I brought back a massive stash of Fruit & Nut bars from England last fall -- Canadian Cadbury products are just not the same -- so I can certianly advise that the transcontinental Junk Food Road has other routes, too.

I agree about the Junior Mints. (And I'm not saying that just because I'm a "Seinfeld" fan.)

But I prefer the York Peppermint Patty "To Go" Bites. (And I'm not saying that just because "Seinfeld" actually showed a Peppermint Patty instead of a Junior Mint.) And they're made by Hershey's. Put a bag in the freezer. It's Hershey's chocolate, it's peppermint, it's delicious. No joke.

Expats we know load up on Milka bars on trips back to Germany!

Not just with chocolate - last year, I ferried a 4 pack of Heinz baked beans from Jakarta to Bangkok. One friend in Jakarta had been the UK and picked up some cans and a friend in Bangkok had begged for them to be brought over. Apparently the Asian ones (made in Australia IIRC) are not the same...

I'd say the best American candy to export is See's. We demolished most of a large box on Christmas Day... You can keep the Hershey's though - the comment about them tasting of wax was correct IMHO.

How could I forget--fortunately grahamb's screen name reminded me--add Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers to the list of things worth bringing.

Also, of course, I agree with other posters that there are some good local chocolate manufacturers; Moonstruck in Portland, or theo in Seattle are among them, even though a lot of their products are quite pricey and may be too sweet and fanciful for European tastes. See's is relatively reasonably priced, but a lot of the flavors haven't tested well with my European friends. Some people enjoy chocolate covered macadamia nut, as these are somewhat exotic (Morty Seinfeld: "Hey! You know what these cost, they're like 80 cents a nut"), but I wouldn't bring them unless you actually are from, or travelled to, Hawaii. Stay well clear of Godiva, it's the kind of gift that says, I thought of you, at the duty free shop, and I was not afraid to spend the money.

You didn't. That particular episode played to a lot of gross mis-perceptions and quite honestly was a big disappointment. Not the standard quality fare you'd expect from that show.

http://www.malleys.com/

Whenever I go somewhere for business, I bring Malley's chocolate covered pretzels.

After the visit I field many phone calls asking how they can be purchased.

YMMV but dang are they good.

Mauna Loa Macadamia chocolates and cookies. Can't get more American....uh, Hawaiian than that.