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Jpan99 Aug 3, 2012 11:52 AM

What's your favorite and least favorite Jelly Belly flavor?

My favorites are anything red and buttered popcorn.

Least favorites, there are some that I really don't care for like bubble gum and root beer, but the only two I will spit out if eaten by accident are cappuccino and black licorice. Bleh!

And obviously any of the Harry Potter disgusting flavors like vomit.

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    ricepad Aug 4, 2012 11:04 AM

    My faves are any soda-flavor (cola, root beer, Dr. Pepper) and cappuccino. I gag on licorice. One time about 20 years ago, I swear I got about half a dozen tomato-flavored JBs in a bag of belly flops (I used to be able to stop at the JB factory in Vacaville fairly regularly, where they'd sell flops for about $1/lb in a 2 lb bag).

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      sunangelmb Aug 3, 2012 07:07 PM

      Love toasted marshmellow. Hadn't seen it for a while but found them last week in a small local candy store. I don't remember being so hard though. Maybe the are stale? Or have they always been jaw achingly tough. Flavor is good. Don't like black licorice anything.

      1. GraceW Aug 3, 2012 07:04 PM

        LOVE=LICORICE. Also like: popcorn, caramel corn, cantaloupe, cinnamon, cappuccino, mocha,

        Don't care for... Pina Colada, coconut, Peach, Margarita--basically anything that tastes like an alcoholic beverage.

        1. John E. Aug 3, 2012 06:43 PM

          My favorites are the hot cinnamon and popcorn. My least favorite is garlic. (Not a good jelly bean flavor).

          1. Karl S Aug 3, 2012 05:54 PM

            I like Sour Cherry, Sour Lemon and Sour Orange - fortunately, I can get those flavors individually at a local vendor who offers all the flavors individually (which is rare for the sour group, which are usually only offered in a crappy 10-flavor mix).

            Not a fan of the savory flavors.

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              mpjmph Aug 3, 2012 05:22 PM

              I love juicy pear, blueberry, and watermelon. Hate licorice, cinnamon, and cappuccino.

              We have one store locally that sells individual flavors by the pound, but they are very expensive. I will occasionally by a half pound with 1-2 flavors to give as a gift.

              ETA: I did try a few Every Flavor Beans at a Harry Potter party a few years ago. Gross. It was really disturbing to realize the earwax tastes like earwax, which means an R&D team actually had to develop and test the earwax flavor to make sure it actually tasted like ear wax (or vomit, grass, dirt...).

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                ricepad Aug 4, 2012 11:02 AM

                Have you really eaten ear wax?? Ugh....

              2. eastofnevada Aug 3, 2012 01:27 PM

                My favorite is either Dr Pepper or Juicy Pear.

                Least favorite is Tutti Frutti.

                Jelly Bellys are probably my favorite candy though.

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                  kseiverd Aug 3, 2012 01:23 PM

                  Love the hot cinnamon, licorice, watermelon, bubble gum and cotton candy. Can't think of a flavor I "hate" but not crazy about the cappuccino. Wegman's has them in the bulk candy bins, but they're something like $8/lb! Have seen what they call "belly flops" from time to time at Big Lots... Jelly Bellys that don't pass inspections. Some a little larger/smaller than supposed to be. Others conjoined twins/triplets. ABout $3/lb. Think they seel the "irregulars" at the JB web site?

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                    Chowrin Aug 3, 2012 05:39 PM

                    nope. surplus goes to costco. irregulars from the factory cost MORE than costco's prices. Get the big jars.

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                    rochfood Aug 3, 2012 12:38 PM

                    My 5 year old son just won a gumball machine filled w jelly bellies. We are eating them slowly..you have to eat them one by one because they are mixed flavors The first one he tried was sizzling cinnamon..so he is semi wary of the red ones now.
                    I see they have on the website all 50 flavors..I see one is "chili mango", curious if we have one and how it tastes.

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                      Jpan99 Aug 3, 2012 12:52 PM

                      Chili mango does sound good, I've not see that. I do like the sizzling cinnamon a lot tho!

                    2. Bob W Aug 3, 2012 12:37 PM

                      Here is the current flavor list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_Be...

                      My favorites: Juicy pear, peach, sunkist pink grapefruit, sunkist tangerine, chocolate pudding, cappuccino

                      Least favorite: buttered popcorn, licorice, cotton candy.

                      I don't think I've tried a few of the current flavors, like chili mango -- sounds great!

                      1. biondanonima Aug 3, 2012 11:58 AM

                        I don't know if they make them anymore, but I used to LOVE their Plum flavor. Pear too, even though I don't really love actual pears. I am also a big fan of their super sours. I too hate black licorice, but I also avoid the Buttered Popcorn and anything that doesn't have at least some tartness to it.

                        1. twyst Aug 3, 2012 11:54 AM

                          Definitely with you on the hating the cappuccino and black licorice, they are the worst!

                          My favorite is probably coconut.

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