Food Theory: Your Neighbors HATE You! (Halloween Candy)

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Theorists, did you ever go trick or treating? Getting that HUGE Halloween candy haul at the end of the night is a rush like nothing else for a kid - and even us non-kids. But not all candy is created equal. What is your FAVORITE and what does that tell me about YOU? Today we are diving DEEP into the secret hiding in your favorite candy. Let me know your FAVORITE Halloween candy in the comments!
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[@diamondinmyeye6160]

If MatPat had access to small children in each state, you know he'd be running an experiment to analyze candy, with the same costume for control.

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

@@InvestmentIdea now that would be a sight to see if it wasn't just fake.

[@Inlevity]

@@InvestmentIdea Oh no, you're spreading across the platform. I've seen this multiple times now across different youtubers

[@Ashley_dear]

Give it a few years for more of his members to become parents with walking children

[@Doodle128]

He would be arrested before that

[@stephaniesparks3232]

He does tho

[@CZsWorld]

I was literally sitting here eating candy corn and MatPat attacks me for no reason.

[@joanchiu2822]

What’s so bad about candy corn anyway?

[@minniemousesvideos]

@@joanchiu2822 that's what I'm saying 😭 I love the texture too, chewy yet soft and melty

[@Sockums]

I feel the same way. As someone who's obsessed with Hot Tamales and has a mother who both loves Hot Tamales AND Candy Corn, I felt very slandered 😂 He's teasing, I know- but I buy myself those tasty cinnamon capsules whenever I want a good comfort candy.

[@ashleykraning8773]

SAME!

[@Lordicedrago]

Candy corn is pretty good, but I also think it is most associated with Halloween as it doesn't really show up in any time that isn't fall.

[@coreyhenry7504]

MatPat is one of those KZbinrs whose videos you binge watch then get burnt out on. A month or two later you remember he exists and now there’s a bunch of new videos with which you can repeat the process. It’s a wild ride.

[@Ilari_H]

How did you know? That's the reason i'm watching this.

[@axelvaughn9625]

Years for me but yeah

[@munjee2]

I'm doing this right now

[@weathermansam2]

Same

[@HumbleBeardsTavern]

I’m yet to burn out

[@NoMercy13567]

I actually really like candy corn. It tastes very sugary and that’s what I want from my candy. It’s not my favorite, but if you mix it with some peanuts you have sweet and salty

[@moffman1]

YES! Candy corn GOOD!

[@DarkBunsCult]

Agreed

[@We.do.stuff.]

I still don’t get why candy corn is hated :( I love the stuff!

[@shade1elispe369]

Can’t agree more 😋

[@jackieosborne4298]

Yeah, candy corn is pretty good.

[@SoniasWay]

These are no longer theories, we are simply witnessing Matt’s gradual transformation into a mad scientist

[@woteveruk1]

gradual? he's cooked food in a dryer twice now, and has tried wearing bread as gloves, i dont think its gradual 😂🤣

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

He was already mad before FNAF, he completely lost in in the last 8 years.

[@EricN73158]

Sorry for your loss

[@jacobwood7083]

@Seeing Star Reported for spam/fraud. How are these accounts and videos not removed from youtube immediately?

[@mr.regular589]

@@doctorg3676 Really 🤔?

[@seanlipscomb2118]

Also I love that MatPat’s “your neighbors hate your kids” was concluded with “because they aren’t made of money” 😅

[@christagriffie]

Lol

[@WM_Nonsense]

What? I don’t get it

[@commonirony60]

My thought exactly lol

[@Anthemcat]

Lol

[@maxedout1046]

How utterly american.

[@grn1]

My grandma always used to give out Kit-Kats and Snickers. Unfortunately a lot of the neighbors stopped giving out candy for one reason or another (some died, some moved, some just couldn't afford it). Grandma's no longer able to give out candy herself but I think my aunt, who she now lives with, does something for Halloween.

[@samkroboth9884]

Growing up in Ohio I can attest to the m&ms being so popular literally half of the bag used to be those tiny m&m bags

[@brawlstarsgamingv2312]

... so Ohio is the only logical state?... THE MEMES ARE A LIE! (living in the UK but I watch memes from 'Murica)

[@simonrespeto]

Makes sense, it can't melt

[@LoVeAbLe_Usako]

Another factor, a friend of mine recently mentioned her son’s school told them they can’t buy candy with nuts due to kids having allergies. So maybe people buy less popular candy like a Snickers or Peanut M&Ms to avoid / prevent kids from having an allergic reaction.

[@Berserk_Aardvark]

What?

[@dannyboy6668]

????

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Good point but doesn't help that most other candies are still made on equipment shared with candies that contain nuts

[@TheMeliv]

Nah fam, that is just natural selection at work

[@bakedbaker9882]

I'm sorry but I always HATED that. Those parents are Karens, there are other parents that have kids with allergies, but they don't try to dictate others diets. It's all because they're too lazy to look after their kid themselves, so they make it everyone's problem.

[@MrMarcmans]

Candy corn is the first candy that comes to mind when thinking about Halloween as a non-american who has never ever seen them IRL. They often show up in Halloween game and movie events. Therefore, I think its also an aesthetic thing. The tamales are cheap AND orange-ish.

