Fry’s Chocolate Cream
After discovering Fry’s Turkish Delight’s fall from grace, I picked up the 4-pack of Chocolate Cream’s with some reservation. Was this to be another nostalgic return only to be dashed by the bitter reality that things always taste better when you’re a small child? Was I better off leaving them enshrined in memory as the best bitter confectionary in the world?Well, I’m glad I didn’t.
The Fry’s Chocolate Cream was the first chocolate confectionery ever to be made on a factory scale, so as such is the granddaddy of all chocolate bars. The tagline is “dark chocolate with fondant centre”, which to be honest, I’ve always considered to be fairly poor and unenticing description. Not that I could tell you a better one.
On unwrapping, you are confronted with a long D shaped bar of dark chocolate, about 12½cm long, 3½cm wide and just under 1cm at the thickest part of the D. The word FRY appears at intervals separated with an indented line on the surface, implying you could break it into chunks, but in practice is just decorative – far better just to chomp straight into it.
Biting into the bar, you get a decent mouthful of rich and bitter chocolate. The fondant centre is moist and I swear that it’s a mint taste, not an overpowering one, but mint all the same… yet according to the ingredients and the product description there is no mint. Perhaps a trick played on the mind with the contrasts of bitter and sweet?
All in all, this is still my favourite bitter chocolate by far; I wasn’t disappointed. One bar is enough though, it’s rich and leaves you feeling like you had a decent chocofix. The second bar does leave you feeling a bit sick (well, I had to try in the interests of a proper review after all). This is a classic chocolate bar that still holds its own well in a saturated market.
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Posted by Pewari on 15 Sep 2006 at 12:09 PM
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Filed in Reviews under dark, fondant, frys, UK
March 8, 2007 : 6:50am
I cannot express enough, how much I really miss the
fry’s chocs. Especially the five fruits. I am on a mission to hunt them down. So far, I’ve only been able to find the orange, peppermint and original. Sadly, and with deep regret can not for the life of me find the five flavours.
November 15, 2007 : 1:58pm
BRING BACK FRYS 5 FRUIT CENTRE OR TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET IT
November 27, 2007 : 3:30pm
I too am at a loss as to why the Fry’s five fruits are no longer available. I travelled to the UK from Australia as part of a culinary excursion on a “Best of UK” foodie trip. We have thus far managed to track down deep-fried pizza, pork scratchings and then like but I am inconsolable at the dearth of Fry’s Five Fruits. I’ve heard many and varied stories about these, fondly nicknamed Triple F’s, and was promised something bordering on a religious experience upon their milky chocolate coat giving way to a deliciously smooth fruity centre. I’ve sought counselling to try to get over this whole in my life which I doubt will ever be filled with any fruity fabulousness let alone five. Someone get me some!
December 4, 2007 : 5:16pm
I, also, would love to know where I can get Fry’s Five Fruits.
I am in Adelaide. I used to buy then by the carton from my corner shop at North Adelaide; then hide them in the pantry.
I visited a Fry’s exhibition, at The Castle,on a visit to York a few years ago – inundated with free chocolates! Heaven.
Other than our wonderful Haigh’s chocs, the 5 Fruits are/were the BEST!
Is there anywhere in the world that still has them???
December 4, 2007 : 5:17pm
BRING BACK THE FIVE FRUITS!!!!!
December 4, 2007 : 5:19pm
They were covered in DARK chocolate, not milk chocolate.
December 14, 2007 : 9:54pm
I know it is sad but think what about the dental bills?
So be good!
I miss them too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 14, 2007 : 9:55pm
I know it is sad but think what about the dental bills?
So be good!
I miss them too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is worth it though
December 14, 2007 : 9:56pm
why not go to covent garden and cybercandy at 3 garrick street and have a feast!!!!!!!!!!!
you can even buy tootsie roll..
rememeber the superman comics with that advertised?
February 4, 2008 : 8:21pm
what is the history of fry’s coconut from late 1950’s early 1960’s no-one else seems to remenber
March 14, 2008 : 12:29am
I have just finished eating my chocolate fix, frys cream it has to be simply the best chocolate in the world, there is nothing to compare with it. Many years ago I worked with a lady who used to squash a bar of frys cream on her roll(ugh. just been reading the comments and yes what happened to the frys five centre bar, I had forgotton about that one.
March 26, 2008 : 4:18pm
The five centre was just mentioned on our local radio station which brought back happy memories and all of a sudden i want one now
May 14, 2008 : 4:48pm
ok ok ok we all know there was a five flavour fry’s chocolate bar, but what were the 5 flavours in it ?
May 28, 2008 : 10:35pm
Andy,
I can’t have you out there in cyberspace wondering “what WERE the five flavours”. I’ve had sleepless nights myself and I don’t want to leave any other living soul in something which I can only compare to purgatory. From what I’ve heard. So I’m here to put you out of your unquestionable misery.
The five flavours were: orange (the colour of Valencia’s national fruit, mmmm juicy), lemon (like the morning sun, peeking over dewy mountains), lime (fresh cut grass, smells soooo good), strawberry (pale pink, sweet goopiness) and raspberry (the most exciting flavour of all).
Now back to work!
May 29, 2008 : 10:31pm
yes indeed bring back this bar it was chocolate heaven. they dont make them like this any more. i would love to see this back out they dont make them like this any more please bring this back out out. lol but u no they wont cadbury will say its the future now we have to make modern bars but i like to be stuck in a timewarp when chocolate was chocolate please bring this back cadbury.
July 14, 2008 : 1:07pm
I have just learned that my dear sister (who i lost last Monday) had the same favourite taste in chocolate as me – the wonderful Fry’s Five Centre – yummy. As children, we also loved the Orange, Peppermint & Cream but not as much as the milk chocolate five flavours (lemon, Lime, Orange, Strawberry & Raspberry x 2). Lets get a petition up to Cadbury for the return of this much loved chocolate bar – I will write to them immediately…….
