Coffee Crisp Is Trending In Canada & It's Caused A Full Canadian Snack War On Twitter

There's been a lot of debate about Canada's best candy, and it seems like Coffee Crisp in particular is getting a lot of love.

On Monday, October 17, @CanuckleGame — a daily Canadian word game account — put a serious question to Canadians on Twitter: "You can only choose 3… which of these Canadian candy treats are you keeping?"

Accompanying the tweet was a picture of 20 candy bars that are popular in Canada, each with its own number.

The image featured everything from Caramilk and Glosette to Smarties and Mr Big, some of which are so Canadian you can't even find them in American supermarkets.

From there, a major snack war began, with Twitter users going head-to-head to name their favourite Canadian candy.

"Where's the KitKat?" one tweet asked, to which Canuckle responded "[it's] not as unique to Canada as the other sweet treats in the list."

The same seemed to apply to Junior Mints.

There was also some candy on the list that isn't actually Canadian, like Malteasers, as some Twitter users pointed out.

However, Canuckle responded, "Maltesers originated in the U.K. but are proudly made by Mars Canada."

In response to the tweet, a lot of Canucks stood up to defend their favourites which, based on the responses, seemed to be Mr Big, Crunchie and Wunderbar.

Thrills, a purple Canadian chewing gum, seemed to be the most controversial option on the list. In fact, some even said it tastes like soap. Ouch!

In the replies, some Twitter users admitted they had never heard of Chicken Bones before. For those who aren't in the know, Chicken Bones are a hard candy with cinnamon flavouring and a chocolate centre.

Many Canucks also took the opportunity to weigh in on Canadian candy that should have made the list but didn't, including Oh Henry! and Sweet Marie.

The original tweet racked up almost 2,000 responses in the span of just a few hours.

Even Naheed Nenshi, former mayor of Calgary, weighed in, saying that Smarties and Mackintosh's are "important to Canadian culture."

However, there eventually seemed to be an obvious number one choice.

As of Tuesday, Coffee Crisp was trending on Twitter simply because of the sheer number of people who chose this candy as their favourite.

Even Canuckle was forced to admit that Coffee Crisp was the "clear winner" after the reaction.

This is not the first time the iconic Canadian candy bar with layers of vanilla wafer and coffee flavour has elicited extreme reactions from Canadians.

Last year, Coffee Crisp went viral when people (once again) debated their favourite Halloween candy of all time.

Look like the fall season is just Coffee Crisp's time to shine!

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.