[@ducksongfans]

they have very unique taste

[@theclockman775]

Candy corn actually tastes really good, try it sometime if you have it available nearby.

[@protalghulnist4126]

@@theclockman775 meh, it's alright, gets to be too much very quickly

[@pureteddybear_]

@@protalghulnist4126 it honestly depends on the person. I love it

[@francessalas4148]

I think this is a pretty good video The only thing I have a small problem with is that candies like hot tamales or candy corn are some of the more dense and weighty candies out there so with the lower price point also comes less candy

[@Assato]

Random Arin was very much appreciated! Love for big cat ❤

[@midcoregamer7625]

Counterargument: The kids don't necessarily take ALL of the candy you buy. If you get too much, you have to eat the surplus yourself. As a result, people will genuinely buy good varieties of candy for Halloween. That's why I have so much chocolate in my minifridge right now. It's just waiting for the time when I can plausibly eat the ̶w̶h̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶s̶h̶ leftovers.

[@InvestmentIdea]

Fax

[@matthewmartinez3550]

My family ends up buying a few bags of chocolate for Halloween, eat the bags before Halloween, buy a few more, get few kids, eat the surplus.

[@adriannaa545]

Na, most people buy the crappy candy to put out and get the good chocolate for themselves. In the states that chose candy corn etc. They seemingly don't have high population densities and have way more farmland or distance between houses so people probably care even less.

[@rhondawest6838]

That's exactly what I came here to say. I don't buy candy I won't eat, but i also have the palate of an eight year old, so most kids like what I give out

[@ACE112ACE112]

what brand of chocolate

[@oscarrrrr2000]

"Your neighbors hate you", this could very well be Matpat's most undeniably true video ever

[@thatguyinyourwalls166]

this place is filled with bots

[@ahmed4363]

anything is more true than sans is ness or hollow knight lmao

[@thatguyinyourwalls166]

@The Game Тheorists shorts 🅥 bro u just copied someone else's comment

[@HelloMrsRowan]

@ I'm glad that happened

[@micahbirdlover8152]

yeah new food theory ☺️

[@CrystallynRose]

My husband LOVES Hot Tamales...but he's really into hot cinnamon flavor.

[@rituburrows8924]

matpat: its not like anyone is gonna go to the checkout corner to get candy corn and hot tamales for themselves. that one person: *eating hot tamales and candy corn while watching this

[@pinoyguy75]

One thing you missed is variety packs. I'd imagine this candy variety packs are going to have a lot of the cheaper candies. Most people buy variety packs because that's all there is. Seriously, I went looking for full size bars to give out and a lot of places only offer variety snack size packs

[@SlowPCGaming1]

Walmart has regular sized (2022) bars. So does QuikTrip, Target, Kroger, Dollar stores (maybe). Regular size doesn't mean the same thing as it used to decades ago. Candy bars and confections have steadily been getting smaller over time since their first release. Sometimes there will be "giant" sized promos that are gimmicks or what their original portion used to be.

[@Bliffenstimmers]

Yeah, nowadays, “fun size” is just really tiny, but it’s considered the normal size. “king size” used to be the normal size but now it’s, well, king size.

[@chosenscrub2009]

@@Bliffenstimmers 🌈imagina- er, 💵inflation💵

[@Bliffenstimmers]

@@chosenscrub2009 LOL

[@ninefingers5480]

I went to BJs Club, they have cases of full size Hershey's at a good price comparable to the bags of minis. I stopped giving out minis a few years back comparing what was left over and what I spent. I rained so it was down this year. When you put on a light and music show with animated faces visible from the highway, I stock up.

[@oscaruniverze6231]

Is it just me or do you want to dress up as Santa Claus for Halloween and go up to your neighbors and say, “Happy Mothers Day!”

[@ekambirb]

HELPPP

[@layzerlovers]

@@whisptrz aha very funny

[@justarandompersonwhosapisc9039]

Cdjrhvndifdin WHY SO MANY BOTSS

[@LemonDrip]

One time I saw a house with Christmas decorations and Santa Claus gave me candy.

[@RebelShardCaster]

You can add a whole nother level of confusion if you use an Easter Basket with plastic eggs and green tinsel for the candy bag.

[@Xoracious]

Matpat: "Viewer beware! You're in for a scare." Me: "That's Goosebumps."

[@BeautifulBelladonna]

You would be surprised by how much Candy Corn is popular when no other candy is around. One year, when I was in school, my teacher had a bowl of candy corn after Halloween that we could take, before the end of the period, the whole bowl was gone, even after my teacher refilled it

[@nicoledegennaro2993]

The other reason that I've heard of for people getting less than desirable candy to give out on Halloween other than price is that so they themselves won't end up eating any leftovers. Some people specifically give out candy they themselves do not like so that they won't be tempted to eat any of what doesn't get taken by the kids.

