Ferrero Garden
My daughter has been hassling me to buy these for ages because she loves the look of Ferrero Garden’s gorgeous pastel-and-foil colours which are clearly designed to appeal to the girlie lurking inside in all of us. These pretty little things tend to be more prolific during Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, so that also gives you an idea as to who they’re supposed to appeal to.
Here in Australia in the 1970s, we had our tennis (and Wimbledon) hero, John Newcombe advertising ‘Claytons – the drink you’re having when you’re not having a drink’. It turns out that these Ferreros are the Claytons of the chocolate world. As Simon’s review of the pistachio ones stated the other day, these are, in fact, not chocolates at all, but, according to the description on the back of the box: ‘Crisp crème-filled confections.’ This was borne out when I unwrapped one of each type – no milk chocolate, but what appeared to be white chocolate and coconut on each one.
Hmmm. I wasn’t sure whether to be annoyed at the subterfuge or intrigued, so I dived in and tried all five flavours. These are almond, pistachio, forest fruits, hazelnut and coconut and all of them were superb with a subtle flavour that was easy to distinguish from each other. All of them were creamy and light, with a tiny crunch from the wafer that surrounds the white-chocolate-mousse-like filling. The main ingredients are sugar, vegetable fats, vegetable oil and whey powder. No wonder they tasted buttery… It was also interesting to discover that they contain ‘powdered fruits’ including Prickly Pear. Prickly Pear here in Australia is a noxious weed!
Despite the dodgy ingredients, complete lack of chocolate and the chicky-babe Nanna-in-Sequins appearance, even the man of our house – Love Chunks – enjoyed them and announced he’d be more than proud to be seen eating them in public.
We ate the entire box within a sitting, happy to find that eighteen divided into three perfectly. Sadly, there was only two forest fruit ‘crème filled confections’ in there – and they were my favourite – and four each of the others. Perhaps the ingredients (such as that essential pesky powdered Prickly Pear) are more expensive? But if this is not the case, if Simon can get his hands on an entire box devoted to the pistachio flavoured ones, why can’t we also get a whole box of the forest fruits? Please, Ferrero?
Posted by Kath on 07 Jul 2008 at 10:07 AM
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Filed in Reviews under australia, ferrero
July 7, 2008 : 11:26am
But…but…. that’s just not chocolate!
July 7, 2008 : 4:07pm
The Ferrero Garden sold here in the States doesn’t have those fruity varieties. I still prefer the plain old Rocher or the new Rondnoir to the white ones.
July 8, 2008 : 12:14am
Yes, you’re right – it isn’t chocolate, but I honestly thought that it was – like their usual ‘rocher’ types. They even tasted a bit like white chocolate (yes, I know that ‘white’ and ‘chocolate’ shouldn’t really be said together either) and are clearly packaged to appeal to the chocolate box buyers amongst us.
Or that’s my defence anyway :)
July 8, 2008 : 3:58am
Those look wonderful! I love the standard ferreros and have never seen these pretties. I’ll have to keep an eye out…
July 12, 2008 : 11:08am
I’ve been searching for these for months! Where did you find them? Love the blog :)
x
July 15, 2008 : 4:25pm
Here in Portugal they sell those in Hazelnut, Pistachio and Lemon. The lemon ones are fantastic, though they’d be even better if they had some chocolate in them.
July 16, 2008 : 12:48pm
I have some Lemon here, ready to be reviewed, and I’m looking forward to trying them.
January 23, 2009 : 12:31am
hi. I would like to know if the ferrero garden sell in malaysia? I was trying to find it but not all chocolate shop have the product. please help…
February 10, 2009 : 1:22pm
i am searching for this in mumbai india
where cna i buy this
February 22, 2009 : 9:52am
I don’t think that they ell the ferrero garden here in the states, I saw it on France and Germany on 2008 went I was there for vacation and I try and it was wonderfulllll!!!
March 27, 2009 : 9:18am
I always buy the standard Ferrero chocolate..but yesterday I went to the supermarket in the town and I saw the Ferrero Garden which I’ve never seen before…indeed i was really attracted by the coloured foil…gonna buy some soon :)
August 11, 2009 : 5:02pm
Zakiyyah,
Which supermarket did you go to that carries Ferrero Garden? I’m interested in the green Ferrero Garden Pistachio.
thanks
October 7, 2009 : 10:55pm
I discovered these when I was in Germany. I think they are awsome because they aren’t chocolate. I have several family members who are allergic to chocolate so these are “chocolates” that they can have! I just wish I could buy them in Canada.
November 26, 2009 : 10:04pm
I liked all the tastes of ferrero garden besid the almond… it has an aftertaste that is not so good.
November 27, 2009 : 1:24pm
i’ve never seen before…i wanna try this chocolate…
i think it’s wonderful… :)