If you ask someone what their favorite candy is, many people will likely give you a standard answer of skittles or m&m’s, or maybe starburst. But not me. I prefer a different candy, and it comes inside a small package and is shaped like a small rectangle. Some people may have forgotten that this candy even exists, but I never will. I am, of course, talking about Pez, the world’s most underrated candy.

Pez comes in the form of small, delicious blocks most appropriately enjoyed when first placed into a Pez dispenser. However, I believe that a dispenser is not completely necessary in order to enjoy the wonders of this delightful candy.

Some people I know have criticized Pez, saying it has no taste, or putting the pieces into the dispenser is too much work, or even that it tastes more like soap than candy. This breaks my heart every time that I hear it. Pez is delicious and needs to be treated as such.

There is simply nothing more satisfying than loading your favorite Pez dispenser with a fresh pack of the delicious candy bricks, then relaxing as you treat yourself to the deliciously chalky taste of the candy one piece at a time, proving that some things in life really are worth it.

Some may argue it seems pointless to have to place the candy into the dispenser just to take it back out again and eat it right away, but a true Pez lover understands the magical connection between Pez and Pez dispenser.

Sometimes it can be easy to get caught up in the things that don’t really matter in this life, like skittles or starbursts. That’s why once in a while you have to just stop, take a step back and appreciate the world around you, which can, of course, be accomplished by simply having some Pez.

Pez appears to have been forgotten by this generation, and it is a true travesty to think that future generations may not know the wonders of this magnificent candy. Pez also gets a bad rap sometimes because of the stigma associated with the weirdos who collect Pez dispensers.

If someone asks you if you want to see their Pez dispenser collection, you should probably say no because you may get murdered if you say yes, but just know that these people do not reflect what Pez is or what it stands for.

With some candies, only certain flavors are actually good, but this is not the case with Pez because all the flavors are delicious. This may be partially true because many of the flavors taste more or less the same, but this does not matter.

As a global society, we are facing many challenges right now that need to be addressed, but this issue needs to be pushed to the forefront immediately. We need to reintroduce Pez back into the cultural consciousness so that our children will know the wonders it beholds.

I’m talking Pez on display in every single candy store window, maybe a children’s TV show about Pez, Pez memorabilia like toys or video games or t-shirts. If we work together, we can bring Pez back and finally give it the treatment it deserves. The flame of Pez is still burning, and we must ensure that it never gets extinguished.