[@_Chessa_]

My Mom tried to do that in 2020 when she was on her diet.. we needed candy but she thought giving out the cheap nasty candy would be fine as it wouldn’t tempt her, and I decided to use some saved money to get the good chocolate stuff. She was so angry and Ofcourse eating the candy at the same time. XD

[@LeTushie]

My dad likes to buy his favorite candies knowing there aren’t that many kids in our neighborhood so that he can eat the leftovers. Like three bags when we need one type of thing lol

[@zarchsount3506]

@@LeTushie same lol, we get no trick or treaters anymore.

[@Halimat2.0]

well you can buy a quality candy you dont like but many others do though, so by buying cheap garbage that's just basically an excuse and if you have leftovers what will you do throw em away? give cheap and old candy out in the future? its not even gonna be eaten by the kids

[@loubenson5335]

My best friend will go through a box of hot tamales as much as he can. It’s ridiculous. Lol

[@Alpha_Synergy]

I can definitely confirm this. For my house, we buy the cheap candy in bulk, and at the end of the night we dump what's left into the last few visitors bags to get rid of it, and if we want candy after that we shop the days after Halloween and get a discount on the good candy.

[@BaeBunni]

I mean yea sorry about kids getting candy corn hot tamalies and such but like I'm gifting a bunch of kids who are gonna pester me for hours for free candy.

[@radioreactivity3561]

​@LAKEHUNTIST🇷🇺[Z] with that baity nickname. probably not.

[@butterman8108]

Mmm Hot tamales… literally my fav due to the spice they provide while the underlying cinnamon flavor enhances it quite well. I always enjoy a box of them. i find them so good to enjoy, but then again i love spices myself

[@kyndralandess5139]

Hot Tamales are so good. I don't buy them often, but when I do, I buy a lot and eat them fast 😂

[@krystopherlee3426]

As a Minnesotan, I see the obsession with hot tamales candy. You can buy big bulk bags of them here and I know growing up kids were obsessed with them. They even make them in candy canes I see them every year at grocery stores and they sell well. When I think of hot tamales candy to Halloween, I think of how minty candy canes are to Christmas. Also it’s COLD here, that cinnamon can warm you up at the bus stop for school. Thanks for the video!

[@diannt9583]

Never heard of hot tamales as candy until now. I just think of the Mexican food, tamales - and imagine a good dish of spicy and very tasty tamales. Then again, I haven't been a sweet tooth for years!

[@syro33]

@@diannt9583 they're not really like tamales, just little cinnamon gummy candies.

[@mikewillette8185]

I honestly never got many of those in my candy bag growing up so that surprises me. I also hate them though so I guess I may have just blocked them from my memory.

[@austintomlinson7863]

So YOU GUYS were the reason Hot Tamales were everywhere! I was also raised in Minnesota and they were everywhere when I was growing up, and I could never escape them! They were literally the only candy I didn't like until that one time I ate to much and threw up, leaving me with a food aversion to non-chocolate candy. Sadly this only made Hot Tamales worse for me...

[@J.C.73]

Especially great for those of us who loved cinnamon toothpicks.💯😋

[@Megumi.-.]

How did you know that my neighbors hate me?

[@ribeysteak]

All neighbors aren’t real, have you ever seen them get groceries before, it’s all a simulation

[@TheInvisibleCactusYT]

The anime pfp

[@maenad1231]

@@ribeysteak Wait… I HAVEN’T ever seen them get groceries before.

[@ribeysteak]

@@maenad1231 told ya

[@drakenull9451]

Almost like he saw me run out of my house in nothing but my underwear at three in the morning

[@CookieQueenVi]

My neighbor does not hate me 100%. She gives me popsicles every time I come around whenever I ask for them, even if it's cold out. She's like well if you want it. So yeah, she's the best neighbor I've ever had

[@Steve-YT383]

"Pivot tables are easy" MatPat truely lives on Earth 6583

[@RyMacG4]

Food theory idea: Are restaurants ripping you off at the drive thru? Are the portion sizes dramatically different when you dine in or take out? My family notices (or seems to notice) this quite a bit at Panera.

[@GriffinZambia]

*Dont_Read_My_Names!* 😑 .

[@BT-rl3nt]

Rest here traveller, you have found a real reply among the sea of bots.

[@RTZenray]

Bro six bots in a row

[@FazcoinToyFreddy]

@@BT-rl3nt thank you

[@h13n12]

@@RTZenray it is getting worse.

[@TheCrimsonMelody]

My mom is a Hot Tamalas fanatic, she has to get some a couple times a week because it 'makes her happy' and we often find them all over the floor, in her sheets or between the couch cushions when she cleans the house.

[@sassas1487]

i think those are just drugs, i mean they look similar enough

[@prozpekt787]

@@sassas1487 definitely drugs

[@richiemillsknohowitfeels]

this is my mom too, glad to know im not alone 😭

[@TheFlamerWolf]

@LAKEHUNTIST🇷🇺[Z] a russian fan :D

[@sweetjellies4275]

@@TheFlamerWolf it’s a bot

[@meowbin_]

0:56 I like how its literally one of my favorite youtubers too

[@TKWyyatt11]

as a Floridian I am extremely proud to have crunches are most eaten candy and giving out candy on Halloween

[@alteregoivy]

I think you'd really be surprised at what children actually like. A lot of kids really like extreme flavors. I took to offering Trick-or-treaters 2 baskets to choose from: chocolate-based candy bars, or other stuff. (The other stuff was sugar based candies and non-food items like Halloween pencils.) So, so many children happily exclaimed, "Other stuff!!" It seemed a good half of the kids were bored by chocolate.

