Kcal 170 Fat 6.0g Fat(sats) 3.5g Carbs 28.0g (per 4)
Over the past few weeks I have had an ever increasing amount of requests to expand my Chocolate Mission journey further a field to sample some of Europes finest. Though I didnt have to import these (I found them in Gatwick Airport!) Riesen chocolates are made by Storck and are most commonly found in their country of origin Germany.
Riesen (pronounced 'Reason') chocolates are chocolate covered hard caramels and are sold in the forms of individually wrapped bar and bag forms. I sampled these in two 52.5g bars comprising of 5 chocolates. I ate them leisurely over the course of two days...mostly with my morning/afternoon cups of coffee and inbetween meals...bassically fitting a purpose as a nice chocolaty snack...which it did rather nicely. In appeareance they arent the most exciting though the wrapper of the product is quite smart and pleasing on the eye.
Im going to give you all a tip here...do not...i repeat DO NOT under any cicrumstances put these anywhere near a fridge....not unless you would like cracked teeth that is. I decribed these as 'hard caramels' for a reason and its because they are hard! As with all the candy I eat I chose to store these in the fridge at first which certainly proved to be a hell of an error when I ate my first one....they were rock solid and impossible to eat...little advice store these at room temperature!
When I did get around to enjoying these in their correct state I was on the whole impressed. Despite being a slightly darker positioned chocolate proposition (45% Cocoa solids) they had a pleasant sweet chocolate smell. The chocolate had a smooth texture that melted in the mouth nicely. Tastewise it had a nice sweet creamy taste that had the slightest burnt like note that gave it a slightly darker flavour.
The hard caramel centres are the key focus of the product and are the dominating flavour due to their firm texture. They are very chewy... but not overly so - my favoured method of eating these was placing one in my mouth and letting the chocolate slowly melt away from the caramel centre enjoying that flavour first...I then slowly sucked away at the hard caramel centre - glorious. The caramel struck a nice balance of being sweet and buttery and had a slight hint of saltyness - its flavour was neither too strong or too weak and seemed to strike a nice balance.
Overall these are a nice snacking chocolate that I really enjoyed having a few of time to time. Due to the nature of their texture I wouldnt overly recommend sitting down with a big bag of these and eating your way through ten in a sitting...not if you dont want jaw ache that is :D ... however enjoyed in context...a few at a time these are great tasting enjoyable chocolates. They have a slightly darker positioning chocolatewise but maintain a sweet creamy taste that I believe can be enjoyed by all. If your a fan of caramel then I would very much recommend these to you.
8.1 out of 10
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I LOVE these!! I had totally forgotton about them though, as I haven't seen them in any shops for a long time. They're really tasty, I think.
I used to love these as well, and like Gemma - haven't seen them around for ages!
I think I used to either get them from Woolworths or a local newsagents. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.
oh I love these too!! they are really hard to find. I got mine from a Spar. Hope u find some Gemma!
Gemma/Amanda - I found these in Woolworth just the other day..why dont you give them a try? Alternatively just try random corner shops...it funny how they pick up cheap lots of sweet from suppliers sometimes and they are probably gonna be your best bet!
Lucy - welcome to the blog..thanks for the comment :D :D please make it a habit
Jim
Woolworths! Of course. I don't know why I haven't looked there before, as I know they have a lot of sweets that are quite hard to find anywhere else. :)
I am really fond of those. They're not hard to find at all in the States either and pretty cheap.
You are correct that they're very firm - they're definitely not a candy I'm as likely to eat in the winter just for that reason.
Gemma - they certainly do! Normally reaonable well priced aswell! While your there look for the hal priced Thorntons choccies they have on deal this week...I just saw them on hot deals!
Cybele - Ive just looked at your own review on Candy Blog and it seems we came to similar conclusions. As you said these are very tasty but could probably really do some damage to the old teeth if eaten frequently. Thanks for taking the time out to visit Chocolate Mision im loving reading about all your goodies from the Candy Expo at the momment! Great work there.
Thanks
Jim
These are very common in the US as Cybele mentioned. I've never actually tried them, but based on both of your reviews, I probably should. I'd always assumed they were like Werther's (which aren't bad just not my favorites).
Justin - Wether's do more of a sugar based brittle caramel...well thats what they are like in the UK anyway.
These are more the soft kind of caramel that have a very thick viscosity and thus making them firm and chewy.
Definately worth giving these a try - according to Cybele they are pretty cheap too!
Thanks
Jim
Yeah another german one. I love these and i totally agree with u not to put them in the fridge. I tried it once and saw what happened *lol*
I really liked these too but they seem hard to chew! I think using dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate really makes a difference!
Where can you find the big bags?
Simon :D
Simon The dark chocolate really works well agaisnt the sweetness of the caramel dosen't it! I just love the way you can seemingly suck on the caramel all day! Its so full of flavour!
The only place I have seen big bags of Riesen is in random newsagents .... not retailers im afraid! Can anyone else help Simon out with this!?
Thanks
Jim
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