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Sonrie’s Chokis
22 Feb 2010This review and the next few reviews will be on either Colombian or Peruvian candy. They were sent to me by my boyfriend and his friends. So, thanks a bunch to James, Amparo, and Nicolle =D [Oh, and just for the record, they are in no way affiliated with these candies or the candy companies]. Now on to the first candy.
This is a Colombian chocolate candy called Chokis. The brand is Sonrie’s and interestingly enough, it is made by the company Frito Lay. Sonrie in Spanish means “smile,” so hopefully like Frito Lay’s chips, this too will make me smile. According to the wrapper, these are “chocolatosas y deliciosas” which translates out to “chocolatey and delicious.” But is it true?
The packaging is pretty simple and has a picture of round chocolate balls in different sizes. Upon opening it, however, I found that the chocolates are pretty much the same size, similar to Whoppers but slightly smaller. Also, these chocolate balls are really, really light and feel as if they are hollow on the inside. On the wrapper, the candy is described as “Bolitas de Maiz Cubiertas con Chocolate” which means “Balls of corn covered with chocolate.” After biting into one, it reminds me of chocolate with rice crisps. But remember, this is made with corn and is a lot more airy than rice crisps. They still have a slight crunch to them, but if you prefer a bigger crunch, you can always refrigerate them a little.
Overall, I actually like these Chokis a lot. The bag is a small 18 gram bag of chocolates for 95 cents. It may seem pricey for how small the bag is, but it actually has a decent amount of chocolate balls in it. I can’t give you the exact number due to how excited I got when opening the package. I just started popping them into my mouth without counting. The lightness of the corn crisps makes it really easy to devour a handful without even knowing about it. I really think these Chokis would taste great mixed in a bag of popcorn (But after the popcorn has cooled down, of course, otherwise you’d get melty chocolate which is a no-no).
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Loading ...The Tea Room – Organic Milk Chocolate Bar Infused with Black Masala Chai Tea
In: Chocolate| Exotic| Rimann & Associates| Tea
19 Jan 2010
I love tea and I love chocolate, so what better way to enjoy both than to eat this chocolate bar called Organic Masala Chai. Made from the company Rimann & Associates, the brand The Tea Room encompasses a wide range of tea infused organic chocolates. In this case, an organic milk chocolate bar infused with black masala chai tea. When I first read “masala,” I thought of this Indian dish called chicken masala. A quick search and I found that Masala Chai is translated in Hindi to “Spiced Tea.” The spices are a combination of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, peppercorn and cloves.
The chocolate bar is in a gold wrapper and tucked into a purple box. There is nothing really fancy about the chocolate bar itself. No fancy decorations on the chocolate, just 15 segmented bars. With my first bite, I mainly tasted really sweet milk chocolate and a hint of spices. Somewhere within the hint of spices, I could taste cinnamon and chai tea. One thing I disliked is the milk chocolate itself as it was really sweet and practically went to mush in my mouth.
Overall, this is an okay bar of chocolate with a major plus for it being organic. I would have opted for more of a pronounced Masala Chai flavor and maybe better quality chocolate. I did, however, put the chocolate in the fridge and that seemed to help with the chocolate texture. For the price of about $4, I would not buy this particular chocolate bar again, but I am interested in trying The Tea Room’s other organic tea-infused chocolate bars.
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Loading ...3 Musketeers Mint
15 Jan 2010
I have never been a huge fan of 3 Musketeers, but I recently saw a commercial for the 3 Musketeers Mint with dark chocolate and got myself a bar. From looking at the wrapper, apparently the Mars Company wants to emphasize that this bar is “45% less fat” than your average chocolate bar since it is printed not once, but twice. Don’t be fooled, chocolate is still chocolate and this 3 Musketeers Mint bar still has 150 calories.
Inside the wrapper, I was surprised to find two bars instead of one. I don’t know the purpose of why they chose to break the bar into two halves, but it is great for portion control if you decide to eat one now and the other later. Or, if you’re sharing with someone, you can each get an equal share of the bar. Biting into the 3 Musketeers Mint, the first thing I noticed was how this bar stayed true to the 3 Musketeers brand and kept its fluffiness. For this mint bar in particular, the fluffiness adds to the bar’s deliciousness as it keeps the mint flavor from overpowering the chocolate. So you are left with a dark chocolate bar with this light fluffy mint flavor.
Overall, this is a great mint chocolate bar. I think the mint fluffiness is perfect as the mint is not too strong, but still present enough to give the minty cool sensation that I love. I bought the bar for 54 cents at my local grocery store, but I did notice that this bar is a lot thinner than your average bar of chocolate. So does that mean it is “45% less fat” because it is a smaller bar? Regardless, I hope this 3 Musketeers Mint with dark chocolate bar is here to stay, for I will definitely be buying more.
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5 Jan 2010
Whenever I shop for new candy, I usually go for candy with wrappers that look visually appealing to me. This Guylian Dark Orange chocolate bar caught my eye, not by its tempting wrapper, but because of three words: “No Sugar Added.” Instead of sugar, the Guylian bar is sweetened with maltitol (aka Maltisweet), which is a sugar substitute that has fewer calories. However, don’t be fooled, the bar still isn’t good for your diet and excessive consumption of maltitol can have a laxative effect. Personally, I have been working through an entire Guylian Dark Orange bar and so far, no complications =D
Now on to the flavor. The dark chocolate itself isn’t bitter nor is it sweet. Whenever I eat it though, I taste a slight bitterness which I think comes from the orange flavoring. The orange flavor can make the chocolate taste bitterer than it really is. At first, I wasn’t a fan of this chocolate bar. Even the orange scent coming from the bar wasn’t appealing to me.
In the end, the Guylian Dark Orange bar slowly grew on me. I still don’t think orange and chocolate make the best combination, but it isn’t absolutely disgusting either. At $3.59, the Guylian bar is pretty darn pricey. For the same price, I could easily find another chocolate bar more suited for me.
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Loading ...Fry’s Turkish Delight
16 Dec 2009
A milk chocolate bar with a jelly center is what best describes Fry’s Turkish Delight. What flavor jelly, you ask? Good question. Unfortunately, glancing at the wrapper provides no answer. The only clues its purple wrapper present are that it is “full of Eastern promise” and that it is “as good as ever”, which one would hopefully assume given that the bar has been in existence since 1914 (more on that later). The mystery behind the Turkish Delight was enough for me to want to try it.
The Fry’s Turkish Delight bar consists of a thick layer of red/purple jelly surrounded by a thin layer of milk chocolate. The jelly, to me, has the perfect consistency since it is soft and chewy. After taking a bite, I still had no idea what the jelly flavor was. So with the help of my friend, Google, I was able to find out that the jelly is flavored with Otto of Roses, which is basically rose oil. Further research reveals that the Fry’s Turkish Delight was invented in 1914 by J.S. Fry & Sons. The company later merged with Cadbury but kept the candy’s original name. The bar itself, at 1.8 ounces, is really small for a bar of chocolate. I would equate it to the size of about two fun-size Snickers bars.
I bought the Fry’s Turkish Delight bar for $1.61. A little pricey for such a small bar of chocolate. At first, I was not a fan of this bar, but after several bites, it started to grow on me. It’s actually not bad. I especially like the uniqueness of it. When do you ever see chocolate bars with jelly centers or rose flavored candy?
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