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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Krowki: Polish Cream Fudge
I found these versions of Krowki at a wonderful market called Caputo’s in Illinois. The market has an amazing array of candies from all sorts of countries, though Poland was especially well represented. I was hesitant to travel with chocolate, so when I spotted the Krowki I knew I had to pick some up. They had three varieties: Luxury Cream Fudge, Sesame Cream Fudge and Chocolate Cream Fudge. I opted for the first two. The bag was pretty simple, just a sticker with the essential information slapped onto a clear cellophane bag by the importer (Eagle Distributors Inc.). Inside the candies were in their more traditional wax paper wrappers (though still in Polish & English).
The Supreme Cream Fudge is so charming in the yellow, brown and white wrapper. Each piece is well protected, there’s also an inner glassine wrapper around the pieces and crisp folds to make the shape. The pieces are little rectangular rods. They smell sweet, toasty and a little milky. They’re glossy and look like they could be caramels. Instead the bite is more intriguing than that. It’s a little bit layered. The edges are like a lightly grainy fudge and the center is like a dulce de leche, a little dollop of creamy caramel. The flavor is overall sweet but the texture provides a great mouthfeel. The grainy sugar crystals dissolve quickly and the milk notes keep it from being too sweet or sticky. It’s a bit lower in fat than some fudges, as it uses mostly milk instead of butter. If you’re a fan of penuche or non-chocolate fudge, you might like this. I enjoy the variations in texture, the transition from the grainy to the creamy. The toasted flavors that toffee or caramel has aren’t quite there though.
I’d never seen sesame fudge before, so the Sesame Cream Fudge was just too much of a curiosity for me to pass it up. The little wrappers are similar, just a darker shade of peach instead of yellow. It smells a little odd, very grassy - a little like tahini. I expected it to be like halvah, as I wasn’t sure if it was sesame seeds or sesame paste. Instead it’s simply different. The texture is a little firmer, a little crumblier and drier than the Luxury Cream version. The flavor of the sesame seeds also make it less sweet. The seeds are light, not dark toasted. They give a little chewy note to it along with the green tea notes. The grainy milk fudge was good and satisfying. I don’t know if I’d buy either of these again for myself, but the fact that they’re individually packaged little bites of milk fudge in such cute wrappers certainly warrants a look for sweets enthusiasts. About three years ago I found a version of these being sold in the United States called Caramoos, which also came in an interesting variety of flavors (including Honey). This direct import version is quite a bit less expensive, even when purchased in small 6 ounce portions like this instead of the 2.5 pounds on Amazon. Related Candies
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Hey, it sounds like butter tablet! Except from Poland instead of Scotland. It’s one of my favourite treats—I’ll have to look around to see if I can find any of these myself. (And if you’ve never had tablet, totally keep an eye out, it’s delicious. :D)
I had a friend from Russia whose mom once sent him a bunch of candy. It was wrapped in this same manner-with two little triangles sticking out on each end. I guess that’s something particular to eastern Europe.
I love Caputos! I am from Indiana and when in Chicago try to make a stop here! Great ethnic foods. Did you know that Chicago has the second highest Polish population—the 1st is Warsaw Poland !!
Oh, I love these! As a Ukrainian, I can say with a lot of certainty that every old Eastern European lady is guaranteed to have at least 6 of these in her purse at any given time. There’s a chocolate variety in a brown wrapper, as well. The sesame ones are my favourite, though. I’ve actually got a bag of each flavor in my living room.
Krowki are superb! My favorite candy of all time. If I could eat them without gaining weight, I would live on them.
Love the one that’s in yellow wrap. Please provide nutritional values per 100gr or 1 ounce.
(Calories, fat, fibre). Thx
I am looking for the Milanowek cream fudge to buy in Sydney, Australia
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