<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Cocopia Salted Caramel Truffles</title> <atom:link href="http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles</link> <description>The Chocolate Blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:03:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator> <item><title>By: Cocopia_Man</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-40408</link> <dc:creator>Cocopia_Man</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-40408</guid> <description>Look out for the new lemon Torte flavour too. Replacing the Pistachio Mousse and Black Forest.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look out for the new lemon Torte flavour too. Replacing the Pistachio Mousse and Black Forest.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Lillian</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-40333</link> <dc:creator>Lillian</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-40333</guid> <description>Hurray!!! I hope they will be stocked in my Oxford Tesco store - I&#039;m ready to purchase...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hurray!!!<br /> I hope they will be stocked in my Oxford Tesco store &#8211; I&#8217;m ready to purchase&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cocopia_Man</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-40325</link> <dc:creator>Cocopia_Man</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:43:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-40325</guid> <description>These will be coming out again after July.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These will be coming out again after July.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Lillian</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-39170</link> <dc:creator>Lillian</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:20:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-39170</guid> <description>I love these ones and bought them regularly from my local Tesco store in Oxford. To my great disappointment, Tesco in Oxford is no longer stocking these and I wonder if it is possible to order them online?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love these ones and bought them regularly from my local Tesco store in Oxford. To my great disappointment, Tesco in Oxford is no longer stocking these and I wonder if it is possible to order them online?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Kat</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-36675</link> <dc:creator>Kat</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:35:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-36675</guid> <description>Having tried these, I have to agree.  The raspberry and caramel ones are very good too.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having tried these, I have to agree.  The raspberry and caramel ones are very good too.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nick</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-36665</link> <dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:18:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-36665</guid> <description>Mmmm, chocolate caramel bars, it doesn&#039;t get much better than that. Thankfully these sound better than those fairly awful Cadbury caramel eggs!- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peanutbutterboy.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Peanut Butter Boy&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mmmm, chocolate caramel bars, it doesn&#8217;t get much better than that. Thankfully these sound better than those fairly awful Cadbury caramel eggs!</p><p>- <a href="http://www.peanutbutterboy.com" rel="nofollow">The Peanut Butter Boy</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Simon</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-36658</link> <dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:18:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-36658</guid> <description>I&#039;d say that for an &#039;own brand&#039; Tesco have done pretty well here. The thickness of the shells is very Hotel Chocolat in style, and I found the quality of the chocolate itself to be pretty good, and provided yo udon&#039;t chomp all of the chooclate at once, it&#039;s entirely possible to enjoy the filling for what it is. Of course they can never beat artisanal chocolate products, because they&#039;re never going to be in the same league, but in a UK supermarket environment these would stand out as being a cut above the usual offerings. As for the packaging, well I&#039;ve seen much more expensive products packaged in similar ways - indeed, some of the more expensive European bars come in nothing more complex than a cardboard sleeve. Bear in mind that these are taster boxes - the &#039;real&#039; selections come in much fancier packaging, which is reflected in the higher price one pays for the bigger boxes. I think simplifying the packaging to keep the price down (and show the customer what they&#039;re getting) is a fairly shrewd move on Tesco&#039;s part.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d say that for an &#8216;own brand&#8217; Tesco have done pretty well here. The thickness of the shells is very Hotel Chocolat in style, and I found the quality of the chocolate itself to be pretty good, and provided yo udon&#8217;t chomp all of the chooclate at once, it&#8217;s entirely possible to enjoy the filling for what it is.<br /> Of course they can never beat artisanal chocolate products, because they&#8217;re never going to be in the same league, but in a UK supermarket environment these would stand out as being a cut above the usual offerings.<br /> As for the packaging, well I&#8217;ve seen much more expensive products packaged in similar ways &#8211; indeed, some of the more expensive European bars come in nothing more complex than a cardboard sleeve. Bear in mind that these are taster boxes &#8211; the &#8216;real&#8217; selections come in much fancier packaging, which is reflected in the higher price one pays for the bigger boxes. I think simplifying the packaging to keep the price down (and show the customer what they&#8217;re getting) is a fairly shrewd move on Tesco&#8217;s part.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Katherine</title><link>http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/comment-page-1/#comment-36656</link> <dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:30:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/cocopia-salted-caramel-truffles/#comment-36656</guid> <description>Honestly, do you think these are a top brand? I consider the best kind of brand to be an artisanal confectioner, which every major city usually has several of (at least here in the US - perhaps you have even more!) As you mentioned, the shells on these caramel/truffles are so thick, they really overwhelm the caramel. And just based on your pictures (I couldn&#039;t get much info from their website) the packaging really doesn&#039;t impress me either: plastic candy tray inside a clear plastic lid just doesn&#039;t say top shelf to me.Thoughts?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Honestly, do you think these are a top brand? I consider the best kind of brand to be an artisanal confectioner, which every major city usually has several of (at least here in the US &#8211; perhaps you have even more!) As you mentioned, the shells on these caramel/truffles are so thick, they really overwhelm the caramel. And just based on your pictures (I couldn&#8217;t get much info from their website) the packaging really doesn&#8217;t impress me either: plastic candy tray inside a clear plastic lid just doesn&#8217;t say top shelf to me.</p><p>Thoughts?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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