Wonka Tinglerz

2 Oct 2009

I was at Walgreens and came across the Wonka Tinglerz from the Willy Wonka Candy Company. I was happily surprised to find that it was on sale and only rang up for $0.22 at the cash register! So if you’re near a Walgreens and want to try this out, maybe you’ll be lucky too. The packaging describes this as “poppin’ tinglin’ chocolate candy.” Let’s see if this candy really pops and tingles.

With my first look into the bag, I thought it looked like chocolate covered Nerds or chocolate Dippin’ Dots. The Tinglerz are small clumps of chocolate that aren’t one particular shape, but mainly round and in various small sizes — similar to Nerds. I popped one into my mouth and noticed a slight popping sound but not really any “tingling”. It just tasted like small chocolate rice crisps, and reminded me of Nestle’s Buncha Crunch but in a smaller form.

After eating a single (individual) ‘Tingler’, I then took a handful of Tinglerz and after biting into them, there was the oh-so familiar popping sensation you get when eating Pop Rocks. I have not tried the Chocolate Pop Rocks, but I would imagine they would be very similar to these Tinglerz. If you’ve haven’t eaten Pop Rocks before, the tingling sensation feels like a spark or “tingle” off of your tongue. It’s more pleasant than violent. All in all, the popping and tingling made this candy fun and pleasing! I think everyone, kids especially, would enjoy this candy. So, go get yourself a bag! Just be sure to check out Walgreens first. =D