Food
The Scoop on Swedish Candy: It’s More Than Fish
NEW YORK — Candies scooped into shiny pink bags and sold by the pound are a Swedish addition to the Lower East Side. Licorice items, marshmallow-filled chocolates, cola-flavored drops and all sorts of gummies fill the little self-serve bins. It’s the work of Swedish expats and is actually the second Swedish candy store in New York (there’s Sockerbit in the West Village): BonBon — A Swedish Candy Co., 130 Allen St. (Delancey Street), 212-786-0094, bonbonnyc.com.
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By FLORENCE FABRICANT, New York Times
NEW YORK — Candies scooped into shiny pink bags and sold by the pound are a Swedish addition to the Lower East Side. Licorice items, marshmallow-filled chocolates, cola-flavored drops and all sorts of gummies fill the little self-serve bins. It’s the work of Swedish expats and is actually the second Swedish candy store in New York (there’s Sockerbit in the West Village): BonBon — A Swedish Candy Co., 130 Allen St. (Delancey Street), 212-786-0094, bonbonnyc.com.
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