[@fionazelmann7541]

kids tend to prefer sour candy (especially the extremely sour candy) than adults so that kind of makes sense. i remember warheads being a big thing when i was a kid. also cheap candies that come in big containers are preferred by kids to smaller, but higher quality better tasting candies. kids aren't as concerned about quality as much as quantity. so cheaper in bulk is likely to draw in a kid more so than smaller but better taste and texture. how many adults still love pop rocks and nerds as much as they did when they were kids?

[@alteregoivy]

@@fionazelmann7541 True, though my love affair with Pop Rocks will never die!

[@fionazelmann7541]

@Coolgamer2000s what about it?

[@lordsergal8783]

@Coolgamer2000s I used to love Tamarind hard candies and lychee gummies as a kid

[@lordsergal8783]

@@fionazelmann7541 Kids always love the peculiar. I remember reading about a family who would grab the usual bulk candy, but also a large bag of potatoes that they would put by the door. When kids showed up, they'd drop a potato on top of the candy jar and let them choose what they wanted. More often than not, the kids would immediately go for the potato.

[@pokechatter]

As a fan of candy corn, finding individually wrapped halloween distributed packages are pretty rare. Given that those can’t really be given out as easily, they’re probably just a being purchased by people that actually eat them.

[@SaltedRain]

True

[@thedinosuar2825]

Agreed I love matpat but I cannot stand for this candy corn slander

[@LaptapGamer]

yes and by the ton by schools, fairs, and festivals

[@sennakain6899]

That's because candy corn is only really available around Halloween, that's probably why sales sky rocket

[@kuhluhOG]

candy corn pizza

[@Alovon]

Honestly feel Candy Corn overshadows the true best Unwrapped Snack Fall-themed Candy (Also from Brachs). THE MALLOWCREME PUMPKINS BABYYYYYYY

[@dannyd7426]

12:47 - it’s a flipper Spatulas are usually more flexible to nicely scrape out bowls or spread stuff

[@dionettaeon]

It's a well-known trend that if you buy Halloween candy that you yourself aren't a fan of, it's less likely to be gone by the time Halloween actually hits. Variety packs are also a popular buy, and we tend to give out the candies we like the least from those so that we still have some of the candies we like if there's any left over.

[@darladay4766]

YES! or it's brought to coworkers after the holiday

[@terriblecacti]

I'd also like to point out the trend of buying large amounts of candy to put out as decoration, especially candy corn. I can't count how many times I was confused as a kid going to my relatives' houses and being so confused why my aunts and grandma always had giant jars of candy sitting around but no one was allowed to eat them - candy corn, swedish fish, m&ms, anything sugary and corn syrupy

[@syberyah]

My grandma keeps a clear glass pumpkin-shaped bowl of candy corn at her house as decoration but we're allowed to eat a few pieces of it at a time

[@yerlanymendez]

You can't eat them because that candy corn has probably been in those jars for years! At least that's the case with my mom's jars. The lids were hot glued shut years b4 I was even born.

[@syberyah]

@@yerlanymendez Oh no, my grandma buys new candy corn every year so we can eat it, haha!

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@syberyah 🥰 cute pfp

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@yerlanymendezwhat does candy corn even taste like🤔🤨

[@nomorecake]

I love candy corn, Matpat had to absolutely toast every candy corn and Hot Tamale stan in one sentence 💀

[@ellymyths]

Candy Corn is amazing Mat Pat, Granted I know lots of people who have the exact opposite opinion but they are still really good!!

[@AustynSN]

Funny story from a friend of mine back in high school: One Halloween, he and his brother were left in charge of handing out the giant bag of candy their parents bought because they were out of town that night. My friend and his brother decided they didn't want to give the candy to a bunch of little kids, so they instead made up a crap ton of pancakes and handed them out. Next morning, they awoke to find their front yard covered with pancakes.

[@thairinkhudr4259]

😂😂😂 That is so mean, such a waste of food but unfortunately hilarious

[@SillyVaporeon]

Big oof.

[@bonzaixx1]

For the Candy Corn and Hot Tamales price per pound, I hope you referenced prices from versions of those candies sold in fun size type bags, and not like just loose candies. You can't give trick or treaters loose Candy Corn, and the loose candy versions probably cost less which would affect the data.

[@sirteeswarren1093]

I feel like candy corn could mess up the data in the fact that it’s an iconic Halloween candy you can’t get year round In stores, also I love candy corn, good to know it’s cheaper and I won’t have to be sharing if so many dislike it

[@Shalyse1]

I mean, if the theory is that the neighbors hate your kids, you could totally give out loose candy corn since they likely won't eat it

[@cephalopods_are_cool]

I’m giving trick or treaters loose candy corn just because you said this

[@floyd2386]

@@Shalyse1 The theory is kind of stupid because being cheapskates isn't proof that neighbors HATE your kids.

[@eliasbunn8051]

Love to see the gamegrump in this vid, had the biggest smile complete caught off guard.

