Need to find my sweetie!

mrk · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:11

Back when I was in school, on the walk home I'd stop by a local newsagent and buy what I'm certain were Karate Belt liquorice strips.

The only Google image I can find is this:

The image is cached from an old Pinterest post that doesn't load any more...

I have the need to buy these again and just can't find any brand or name for them to search against.

Anyone remember these? Anyone remember the name?

Thanks!

Raymond Lin · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:16

Looks like an old ribbon cable.

Efour · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:18

I remember them.

I want to say ribbons or laces something like that.

almoststew1990 · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:21

Does it have a 40 or 44 pin connector at the end? That will help us narrow it down.

Dirk Diggler · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:25

The image have posted is of Strawberry Laces. They were also covered in sugar and called "Astro Belts"

mrk · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:27

Strawberry laces are single stranded and available everywhere. These are strands joined together and had a very distinct taste vs current strawberry laces!

peterwalkley · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:28

Adrian

cainer · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:28

here, but they only have the sour coated ones

https://www.aquarterof.co.uk/sour-strawberry-belts.html

also available in Apple and Rainbow

https://www.aquarterof.co.uk/chewy-soft-belts-laces-cables-pencils.html

mrk · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:32

cainer said:
here, but they only have the sour coated ones

https://www.aquarterof.co.uk/sour-strawberry-belts.html

Those are less wide, also used to get those! You can still buy them in some corner shops, just not the fatter ribbon, non sour ones

Efour · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:33

If you chewed a whole belt, you would be so overwhelmed with glue in your mouth.

I deffo remember the joined together ribbon cable ones

mrk · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:37

Hah yes! You would end up with bits of belt sticking to the top of your mouth wall, then spending a lifetime dislodging them with your tongue

cainer · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:40

obviously these arnt the ones, but it might be the closest you'l get to them... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/257133783

jonessa · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:42

i knew at least 3 kids who died from trying to chew an entire ribbon to themselves...

cainer · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:49

i wish they would make Wham bars like they used to be in the early 80's, hard/brittle with very sour/fizzy bits in, now they are soft and chewy with less fizz

Kutter · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:50

we used to buy the liquorice roots from the shop back in the 70's. Tasted really good.

moon man · 4 Feb 2018 at 19:59

remember eating rainbow crystals and losing a lair of skin of my tounge , american cream soda kali ,and those ufo things that melted in mouth and full of sherbert

mrk · 4 Feb 2018 at 20:04

cainer said:
obviously these arnt the ones, but it might be the closest you'l get to them... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/257133783

Got those already, regular shopper for them, 3 for £1

The original belts posted in my OP tasted much nicer, less sugary as well.

jsmoke · 4 Feb 2018 at 20:09

I remember.

andicole0 · 4 Feb 2018 at 20:16

This?

https://oscar.qc.ca/en/product/bonbon-reglisse-ruban-cerise/
Andi.

mrk · 4 Feb 2018 at 20:19

The strands on that are thicker and there are fewer strands, but that might just be the best alternative yet!

Although, is that 7 bucks for one ribbon?!?!