WTF - Old School Korean Candies

[@andristic]

Whoever edits these videos is seriously talented. A+

[@iscratchmybutt]

***** is leigh there just to study abroad for a year? won't she have to go back to the states soon?

[@hippyvanobsessed]

iscratchmybutt no no no Leigh can't leave we live her too much! Xx

[@TurboTheGloden]

***** yea leigh does it i belive

[@punkloveinpurple]

In their introduction video almost two years ago, Leigh said that she was trying to move permanently to South Korea and was taking all the classes necessary for it.

[@teep2845]

So my boyfriend and I just watched this video together, as soon as the gum in the little boxes appeared he jumped up and ran into the bedroom without saying a word. 3 minutes later he returned with 4 boxes of the grape flavored gum he had stashed away in his camera bag lol

[@hklee9023]

The tape candy was so awesome to eat when I was a child. It's like an equivalent of fruit roll-ups for Koreans except not fruity. It is merely fructose solidified and thinned out into a tape roll. The "buttons" you call, I had them pretending they were pills but delicious sugary medicine. The apollo sticks? Here's a trick. You roll the straw containing the candy in between your palms to warm it up so it slides right out of the straw when you suck it out. We used to try really hard not to leave any residue after we ate them. The gum balls - oh man, they were the best. You could get the 4-pack for around 200-300 won and chew them all at once like Martina did. So great. The last candy, which is jjondugi - it tastes really great when you grill it like the file fish. This is also made from some type of corn product and it's one of the more bland snacks in Korea. Nowadays, the snacks tend to me sodium packed and sugar packed, but back in the days, we had Pokemon bread and these snacks (before the Pokemon and the bread snacks became a thing, much like the Kakao bread now).

[@eatyourkimchi]

For this week's WTF, Soo Zee brought us a lot of Korean traditional candies she remembers from childhood and asks us to figure them out.

[@Luna5770]

Imagine giving out the taperoll to kids on Halloween LOL

[@fruitbythebecbec7165]

Martina, I love your hair!!!!!

[@pinkwinterprincessEri]

interesting, I would love to try the gum through

[@haeyounglittich3776]

Yes. I have tried most of them and corn ones and Jjon-du-gi ones are best when you warm them up slightly. There were quite a few of those kinds of candies that it's better when you heat them up when I was in elementary school. Believe it or not my friends and I used a Panini machine looking thing to heat up our squid and Jui-po(The hard fishy stuff Martina had last week) back then. Rice paper looking tape one was one of the most lasting ones and as both of you might realize there are more 'carb based' snacks in Korea, many candies were going for carbs then the taste of sweetness. Besides, when I was young I used to be able to taste ever so slight hint of strawberry when I had that tape thingy XD

[@RalphinaLy]

This is how I felt at Korean retro party :D

[@BK02027]

Simon's style keeps going back in time. I'm ok with this.

[@NeoGee]

It's 2018, and Simon dresses like a cavemen now.

[@auksebarak760]

I can't get over how awesome Martina looks with this hajrstyle. You're rocking it!

[@breadt]

The tape candy used to be packaged with an actual tape dispenser. I love 쫀드기, You're supposed to roast it too.

[@Purality]

What's the name of the tape candy? It looks like so much fun.

[@fj2019]

What is the name of the candy?? It seemed very interesting

[@emilywang737]

How do u roast it. I honestly didn't get how that candy can b eaten ?

[@stuckinkorea2477]

wow, martina just gets prettier and prettier in the videos :)

[@hamballsirius5997]

YES

[@the1andonlytrav]

I love you guys so much. If I need a laugh for the day I know I'll be laughing hysterically and have tears streaming down my face. When Simon started blowing into the box Martina's face was priceless! I started giggling uncontrollably. The funniest thing I've seen in the videos is when Martina does the T-Rex dance. I was on the floor laughing. Thank you Simon, Martina, and the EYK crew!

[@TheFrozenEden]

I like how it says Simon's Favorite and Martina's FavoUrite ahahaha.

[@VictorianKTV]

Those gum candies are amazinggggg, there's a store a few hours away that sells them! D: Oh and you guys look super cool, with Martina and her shaved side and tattoos, and Simon with his fancy mustache!

[@JojoXing]

Martina hair looks gorgeous! I love you guys!

