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Kcal 146 Fat 10.0g Carbs 12.0g (per 26.0g stick) You have to hand it to Ferrero for the sheer number of ways they have managed to combine three core ingredients - milk chocolate, hazelnut and wafer. Dean-German-Grocery have kindly sent me the Kinder Bueno, Giotto, Kusschen, Rocher and todays subject for review the 'Duplo'. The 'Duplo' is formed of a 'milk chocolate covered wafer with a cocoa creme and whole hazelnut centre'. As the rest of the range have been so good my hopes for this product were naturally pretty high.
I was sent a lot of five packets which each weighed a smallish 26.0g each. The packaging was a bit of a hybrid of Kinder Bueno and Ferrero Rocher in that it had a white background and illustrations, yet had the classy golden coloured Ferrero branding. The bars were split into three separate blocks of which you can see a cross-section above. Unfortunately my photography skills didn't manage to capture the whole hazelnut piece but in each there was a nut nestled in the cocoa creme. As pleased as I was with the presentation I was equally happy when I was met with a very familiar nutty Ferrero aroma when I opened the packaging.
As you will have seen in the picture the outer wafer and milk chocolate constituents were very similar to the Kinder Bueno and they delivered exactly the same experience. The milk chocolate was lacking a little bit in its portioning due to the thinness of the layer, though it did have the chocolate flavour hit that I desired. The milky sweet flavours of the chocolate were complimented nicely by the malty flavours of the wafer which also had a nice fresh crunch. The cocoa creme at the centre of each piece only added to the cocoa flavour hit that the outer chocolate brought to the party and had a very soft silky feel in the mouth. As I described above sitting in the cocoa creme in each block was a whole hazelnut and their bursts of nutty woody flavours didn't fail to disappoint. The nut pieces added another flavour dimension to the product and delivered it with a delightful fresh crunchy texture. The overall taste was delicious yet not the longest lasting; having finished one packet it wasn't long before I found myself reaching for another.
Overall I wasn't expecting anything different but I can confirm that the Ferrero Duplo can hang with any other of the milk chocolate, wafer and hazelnut variants in Ferrero's range. Despite sharing a similar problem with most of them in that it wasn't that satisfying as a snack, in regards to taste the bar delivered both a chocolate and nut flavour hit. I thought the textures were both varied and interesting, whilst the presentation on the whole was pretty good. If your a fan of Ferrero then you will know what to expect from this product. I wouldn't necessarily say it was any better or worse than any of the other options from the range but why not try it for yourself and see what you think!?
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A long while ago my brother went on a German exchange (he did it for GCSE) and the boy brought some of these with him when he stayed at ours. I never tried one but my bro's face was a picture when he had one. Like he discovered the meaning of life. He was like "it's..ferrero rocher!...in a bar!" and he still enthuses about it now. As I recall duplo played a vital role in bonding my bro and his pal from doichland.
I love ferrero's obsession with hazelnuts though, and their insistance on shunning all other nuts.
Ooooh, more childhood memories! I haven't had this Duplo actually, it has changed since my school days. Back then it was similar to Kit Kat fingers in format, although with a much thicker delicious chocolate coating and hazelnut cream in between the wafers. This one does tick all the boxes with me though - looks and sounds delicious!
I have never seen this format of a duplo bar ever before and I live in Germany. We only get the format Susanne described, a bit like KitKat fingers. By the way they are advertised as "the longest praline of the world" (although it is not true).
Right now there is also a limited edition avialable in the flavor "bittersweet coconut", I might true one in the next days.
Spoke to a friend in Munich earlier and she confirmed that they still sell the standard Duplo format which I remember and which Chris also knows. I remember seeing the one you tried, Jim, when I was living in Italy. And the print on the wrapper is actually in Italian (nocciolato is hazelnut), so I wonder whether Dean German Grocery got this from Italy rather than sending you the standard German Duplo?
Lottie
I also enjoy Ferreo's love for the hazelnut and chocolate combinations ... most the time they are utterly fantastic!
I see what your brother means about Ferreo Rocher in a bar ... they aren't quite as good as Rocher but I still think they are rather decent for a more 'on the go' snack.
Susanne
I reallu like the sound of that older format ... it sounds superior to this one here!
I know DGG get their products from all over Europe so there is a high chance that these were orignally from Italy ... I just assumed Germany to be honest. I will have to ask them now! Will get back to you soon.
Chris
I would love to try that limited edition you are very luck to get to try it. Bittersweet coconut sounds like it involves dark chocolate and coconut! I look forward to hearing more about it!
Thanks
Jim
I checked this out - I also remember the other Duplo bars from Germany. These ones appear to be sold in other countries like Italy. The German one is somewhat different (but absolutely gorgeous! :D )
Actually, they do still sell the old Duplo everywhere, and this one is the new special Duplo (I'm from Austria, and we get both, so I'm sure Germany has both or will get the new one soon enough!). I like both, but the good old plain Duplo is so amazingly good, I could eat a whole package of 10 pieces and still want more!
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