• @[email protected]
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    32 days ago

    I’m British (like Cadbury’s), but I’ve never heard of a “5 star” bar. Is it what we call a “Star bar”?

    • palordrolap
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      72 days ago

      I’d never heard of it either, but a web search finds a Wikipedia article, a few pictures and the implication that it’s not sold in the UK.

      Also, calling Cadbury “British” these days is a bit of a stretch. Yes, they were founded here and are still headquartered here, but they’re now a multinational corporation owned by an American corporation.

      And despite that American corporation being run by a Belgian, the quality has definitely gone in the American direction.

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        As an American, I apologize for our crappy chocolate. We do have decent brands (Ghiradelli and Sees, for example), but prime people seem to prefer crap like Hersheys.

    • ElPussyKangaroo
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      42 days ago

      5 star is very popular in India… Idk what the global counterparts are…

    • @[email protected]
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      32 days ago

      No, it appears to be a Mars bar clone. However the nouget is dark in photos, so it could be a chocolate flavour.

      • palordrolap
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        32 days ago

        It might be relevant to point out that what constitutes a Mars bar differs depending on country. The US and UK are different, for example: Simple picture demonstration

        The picture doesn’t show what’s in a US Mars bar, but apparently it has almonds in it, as though it’s a Snickers just with a different kind of nut(?).

      • @cheese_greater
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        2 days ago

        Whats in the noughat of Milky Way, is it almond/do you know?

    • @[email protected]
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      12 days ago

      In India, 5 star has been around forever and was like a cheaper alternative to a Mars bar. They’ve also been known to do humorous advertising for 5 star over the years.