Kev's Snack Reviews

I recently found these Monty Bojangles "Exquisitely English Ravishing White Chocolate Raspberries" (blimey, what a mouth full!) in Tk Maxx. I'm a big fan of fruit and chocolate combinations so couldn't really resist buying them. They consist of freeze-dried raspberries coated in white chocolate raspberry flavour shells. I really liked the speckled, marbled colour on them: They tasted absolutely delicious. The white chocolate was very smooth and creamy and the raspberries tasted fresh, crunchy and zingy. They were very moreish and I soon scoffed the whole pack! I've only seen these in Tk Maxx before so I'm not sure if they're exclusive to them or not. They also sell other Monty Bojangles products, such as chocolate coated nuts, boiled sweets, truffles etc. Price : £1.50 at Tk Maxx. Allergy Advice : Contains milk & soya.

Here we have the Zotter "Hand Scooped" Raspberry & Coconut bar which I bought at Wholefoods during a recent visit to London. I was very excited to find it because we don't get many Zotter bars here up North. Out of all the flavours available I chose this as it sounded the most "safe" option, because as many people will know, Zotter are a company known for filling their chocolates with wacky flavours such as Bacon , Cheese , Fish, herbs, etc. There was no weirdness from this bar however - it was a totally pleasurable experience from start to finish! This is a "bean to bar" chocolate made by the Zotter company in Austria, and is described as "Coconut chocolate with raspberry-coconut filling". It contains fairtrade and organic ingredients, and 50% cocoa solids. Opening up the wrapper I knew it was going to be a very fruity tasting bar. It had a lovely fresh raspberry aroma, complimented by a lovely rich cocoa smell from the choc...

Whilst at WH Smith recently I noticed this "Milka White Chocolate" near the self-service tills. I haven't had Milka's white chocolate in years (since I last visited Germany, infact) so I was very happy to see it. I'm not sure if this bar is exclusive to WH Smith but I haven't seen it in any supermarkets. I should point out that it's made in Germany, and not to be confused with the Polish white chocolate Milka found in import stores. Apparently German and Polish versions of Milka products taste different, with the Polish one being inferior. Opening up the wrapper the bar smelled very milky and sweet, a little similar to Milkybar infact. Taste-wise it surprised me. I was expecting it to taste overly sweet but it was actually quite creamy and had a distinctive flavour all of its own. It was still very sweet, of course, as most white chocolates are, but there was a certain "something" that made it enjoyable to my tastebuds. There was a defini...

Being a fan of Nestlé Studentská bars, I had to snap up this strawberry variety when I saw it in an import store recently. It's part of the 2013 limited edition Studentská  flavours range which also includes Blueberry and Redcurrant . My first Studentská review was for the white chocolate variety, which you can check out here . In that review I commented that the chocolate was quite sweet and cheap tasting and that the filling was what really made the bar. It turns out that this is the case for most Studentská bars - the chocolate isn't gourmet by any means, but combined with the unique fillings of crunchy roasted peanuts, dried fruit and fruit jelly pieces, they create a lovely taste experience. This Strawberry variety isn't quite as chunky as a regular Studentská bar, it's somewhat thinner, but is still crammed with plenty of ingredients. I enjoyed the bar with a cup of coffee, which was perfect as the coffee helped the chocolate melt in the mou...

Here we have the Orion Deli Raspberry. Deli is a sub-brand which is owned by the Czech arm of Nestlé, and the bars comprise of nougat fillings - somewhat similar to what you get in a Mars or Snickers - with a thin layer of caramel plus a chocolate coating. This variety comprises of raspberry flavoured nougat and caramel. Opening the wrapper, the bar smelled overwhelmingly like cheap kiddies raspberry drinks - rather artificial and overpowering. I cut the bar in half and the centre looked very pink: The taste was rather as I expected - very artificial. It's the sort of thing you would expect from such a cheap chocolate bar, but I actually kind of enjoyed it! It was chewy and had a nice tang to it. The caramel didn't really add much to the bar, it was rather tasteless although it did provide a bit of extra chewiness. The chocolate coating was unremarkable - it just tasted like standard Nestlé milk chocolate really. There were some bits of dried raspberry in the nougat, ...

I've never had a chance to try these Dark Mint M&M's before so I was very happy when Monster Sweets sent me a pack recently along with the Peanut Butter M&M's I reviewed here . Monster Sweets are a company specializing in American and European snacks for cheap prices and postage, I highly recommend them for hard-to find-snacks! http://www.monstersweets.co.uk/ These M&M's contain mint flavoured dark chocolate centres. The shells come in slightly varying shades of green, which I think look really cool! Taste-wise they made me think of Nestlé After Eights in crunchy form. The dark chocolate tasted rich and minty, whilst the crunchy shells provided a nice contrast in texture. They were rather addictive and I couldn't help but gobble most of the bag up pretty quickly! Overall, a great M&M's flavour which I would love to see more widely available. Until Mars UK decide to give us consumers what we want these M&M's are thankfully a...

When I first heard about these Freddo Faces I wasn't all that excited at the prospect of mini Freddo chocolates to be honest. However, after buying a pack on impulse from the CO-OP recently I am now a convert! The chocolates come with different facial expressions: angry, confused, in love etc. Unfortunately I only managed to pick out 4 of the 5 different expressions: Whilst these may just be pieces of Dairy Milk shaped like the face of Freddo the frog, they were very tasty thanks to the creamy Dairy Milk chocolate. I found them addictive in the same way that Cadbury Buttons are, ie. you just can't stop yourself from eating one after the other! Despite their moreishness, I thought the amount of chocolates in the bag was just about right - not too few or too many chocolates. Overall, these Cadbury Freddo Faces aren't really anything new, but they are certainly very tasty. Now all they need to do is a Caramel version! Price : 50p at CO-OP. Ingredients : Suita...