Like Yiyun Li, I guess I have a food or drink that holds a special place in my childhood memories. I remember that when I first transfer from a Taiwanese local school to an American system school in Hsinchu International School, I was introduced to a type of candy that I have never seen before: Fruit Rolls. Fruit Rolls is a type of candy that rolls up on a thin piece of waxed paper with distinct fruit flavor on it. Whenever one eats it, the food dye of the candy will stain on your tongue, making it red, yellow, green and all types of fabulous colors. During 3rd grade, fruit roll will seem to be label as the sign of popularity. Whoever has fruit rolls for snack, that kid will become the most popular one in the class that everyone seems to begging and pleasing that individual in order to have just a tiny piece of the fruit rolls. Since I was a new kid to the class and a pretty shy individual, I didn’t quite have the courage to ask for a piece of the candy. Instead, seeing such magical appeals that fruit rolls give, I decided to go to COSTCO and buy a huge box of it. Once I got it back home, I can’t wait to get a taste of it. However, the first bite of it immediately throws me off. It has such a strong fruity flavor that in a sense it just tastes unnatural like chemical. I have never tried any candy that is this strong in its sweetness. After just a few bite of it, I decided not to attempt to finish the roll that I just got fed up with its artificial chemically taste. However, as expected, I became popular in the class by generously giving out these fruit rolls to my classmates who helped me finish over 90% of the fruit rolls in the box. Now whenever I see a fruit roll, I appreciated the candy for helping me blend into the new school despite its awful taste.
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