Magic Mentos
Over the years I have enjoyed eating
Mentos.
This has nothing to do with
their weird advertising campaigns, and a lot to do with the easy availability
of them at the John Carroll bookstore.
So for no good reason, here is a list of the various flavors I've had.
This only counts the long roll form...
See here for mini rolls,
here for boxes of mentos, and here for other
mentos related products.
Yes, I know this is not an original idea. (see
this other Mentos site for example).
The Big Three
Mixed Fruit. The most common flavor, in my experience. I like them OK.
The "Fruit" labebled Mentos with the fancy colored foil I bought
in England.
Mint. Sometimes referred to as "albino". My least favorite of the big three,
a bit strong for me.
Strawberry. Also sometimes known as "Berry Fresh". My favorite of the more
common flavors. For a while these were harder to find, but recently they've
made a comeback.
Harder to find Flavors
Cinnamon. I like this flavor. They were really common for a while, but
now a bit rarer. I think I paid an exorbitant price for this particular
pack at the Denver airport.
Green Apple. The local P&C grocery store was running some sort
of "limited edition" pack that had this flavor. A bit sour, but I like them.
Also shown are a pack from Germany and a more recent US pack I found
on clearance at Food City.
Grape. Another "limited edition" flavor found at P&C. I like this flavor
too.
Grapefruit. These are supposedly available in the US, but I've never seen them.
Kristina surprised me with a huge batch of them at Easter.
Very sour. I like them, but it is too easy to eat too many in one sitting.
I like how they are fortified with Vitamin C.
Peach. I found these in a candy store at Pier 39 in San Francisco.
The new crown in the "most expensive mentos" category, they cost nearly
$2 for a roll. I really liked the flavor though, and the peach-colored
foil on the ends was a nice touch. I also got a pack of Licorice here with
English labeling (unlike the Dutch Pack listed below).
Sours. Includes new flavor Watermelon. Kristina somehow
found a roll of these for me as a wedding present.
Japanese Flavors
Lime Lemon. Kristina got these for my 1/2 birthday. She has been
impressive with her mentos-obtaining skills. I like the taste of these; they
are much stronger than the "lemon" yellow mentos you'll find in combo rolls.
'n Cream. I got these from Kristina for Christmas in 2007.
They are indeed creamy, and the base flavor is some
sort of melon, a bit reminiscent of cantaloupe.
Pine Fresh. I got these from Kristina for my birthday in 2008.
They taste like pineapple, just as you'd expect.
European Flavors
Ordered Online
I admit I cheated. I was curious as to how I could find some of the more
obscure European-only flavors of Mentos. Then I suddenly realized this
is the modern age, and to use the internet. So I quickly found
a Dutch Grocery store in California that sold Mentos online.
Licorice. Another flavor you don't want to eat too many of at once.
Tastes just like Licorice.
Strong Mint. If you thought regular mint was strong, these will
definitely open your sinuses.
England
Berry Mix. These include raspberry, black currant and cherry.
I got these for £0.80 at a news shop in Bourton-on-the-Water, England.
I really like the flavor of currant candies, so I was glad to find these.
Also shown is a French/Dutch/German labeled pack that my in-laws
picked up for me somewhere else in Europe.
Germany
On a recent trip to Germany I was on the lookout for new flavors, and
I managed to find some! As of April 2010 the going price was
about a Euro a roll (though the duty-free ones were much cheaper).
Fresh Cola: I liked the taste of these. I first found
them at the train station in Mannheim.
Rainbow: Includes grape, strawberry, orange,
watermelon, pineapple, raspberry, and green apple. My favorite of
those is raspberry.
Spearmint: I can't really tell much difference between
these and regular mint. I bought these near the boat docks
on the Chiemsee.
Watermelon Mango Orange: I got these in a
giant novelty container
in the duty-free shop in the Frankfurt airport.
The Netherlands
Despite being the home to Mentos, I was unable to find
any interesting flavors during the day I spent there.
Disappointing.
Slovenia
Grape: This looks very similar to the US version, but
these are a pack my sisters-in-law picked up for me
in Slovenia.
Croatia
Watermelon: My sisters-in-law picked up this roll
of Watermelon for me while they were in Croatia.
Yet to try... there are rumors of Tropical, Barley Mint,
Banana 'n Cream, Fuji Apple, Ice Pomelo, Dalandan, Ponkan, Currant,
Chlorophyl, Wintergreen, Soft Fruit, Japenese Plum (Ume),
Lime-mint, Juicy Mango, Juicy Cassis, Apple, Red Orange, Lemon Yogurt,
and Strawberry Yogurt, but I have yet to find them...
Other mentos products eaten by me: