Dark chocolate and strawberry licorice, sounds like a good combination right? Well, the Australian candy company, Darrell Lea, thought so. Aptly named Dark Chocolate Coated Strawberry Liquorice, the candy is artificially flavored strawberry licorice twist smothered in 28% dark chocolate.

When I opened the bag, I was surprised to find that the packaging did not do the candy much justice. By that, I mean, the actual candy pieces were completely smothered in dark chocolate and looked similar to miniature Twix bars. Also, the packaging has the candy looking like small bite sized pieces, but the actual candy itself is longer and more of a mouthful. Taste-wise, the dark chocolate was disappointing, as I could not really distinguish it from regular milk chocolate. On the other hand, the strawberry licorice was really good, despite being artificially flavored. The texture was a lot chewier than expected and after eating one, I found licorice bits stuck between my teeth.

Together, I did not think the chocolate and licorice meshed well. Every time I ate one, the chocolate would be long gone by the time I got to chewing onto the licorice part. Even though the chocolate did not taste like dark chocolate, this candy was worth trying merely for the strawberry licorice. The flavor of the licorice reminded me of strawberry fruit roll-ups. For $4.99 at World Market, I do not think I would buy this again, but if I run into Darrell Lea’s strawberry or other fruit flavored licorice without the chocolate, I would definitely get it.

Rating:

Average user rating for this candy is 4.00 out of 5.00

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