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You'll like Tacoma
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Posted by Cole Cosgrove @ 10:55:18 am

Is there such a thing as candy gentrification?

After five years of research and development, Tacoma's own Brown & Haley recently unveiled its Roca Buttercrunch Thins, as Dan Voelpel writes today.

The latest evolution of the candy seems even classier than its foil-wrapped predecessor. It has a thinner, sleeker look (5 millimeters thick vs. the traditional 12 millimeters, as Voelpel points out). The buttery flavor is smoother and has less of a crystallized crunch. It's definitely easier on teeth fillings.

While the original Roca seems like something you'd see in a grandmother's candy dish at her immaculate North End home, the new Roca is something a trendy aunt might slip out to enjoy with an espresso at her new Stadium District condo.

It's the latest polish for Tacoma's gritty, almond-coated edges.

Roca goodness by Brown & Haley, photo by Janet Jensen

Categories: Eating