Let’s Settle This Debate Once and For All

Candy corn is a strange little treat, don’t you think? It’s shaped like a Muppet or monster tooth and made of equal parts corn syrup…and more corn syrup. Eating it turns your saliva into a choking hazard, and one of its most mysterious qualities is how you can never tell if it’s fresh or if it’s been sitting out in a bowl every day since 1988.

Few Halloween treats divide people more than candy corn. Some people loathe it, comparing it to sugared earwax or melted traffic cones. Others can’t get enough and love its chewy yet soft texture, which somehow keeps them reaching for more.

As for me? I’m a contradiction. I can reject the concept of candy corn and still eat a couple of handfuls when a sugar craving hits. But somewhere around fistful number two, I pause and wonder, “Is this what nibbling on a candle tastes like?”

And to those of you who genuinely love candy corn, I can’t prove it, but I’m guessing you might snack on crayons, too?

Still, I’ll defend candy corn the way others defend pumpkin spice - irrationally, passionately, and every single October. Because for all its waxy weirdness, candy corn is pure nostalgia. It’s the taste of plastic jack-o’-lantern buckets, cheap costumes, and the excitement of dumping out your trick-or-treat haul on the living room floor. 

It’s not really about the flavor - it’s about the feeling.

Which side are you on? Are you Team Love It or Team Hate It? Or somewhere in between?