[@nickrichardson4250]

I unironically look forward to candy corn year round, and always go out of my way to get a bag

[@justaregulardude3195]

The crossover no one expected, Arin Hanson and Food Theory

[@aevaduff]

@im sacred thank you

[@peaceandloveusa6656]

I love Hot Tamales, and Candy Corn is the *only* Holiday-specific candy I like. Maybe our neighbors don't hate our kids, they just buy the cheapest thing they themselves think is good. After all, giving kids candy they don't like makes retaliation more likely than keeping the lights off, which is even cheaper.

[@lordkermit6691]

Agreed I grab Hot Tamales almost every week when my paycheck comes in because unlike Mat Pat some people like spicy candies

[@queenofthecapes]

I spent most of my life unaware that keeping the lights off was a thing; my family would just always arrange to not be home that night. (We have religious objections to the holiday). Now that I know, I'm so far out in the country that it doesn't even matter. XD. But it wouldn't surprise me if some of these others don't know about it either and are just paying the percieved tax.

[@secretlifeaintnosecret7054]

YES CANDY CORN IS GOOD MATPAT

[@allanolley4874]

The True Spirit of Halloween is buying so much candy to give away that you have lots left over to gorge yourself on after Halloween, but an excuse for why it was not gluttonous since you didn't buy the candy for yourself. 😏

[@jaxmax2511]

I also rly like hot tamalaes

[@Killerwolves107]

One thing to consider about candy corn is the tradition of having it around during the season just like the egg whoppers are available and usually in a bowl somewhere in the house near the kitchen during spring.

[@atakiri]

Proud of Idaho and Arin Hanson for having the excellent taste of loving candy corn 🤍🧡💛

[@GenderIsAnIllusion]

Me, never been to the US: I haven't had either hot tamales or candy corn or swedish fish, but MatPat freaking out about these things is very entertaining.

[@pinkninja62]

Im also not from the US however I have tried Swedish fish I’m from Sweden 😂😂😂😂

[@arayategan9218]

They are strong spicy cinnamon flavored chewy candies

[@Sundowner-pi9pi]

I'm from the US and neither of those three are good.

[@justaperson6219]

Could but don't worry he not missing much I hardly eat them anymore just because they're so specific

[@LaptapGamer]

@@Sundowner-pi9pi you sound like the type who doesn't like candy at all, or at least non chocolate candy, bc who doesn't love swedish fish

[@therealZEALOUS.]

I love how most of this episode is just MatPat bashing Hot Tamales and Candy Corn!🤣🤣

[@proganerxdave6720]

And I like both of them Hot Tamales more than candy corn but still, if I had them I would eat them.

[@JetstreamGW]

I wanna see Mat and Arin throw down. Candy grudge match!

[@BlueAmpharos]

@@JetstreamGW He should bring back that one show where they debate on something, I miss that. Forgot what it's called but it was unique.

[@JetstreamGW]

@@BlueAmpharos I mean, yeah, that too. But I also want to see them get in a nerdy slap fight.

[@leighannfranklin3632]

Yeah Hot Tamales are literally my favorite candy

[@Nobodyshere1105]

Man, MatPat be attacking Hot Tamales... and Candy Corn (which I have not eaten).

[@LucilleKing-nj5op]

My friend used to soak his hot tamales in water at school. And also I grew up in Georgia and Swedish fish are amazing! And yes, Jolly Ranchers are still loved very much here

[@thewitchwannabe5116]

Matpat being flabbergasted that people buy Hot Tamales is amazing

[@AceIndiana]

I’m just sitting here thinking “but I like hot tamales…”

[@BlitzerXYZ]

@@AceIndiana why?

[@10thletter40]

​@@BlitzerXYZ I mean they taste kinda good

[@vii-ka]

I think it's unreasonable that he calls people crazy based on what candy they like

[@Palasid11]

I love Hot Tamales, can probably eat a whole box if I’m not careful

[@infinitetimer27]

I love candy corn and it’s very underrated, when I tell people that I like candy corn they usually look at me funny. But it’s just a weird candy that I like. I would go so far to eat not even during the Halloween season but all season. It’s just how I am.

[@jayemover_16]

Candy corn is just a really fun candy, even if it's pretty much just sugar.

[@midnightrambler8866]

What's good is candy corn mixed with peanuts and m & ms or any other sweet and salty mix.

[@dagreatleaf9003]

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like them, so I felt like mat was gaslighting me into eating less of my favorite candy

[@juanvazquez9299]

I also like candy corn for the same reason. Plus,did you know that if you stack candy corn in a cylindrical shape,it looks like actual corn?

[@lacytaylor1501]

It's really good, and it's supposed to be honey flavor or made with honey, and I absolutely hate honey but I adore candy corn

[@HeyVerdel]

Title: Your Neighbors HATE You! Me: Yeah, so does everyone else.

[@ChrisHeinking]

Candy Corn is also just iconic Halloween candy, so it makes sense that people would purchase it to give away on Halloween

[@sundayok2307]

I love candy corn

[@floyd2386]

The thing about candy corn is I can rarely find it in individually portioned sizes appropriate for giving to trick or treaters and nobody is going to give out loose candy corn.

