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Kcal 284 Fat 11.1g Carbs 43gThe Mars bar is arguably the best known chocolate bar in the UK and its amazing how long I have managed to progress through this project without reviewing it.
For those of you who have never sampled one of these delicacies the Mars bar incorporates a thick layer of chocolate flavour nougat covered with a generous lashing of caramel, coated in Milk Chocolate.
Near the beginning of the Chocolate Mission I reviewed Mars Planets in what turned out to be an under whelming experience. To be honest they were especially uninspiring and rather put me off reviewing the original bar but today I put that to one side and boy am I glad.
Upon opening the bar I was met with the sweet smell of sweet chocolate and caramel. It smelt absolutely delicious. You will know if you have read my previous reviews I like to divide my bars into bite size chunks so I can really sample the flavour of the bar - the mars bar divided beautifully and with such little mess...a great start indeed!
Taste wise, simply put it was sublime. The first flavour that struck me was the absolutely delicious sweet and creamy tasting chocolate. I was surprised that such a mass-produced bar had such high quality chocolate - this was probably the best I have tasted so far chocolate wise. The next flavour hit was the caramel, which was really quite pleasant as well. Its not quite there in standards of the Dairy Milk or Galaxy bar but its certainly close and does not get overly sweet and sickly (the trap most bars with caramel fall into).
The nougat is the final component of the bar and it doesn’t let it down. The nougat is very flavoursome and light compared to most other nougat bars; its only real competition in the nougat stakes is the 3 musketeers which is just as creamy and light.
Overall it’s understandable why the Mars bar is renowned for being one of the true greats in chocolate bars. In combines its three components brilliantly and together they form one amazingly moreish taste. This is definitely one of the best bars I have reviewed yet and definitely worthy of its place in the top 3.
9.3 out of 10
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The Mars bar is about the only chocolate bar I prefer from the fridge - most others are improved by a spell on a radiator/in a room with a high temperature/in the microwave.
Have you considered temperature in your exploits at all?
And, further to this, how about the deep-fried Mars bar?! Sheer bliss in chocolate form. Though somewhat inconsistent with the fridge comment!
I passed up the oppertunity of a deep fried mars bar last time I was in Glasgow...I just cant see how it could possibly work!? Has anyone tried one? Where from?
Stu - putting chocolate in the microwave/radiatior..noooooooo IMO you couldnt go more wrong lol :) I much prefer breaking it up into bite sized chunks sticking it in the fridge/freezer and then letting it slowly melt in the mouth so I can taste al the flavours...each to their own though fella.
Look out for another UK staple faveourite being reviewed tonight everyone!
Each to their own indeed! I guess I'm too impatient for the 'melt in your mouth' thing. Might try it sometime though, since an esteemed blogger prefers that method.
Deep fried Mars bars? I've had loads. There used to be a chippy in Yarm do them, and I've had one in Edinburgh. A chippy in Whitby does them, but it was closed for refurb last time I was there :'( Hopefully they won't take it off the menu when they reopen!
And you wouldn't think it works, but it is a thing of pure beauty. You'd think the batter would spoil it, but you barely notice it's there. Mmmmmmm.
(Hope you don't mind all these comments - this is a subject fairly close to my heart!)
Stu any input to Chocolate Mission is awesome. Comment away it will only encrouage others...as they say its good to talk.
Im slightly intrigued by the deep fried mars bar...maybe next time you have one when your chippy reopens you could do a guet feature on Chocolate Mission? Few picture small write up and its in. Let me know about that.
As for the eating method personlly I think my method is the best for really tasting the flavours in all the bars...thats not to say I wont eating something slightly heated one day it could be intresting.
Cheers for the inpute keep it coming.
Jim
Yep, you've got me thinking I need to try a deep fried one now...
Mars Bars are great, and I agree I eat all my chocolate straight from a cold fridge - the only exception being a Toffee Crisp as I find the toffee is just too hard to really get the flavour from when refrigerated.
Saz - A mars bar straight from the fridge mmmm.. gives the chocolate that xtra crack, the nougat a bit more firmness and the caramel extra chewyness. Yum Yum!
