My friend Leslie was kind enough to mail me a giant box full of Russian candy back in December, and I’ve since been slowly tasting my way through everything. Candy blogging, at…
Category: received as gift
Ferrero Duplo: Not the Blocks! [Review]
I’ve still yet to meet a Ferrero product I didn’t like (though to be fair, I should note that I had never had?Ferrero Raffaello?until recently), and the Ferrero Duplo was no exception….
Liberty Orchards Aplets and Cotlets
These Liberty Orchards’ Aplets and Cotlets were given to me by my friend Rita, who is from Washington state. In Washington, these are a locally made confection that probably takes advantage of…
Kit Kat – Hazelnut Cream
Here in the U.S., the Kit Kat is manufactured under Hershey’s. Elsewhere in the world, Kit Kat is made by Nestle. My Kit Kat Hazelnut Cream was given to me by my…
Mini Froer
My friend Laura spent a semester abroad in Denmark and was kind enough to bring me back a box of Mini Froer by Carletti. Froer is Danish for frog, and Mini Froer…
Endangered Species Dark Chocolate with C
It’s been a while since I posted a chocolate party review. I’m going to finish up the chocolate party posts next week so I can move on to covering my winter break…
Asian Candies IV
More Asian candy, including one actually bought in Asia. Oooh! Japanese Money Chocolate This chocolate bar was given to me by my suitemate’s Japanese friends who came all the way from Japan…
Par-tay!
Chocolate party, that is. I’ve been stockpiling nice chocolate bars and haven’t gotten around to eating them yet. Now I have too much chocolate to possibly eat on my own (my life…
Violet Crumble
The Violet Crumble is a chocolate bar from Australia. This was in the bunch of candy that Cassie gave me, and I finished it pretty quickly. I also saw it on sale…
Tropical Razzles
“First it’s candy…Then it’s gum!” is the Razzles (BUY!) tagline. And indeed, it starts out as candy and ends up as gum. Unfortunately, it is not a very tasty incarnation of either…
Chef Keem’s Handmade Texas Chocolate &
The wrapper on this chocolate claims that Chef Keem’s chocolate was inspired in Germany and perfected in Austin, TX (my hometown!). Sorry, Chef Keem, but your spice rum raisin chocolate was far…
Chocolate and Strawberry Cow Tale
I’ve had the regular Goetze’s caramel creams (BUY) before, and I liked them, but I found the weird texture of the caramel to be somewhat off-putting. The Chocolate and Strawberry Cow Tales…