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By now I think this post needs no introductions ...
The Chocolate Mission Omnibus:
My first review of the week was the simply fantastic Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Tonka Bean bar which I concluded was one of the best milk chocolates I have had all year. A number of readers agreed that this bar was worthy of its 9.0 score, so I suggest if you are yet to try it you get involved with Thorntons' award winning Tonka Bean special.
Monday was the also the day I received a welcome heads up from ChocolateMission reader Phil who found an article from The Grocer magazine saying that Nestle were bringing out a new Kit Kat Caramel bar. It only took a one day for Susanne to confirm that they were in fact already available in Sainsburys - so I headed on down there and posted my review yesterday - You can see that by clicking HERE. The limited feedback I have had so far from Mark, Susanne and Lottie suggests that I may have been a little generous with my scoring ... the more I think about it the more I think they could well be right.
The standard of the products reviewed this week was exceptionally high with the Cadbury Moro Gold Totally Nuts, Zotter's Bird's Eye Chilli and then Hotel Chocolat's Praline Fusion all hitting scores in the high 8.0s and even low 9.0's in the case of Hotel Chocolat.
Lets hope this weeks selection is equally as good!
News from the Chocolate Market:
* You can view the article that Phil posted earlier in the week that talks about the relaunch of the Wispa Gold and Nestle's launch of the Kit Kat Caramel - See HERE
* Divine the sneaky bastard fairtrade chocolate company have launched a few new bars - See HERE
* Mars are throwing £1m at the advertising of their chocolate milk shake range - See HERE
* Premier foods is launching a new Cadbury Fudge Cake Bites product to its range - See HERE
* Cadbury are launching a new product for the upcoming Xmas market ... bit early don't you think? See HERE
... Have I missed anything? Please share!
Posts from other Blogs I enjoyed this week:
* Chocablog - Dom is running a new competition - get your entry in to be in with a chance to win some Thorntons chocolate! See Here
* Foodstufffinds - Got to grips with some Jell-o that she found in Selfridges. I hear this 'pudding' stuff is pretty popular in America ... I might have to check it out for myself soon. See HERE
* GiGi Reviews - Tracked down the latest Oreo Limited Edition to be churned out by Nabisco ... in all fairness these look rather damn good! See HERE
* Impulsive Buy - Marvo tried out the latest Pepsi Limited Edition - Pepsi Shiso from Japan ... he wasn't all that impressed by the flavour but I still can't get over the toxic colour! See HERE
* CandyBlog - Cybele reviewed Mars' Galaxy Minstrels that we have here in the UK. She obviously thought a lot more of them than I did ... cracking review as normal though, I suggest you check it out! See HERE
Question of the Week:
'Do you eat less chocolate during the summer months? If so what do you snack on instead?'
Sunday, 12 July 2009
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This summer I will definately be eating less chocolate but not because of the weather. This is because I have entered into a bet that I won't eat any chocolate, sweets, cakes or biscuits for a month. The only thing I can have is a bar of liquorice once a week. I get my chocolate fix from reading your reviews at the moment!
Definitely. Chocolate goes together with a cup of tea and bad weather outside - the ultimate comfort food! During the summer months I'm making the most of the abundance of fruit on offer, especially berries and melons.
The new xmas offering from Cadbury sounds supremely dull. Basically just festive mini eggs aren't they?Still I expect they'll sell well.
I probably do eat less chocolate in the summer, but then you eat less in general I think. There's always potential risk of it melting and being buggered,so sometimes not worth the faff. If it's really hot I like sesame halva, definitely an acquired taste but J'ADORE it.
Firstly apologies but I have had to stick the comment moderation setting back on for the time being as some silly little child can't help but post his rubbish that no one wants to hear .... sorry for that lets hope that they give up soon!
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Emily
That is a pretty hard task you have given yourself there! I hope the pay off is worth it! I hope you have something suitably nice to have when you break the month mark?
Susanne
Personally I am a bit of a fan of sorbet - especially in hot weather. You should check out the new ben & jerries ones! IMO they are superb!
Lottie
i don't think I have ever tried Sesame halva - maybe I should make a point of doing so this week. Apart from the stuff I review I tend to eat far more savoury snacks during the summer, but yeh I agree that most people probably eat less!
Thanks everyone
Jim
Hi Jim, I eat less normal chocolate during summer but I do still have to treat my sweet tooth. For instance yesterday I had one of those new Cadbury Caramel milkshakes from McDonalds. Have u had one yet?
I just keep my chocolate in the fridge to stop it from melting
Hey Jim
I rather liked the sound of the Cadbury Snow Bites, it may not be the most imaginative creation but I'm sure they'll taste delicous and sometimes you don't want highly inventive 'fads'. I'll definitely be trying them.. it is a bit early though! lol
I don't like Halva but I'm pretty sure you can get a chocolate one or chocolate coated one!
Jim is right the new mango sorbet from BJ's is sooooooooooooooooooo gd =)
xLu
Hi Jim, yes, I have tried the B&J's sorbets, they are really good! Will be a staple in my freezer this summer.
The new mango berry swirl is the best sorbet evt. I would like to think I have less chocolate in the summer but I probably make up for it in the amount of ice cream i have.
Jim
I have decided to go for the Thornton's Tonka bean block you reviewed.
Phillip
I haven't tried that milkshake yet ... I am not an eater of McDonalds I am afraid! If I happen to pass one though you never know :)
Anon
Good tip! I often do this!
Alan
The Snowballs do sound a bit dull don't they! If you check back on my Xmas 2009 reviews M&S did something very similar!
Mark, Sussane & Lu
I would highly recommend the B&J's ice cream! Nice to know you are all enjoying them as I work for the company :D :D
Emily
Be sure to let me know what you think of it!
Thanks
Jim
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