        They are more “scharf”, though. It’s fun that in English we typically use “hot” to refer to both hot peppers and horseradish.

      • Loki@feddit.de
        2·
        6 months ago

        Unfortunately, I despise horseradish (and wasabi), but thanks for the suggestion anyway :)