[@JojoXing]

Look at Simon just devouring all the cola candy xD

[@vozreni]

oh my gosh the sound effects in your videos crack me up. they are so perfect.

[@kenza7733]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL .. I'm new here BUT I LOVE IT ... If only all people on earth appreciated food as much as you guys do ! Favorite youtube foodies so far !!

[@wingsofhope2]

Those bubblegum candies are great! After watching your WANK from a looong time ago, I went to this grocery store we have in Texas and Mexico called HEB and found them there. You guys aren't kidding about the flavorness.

[@TeKaGuNdA]

We have those here?! HEB sells those bubblegum candies?! Really? lol I didn't know that! I'll go look for them next time xD

[@chime720]

Maybe if they're not in HEB they could be in Central Market! I'm gonna check both stores tomorrow!

[@TeKaGuNdA]

Yeah, my HEB (that's near my house) doesn't have an Asian aisle -_- but HEB Plus has one :D that's were I bought the pocky and chocolate panda cookies and the Japanese flavored drink but I never seen those bubblegum candies. Mainly because I don't to that HEB often, it's extremely rare that I go because farther away from my HEB but hell I'm going to HEB Plus to get those bubblegum candies! xD

[@orangecrush4]

Haha. The HEB next to me has an Asian isle but the picky was soooooo expensive

[@GeronL1]

wingsofhope2 hang on... HEB has stuff like this? Have I been missing out? Do they also have Choco-Pies? We have 2 HEB's and I haven't found this stuff yet

[@611_hornet5]

I remember my mom buying the tape candy from the local Korean supermarket telling me that she had it when she was a kid. I actually kinda liked it, but I didn't unravel the whole thing first.

[@karinkarne]

Martina's hair!!! Omg It looks great on you 😍

[@khyunwal]

I remember trying all of those as a child during 90s!! I would get them at the store in front of the elementary school! Those tape ones were actually quite much sweeter than it probably is now! We just like to melt them in your mouth and just try to taste that subtle flavor. Apollo was definitely one of most popular one since it was so fun to get it out of the straws. Those chewy snacks you guys tried, I think it's really hard for non korean people to really enjoy those to be honest. They are indeed very unusual flavor compare to american candies

[@TheWaterbender90]

I just can't stop loving Martina's new hair is too awesome!!! And Simon looks cool too.....

[@unraveledghoul1230]

This was my first Eatyourkimchi video. Love you guys!

[@gorillapimpin2978]

Used to eat those 'tape' candies all the time. I don't know why I bought it as a kid. Maybe it was satisfying to be able to eat a school supply. Maybe it was a secret desire for revenge.

[@ensj4368]

+Ja Ka I remember walking out of the store next to school with like 10 packets of Apollo in my hands. I spent all my allowance on those, ahaha. Good times.

[@gorillapimpin2978]

Ensj holy shit I remember those plastic straws filled with sweet sugary jelly at those stationery stores right by the stores....mine had like 4 or 5 competing stores side by side LOL...I also remember those tiny arcade cabinets running street fighter...ahh nostalgia >< Now that I think about it was pretty unhealthy and probably would've gotten banned in North America but shit I used to buy those Apollos when I had 10 won coins I had left over...even the mid 90s you could buy a popsicle for 300~500 won, it's like probably well over 1000 won now.

[@isaackim2514]

Playing Metal Slug 2 while other kids are hosting a "Top Blade" (Korean Beyblade) tournament nearby. Oh and how you could buy a BB gun for 1000-5000 won ($1-5 USD) and kids went around shooting each other in the parking lot without eye protection xD

[@charliesora7204]

MARTINA YOUR ROCKING THAT HAIR STYLE GURLLLLL :D

[@WheresMyBlanket2000]

I Love Simons endlessly changing style.

[@CHS1996]

LOVING Martina's sidecut! That's so awesome!

[@Janetalia]

I love Martina's hairstyle~!! ^__^ Also I love it how Simon's mustache is curly at the end of it xD

[@YeeLiYan]

That bubblegum candy is my fav :D you can get it in Malaysia too but you won't see it in a convenient store. I usually get them when i go to cameron highlands. Like thats the only place i know that actually sells that.

