The Attraction
Another wonderful thing about the holidays is when people in your office go away and bring back treats from far and exotic lands. In this case, the exotic land being Argentina! Thanks Morielle. In addition to having a cool name, you know how to pick interesting looking candy.
The Review:
These Bon O Bons apparently are a big thing in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. There are also 5 other variations, but that's about all I can decipher from the Wiki page. Maybe I should just taste it and figure out the rest later.
I unwrap this piece of chocolate without knowing exactly what to expect. Unwrapping it doesn't reveal anymore than that either. It's simply a ball with chocolate on the outside.
I pick it up curiously and take a good size bite. As I start chewing, I can hear my mouth crunch through a wafer-like layer and then I'm greeted by a tan cream inside.
"What the heck is this cream?", I think to myself
As I continue through my bite, the flavor of the cream finally comes to mind...peanut! However just when I expect the peanut flavor to reach a crescendo, it backs off and I'm left thinking "peanut?" instead.
These Bon O Bons remind me of a Ferrero Rocher, complete with thin wafer shell, but take away the the hazelnut inside as well as out and insert a light peanut-flavored cream inside. Correction, a tasty light peanut flavored cream.
The cream is the real highlight of this candy as it's not too dense, nor not too sweet. It gently says, "Hey, I'm peanut-flavored, baby." instead of screaming "Peanuts? I got your peanuts right here, tough guy!".
These Bon O Bons apparently are a big thing in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. There are also 5 other variations, but that's about all I can decipher from the Wiki page. Maybe I should just taste it and figure out the rest later.
I unwrap this piece of chocolate without knowing exactly what to expect. Unwrapping it doesn't reveal anymore than that either. It's simply a ball with chocolate on the outside.
I pick it up curiously and take a good size bite. As I start chewing, I can hear my mouth crunch through a wafer-like layer and then I'm greeted by a tan cream inside.
"What the heck is this cream?", I think to myself
It almost looks too simple...
As I continue through my bite, the flavor of the cream finally comes to mind...peanut! However just when I expect the peanut flavor to reach a crescendo, it backs off and I'm left thinking "peanut?" instead.
These Bon O Bons remind me of a Ferrero Rocher, complete with thin wafer shell, but take away the the hazelnut inside as well as out and insert a light peanut-flavored cream inside. Correction, a tasty light peanut flavored cream.
The cream is the real highlight of this candy as it's not too dense, nor not too sweet. It gently says, "Hey, I'm peanut-flavored, baby." instead of screaming "Peanuts? I got your peanuts right here, tough guy!".
...but then boom!
The Sweet:
Great flavor. The unexpectedly light peanut cream is a revelation.
The Bitter:
You might have to go near Argentina or find friends there to score some more.
Conclusion:
I've never heard of these treats previously, but now I can't seem to forget about them. It's light peanut cream comes across as something familiar, yet different. You start to think peanut butter, but the cream doesn't commit that strongly to it's flavor roots and the peanut flavor dissipates just when you think you know where this ride is taking you....and I for one enjoy this ride.
Great flavor. The unexpectedly light peanut cream is a revelation.
You might have to go near Argentina or find friends there to score some more.
I've never heard of these treats previously, but now I can't seem to forget about them. It's light peanut cream comes across as something familiar, yet different. You start to think peanut butter, but the cream doesn't commit that strongly to it's flavor roots and the peanut flavor dissipates just when you think you know where this ride is taking you....and I for one enjoy this ride.
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It's for my friend, I swear.
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