Name That Candy
This candy bar's name comes from the sound it makes when you bite into its layers of crispy wafer. It was originally created in England and has been a favorite since 1935.
Kit Kat
German immigrant Julius Sturgis opened America's first commercial bakery for this twisted snack in Lititz, Pennsylvania in 1861, though monks originally created them as rewards for children
Pretzels
This Austrian pastry's name means "whirlwind" in German, featuring paper-thin layers of dough wrapped around apples, cinnamon, and raisins.
Strudel
This Italian dessert's name literally means "pick me up" and features layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese dusted with cocoa powder.
Tiramisu
These small fruit-flavored candies were almost called "Goofies" but instead got a name that references a celestial phenomenon.
Skittles
Invented in 1853 by George Crum in Saratoga Springs, New York, this snack was created out of spite for a complaining customer who said his fried potatoes were too thick
Potato Chips
French baker August Zang brought this crescent-shaped, laminated pastry to Paris in 1839, though its origin story falsely claims it celebrates Vienna's victory over the Ottoman Empire.
Croissant
This Italian frozen dessert contains 25-55% less air than American ice cream, giving it a denser texture, and its name simply means "frozen" in Italian.
Gelato
Tiny, crunchy, dual-flavored pebbles come in a box designed by the Wonka company.
Nerds
These crunchy, barrel-shaped chips are made from dehydrated potato flakes and are famous for their "once you pop, you can't stop" slogan
Pringles
Named after a French military figure, this cylindrical pastry is filled with cream and topped with chocolate fondant, featuring a yellow stripe of icing down the center.
Eclair
This molten dessert, popularized by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten in 1987, was actually the result of a kitchen mistake when he accidentally underbaked individual chocolate cakes.
Chocolate lava cake
This bar contains nougat and toasted almonds in a distinctive triangular shape with peaks. Created in Switzerland in 1908, its shape was inspired by a famous mountain.
Toblerone
Created by Arch West in 1964 after a family vacation to Southern California, this triangular chip's name combines the Spanish words for "gold" and "little."
Doritos
This French pastry consists of two almond meringue discs sandwiching a ganache or buttercream filling, and its name is also the Italian word for "crushed" or "broken."
Macaron
This French dessert was invented by chef Marie-Antoine Carême and features a tower of caramel-dipped cream puffs held together with spun sugar threads
Croquembouche
Introduced in 1847, this brand is America's oldest continuously operating candy company. Their wafers come in chocolate, strawberry, and other flavors, and the company name is an acronym.
NECCO Wafers
This snack, popular in Southern cuisine and Latin America, also known as "chicharrones" in Spanish, consist of fried skin.
Pork Rinds
This Polish pastry, whose name means "little cushion," is filled with fruit preserves or cheese and is traditionally served on Fat Thursday before Lent.
Paczki
This Japanese dessert's name means "bracken starch cake," but it's actually made from rice flour and filled with sweet red bean paste, giving it a chewy, translucent appearance.
Mochi