Smarties UK

Not to be mistaken with the tart pastel colored rolled candy that we remember from our American youth, Nestle Smarties are a favourite (See that? I used the Canadian/British spelling) of our British & Candian friends.

Nestle Smarties are a candy covered chocolate candies that have been around for a heck of a long time.  Smarties have been around since at least 1882!  These candies are oblate shaped (not round, not oval, not even a sphere) chocolate "beans".  Originally made by Rowntree they were marketed as just that, "Chocolate Beans", then "Smarties Chocolate Beans" in 1977.

Unlike the American M&M, Smarties have more variety, coming in 8 different colors and are packaged in a cardboard box in a hexagonal shape.