Why thousands are racing to get their hands on 'rare' Australian chocolate bar in the UK
It's not everyday an Aussie treat makes headlines overseas - but one Cadbury creation has Brits buzzing.
A pair of uniquely Australian chocolate bars have landed on UK shelves, and local shoppers are scrambling to try the 'rare' chocolate that many Down Under grew up with.
British bargain chain B&M has begun stocking two varieties of Cadbury's Marvellous Creations - Dream Raspberry and Cola Fizz - which are usually only found in Australia.
The sweet news has sparked a frenzy among UK foodies keen to get a taste of the quirky chocolate combinations.
A B&M worker had to caution Brits that not all stores will receive the bars at the same time, and smaller locations might not stock them at all.
Inside the Cola Fizz bar are cola-flavoured jellies, fizzy candy chips and popping candy.
The Dream bar features raspberry-flavoured candy chips, raspberry jellies and popping candy, all wrapped in creamy white chocolate.
While UK supermarkets already offer the original Jelly Popping Candy Marvellous Creations, these two Aussie flavours are a rare sight - and the excitement online proves just how curious the world is about Australian confectionery.
'That's my fave chocolate bar and I love cola-flavoured things so I bet I'd love that,' one woman gushed online.
'I might do a taste test between the UK version vs the Australian version,' another added.
'That Dream bar with raspberry chunks sounds naughty,' a third said.
Some even suggested the bars felt nostalgic - a taste of Aussie childhoods now being discovered abroad.
Still, not everyone was convinced.
'Ok this needs to be tried! Because cola and chocolate I'm not suuurree,' one skeptical shopper wrote.
'Might get stick for this but Marvellous Creations is probably the worst thing Dairy Milk have ever come out with,' said another.
'Sweepings off the floor. Terrible idea,' one critic added.
But for Australians, the sudden overseas interest is a reminder that some of our strangest sweets - the more chaotic, the better - may just be our most iconic.
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