July 14, 2008 : 6:44pm
i love the orange cream:)
August 11, 2008 : 4:11pm
I remember the 5 centre bar with a drooling desire…nothing quite makes the grade, so delicious, so lovely – why oh why can’t cadbury’s see the light and BRING BACK THE FRUITY CHOCOLATEY GORGEOUSNESS!!!!!!!!!!
September 28, 2008 : 2:02am
I’ve found this Cadbury’s web site where you can ask them questions about chocolate bars.
http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/talk_to_us/online_feedback.htm
Maybe in we inundate them with requests for the Five Centre bar, they will bring it back!!!!
November 9, 2008 : 4:38pm
Fry’s Five Centre as I recall was milk chocolate and the flavours were 2 x raspberry 2 x strawberry 1 x orange 1 x lime and 1 x pineapple as opposed to lemon.
Yes Cadbury’s bring it back!!
Marsh in Appleton
December 3, 2008 : 6:10pm
I too have been searching for some time. I told my grandson about them and now he wants 1 too! – unfortunately I have just picked up on another blog that the machinery wore out and sales did not warrant replacement machinery…….that I cannot believe!
December 6, 2008 : 1:34pm
I had one of the orange bars yesterday. Yum-o! The shop had the peppermint and the vanilla cream as well. Now it seems to me that if they have the machinery to make one whole flavour per bar, then all they have to do is make all the original flavours in five different bars. You would of course have to buy all five and take a bit out of all of them. Problem solved.. It’s called thinking laterally.
March 18, 2009 : 1:23am
I love frys . I love Frys.I am in Adelaide where do I buy them?
March 18, 2009 : 2:17am
We have a chocolate, nuts and coffee chain here in Victoria called “NUTSHACK” and they sell the three bars, peppermint, orange and original. I don’t know if this store is in other states, but that’s the only place I’ve seen them. Any supermarket has the Turkish delight.
March 18, 2009 : 4:58am
Thank you MS Carter.
April 19, 2009 : 1:20am
the flavours were definety orange, raspberry, lemon, lime and strawberry….please bring the premier of chocolate back…we all want it more than wispa.lol x
May 24, 2009 : 5:50pm
Oh my god, me and my mum used to love the 5 fruit cream Fry bar! I can’t believe they’ve stopped making it, and Doogal you’re right, definately want it more than Wispa (although they are lush as well!) Does anyone remember Poppet Fruit Creams as well?? Why do they always get rid/change the good stuff (raisins in Revels anyone??? Yack!) x
July 11, 2009 : 6:05am
I have just eaten a Fry’s peppermint bar, chocolate is same as the old Fry’s but I miss the white fondant centre. Peppermint Fry’s bar was purchased in Traralgon Victoria, imported from UK. Am going to ask if they can import the white and 5 flavours, will update.
July 22, 2009 : 12:25am
Hey Guys, I liked Fry’s too. I am saddened to know the original fry’s store in Sommerdale is about to get closed by Cadburys and relocated to Poland!
Odd to think the place that made the oldest choc in Britain will no longer BE in Britain. Due to that, I am going to stop eating Fry’s sadly. Goodluck with your search for the 5 flavours.
July 25, 2009 : 7:10pm
Cyber candy in covent garden still sell them but they imported from australia!!i wish cadburys uk made them!!
August 26, 2009 : 3:39am
According to Wikipedia, the 5 flavour centre is no longer made. I always tasted lemon in the classic fondant, though obviously the peppermint version tastes of mint.
February 18, 2010 : 4:03am
I just purchased 3 Fry’s Chocolate Cream bars….DISGUSTING is all I can say to describe them….
February 18, 2010 : 5:31am
why were they disgusting?
February 23, 2010 : 12:00pm
did Frys have a mazipan flavour chocolate cream
March 3, 2010 : 12:55pm
As a vegan it’s great to know the longest running chocolate bar (it was launched in 1866) is cruelty free. No cows have to suffer for this delicious delight
March 4, 2010 : 1:54am
Why did they stop making them did they sell the frys business?
March 4, 2010 : 9:43am
Fry’s Chocolate Cream is still being made. If you’re on about Fry’s Five Fruit Centres I read above that it was mentioned in a blog that the machinery wore out and sales figures made it nonviable to buy new equipment to continue its production. I think if Cadbury’s introduced something even better it would maybe be successful enough. Perhaps a bar called Fry’s Chocolate 7 Cream. Each segment could have a different flavour fondant centre. The original, peppermint, orange, strawberry, raspberry, lemon and lime are good options. It could even be the best selling product in the range
March 4, 2010 : 11:20am
Yes I’ve seen where they (Cadbury’s) reckon the sales didn’t justify fixing the machinery, but I can buy the orange, peppermint and plain white fondant varieties so I don’t know what the problem would be with making 5 separate bars, each with a different flavour. They could hold a competition for the favourite flavours and everybody could just buy the one they like best.
Bring it on ! ! !
March 11, 2010 : 11:49pm
Fry’s Chocolate Cream has been my favourite since childhood and you can get it in Canada but I tink that they are few and far between. Of late I have been lusting after the bar that had coffee flavoured cream or to be honest any coffee flavoured chocolate…am I hallucinating, did Fry’s have the coffee flavoured cream bar?
March 11, 2010 : 11:55pm
I just saw on ebay an original tuppeny bar of Fry’s coffee cream that sold for 87 pounds, unbelievable, so I guess I have answered my own question…haha!!! I do remember the original Fry’s chocolate cream being so much larger and covered with a thin silver foil, so decadent.