Sweet Adventures

SA 007: Pocky & Oranges

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:14:43 +0000

On a hot day in spring Derek and Rachel tried some products from Japan and the UK that have a history in most peoples’ lives. Pocky is a chocolate covered bread stick made in Japan since 1966. In the years since its creation there have been dozens of new flavours created. Many of them only available [...]

SA 006: Creole & Gianduja Chocolates

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:07:42 +0000

Derek gives a look behind the scenes of the room he and Rachel are recording in. They only use a couple of lights and a reflector to get the even lighting. In this episode, Derek and Rachel try two chocolate blocks from different parts of the world. Vosges Creole Exotic Candy Bar is a bittersweet dark chocolate [...]

SA 005: Aussie vs USA Strawberry Liquorice

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:14:05 +0000

Derek and Rachel perch themselves on a deck and compare Australian strawberry liquorice to American strawberry licorice. (They even spell it differently.) Darrell Lea makes Australia’s #1 liquorice and exports it to many countries worldwide. Y&S Candies (formerly known as Young & Smylie) manufacturers Twizzlers, and since 1977 has been owned by The Hershey Company. Technically, Twizzlers [...]

SA 004: Grandma’s Cookies

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:49:19 +0000

Some of Derek’s American family join in for this episode about his grandma’s famous homemade cookies. Suzie (Derek’s mom) wants to know why Phyllis’ (Derek’s grandma) cookies are so popular and discovers a secret ingredient in the Easter cookies that allows her to eat many without feeling sick. Sarge (Derek’s grandpa) makes a few silly appearances [...]

SA 003: Tim Tams & Hot Cocoa

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:11:51 +0000

Derek shows off an Australian icon — Arnott’s Tim Tams — while Rachel schools him on how to make hot cocoa. Tim Tams are in the household of 1 in 2 Australians and have been exported overseas as Arnott’s Original. They are very similar to McVitie’s Penguin made in the United Kingdom, but Derek doesn’t think [...]

SA 002: Easter Peeps, Bunnies, and Eggs!

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:07:08 +0000

Derek and Rachel are back with the Easter edition of Sweet Adventures. The two review America’s most popular Easter candy — Peeps. Of course, a Russell Stover chocolate bunny is also on the menu, along with Cadbury’s famous Creme Eggs. Informative links: Peeps MarshmallowPeeps.com Peeps – Wikipedia Peeps on Amazon Russell Stover Chocolate Bunny RussellStover.com – Solid Chocolate Easter Bunny Russell Stover Candies [...]

SA 001: Warheads & Haribo Cola Bottles

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:43:30 +0000

Derek Jay Steen introduces Sweet Adventures. He’s extremely excited about candy. Sweet Adventures was dreamed up by Derek and Nicky Ainley in 2006 whilst working at Sugar Fix. Each week there will be information and tasting of sweets from around the world. In the debut episode Derek and his guest Rachel review Warheads Extreme Sour and Haribo [...]