Archive for April, 2007

Nestlé Chokito

Nestlé Australia manufactures the Chokito chocolate bar which has been around for as long as I can remember (which at least stretches back to 1975 begging my mum to sew tartan on the bottom of my jeans in homage to the Bay City Rollers). It’s one of those classic bars that is sold everywhere [...]

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Posted by Kath on 17 Apr 2007 at 07:04 PM in Reviews | Comments (0)

Kinder Surprise

Despite the fact there’s hardly any chocolate in a Kinder Surprise, it’s still one of my all-time favourites. But this little egg is more about what’s inside than the chocolate itself.

If you’ve never had one, Kinder Surprise is a thin milk chocolate egg with a little yellow plastic capsule inside. Stuffed inside the capsule is [...]

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Posted by Dom on 16 Apr 2007 at 11:04 AM in Reviews | Comments (80)

Cadbury admits Creme Egg shrinkage

Chocablog reader Cliff spotted that Cadbury have updated their web site after the recent fuss about shrinking Creme Eggs. The new text does not specificially state that the eggs have shrunk, only that there is a “broad variety of sizes and flavours of products”.

It’s also a candidate for the worst marketing-speak we’ve heard in years, [...]

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Posted by Dom on 12 Apr 2007 at 08:04 PM in News | Comments (7)

Green & Black’s Hazelnut & Currant

I’ve never been the biggest fan of Green & Black’s. It’s always seemed like a fairly average chocolate masquerading as something a bit posh. That’s not to say I don’t like it - just that I’d usually rather spend the money on something else.

However, being a professional chocolate eater, it’s my duty to buy and [...]

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Posted by Dom on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:04 AM in Reviews | Comments (2)

Cadbury Snack Shortcake

Never in the history of… well, anything, has a product been so unimaginatively named. I mean “Cadbury Snack”??

Going on the name and packaging alone, I wasn’t expecting a lot from this. And my expectations were confirmed upon opening it.

Inside are 6 small, square shortbread biscuits covered in a very thin layer of milk chocolate. Nothing [...]

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Posted by Dom on 11 Apr 2007 at 10:04 AM in Reviews | Comments (6)