It’s difficult to say no to a piece of candy. Or two, if you have a sweet tooth. And while today’s globalized world means that a lot of the sweet treats we eat in Italy are the same you have in the US – although I praise America’s much larger variety of candy bars, especially those involving peanut butter  (I am looking at you, Butterfinger and giant Reese’s cups) – there are still some things we cherish as our own, and our own only.

Or perhaps they just don’t quite make the cut in other countries, I don’t know. But, I was saying, to us Italian some candies are special because they speak of childhood, of grandparents and happiness. And the nice thing is that many of them are still all on the market, which means you can take a trip down memory lane any time you want. Now, that’s what I call priceless.