[@strawmaniac]

Omg yesss!! I totally remember that boxes of bubblegum. They don't have it in stores anymore but if you go to small stores in rural area, you might get lucky and find it. I really miss those. Those are one of my favorites too! ;~; Now I'm craving for some. Haven't seen it for a long time now

[@cookiemonstarie2858]

It is sold in Daiso. Which is in almost every shopping mall.

[@strawmaniac]

cookiemonstarie daiso has it? idk that they sell these. I'm gonna find the nearest daiso asap. ;~; ty!

[@tranellila98]

I think you can get almost of the candies in malaysia. I remember buying them in front of my school. Theres a bad looking guy selling candies infront of my school. I didnt know where he got them but the candies are mostly japanese and korean candies.

[@Geraldz93]

LOL, my first thoughts on the bubblegum was "I get those in Malaysia" XD

[@Saisons1234]

I love the editing, I find it just makes everything funnier :D

[@AlexisTorres00]

Mexico sells those candy tubes you tasted 2nd! They're a lot thicker and it's more of gummy kind of thing. Those were my favorite as a kid back when I lived in Mexico haha

[@vminhope3040]

Yes, I noticed that too. I ate so much candy as a kid during my childhood growing up in Mexico. The candy is just too good and real cheap.

[@kuruk_war]

mexico sells everything....

[@claramariavargastamayac8792]

en Guatemala tenemos de esos! son tan ricos!

[@Moonunderrain]

Mexico has some of the best candies!

[@v1r1d15n5]

Si cierto se me antojaron unos creo que voy a cruzar a Tijuana por unos dulces (vivo en San Diego)

[@syleeadventures]

Hahaha Martina's slapstick comedy when she bit off the candy strap was hilarious hahah! It looked soooo tuff XD

[@catherinez1217]

OMG I love your hair, Martina! Its so cute!!^^

[@andromediane]

Oh I have always loved the little fruit gum boxes! Had them since I was a kid!

[@makingsarah]

Omg this video brought back so many memories of when I used to live on Korea! The first two candies (including the tape candy you hated) were my favorite growing up!

[@xoxoxolindya]

The gum was pretty much my childhood too. Made my dad buy it for me whenever we were in Chinatown, which was pretty much every week. I would love to try all the other candy though. I love candy. Aside from the candy, you look really pretty with your new hair, Martina!

[@danabalanza2167]

In LOVE WITH Martina ' s hair!!😍

[@youhaveknowidea]

The first one and the last one are my favorite. So many good memories.

[@Chiyagia72]

Came to the states in 4th grade. I miss those snacks so much. I used to have a stand in front of school where the last two snacks were fried and sold.

[@rebeccaalicia_]

Love both of your new looks!

[@amandaher9626]

Martina's hair looks AMAZING.

[@Amerie.]

Love thiiiis! Takes me back to my childhood! ^_^

[@projectchuria]

lol those tape candies were actually my childhood favourites and I would always beg my mom for them. I loved their subtle flavour and delicate texture as a child.

[@seol7035]

We have the sugar sticks in Malaysia too! Though it's really rare, the first and last time I bought it was in my elementary school canteen.

[@ablestmage]

Martina looked unbelievably cute in this one.. must not.. tackle-smewch..

[@jadessag1573]

Simon read this like 😧😱😤😡

[@lollycakesxd]

There's actually this candy (I think Chinese?? not sure I'm frm singapore) and its called 'White Rabbit' and people actually eat the paper wrapper, something like the tape roll candy, together with the candy. I don't really like it cos it's tasteless ahaha but yea, it looks like the tape roll thing LOL

[@poatchiboatchi605]

I know what you're talking about. A lot of candies have those too. Like a rice paper wrap. :) I get White Rabbit here in America too. Amazingness. Lol.

[@kibaonlylovesme]

Oh, I used to love White Rabbit candy, but I would only eat the rice paper and throw the actual candy away. I'm weird.

[@gomika]

Yes! I was gonna comment about White Rabbit candy too! Thats what I figured the tape candy was! Although it IS a little weird that its JUST that lol. I am from South America and those White Rabbit candies are my CHILDHOOD so I gotta say I love that rice paper thing ^^

[@TinaTinyy]

Omg i luv White Rabbit xD the paper is fun to eat lol. The candy is like a milk chewy yummy candy thing

[@lalapurplelala]

It's also popular here in the Philippines back then. I wonder if kids these days know about White Rabbit with the rice paper. We also have the hard candy version (brown one).

