The chocolate bars, which are available in 60% dark and milk chocolates, are loaded with tons of tiny little bubbles, which make for an interesting texture experience when eaten.

The makers, who say they were inspired by the European aerated bars, say they were tired of waiting for the air-filled chocolate to hit the US, and decided to finally take matters into their own hands.

I’ve had Canadian Aero Bars several times, and while I like them about as well as anything, the texture did take a little getting used to. To me, the flavor is more concentrate in a regular bar of dense chocolate, and almost feels waxy with a bubbly bar.

The 2.82 oz bars are available online for $2.49 each, though buying in bulk saves you more (available in 16 bar cases for $40). The site has a “store locator” link with no actual information yet.

Have you seen these in a store near you?

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Anyway, I’ve been very fortunate to have good friends in Canada who don’t mind “goody swaps” every now and then — they send me Coffee Crisps and Aero Bars (as well as an amazing variety of potato chips) and I send them Whatchamacallits and Heath Bars. I’ve been jonesing for another trade but the weather this time of year isn’t very cooperative: the last time we swapped during summer I had to keep my incoming box in the fridge for a day before trying to peel the wrappers off the now-puddled chocolate chunks.

My favorite Canadian candy bar, Coffee Crisp, apparently had a petition going for it not too long ago, urging Nestle to make Coffee Crisp available in the US. They supposedly “won” last year and Nestle agreed to start selling nationwide, but I have yet to see anything in my area and the list of stores is still pretty short.

CanadianFavourites.com has a great variety of treats that they’ll ship nationwide, though shipping is ouchy and requires a minimum order of $30.

Though I could really, really go for a Coffee Crisp right now, I’ll wait a few months before it’s safe to ship back and forth myself — I like providing a friend north of the border with something they’re deprived of too.

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