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Try the World for August 2021 contains products from Taiwan, The United Kingdom, Thailand, Austria, India and Florida.
Dal from India
Wafer Cookies from Austria
Bloody Mary mix from The UK
Moche Latte Iced Coffee from Taiwan
Red Curry Paste from Thailand
Bourbon infused whole bean coffee manufactured in Florida
Try the World for July again spans the globe with products from Turkey, Japan, Ecuador, Greece, Thailand, Luxembourg and Florida.
Bourbon, Coffee, Peppercorn and Salt Spice Grinder from Florida
Loma Linda Greek Rice Bowl
Cacao Fruit Soda from Ecuador
Chia Seeds from Thailand
Cookie mix from Luxembourg
Sugary Gummies from Japan
Royal Honey from Turkey
Our favorite subscription box Try the World arrived for October 2020. The box contained products from Italy Spain, Thailand, Ecuador and Florida. As I mentioned in my previous Try the World post the products are all top notch but it is disappointing that there is no description flyer for the products.
Green curry from Thailand.
Olive Oil from Spain
Raspberry Rose flavored water from Ecuador.
A balsamic vinegar glaze from Italy.
Beef Shawarma marinade
Nashville hot chicken seasoning from Florida
Tartufo Linguine from Italy.
This month’s Snack Crate is a USA box entitled “Road Trip”. These should be snacks we are somewhat familiar with, let’s see. A total of twenty three snacks this month including the drink.
The drink this month is a standard ginger ale from Kentucky. Alex liked it but I do not care for soda. Alex-8 Joe-5
Cougar Mountain Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie from Washington State was a classic case of something looking way better than it tastes. We were both anxious to try the cookie. I found the peanut flavor to be too strong for my taste and I just did not enjoy the texture or flavor. Alex-7 Joe-6
Sifers Valomilk from Kansas were chocolate cups with a gooey marshmallow filling. Alex-7 Joe-6
Better Made Barbecue Chips from Michigan – I do not like barbecue chips but Alex does. Alex thought they were way too salty. Alex-7 Joe-6
Owyhee Idaho Spud Candy Bar – fluffy chocolate nougat infused with coconut flakes. OK but I would have preferred without the coconut. The nougat was extremely soft almost marshmallowy in texture. Alex-7 Joe-7
Salt Water Taffy from New Jersey – typical of the type Alex-7 Joe-6
Cactus Candy fro Arizona were delicious gummy like candy with a delicious flavor. Flavored with real prickly pear cactus flavoring. Alex-8 Joe-9
Pumpkin Spice Moon Pie from Tennessee were graham cracker and marshmallow filling flavored with pumpkin spice. Alex-7 Joe-7
Joey’s Black and White were soft cake like cookies coated with a rich chocolate and vanilla icing, out of New York. Alex and I both quite liked these, the icing was very rich. Alex-8 Joe-8
Blu Monday candy out of Kentucky – Chocolate coating with a sweet filling. Think of a peppermint patty but without the mint flavor. Alex-6 Joe-7
Marsha’s Homemade Buckeyes from Ohio – chocolate covered peanut butter balls; delicious like a high end peanut butter cup with the proportion of peanut butter much higher Alex-8 Joe-9
Anastasia Coconut Patties from Florida – Key lime flavored coconut nougat Alex-7 Joe-7
Berger Cookies from Maryland had a thick fudge coating on a vanilla cookie. The fudge was very rich with a nice chocolatey flavor Alex-8 Joe-8
Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll – this crunchy candy bar with nougat center and covered in caramel and peanuts is from Michigan. Alex-7 Joe-7
Aunt Sally’s Creole Pralines from Louisana cluster of caramel and peanuts Alex-6 Joe-6
Annabelle’s Abba Zabba from California is a chewy taffy surrounding a peanut butter center Alex-6 Joe-6
Goo Goo Cluster – Candy from Tennessee caramel, peanuts and marshmallow coated in chocolate Alex-7 Joe-7
Little Boosie’s Louisiana Heat Chips – these rapper themed chips from Miami, Florida were actually not very spicy and were an OK rippled chip with very mild spice flavor.
Chesapeake Crab Chips from Virginia were crunchy nice tasting chips. I did not detect any crab flavor more of a crab seasoning flavor. Alex-7 Joe-8
Garrett Popcorn – a delicious popcorn mix, both the caramel and the cheese flavored corn were top notch. Best in Box! I don’t know if this is typical but the cheese corn outnumbered the caramel 5 to 1. Alex-9 Joe-10
Asia TransRainbow Belts from Hawaii sweet and sour sugary candy Alex-7 Joe-7
Tuna Jerky from Hawaii – The fish flavor hits you as an after taste, when you first try them the appearance and texture is like a piece of beef jerky Alex-6 Joe-7
Elk Jerky – Tastes like any other slim jim type of meat stick. Good but nothing unique, this one was from New Mexico Alex-9 Joe-8
This was our highest Snack Crate box and one of our highest overall boxes for both Universal Yums and Snack Crate. Maybe it is because it has flavors that we are more used to being from the United States. Be sure to check out our previous posts on Universal Yums and Snack Crate Boxes under Taste Tests.
Alex 7.22 out of 10
Joe 7.13 out of 10
Alex favorite snacks – Elk Jerky and Garrett Popcorn
Joe favorite snacks – Garrett Popcorn
The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida, preserves the oldest masonry Fort in the United States and the only standing 17th century military construction. It is also one of two forts built of coquina, a soft limestone composed of broken shells. This native material gave the Spanish a special advantage. Instead of cracking or collapsing, coquina walls absorbed or deflected enemy projectiles. This unique craftsmanship has been standing since 1695 and sits on a 20.5 acre site where tourists can step inside the walls of the fort, hear cannons fly and attend live reenactments.