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@sundayok2307 blek 🤮

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@sundayok2307 I've wouldn't know I've hadn't taste any🤨

[@ToniTried]

As a Minnesotan, I can confirm that we eat Hot Tamales. My guess is it's because of the cold winter months and cinnamon just makes you feel good

[@mshannahbanana1397]

My Minnesotan parents go through bags on bags of hot tamales year round 😂

[@kethryholmboe1777]

So true You can't go to a candy store with out running into them

[@rayyanrahman8115]

I am from minessota bit o haven’t had hot tamales

[@dubiouskazoo1873]

PA peep here, they're so hard to find but I love them :{

[@lukemcguire4393]

I live in Minnesota and we used to see how many you could fit in your mouth but otherwise I hate hot tamales the best candy is easily right twix

[@cg2907]

Yuhhh two of my favorite things in on video, wait no 3, Football, Candy, and best of all Theories

[@lkisantos984]

"viewer beware, you're in for a scare." man you just triggered my childhood in one phrase.

[@minipancho94]

when I was younger, a lot of my favorite Halloween candy was actually the stuff i normally wouldnt get throughout the rest of the year. I actually loved getting a few boxes of hot tamales and other such candies whose smaller portions i'd actually finish.

[@franktank302]

This! I’d never buy whoppers on my own but getting them for Halloween was great

[@lulu_9000]

Same! That's why now as an adult I like to pick up a mix of the more unusual candies to give away. Novelty is a thing. Honestly, I've been kind of disappointed in the Halloween candy selection available in recent years because it's mostly the same few big name candies you can get any day of the year. I used to love the variety of unique themed candies that only came out around Halloween!

[@iceghost1470]

That makes sense. I remember liking Milk Duds as a Halloween candy, but they are not something I would willingly get for myself any other time of the year.

[@bobbyk9764]

ya hot tamales

[@kitsunea1499]

@@franktank302 Yeah!

[@BernStoogin]

Lemonheads being the most popular halloween candy in Louisiana makes so much sense when I think back on my candy bags.

[@Seth9809]

I miss being able to have sour candy.

[@rainbowcake8650]

@@Seth9809 whys that? Can u not buy them where u live? Sorry im curious

[@BigManRoberto23]

Lol same. Louisiana-ian here, every Halloween id have 20-30 lemonhead branded candies.

[@Thinkofawaffle]

Lol are you calling them crazy 😂

[@medic6994]

This is the first Food Theory video without the intro. Truly the beginning of the end.

[@Servbot40]

11:54 You might want to pick a different state for you example here. Yes Florida is Hot in summer, uncomfortably so in some months. There is a reason snow birds start arriving in October. People in Florida give chocolate out because that's what we would rather be eating when we get 0 kids at the door. Even in Miami, you only reached a high of 86 in the middle of the day, by the time kids started to hit the streets you were around the low 80s. For reference chocolate starts to melt at around 86 depending on how its tempered (typically its tempered for much higher temps for chocolate bars specifically).

[@beccaw.8172]

Thank you Arin for standing up and taking bold strides for the candy corn loving community

[@TurkeyRat247]

Ya Arin. Thank you for spreading the truth about candy corn.

[@akbarparwiz6061]

@@TurkeyRat247 its actually good.... dont judge

[@jaysondavis9693]

CANDY CORN'S THE BEST!!!

[@Tyranitar.]

Yep. Best candy.

[@quinnalves715]

CANDY CORN

[@thatoneguy1350]

Mat's got me pretty self-conscious the way he is just DRAGGING a lot of candy I enjoy

[@DEXTEROO250]

Nah fam just grab some candy and go it's candy you can't be mad🤣

[@psiseven]

Don't be. Candy corn is delicious and MatPat shouldn't let such wild biases impact his videos. Hot Tamales are disgusting however. That's a given

[@michaelhoogendoorn3179]

@@psiseven Were you forced to enjoy candy corn as a child or something? Matpat put it well. "Wax masquerading as candy." 🤮

[@psiseven]

@@michaelhoogendoorn3179 What no. I tried it when I was young because I was curious and I liked it.

[@SnakePlaysGame]

@@michaelhoogendoorn3179 i was. but i still love it.

[@tessaspierings8855]

This does make me wonder if price per pound is honest. KitKats are quite light because of their wafers trapping in air, and one pound of KitKat may volume wise be more candy than one pound of sour patch kids for example.... I do still love the theory ❤️❤️

[@kimosterhout3242]

Skip is so cute! Love that you guys have a kitty!

[@buckethattie]

as a pennsylvanian, who lives VERY close to both Etown and Hershey, I can confirm, YES. this is why we love chocolate :)

[@jmurray1110]

Well if it can legally be called chocolate Derives what jurisdiction you’re in

[@silvathefox7239]

As another Pennsylvanian who lives close to Hershey, nothing is better then their milk choices

[@silvathefox7239]

Chocolate”

[@cassandra5011]

I grew up in the Nestle counterpart in WI and I 100% love the smell of chocolate in the morning and loved the mini chocolate bars we got on halloween

[@minniemousesvideos]

Yes! Born and raised Pennsylvanian. Nothing beats that distinct milk chocolate flavor.