As for the deep fried im still yet to be convinced to try one. Let me know if you do
Jim
I like Mars bars, i kinda think its a shame theyve altered the recipe a few times tho to make it lighter and the bar smaller- why do this?? lol well apart from it being cheaper to make that is lol my dad used to love them - he'd put them in the fridge and cut them up into slivers- delicious and fun, especially when you're young lol. tehy used to be so much bigger and heavier though!
Alan
Alan unfortunatel all manufactures seem to be down wieghting - for two reasons I guess
1) To save money costs etc!
2) Make the bar appear healthier as most items have to have the GDAs on them now!
Your dad is very much on the right track there! I always chill my chocolate (not dark!) it just makes it last that bit longer and allows the taste to be savoured!! With the mars it makes the caramel gorgeously thick YUM YUM!!
Cheers
Jim
hey jim
ive just come across a bar id forgotten about - Mars Midnight - it was alimited edition, not sure if you ever had one, aparently its made under Mars Dark in Canada but had dark outside, white nougat and caramel.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Bar
cheers
alan
Alan I do indeed have a 'Mars Noir' from Canada sitting in my box to review... its now been pushed up the order to review as it got requested in the Comments thread of the Snickers Dark!! I will review it sometime this week when I get the chance! So expect it next week.
Cheers
Jim
cool i'll look forward to that :) i had the impression they werent all that popular here at the time of their limited edition run - you know how some limited edition bars are like 'ooh they look nice, better get them before they go' but i wasn't overly taken with the dark version. ive noticed that often if a bars popular they make ita regular flavour etc but this seemed to vanish like the cadbury version of mars lol
cheers
alan
Alan Due to the demand for the review I fast tracked the review in the line for publication ... it will be posted tomorrow morning at 8am (24/09!!!) So check in for my view on it!!
In the time being you might want to take in my view on the US version of the Mars Dark/Midnight ...... the Milk Way Midnight
http://www.chocolatemission.net/2008/06/june-23rd-milky-way-midnight-dark.html
Cheers
Jim
Hey Jim
I think I've finally discovered what bar it was that I remembered being a cadburys version of mars - it was a limited edition of the cadbury Aztec bar from the 70's reissued in 2000! That was caramel toppped nougat coveed in chocolate apparently. It only occured to me after I saw one for sale on ebay lol
Alan
That is interesting and all fella ... but what on earth were you doing searching ebay for 9yr old choc bars :D
Jim
For those wondering what bar Alan is talking about .. here is the wrapper from the 1970s versio:
http://www.cadbury.co.uk/ourproducts/PublishingImages/Aztec-1970s.jpg
lol :D i came across it while lookin through someones listings, it was quite interesting because the wrapper had been changed from white and purple to black with red and yellow letters! funny thing i though it looks really cool! heres alink to the updated verson :
http://www.chocolatereview.co.uk/individual.asp?ID=74
you mighht enjoy this link in general - how aout a Cadburys Caramel Double Chocolate Dream!?
http://www.chocolatereview.co.uk/retrieve_new.asp?disp=vot&tens=&sear=&set=AZ&type=11
I hate Snickers and Mars Bars, how did they get so high ratings? Anyways, I love your website and I'm gonna tell all my m8s about its. :P
G
Thanks for your nice words about the site! I hope your friends do come visit.
All my reviws are purely based on my own opinion ... I am not saying/thinking that I am more correct than anyone else in the world ... I just choose to write what I think! Please just keep your opinions coming as it is always nice to see what other people think.
Thanks
Jim
hi jim,
i was wondering from one chocolate lover to another, which chocolate you'd recommend to a vegan? I know it's an unusual question, but i really want to help a colleague understand the real importance chocolate brings to this world.
Much love and many kisses
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I just had a Mars Bar last night; it had melt slightly in the warm weather, so some of the caramel had oozed out onto the packet, but I'd much rafter it melted than chilled. soft nought and runny caramel is far more to my liking than it being hard.
I think the Mars Bar probably is the most famous British chocolate bar, and it's no surprise why.
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