Archive for April, 2010

I love going to stores and unexpectedly finding new flavors or new editions of all-time classic candies. Today, I was shopping at Walmart when I came across new Skittles at the checkout counter. They are called Fizzl’d Fruits and are found in a dark blue Skittles wrapper. With the same five, fruity flavors as the Wild Berry Skittles, the Fizzl’d Fruits Skittles consist of Berry Punch, Melon Berry, Raspberry, Strawberry, and Wild Cherry.

Super excited to try these new Fizzl’d Fruits Skittles, I looked in the bag and found that they look similar to Sour Skittles. But instead of sour sugar crystals, these Fizzl’d Skittles have a powder coating that provide a fizzy sensation. The more powder, the more fizzy the sensation. For instance, I ate one that barely had powder on it, and it tasted just like I was eating a regular Skittle from the Wild Berry Skittles variety. Then I ate one with a lot of powder coating, and I was instantly hit with a jolt of fizziness. By fizziness, I mean a one to two second delightful, tingling sensation on the tongue similar to a mild soda fizz. You only notice it if you initally suck on the Skittle, but if you just go straight to chewing you most likely will not notice a difference.

If you like the Wild Berry Skittles, then you will love these Fizzl’d Fruits Skittles. It essentially is a bag of Wild Berry Skittles with a twist. Although I like every flavor in this bag, I do feel that the company could have come up with an entirely new line of flavors for this Fizzl’d Fruits edition. Maybe a fizzl’d fruity soda edition with flavors such as grape soda, melon soda, strawberry soda, etc? Even with the repetitive flavors, 50 cents for one bag is well worth it for these yummy Fizzl’d Fruits Skittles.

Rating: ★★★★☆

Average user rating for this candy is 5.00 out of 5.00

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Doña Pepa

In: Chocolate|Kraft Foods

18 Apr 2010

Doña Pepa is another candy from Peru that was a mystery to me upon first glance. Looking at the wrapper, I had no idea what kind of candy it was or what it would look like. In my hands, it felt like some sort of candy bar, but what was it really? On the outside, the wrapper basically just has a picture of a lady with her hair designed with colorful polka dots. Little did I know of the treat that was waiting for me inside.

As soon as I looked at the actual candy, I realized what the polka dot design on the wrapper was for. Who would have known her hair would be the clue? And just like her hair, the actual candy itself is completely covered in pink, green, yellow, and white polka dot sprinkles. It actually looks really pretty! Inside, it is made up of two oblong shaped cookies, each coated with a thin layer of chocolate, stacked on top of each other.

Matching its appealing look is its delicious taste. The double layer of cookies gives this candy a nice crunch which is then enhanced with the gazillion polka dot sprinkles. The chocolate coating is just right, as the chocolate flavor is apparent but does not overwhelm with its sweetness. It is actually pretty similar to Frosted Animal Crackers. That said, Doña Pepa is really good but it tastes more like a snack than actual candy.

Rating: ★★★★☆

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Sublime

In: Chocolate|Nestle|Nuts

5 Apr 2010

This next review is on Nestle’s Peruvian chocolates called Sublime. The candy is packed in a silver wrapper with a green image of South America in the background. A short description on the wrapper describes the chocolate bar as milk chocolate with peanuts. You could think of it similar to Mr. Goodbar with a higher chocolate to peanut ratio.

Specifically, Sublime is a 34 gram chocolate bar, small in length but pretty thick. Unlike a Mr. Goodbar, Sublime is more square rather than a rectangular bar. My first bite consisted only of the milk chocolate. The chocolate is milky and sweet, but nothing special on its own. I took another bite that included some of the peanut pieces and it tasted better overall.

All in all, this Sublime chocolate bar is anything but “sublime”. It is nothing to rave about. It was just average to me. If anything, I would have preferred more peanut pieces. However, even with more nuts, it would not make this chocolate more than average.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

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