[@GuiSmith]

There’s another thing that makes candy corn popular: decorations. They’re edible, so waxy they won’t just rot, and last for a couple months. Source: my mom’s done candy corn in jars for fall seasonal decor for years. Be it beneath a candle (that’s never lit) or just filling a small mason jar set with miscellaneous candies and using candy corn as a colourful space filler somebody will probably eat, there’s a lot you can do with them.

[@sibyldauer8181]

I did eat the jar over one day I was 5

[@thetwistedsamurai]

I like the taste of candy corn. It tastes like caramel with the texture of hard taffy. I enjoy it.

[@maxgosselin62]

Yeah, candy corn is just one of those iconic candies that always get bought for the sake of the season, not necessarily because everyone loves it (though I genuinely do)

[@TheCoolCookieKitchen]

Shout to Ontario Canada! I also think that candy corn is popular because Instagram shows people using it for decor rather than eating

[@samanthac9332]

Marley Candycorn is Delicious. Defanantly a candy I remember always wanting to find in my basket. It’s like marshmallows, except more solid

[@muellek7]

I think MatPat has the right idea, but I love how this video basically boils down to, "Candy I don't like appears to be popular. There must be a conspiracy!"

[@Anguawolf007]

It isn't conspiracy. It's affordability. Inflation is killing the economy.

[@edwiniseman4]

I let out a verbal "GET HIM, EGORAPTOR!!" against all this candy corn slander! I'm sure my family were looking at me confused af 🤣🤣🤣

[@MaxRobertoErikson]

The worst part of this video is that I agreed with Egoraptor.

[@Narra0002]

Yeah cause they know candy corn is weird

[@gungrave6923]

Candy corn is awesome

[@edwiniseman4]

@@Narra0002 My fam loves candy corn 🤣

[@lancesrr4124]

Candy corn is good for little candy bowls like one at a desk or if you’re just indulging I like the pumpkins too.

[@Brown_rice3]

Watching this 4 months later still gives me the Halloween chills

[@heath6802]

On Hershey as a PA kid... that chocolate factory tour was really fun when I was a kid! It was as close as a kid could get to the fantasy of rushing into Willy Wonka’s factory. Plus they had a thing for kids where you can customize your own candy bar. If you’re ever somehow in the more rural parts of the state (not that I see why you would just be wandering amongst the woods?) I recommend stopping by Hershey!

[@rebelcat_1261]

The make your own chocolate bar is so fun. And you get to customize the label on the container it comes in!

[@simonlauterbach7972]

Now that you guys have style theory, you guys should do a theory about what's the best costume for Halloween to get candy

[@keeganstallard2740]

I totally agree with Aaron Hanson, I do like candy corn.

[@aslandus]

While I wouldn't call it a high-ranking favorite, I do appreciate Hot Tamales and generally consider them a good "budget" candy. They're tasty enough to enjoy, and fact that they're a bit too strong to eat more than a handful of at a time makes them last a lot longer since you're not tempted to wolf down the entire box in one sitting.

[@brayburell6814]

You have a horrible pallette

[@codahighland]

You say that as if I haven't inadvertently snarfed a whole box in one sitting...

[@alexkuhn5188]

I ate a fairly large box of Hot Tamales in one go and ENJOYED IT! Edit: I love Cinnamon so that might explain why I enjoyed eating a lot of them really fast.

[@melz4766]

Ha I wish I’ll still eat the whole thing cuz me and my terrible self control eat all and any candy 😂

[@Thesauceboss465]

Fr

[@munchrai6396]

You know, I think buying one type of candy is pretty uncommon when you can just buy variety packs for only slightly more than the cheapest of candies

[@TheEclipseWatcher]

As someone who is from Pennsylvania. I 100% adore chocolate. I only live a few hours from Hershey as well.

[@ghost307]

Although I have a bowl of candy fir the kids that really want candy, I started giving out little toys instead. They can be cheap in bulk, I can keep the leftovers for next year, and I don't have to worry that the parents are going to throw out the kids' haul when they get home. One year I was having a fight with a few of my neighbors, so I gave out whistles. The problems magically went away.

[@royalfizzbin2131]

Price per unit is definitely a concern for me since we usually get between 400-500 trick-or-treaters, but you still don't want to give out bland stuff. I actually am planning to give out tiny rubber duckies this year instead of candy because I was able to get ahold of a lot of them in bulk for under 5 cents each but they're still fun (and you don't have to worry about kids being allergic to rubber ducks).

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

@@craftyhr You must know all about Muggles. What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?

[@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646]

That is adorable

[@HashknightGaming]

That is how you get edged and TPed.

[@jrpurdon]

Legit, every year I buy themed erasers, pencils, sticker / temp tattoo packs and toss them in the basket alongside chocolates and sugary snacks and when I tell Trick-or-Treaters to take two of their choice I swear the non foods are the first to go

[@thelingeringartist]

@@HashknightGaming In this economy ppl aren’t wasting money on tp anymore 😭

[@Autopilot7535Autopilot]

Would love to see the Hershey's community theory. Let's do it!

[@KatelynDombach]

Maybe some sort of theory connecting Hershey park and Nuka World from Fallout?

