Having a new baby has meant our family is just now getting
to our March Yum box with snacks from Colombia. Of the seventeen snacks we
tried, Caleb liked sixteen of them, Megan liked thirteen, Jeremy liked twelve, and
Joe and I each liked eleven snacks, and Charlotte liked eight of the snacks.
Snacks that everyone liked included:
Colombina Brinky Galletas Con Crema Sabor a Limon which
is a sandwich cookie with lemon flavored cream. Except in South America lemons
are limes! The manufacturer, Colombina, is a zero-waste processing plant. In
2023, S & P’s Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment named Colombina as
the 7th most sustainable food company in the world.
Gomitas Play Tortu Splash which are fruit-flavored
turtle shaped gummies with strawberry flavored filling. The company chose the turtle
shape to represent sea turtles which are one of many threatened species
fighting to survive along Colombia’s Caribbean coast. No worries as there are a
lot of preservation efforts underway to protect the sea turtles.
Bon Bon Bum Maracuya a Passion fruit flavored
lollipop with bubblegum filling. Joe and I opted not to taste as there were
only four lollipops. Colombina, the manufacturer of Brinky, also makes this
lollipop. Introduced in the 1970’s it is still among the most favorite of
candies in Colombia.
La Nina Toceinetas Limon or as we say in English – ‘bacon
and lime-flavored snack with the consistency of a pork rind. Bacon is Colombia’s
national food (bandeja paisa features a portion of fried pork belly alongside
rice, beans, ground beef, chorizo, plantains, cornbread, avocado, fried egg,
and lots of lime. Sign me up!). This snack is a small taste of bandeja paisa
and, according to Yum, customers have always voted this the top Yum snack from
Colombia.
Chewz Me Chew N’ Crunch Stix in flavors of
watermelon, Blue Raspberry, and Strawberry are also manufactured by Colombina
and were so popular with our family that Megan did a search to see if she could
buy online. She found a package of thirty for $10 on Amazon. The kids asked if
she would share with them. I THINK she said yes …
Colombiana la nuestra is a sweet fruity soda with
hints of cream soda and bubblegum.
If you are ever interested in trying your own box or buying as
a gift here is a link: https://www.universalyums.com
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