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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by drcongo on Monday August 10, 2026 @12:46PM (#49246226)
Is the US Milky Way like a UK Mars bar then? My mind is blown by this sub-thread.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by pixelesque on Monday August 10, 2026 @01:04PM (#49246543)
Effectively, yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way_(chocolate_bar)

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by dingaling on Monday August 10, 2026 @01:06PM (#49246577)
Yes, though a Snickers is the same in both countries.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by Flere-Imsaho on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:44PM (#49248708)
They are not the same! The cacao differences between the two basically means the uk version tastes great, and the US one tastes like my socks.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by qingcharles on Monday August 10, 2026 @06:22PM (#49250662)
And it's supposed to be called Marathon, too.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by magicalhippo on Monday August 10, 2026 @01:30PM (#49246923)
I've seen some YouTuber taste test both US and European Snickers, and he claimed they were quite different. Ingredients list backed him up.

EU had more peanuts, not so sweet and nougat was different, IIRC.

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by throwaway219450 on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @08:08AM (#49256965)
Just wait until you learn about Smarties.
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