I think you may be triple confusing SweetTarts™ (chalky semi-tart disks) with Smarties™ (chalky sweet but oddly flavorless disks) and Spree™ (not as chalky, candy coated disks) which these days are more often encountered as Chewy Spree™ (Chewy candy coated disks.)
And we haven’t even mentioned Necco Wafers™ (big ol’ chalky disks) nor Giant SweetTarts™ (big ol’ semi-tart chewy disks)!
In the USA M&Ms are an imitation of what are called Smarties in the UK.
Ok, NOW the shower thought makes a lot more sense.
Same. I was wondering how on earth those chalky semi-tart discs were anything like chocolate.
Wait… Am I confusing them with Sweet Tarts? 🤔 One is a taffy in a Skittle like candy shell and the other is disgusting crap.
I think you may be triple confusing SweetTarts™ (chalky semi-tart disks) with Smarties™ (chalky sweet but oddly flavorless disks) and Spree™ (not as chalky, candy coated disks) which these days are more often encountered as Chewy Spree™ (Chewy candy coated disks.)
And we haven’t even mentioned Necco Wafers™ (big ol’ chalky disks) nor Giant SweetTarts™ (big ol’ semi-tart chewy disks)!
Neither Smarties nor Rockets nor Sweetarts are taffy like
We have both in Canada. The difference is that smarties are naturally colored, whereas M&Ms are vibrant thanks to artificial colorings