Imagination-Cafe Blog: See the World in a Jelly Bean

by Alicia Z. Klepeis

Around the World in a Jelly Bean

People from Tokyo to Santiago can savor a bag of jelly beans, though the flavors they choose may be different from one location to another. Some flavors, in fact, are offered in other countries to target the flavor preferences abroad. Want to try a Mooncake-flavored jelly bean? Head to Asia. Chili Mango? Try South America. Green Tea and Barbeque Banana? Asian and European jelly bean eaters enjoy these choices. According to Tomi Holt, Director of Communications at Jelly Belly, here are the favorites, around the world and back here at home:

Australia - Smoothie Blend flavors, Bubble Gum, Buttered Popcorn and Strawberry Cheesecake
England - Beanaturals, Very Cherry, Green Apple, and Bubble Gum
Germany - Very Cherry, Tutti Fruitti, Green Apple, Red Apple
Hong Kong - Lemon Lime, Candy Floss (aka Cotton Candy), Bubble Gum, Coconut
Korea - Berry Blue, Candy Floss, Lemon, and Lemon Lime

About the Author

From jelly beans to strange snakes, Alicia Klepeis loves to research fun and out-of-the-ordinary topics that make nonfiction exciting for readers. A freelance writer who writes for numerous magazines geared toward both children and adults, she began her career as a geographer at the National Geographic Society. While teaching World Geography in Massachusetts, she enjoyed making murals of the Great Barrier Reef, doing Tai Chi, listening to African music, and sharing Japanese candy with her students.

Alicia is passionate about travel. One of her biggest adventures to date was building solar ovens in Sumbawa, Indonesia as part of an Earthwatch team. Learning to use power tools was a challenge, but singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to a local high school English class was even harder. In addition to short stints living abroad in Poland and France, she has lived two of the last nine years in Australia. New places present opportunities to try new types of candy and ice cream. Corn-studded ice cream in Singapore was interesting but not as good as the hokey pokey variety in New Zealand. She lives with her husband and three children in upstate New York. She is currently working on several projects involving international food, cool inventions, and world cultures. Her website is http://www.aliciaklepeis.com/.