Magic Mentos
Over the years I have enjoyed eating
Mentos.
This has nothing to do with
their weird advertising campaigns, and a lot to do with the easy availability
of them at the John Carroll bookstore.
So for no good reason, here is a list of the various flavors I've had.
This only counts the long roll form...
See here for mini rolls,
here for boxes of mentos, and here for other
mentos related products.
Yes, I know this is not an original idea. (see
this other Mentos site for example).
The Big Three
Mixed Fruit. The most common flavor, in my experience. I like them OK.
The "Fruit" labebled Mentos with the fancy colored foil I bought
in England.
Mint. Sometimes referred to as "albino". My least favorite of the big three,
a bit strong for me.
Strawberry. Also sometimes known as "Berry Fresh". My favorite of the more
common flavors. For a while these were harder to find, but recently they've
made a comeback.
Harder to find Flavors
Cinnamon. I like this flavor. They were really common for a while, but
now a bit rarer. I think I paid an exorbitant price for this particular
pack at the Denver airport.
Green Apple. The local P&C grocery store was running some sort of
"limited edition" pack that had this flavor. A bit sour, but I like them.
Grape. Another "limited edition" flavor found at P&C. I like this flavor
too.
Grapefruit. These are supposedly available in the US, but I've never seen them.
Kristina surprised me with a huge batch of them at Easter.
Very sour. I like them, but it is too easy to eat too many in one sitting.
I like how they are fortified with Vitamin C.
Peach. I found these in a candy store at Pier 39 in San Francisco.
The new crown in the "most expensive mentos" category, they cost nearly
$2 for a roll. I really liked the flavor though, and the peach-colored
foil on the ends was a nice touch. I also got a pack of Licorice here with
English labeling (unlike the Dutch Pack listed below).
Sours. Includes new flavor Watermelon. Kristina somehow
found a roll of these for me as a wedding present.
Japenese Flavors
Lime Lemon. Kristina got these for my 1/2 birthday. She has been
impressive with her mentos-obtaining skills. I like the taste of these; they
are much stronger than the "lemon" yellow mentos you'll find in combo rolls.
'n Cream. I got these from Kristina for Christmas in 2007.
They are indeed creamy, and the base flavor is some
sort of melon, a bit reminiscent of cantaloupe.
Pine Fresh. I got these from Kristina for my birthday in 2008.
They taste like pineapple, just as you'd expect.
European Flavors
I admit I cheated. I was curious as to how I could find some of the more
obscure European-only flavors of Mentos. Then I suddenly realized this
is the modern age, and to use the internet. So I quickly found
a Dutch Grocery store in California that sold Mentos online.
Licorice. Another flavor you don't want to eat too many of at once.
Tastes just like Licorice.
Strong Mint. If you thought regular mint was strong, these will
definitely open your sinuses.
Berry Mix. These include raspberry, black currant and cherry.
I got these for £0.80 at a news shop in Bourton-on-the-Water, England.
I really like the flavor of currant candies, so I was glad to find these.
Yet to try... there are rumors of Tropical, Currant,
Chlorophyl, Spearmint and Wintergreen, but I have yet to find them...
Other mentos products eaten by me: