Duc d’O Truffles
Chocablog readers of a sensitive disposition may wish to stop reading here, because these are some of the strangest (and frankly, disgusting) looking chocolates I’ve seen in a long time.
The box describes these as “5 fine Belgian flaked truffles”. I could describe them as something else entirely, but as this is a family web site, I’ll let you judge for yourself…
If you can get past the initial appearance and try one, what you’ll find is large, irregular, slightly flaked chocolates with a soft whipped filling.
This is actually the second Duc d’O offering we’ve reviewed. The first time round, one of my major complaints was that the chocolates tasted just a little bit bland.
Unfortunately, these truffles suffer from exactly the same issue. They are pleasant, but they just don’t taste of anything much. The milk chocolate is Ok, but certainly nothing special, and the filling tastes of fresh cream but not much else.
I think this is probably one of those products that “seemed like a good idea at the time”. I’m quite certain Duc D’O are capable of making fabulous chocolates, but this looks bizarre and tastes very ordinary.
Posted by Dom on 07 Sep 2008 at 02:09 PM
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Filed in Reviews under belgium, duc d'o, milk
September 8, 2008 : 8:56am
Is it just me or these look like… ekhm… droppings?
September 8, 2008 : 9:44am
I have to admit, Dom, that I too had, erm, ’suffered’ through a box of these several years ago. Clearly the once-delicate flaked shavings of chocolate don’t last a second longer than it took to click the cover photograph and they instead just meld into the -ahem- ‘nugget’ to make it look even more stool like.
And you’re right – they taste so bland and nothingy it’s an ugly and pointless exercise really.
December 5, 2008 : 11:01pm
I disagree entirely. I think they taste divine. They are often roughed up when shipped so therefoer the “flakes” don’t hold together well. ( A design issue maybe ) but nonetheless, on my palate, they are yummy!
May 14, 2009 : 5:31pm
I disagree! They are the nicest truffles on the planet!!!