Despite major confectionery manufacturer Meiji Co. discontinuing it in March 2024, the butterscotch candy Chelsea lives anew as a highly coveted Hokkaido souvenir under Hakodate-based Donan Shokuhin.

A close cousin to caramel, butterscotch is a less fussy confection that can come in the form of a sauce, morsel, or hard candy, explains Sarah Brekke, M.S., Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen ...

Of all the sweets I tried, the only candies I didn't enjoy were the chocolate-covered sea-salt-butterscotch caramels and the trio of soft-licorice twists. I'd buy almost everything else on this ...