I was first introduced to the crunchy, caramel-filled Lion Bar while spending a semester in the Netherlands back in 1994. I had been living on fries with mayo, filled almond cookies and pounds of hazelnut chocolate. It was by accident that tasted my first Lion Bar. The cafeteria was out of Nutella so I couldn’t prepare my usual dessert of chocolate spread slathered on fresh bread. In desperation I purchased a Lion Bar in order to get my chocolate fix that evening. It was an affair that continues to this day.

Luckily you can find this candy at most larger grocery chains in the import aisle. Earlier this year there were reports that Nestle would stop making Lion bar due to poor sales, though there haven’t been any updates to that story…looks like the Lion Bar lives on.