Sweet Tooth Favorites

This morning's discussion centered around nougat and one's favorite candy bar. To begin nougat is a term used to describe a variety of similar confectioneries made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat can range from chewy to hard depending on its composition and is used in a variety of candy bars. Candy was a term derived from the Arabic "Qandi" meaning a sugar confection. The ancient Egyptians originally preserved nuts and fruits with honey. Nougat used as an ingredient in many modern candy bars is not similar to traditional recipes but is a mixture of sucrose and corn syrup aerated with a whipping agent such as egg white or hydrolyzed soya protein. It may also have vegetable fats and milk powder added and is typically combined with nuts caramel or chocolate. Today it is a million dollar industry with product rather accessible at any local convenience store. Such companies include Mars, Hershey, Cadbury and Nestle. Some of the more common candy bars include:

3 Musketeers
5th Avenue
100 Grand
Almond Joy
Baby Ruth
Big Hunk
Bit O Honey
Butterfinger
Caramel Crunch
Crispy Crunch
Dove Bar
Heath Bar
Hershey Bar
Idaho Spud
Kit Kat
Marathon
Milky Way
Mounds
Mr Goodbar
Nestle Crunch
Nutrageous
Oh Henry
Powerhouse
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Reggie Bar
Rolo
Salted Nut Roll
Skor
Snickers
Take 5
Twix
Whatchamacallit
Wonkabar
Wunderbar

So what are some of your personal favorites? Got any different ones you like I forgot to include? Would love to hear.