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Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by dugmartin »

TrackerFF wrote: post #27

When I grew up (Norway), the portions were quite small. And we didn't have that big of a selection. If you go to the super market today in Norway, you'll likely find tens to hundreds of different flavors. Same in Sweden and Denmark. Interestingly enough, I don't think this kind of candy ("smågodt", which you buy by the weight) is too popular elsewhere? At least I haven't seen it too much in convenience stores when I'…

In the US when I was a kid in a '70s most grocery stores and supermarkets had a Brach's candy bin/wall, labelled "Pick-A-Mix", where you could buy candy by weight. The only time we got any was when my grandmother was with us as she had a huge "sweet tooth". I think by the early 2000s they were all gone (at least I haven't seen any).

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by bravesoul2 »

rasse wrote: post #8
4gotunameagain wrote: post #6

This is one of the things I never understood about Nordic countries. Most of the people are so considerate about what they eat, good ingredients, nice compositions, making it look pretty as well.. ..and then they proceed to shove great amounts of that chemical sugary shit down their throats !

As a matter of fact, even the good ingredients are 100% chemical.

Baryonic diets huh. I've been on one my whole life. With a sprinkle of neutrinos, of course.

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by karmakurtisaani »

diggan wrote: post #24
4gotunameagain wrote: post #6

This is one of the things I never understood about Nordic countries. Most of the people are so considerate about what they eat, good ingredients, nice compositions, making it look pretty as well.. ..and then they proceed to shove great amounts of that chemical sugary shit down their throats !

To be fair, the Swedish candy is a lot better today than when I was growing up there, most of it is made with a lot less sugar and vegan in many cases, with natural flavors. And there seems to be no candy that is as well made as Swedish/Nordic candy, we buy a suitcase filled with candy when we go back from Sweden, because Spanish candy is so far from the same quality...

Nordic countries have the best candies in the world, only decent competition coming from maybe Germany. Massive selection too.

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by koala_man »

fleebee wrote: post #17

The intention was to prevent tooth decay by regulating candy intake. But it turns out that mandating a special weekly(!) day for candy consumption had the opposite effect. Children are naturally interested in things that are forbidden from them, and so when the restrictions are lifted they tend to eat large amounts of candy. Furthermore, restrictions and rules are not a good way of teaching moderation. Practices like…

> The intention was to prevent tooth decay by regulating candy intake.

Yes, but crucially not by reducing candy intake.

The result of the study was that the amount of sugar didn't particularly matter, but frequency of intake and stickiness did.

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by fuglede_ »

simonask wrote: post #4

The same concept exists in Danish (lørdagsslik), and I had no idea it had such a dark history. 1959 is surprisingly recent for conducting medical experiments on people without their informed consent - one of the most horrifying things imaginable, in my opinion.

I have lived in several parts of Denmark and never once encountered the notion of "lørdagsslik"; that concept sounds completely absurd and laughable. No, in every place I have stayed, kids would only ever have fredagsslik (Friday goodies), to be consumed while watching FredagsTamTam (https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/fredagstamtam_357146).

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by 4gotunameagain »

Alifatisk wrote: post #20
4gotunameagain wrote: post #6

This is one of the things I never understood about Nordic countries. Most of the people are so considerate about what they eat, good ingredients, nice compositions, making it look pretty as well.. ..and then they proceed to shove great amounts of that chemical sugary shit down their throats !

Using chemicals isn't always a bad thing, I wish people wasn't that scared when they see the word. It is sugary shit though, but Swedish candies are commonly made with natural ingredients, such as plant-based colorings, fruit juice concentrates, and fewer artificial dyes and additives

I don't know, after reading about UPF I'm starting to avoid as many chemicals as possible.

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by simonask »

fuglede_ wrote: post #46
simonask wrote: post #4

The same concept exists in Danish (lørdagsslik), and I had no idea it had such a dark history. 1959 is surprisingly recent for conducting medical experiments on people without their informed consent - one of the most horrifying things imaginable, in my opinion.

I have lived in several parts of Denmark and never once encountered the notion of "lørdagsslik"; that concept sounds completely absurd and laughable. No, in every place I have stayed, kids would only ever have fredagsslik (Friday goodies), to be consumed while watching FredagsTamTam ( https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/fredagstamtam_357146 ).

I think it moved to Friday some time in the 90s.

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by simonask »

tephra wrote: post #12
simonask wrote: post #4

The same concept exists in Danish (lørdagsslik), and I had no idea it had such a dark history. 1959 is surprisingly recent for conducting medical experiments on people without their informed consent - one of the most horrifying things imaginable, in my opinion.

I can highly recommend the radio documentary https://www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/vipeholmsanstalten-min-... it's horrifying (in Swedish of course but hopefully more understandable to a Dane than Danish [to my own detriment and sorrow] is to us Swedes).

Thanks, I’ll check it out!

And don’t worry - the secret is to just spend a few hours actually trying with native speakers, and ideally some beers, and suddenly it will click. It goes both ways, and only takes a tiny bit of practice in my experience. :-)

Re: Lördagsgodis (Saturday Sweets)

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Post by yarnover »

dugmartin wrote: post #41
TrackerFF wrote: post #27

When I grew up (Norway), the portions were quite small. And we didn't have that big of a selection. If you go to the super market today in Norway, you'll likely find tens to hundreds of different flavors. Same in Sweden and Denmark. Interestingly enough, I don't think this kind of candy ("smågodt", which you buy by the weight) is too popular elsewhere? At least I haven't seen it too much in convenience stores when I'…

In the US when I was a kid in a '70s most grocery stores and supermarkets had a Brach's candy bin/wall, labelled "Pick-A-Mix", where you could buy candy by weight. The only time we got any was when my grandmother was with us as she had a huge "sweet tooth". I think by the early 2000s they were all gone (at least I haven't seen any).

I grew up in Connecticut in the US (east coast, southern New England, adjacent to New York State). I remember Brach's displays in grocery stores, usually placed on an end cap. When I moved to Portland, Oregon (west coast) in 2006, Fred Meyer still had the Brach's candy-by-weight display. It survived until 2010 or so. I miss it. You could buy a piece of candy off the display by placing a quarter in the slot of the tiny attached lockbox. It was perhaps the last vestige of the honor system.
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