[@LittleAmyHe]

The bubblegum candy was part of my childhood too!!! I remember when I was barely tall enough to look at the things at a cashier counter, I saw these and begged my mom to buy one for me. I loved it! I don't think I've had them ever since though :(

[@sandrajiang9686]

Oh my! I was excited as soon as I saw those bubblegum boxes! I recognised them from my childhood too!! Well im still sort of a child but urhhh. Anyways, they taste so good!!!!!!!!! But for some reason I can't find them anymore. I wish I could have tried some of the other candy or Lollies! you had cos it seemed so much fun! >.< This was an extremely HILARIOUS video! I love WTFs as well, it's just impossible for them not to be wacky and super funny. The point of these WTF videos is to showcase quirky mystical unique gems amongst the vast goods available to us and to inject insane amounts of fun and humour and joy into our idle lives. :) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a good dose of laughter.

[@jessicagoodwin1758]

I've been trying to find the orange Jjon-du-gi for ever! I used to visit korea during the summer as a kid and during summer school, I'd buy Jjon-du-gi during our breaks. I forgot what they were called so I could never find them as adult. It might just be nostalgia, but I just bought a box on Amazon. Thanks for sharing!

[@hAiSuMiYuMi]

LOL what's with all the candies being packaged like pills? Btw Martina you're totally channeling some Avril Lavigne with the hurr

[@eduardomacareno]

Loving the new look Martina!!!

[@wubaduckie]

I think I would've loved the casette tape thingy as a kid because my favourite part of those white rabbit candies were the rice paper.

[@nyjaholland3474]

I use to live in guam there were lots of Japanese candies I loved eating the little fruit things grape is so good. I also liked the soda where you use a green thing to pop the marble out of the hole on the top so you can drink the soda inside you guys need go try this

[@nyjaholland3474]

Revina Que Aaah thanks

[@jing-yileong2415]

I'm loving Martina's side shave. Thumbs up!

[@xeliberg33x]

I really enjoy these kind of videos! haha, pls continue doing them :)

[@KimchiM3]

This takes me back...

[@kawaiikowai08]

You two are so adorable!!

[@animeship1239]

Those bubblegum candy are the absolute best. My siblings and I would always trade flavors with one another when we were younger.

[@Crab380]

I've seen that gum every time I've gone to the Asian market in my city, but I've never actually bought any! I'll pick some up next time and maybe see if I can find any of the other candies.

[@tinasaidwhaaaaat]

youre supposed to lightly roast the yellow/brown/corn candy on the stove! like literally over an open flame! which is OBVIOUSLY the BEST kind of candy to be sold to small children.

[@UshioKiss]

Oh gosh, I love those bubblegum candies! My mom used to bring them home from the local Asian market all the time.

[@08leeya]

The straw candy!! Omg. I love it!!i missed my childhood...

[@elbooow]

Does anyone know the first candy? the tape one?

[@SandWalker010]

Deborah Chung It's called: 테이프과자 (Tape confection)

[@CraftyMints]

A fun way to eat the Apollo Sticks (some ppl call them Apachi though) is to suck the end of the straw while twisting the tube between your hands-that way there won't be any left over!

[@bananna200044]

The orange corn stick: cook in a pan with mayo until there's a little black markings on it. The soccer corn just cook over and open flame until it's a little crispy.

[@sarahwalkz1]

Martina, I absolutely LOVE your hair!! Nice carving!!! ♥♥♥♥

[@Untitledme1991]

I love Martina's new hairstyle!!that looks good on you!

[@jennyycho]

The last two is supposed to be toasted/grilled a little before you eat them. They get much softer by doing so. I miss those Apollos, I bought a whole bunch when I visited korea.

[@Hellasmella10]

I said I before and I'll say it again, the hair is beautiful and so is Martina✨✨✨

[@iLoveYangYosoeb]

Ok I just have to say I LOVE Martina's hair!! #nice

[@linited]

As soon as I saw those gum packets I was excited. Childhood. The pill one looks fun too. Never had it though.

[@Haruhikawachan]

OH MY GOD MARTINA'S HAIR! I LOVE IT!!