[@MistressofHeaven]

Or just company towns in general. When you mentioned Hershey, PA, “Sixteen Tons” came to mind immediately. Since you already mentioned two and I know of several more, I’m sure there’s enough info on food related ones for an episode.

[@nomadicdragon7157]

9:55 HEY. I love Sourpatch Kids! 🥺

[@Emo_Does_Art]

For Georgia we do have loyalty to another brand! The coca cola factory is a huge place 2 go (most people I know have been at least once if not a few times) and coke products are also really popular :D

[@thecomposerchanginggames5250]

Candy corn is literally my favorite fall candy, and that sentiment is shared by a host of people I know who would definitely put it top 5.

[@haloreacondeltareach2738]

As a Pennsylvanian, I would like to confirm every time on Halloween nearly all the candy is either MARs or Hershey. Sadly though, that means all the Hershey candy bars are gone within seconds😢

[@djbronze9179]

Amen brother. This state loves their Hershey chocolate

[@NateyC214]

12:49 That spatula is generally called an offset spatula. If you want the exact type that looks like a perforated long turner

[@C______________]

As someone who lives in a neighborhood with 1000+ trick-or-treaters (literally, we count), I can understand the need to buy cheap candy

[@gigas115]

Small discrepancy with the weight. KitKat bars are like minimal chocolate and mostly wafers which have a lot of air. On top of that, other candy bars are made of lots of different mixtures which could add weight. Like caramel(afaik) is pretty heavy. As well, the reason for buying cheap candy is to make sure the house has enough, not just to cheap out on candy handouts.

[@dragonrelm7068]

I absolutely love candy corn, it is absolutely my favorite kind of candy. Another reason I love them is because most people don't like them so I can enjoy them as long as I want

[@lilyrosepunkunicorm9871]

Hahah yes

[@r1gbysj0k3rrch2]

.Exactly!!! Mat Pat is so stinky for completely dissing on them. He just doesn't have an elite pallet like we do. 🙄

[@Oturan20]

I love candy corn too! Unfortunately when I eat it I eat enough that I get sick of it for months.

[@brandonprater4613]

The more they hate, the more candy corn we get! ✊🎃🤝😈👍

[@blesskurunai9213]

Also an unpopular opinion I HATE M&Ms

[@alyxgraff9121]

MatPat - "No one in their right mind would willingly spend money on Candy Corn." Me, eating the bag of candy corn I willingly bought for myself with my own money to eat - "Wait. What?"

[@sirpaladinknight5491]

I think theres another way of looking at this People buy cheap candy because alot of people dont have much money to throw around but still want to participate in the holiday Some may even want to give camdy to children to make them happy just on a budget

[@oscarrrrr2000]

I like the hot tamale candies, they are definitely in my top 10. I just love cinnamon candies in general, especially cinnamon jelly beans.

[@dave-69]

Thank you. A sane person

[@blackstar5867]

Agreed

[@verycrustymusty4123]

YES

[@andrewwilliams9513]

When I was in 7th grade, I had friends from school come to my house trick or treating, we didn't have any candy to pass out, and they got small boxes of raisins. I was embarrassed, but they actually came back for more. We still had quite a bit, so I gave them all of it.

[@smoxthybweh]

Honestly chocolate covered raisins and nuts are so much better then an average candy bar

[@aplaceforthesevids]

came for a good time and ended up being attacked for my candy preferences 😭😂 I LOVE hot tamales, as well as pretty much any other spicy cinnamon treats like atomic fireballs. I even recently payed money at a checkout counter for myself try the hot tamales cotton candy they have at dollartree (sadly it was just regular cotton candy with a slight cinnamon smell) also the arin cameo was the true treat of this episode ❤

[@Nobodyshere1105]

Hot Tamales are the best! They're sweet n' spicy, so whenever Dad gets some for himself (he likes spicy foods) I'll ask for a few of his Tamales .

[@haydes1285]

It’s no theory, my neighbors have explicitly expressed their hatred of me, and they’re always so rude about it, interrupting my 2AM trumpet practice, like what are they even doing up so late

[@Zillionman2010]

They're recording you so they can upload your amazing performance to KZbin and claim the millions in ad revenue for themselves. What you need to do is get a large drum and start banging it as you practice to drown out the sound of your playing so they can't record it.

[@leeblock9573]

That reminds me of a joke my dad told me: An Irish immigrant moves to an apartment in the US. About a week in, he gets a call from his mother, asking how he's doing. "Terrible," he responds. "All my neighbors are awful." "What do you mean?" his mom asks. "Well, my one neighbor just cries all day. She's weeping and wailing, and sometimes there's yelling." "Oh dear." "There's another one who just bangs on the wall angrily all day. He seems really upset all the time. I feel bad for him, to be honest." "I would too." "Then there's one who just screams foul language all day. I don't know what his deal is at all." "That seems awful, dear," his mother says. "What do you do when all of this happens?" "Oh, nothing. I just keep sitting there and playing my bagpipes."

[@JetstreamGW]

I would like to note that, though Kit Kats are expensive pound for pound, they're also very light. A package with the same _volume_ as the Snickers bag would be lighter.