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If you think candy is supposed to taste like chocolate, fruit, caramel, or maybe something vaguely sour, congratulations: you have been sheltered. Around the world, candy gets considerably more creative. We found salty licorice, squid flavored sweets, durian, paan, palm sugar that looks like firewood, and enough bizarre flavor combinations to make a trip down the international aisle feel like a culinary trust exercise.
Here are some candies from around the world that prove the definition of a sweet treat is apparently open to interpretation.
