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[โ€“] rbn@sopuli.xyz 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

If someone is looking for an alternative that is...

  • really delicious
  • vegan
  • ecologic
  • made in Germany / Berlin
  • manufactured by a small company

...you can have a look at the products from Kojake.

https://www.kojake.info/c/vegane-schokoriegel-shop

EdKa = Snickers

KaRi = Mars

HaRi = Ferroro Rocher / Hanuta / Kรผsschen bar

[โ€“] RobotFK@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Just at triple the price per Kilo...

[โ€“] qwerty_bastard@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What does ecologic mean in this context?

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[โ€“] DmMacniel@feddit.org 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mogens halb 10 in Deutschland...

knoppers is just awesome

[โ€“] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Morgens halb 10 in Europa!

[โ€“] DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago

Aye that's what I can get behind.

[โ€“] hOrni@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

These things are so good it should be illegal. I wouldn't even compare them to Mars or Snickers, they are in a higher class.

[โ€“] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

I'd go into diabetic shock for a box of knoppers

[โ€“] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I have a snickers problem that needs to be a knoppers problem. Please send the goods to Canada.

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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Wait... Isn't Mars European?

Edit: Oh no. That's just the name for Milky Way in Europe.

[โ€“] levi@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What? No, Milky Way is another one, we have Mars over here :)

[โ€“] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Milky way is different between the us and everywhere else. In the us it contains caramel. If you want the taste of our milky way in the us you need to buy 3 musketeers.

What is die and milky way in the USA is sold as a Mars bar outside of the USA. The USA Mars bar has nuts which was sold as 'Nuts' over here in the Netherlands (though I think it's discontinued).

[โ€“] levi@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

That is wild! TIL!

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, Netherlands has both!

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[โ€“] mundane@feddit.nu 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Knoppers are Europeanโ€ฝ

[โ€“] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was happy to learn that the snacks I always liked the most - Knoppers, Ritter Sport, Corny bars, Milch-Schnitte (Ferrero owned) - were European (specifically German minus one), as are many mรผsli bars! Guess you can tell Germans like hiking, huh?

And for Sweden I also like me some Kex.

[โ€“] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

And as a north German I like to buy Turkish Pepper which is made in Denmark

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[โ€“] tfm@europe.pub 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I just looked them up!

Wunderbar!

[โ€“] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Howd you do the panicked question mark?

[โ€“] Kanda@reddthat.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for posting this ad.

[โ€“] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

I always get my mom to bring me knoppers when she comes to visit me in Canada from the UK.

[โ€“] devfuuu@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Where's the replacement for

[โ€“] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Doesn't Lidl or Aldi make copycats for most of these, including bounty? they usually come in multiples in a bag.

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[โ€“] seeigel@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

Not a real replacement but Raffaello does the job.

[โ€“] rbn@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

How about Rapunzel Kokos Happen / Glรผcksstรผcke (same product, two names)? German / Ecological. The bittersweet version is vegan and tastes great, the milkchocolate version isn't.

https://auwaldbio.de/products/rapunzel-glucksstucke-kokos-schoko-zartbitter-50g

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[โ€“] Defectus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Knoppers coconut of course

[โ€“] Wabloom@feddit.org 4 points 10 months ago

That was exactly my thought process recently when looking for a candy bar ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 4 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah, knoppers are fucking delicious.

[โ€“] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Are they anything like Double Deckers?

Asking for a friend.

[โ€“] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Thank-you.

I clearly need to investigate (repeatedly).

[โ€“] ddplf@szmer.info 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Love me some Cadbury. Shame they're not sold where I live (Poland)

[โ€“] sirico@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

Gone downhill since Kraft brought them

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[โ€“] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Unfortunately it looks like they don't give a damn about their workers or the planet:

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Storck#cite_note-32

[โ€“] tfm@europe.pub 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

These are all shitty companies. But if I can decide, I choose the European shitheads.

[โ€“] jagermo@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] ddplf@szmer.info 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, and it's delicious and has some really cool design! (Although not very practical)

[โ€“] jlow@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hate their chocolate design with a passion (yes, even with knowing the shite reasoning behind it). Still buying it though, they're super tasty.

Speaking of tasty:

https://vego-chocolate.com/en/

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[โ€“] jlow@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

You could decide not to consume or look for a company that at least tries not to be shite. And or buy small business / local.

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[โ€“] Defectus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

They are hands down the best candybar. Closely followed by pigall and kex

[โ€“] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I was going to give a shout-out to Whittakers of New Zealand, makers of the world's best chocolate, but it seems they don't export to the US. Maybe you could lobby them?

https://www.whittakers.co.nz/

It is insanely good chocolate. Peanut slabs are sooooo delicious.

[โ€“] finalaccountforreal@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Yes they are!

[โ€“] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 10 months ago

Knoppers are so good. The nut wapper wrap around is the best.

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