Welcome to the International Candy Swap!
This wiki page is the organizing home of one of Fedora’s most beloved traditions: the International Candy Swap. If you know it, you know it. If not, now’s the perfect time to join in!
This sweet tradition has been part of Flock since 2015 (11 years already🎉), and we’d love for you to be a part of it. If you plan to participate, please edit this page and add your details to the table below.
Let’s make this year’s swap extra delightful!
What is the International Candy Swap? 🍬🍭🍫
It is just like it sounds. At in-person Flock events, Fedora contributors gather to share small pieces of where we come from in our various journeys around the world to get to Flock. At one evening of the conference, we gather people together, spread out several tables, and everyone "contributes" their confectionery item to the table. Typically, we have representation across several countries and multiple continents! 🗺️
💡 OPTIONAL: Participants are encouraged to dress in ethnic outfit or dress as part of the candy swap to represent their homes and what they bring with them to Flock.
RSVP
If you will attend the International Candy Swap, please hold your spot by adding yourself to the list below.
| Name | FAS username | Home country | Allergies that you have | Type of Candy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jona Azizaj | jonatoni | Albania | none | 🇦🇱 Albanian traditional cookies 🍪 |
| Justin Wheeler | jflory7 | USA (GA) | pescetarian | 🇸🇾 Something Syrian :-) |
| Alex Callejas | darkaxl017 | México (CDMX) | none | 🇲🇽 Common Mexican candies (sweet, spicy, and a marzipan challenge) [⚠️ Allergen Alert: Contains Peanuts] |
| Michael Young | elguero | USA (NH) | none | Salt Water Taffy and Maple Candy |
| Göran Uddeborg | goeran | Sweden | none | 🇸🇪 Some bestsellers from Sweden |
| Kevin Fenzi | kevin | USA (OR) | none | root beer barrels! |
| Artur FI | suve | Poland | none | 🇵🇱 Ptasie mleczko, krówki, other assorted candy |
| Michal Konecny | zlopez | Czech | none | Something czech |
| Akashdeep Dhar | t0xic0der/gridhead | India | none | Various traditional Indian snacks and sweets |
| Ankur Sinha | Ankur Sinha | UK | none | British/Indian bits |
| Hristo Marinov | Hristo Marinov | Bulgaria | none | Cookies and Lokum |
| Sushma Shivakumar | Sushma Shivakumar | none | Sweets made with halim seeds, almond butter, buckwheat and unrefined cane sugar and Sweets made with sesame seeds, unrefined cane sugar and cardamom | |
| Angelo Theodorakis | Angelo Theodorakis | Ireland | none | 🇮🇪 A selection of Irish biscuits and chocolates (Jacob's, Buttlers, Broderick's etc) |
| Shaun McCance | shaunm | USA (OH) | none | Buckeyes (contains peanuts) |
| Ellis Low | Ellis Low | USA (NY) | shrimp, crab, lobster | Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Maple Sugar Maple Leafs |
| Jonathan Billings | Jonathan Billings | USA (MI) | none | Mackinac Island Fudge (Contains peanuts and tree nuts) |
| Dominik Mierzejewski | rathann | Poland | none | Ptasie mleczko (fudge) and krówki (chocolate-covered milk foam), may contain trace amounts of peanuts and tree nuts |
| Jaroslav Groman | jgroman | Czech | none | Regional gingerbread product Stramberske usi, may contain gluten, honey, hazelnuts |
| Roman Zhukov | rzhukov | Ireland | none | Traditional Irish fudge |
| Owen Zimmerman | owensz | USA (MN) | none | Andes, Hot Tamales, Payday |
| Roberto Hueso | robertohueso | Spain | Crustaceans (Allergy), Fructose and Lactose (Intolerance) | 🇪🇸 Seville's traditional sweet: Tortas de aceite (contains wheat flour (gluten ⚠️), olive oil, sugar, aniseed, sesame seeds ⚠️, yeast, salt) |
| Kacper Skrzynski | Kacper Skrzynski | Poland | none | variety of waffles and biscuits (contains milk and nuts) |
| Daniel Mellado | dmellado | Spain | No allergies | 🇪🇸 Galician sweet: Galletas Gallegas de chocolate (contains wheat flour (gluten ⚠️), cream (dairy ⚠️), cane sugar, salt) |
Game night
We'll have an informal game night. Feel free to add games or activities to the list:
- Shaun McCance will bring his Pokemon TCG deck. Bring your deck to easily beat him.
- MatH loves Minetest. Sorry - Luanti, playing MineClone2 on the Fedora server. We could play on the server, or start a new world on a local LAN.
- Kacper Skrzyński will bring Exploding Kittens (board game :) ). Instructions will also be printed in English.
- Akashdeep Dhar will bring Uno - Do NOT stack a +2 atop a +4 - It is not a valid strategy (and maybe, Forza Horizon 6 on Fedora Workstation 44?)
- Ankur Sinha will bring Poetry for Neanderthals (featuring an inflatable club!), and a few more ;)
- Artur FI will bring Bohnanza
How does a candy swap work?
Once all the sweets, candies, and snacks are laid out and arranged, we ask every participant to share a sentence or a story about what item they brought and why that item makes them think of home or why it is important to them. Once everyone has shared the story of what they brought, it is time to taste and enjoy!
Typically, we offer people who brought an item the chance to have first tastes. Because we always have more than enough, anyone who did not bring a treat is welcome to try whatever is left after the first round of tasting.
Candy Swap FAQ
You have questions, we have answers.
Q: Does every item have to be a sweet or candy?
No. You can bring a candy, sweet, or snack. Ideally, your item should be something easily shared. Individually-wrapped items are good, although bite-sized items also work if they are small and easy to eat.
Things that are less messy usually make our venue staff less anxious, although do not let this limit your imagination for what you may bring to share with the Fedora community.
Q: Does it have to be individually-wrapped? Store-bought or homemade?
What you bring and how it is packaged is up to you. There are often both store-bought and homemade items. Individually-wrapped items are good because they are easy to share and typically have clearly-labeled ingredients.
However, if a close family member offers to make something homemade for you to bring along, don't shy away from that! :D
Q: Do I need to know the ingredients of what I bring?
Yes.
Allergies are real. And in a diverse community like ours, there are participants who have allergies. Please make sure you can clearly describe major ingredients in your treat, especially common allergens like any kind of nut, dairy/milk products, etc. Even chocolate!
If you do not know major ingredients of your treat, we may ask you to place your treat separately from others so that those with allergies can be confident in what they are consuming.