[@brokkenmask]

Oh I remember those lol The cassette tape candy was just fun to eat. I just liked the way they melted. As for the super chewy sheets, they're more like a cheap snack. Supposedly they're very bad for you but kids bought them anyway back then.

[@buddyfan1234]

I though the first candy was duck tape

[@enicnarfxbella]

Quack

[@tommysnowy3068]

Annie Fan Same

[@abitofbravery]

it would be cool to see Soozee's reactions to Simon and Martina trying to figure out what all the candies are :)

[@squashponda6028]

Yay I love watching you guys eat food :D

[@iamyoonis]

The tape candy was my favorite when I was little. I wish y'all had the whistle candy, too, that's always fun to play with. Also, like the file fish, the last candy is supposed to be warmed up over fire.

[@pikkisparhai]

OOOH MARTINA I LOVE YOUR HAIRSTYLE!! it really suits you!!!! you're like the first female i've come across that can pull off the sidecut!!

[@Mystearicia]

I remember that small boxes of gum candy :D and that candy powder thing in the stick, I only knew that quite recently. .. lol

[@kroline8]

I laughed so hard with the first candy encounter

[@BubbleHanaToreisi]

I used to eat the second candy in the video in China all the time! They were very common and cheap and they are AMAZING!

[@ensj4368]

As a Korean teen, I can tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed all of those snacks in my elementary school days. The last one, too.

[@jalenlounis3977]

You people make my day so much brighter. Also can you do a parody music video with spudgy like the one that was parodied after " come back home" , that would be awesome!!

[@atikahhalim420]

the sugar tape kinda thing was also selled in malaysia,u supposed to put it in your tongue and let it dissolved but in malaysia they sell it in little box not a roll

[@ghadahal5209]

Oh my god! We had those bubble gums in Saudi Arabia too, they were my most favourite candies when I was a child. Can't believe I forgot about those. I want to go back to my childhood days 😭💔

[@thedivide3688]

That bubble gum if you chew it too long it melts and sticks to your mouth LOL.

[@jessicaschuler1520]

That happens eventually with any gum.

[@coffeehanjan]

Lol they arent very traditional... but still love them! The last one 쫀득이 is supposed to be cooked over fire and its not really a candy but its like a small snack! Those are my FAVORITE snack ever!! Guess everyone has different tastes!

[@gunyoung0622]

i love that 테이프 !!! that is light .so when i was young, i ate a lot.

[@alie4605]

I see Simon groomed his beard/mustache and Martina got a side shave! Im so jelly

[@welwisher]

Dude, I think you actually pulled out my scary laugh with the elbowed chest. XD

[@hanabi9988]

I wonder if Martina still talks to Miki

[@eatyourkimchi]

+SomethingMaybe Occasionally :D

[@dianapham09]

I have those gums! I have the strawberry one and it is one of my all time favorites!

[@bellamctale6416]

I had The fruit gum as a child too! My art teachers were Korean and they sold them in their art studio

[@marshalla.7956]

I get the little gum boxes at a store that sells asian foods here in Brazil so good love it

[@HPxx07]

Your mustache is so on point it's amazing !!!

[@yurimpark6517]

Oh my god! My good ol childhood memories..! I actually really enjoyed the tape roll candy as a kid. Lol

[@SinnerJ]

All of those are all my childhood candies. Not sure if I can still eat them though. I ate them when I was between 5 to 10 years old. 28 now, and haven't seen one of those for 18 years.

[@allyteoh77]

OMG MARTINA LOOKS SO AMAZING

[@cairn1027]

Love the gum! I just wish it was easier to get a hold of in this part of the US!

[@IzzieHayashi]

you guys never fail to make me laugh and come to tears. Clowns .

[@zahraal-lawati4385]

Omg the bubble gum are one of my childhood memory too 😍

[@shimhajin]

Omg I loved those candy when I was back in Korea 2 years ago!! The tape thing is really candid that y eat from the first line.... ( leave is to melt in your mouth and don't eat the whole thing) I want to eat those again.... I would always eat it before I go to school

[@frogtits1352]

What are the "tape" candies called?

[@EnglishCoffee]

I grew up eating the bubblegum in America! My brother brought them home from Sack n Save all the time- over 20 years ago.