Saturday, May 24, 2008
Short & Sweet All Candy Expo BitesHere are a few items I sampled, I’m probably not going to do a full review of them but I wanted to show them to you: The newest addition to the ChocoPod line. I got this one in a simple little cellophane bag, so I didn’t think it was fair to give it the full tilt boogie review without final packaging. It’s similar to the classic Spicy Maya ChocoPods, just a little cacao pod shaped disk of 60% dark chocolate, weighing in, I guess, at a little over a third of an ounce, it’s about two bites. The inclusions make it a little bumpy in spots. The chocolate smells more like chili, but a little sweet and smoky. There are a lot of pop rocks in there, they’re completely unflavored, just lightly sweet little sugar bits ... that just so happen to pop. Some of the little bits, however, are salt crunches. Some bites are pretty poppy, some bites are really hot, others are salty. It’s a noisy bit of chocolate (and even got a few sneezes out of me). It’s a fun little diversion. I appreciate that it’s a small piece, not a huge bar, but I don’t think I’d want more. Rating: 7 out of 10 First, you’ll probably note that I don’t mention PEZ much on Candy Blog. I don’t like it. The candy just isn’t very good and the idea of collecting the little dispensers never thrilled me. But I fully applaud those who get into it. PEZ has brought out a few other flavors of their candy tablets. Last year it was Cola and they have a Sugar Free version as well. This year they’re highlighting the Chocolate version. As you can tell from the photo, they’re very light in color, which should give you an indication of the depth of the flavor. It tastes like I’ve inhaled some Cocoa Pebbles. Not actually eat then, just, you know, been near the Cocoa Pebbles dust. They’re sweet but have just a slight cocoa note. Rating: 3 out of 10 Organic Confections Raspberry & Cream Bar It’s an organic twist on classic tastes. So just looking at it, with only the name to go off of, I thought, “this is a white chocolate bar with dried raspberry bits in it.” Which sounded pretty good in my head, kind of like the Hershey’s Limited Edition one a couple of years back ... but organic! Hmm, somewhere I led myself astray. It’s not white chocolate, it’s a non-colored confection made of organic sugar, organic whole milk powder and organic fractionated palm kernel oil. And it’s crunchy. Those presumed raspberry bits are actually crushed raspberry flavored hard candy. It took me a while to get used to the texture, but it wasn’t creamy enough for me. Rating: 5 out of 10 Albanese Confectionery Cappuccino Biscotti These little milk chocolate covered nuggets smell sweet and like a light coffee drink. They’re about the size of a garbanzo bean, though some are twinned (not that it keeps me from eating them). The nugget inside isn’t quite as hard and crunchy as a biscotti, but they’re plenty crunchy. They’re almost like graham cracker nuggets. The combo is quite nice, easy to eat and keep munching. Rating: 8 out of 10 Albanese Confectionery Dark Chocolate Cranberries It’s not an illusion in the photo, these are very dark, like clumps of tar. The chocolate covered dried cranberries are not as flavorful as I’d hoped. Honestly, I’ve tried a few products over the years and none of them have really satisfied me. The cranberries, while soft and chewy, they’re just not tangy or flavorful. The chocolate is sweet, but not dark and flavorful enough ... though the texture combo of the creamy melt and moist chew is good. They’re probably jam packed with antioxidants, but I’ll probably stick with chocolate covered raisins, if only because they’re cheaper and provide pretty much the same experience. Rating: 6 out of 10 Related Candies
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Too bad about the Raspberry & Creme thingy. I thought it looked like white chocolate and freeze-dried raspberries. THAT would have been good!
I like the look of those Albanese products especially the cappucino ones - im just such a big fan of chocolate that is coffee flavoured.
Pez really isnt that big here in the UK - i dont understand it all myself..the few I have tried have been completely unremarkable…it must all be about the dispenser collecting!
the ‘raspberry and cream’ bar seems to be so delicious although it isn’t so creamy…
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