Papabubble

No, I didn't just make up a word. While wondering through Chinatown, heading toward Little Italy, my friend and I stumbled upon a strange store front.

In the window were all kinds of interesting cactus looking things.

These are made out of.... sugar! Papabubble is a small handmade candy store that originated in Spain and now has several locations around the globe. They had some crazy flavors including salted licorice, mango and chili, and fun candies with various words and shapes in the center, like a burrough mix, an alphabet mix and a math mix.

Here's what their work space looked like:

The beakers contain flavors for the different candies and the tools and counter tops are all shiny stainless steel. Worth a visit and a taste. You can watch them work if you are there when they are making candy.