Would you go into somebody else’s
house, take a look around judge their furnishings and then leave without
leaving a note? Well I certainly wouldn’t!
Ok if I’m honest I would, but wouldn’t we all especially if there’s
something interesting to look at. I think I’ve lost my point here. Basically I
was going to say you should at least tell the person you’ve been right? So if
you’ve taken the time to read my blog why not post a comment or even follow
while you’re here?
Right enough blatant self-promotion
on to reviewing something sweet and crunchy! Today I have a pack of Goobers
I’ve been meaning to talk about. They are pretty damn good, fun to say, fun to
eat and they make me think of Spongebob Squarepants. What’s not to love?
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| Not exactly going to win a beauty pageant |
I don’t remember what drew me to
these, I’d like to say destiny but can’t help but feel that’s a tad too
dramatic. Don’t think it was the packaging, poor things don’t exactly stand out
if I’m honest. There is no smile enhanced mascot beaming at you, trying to
hypnotize your child into pleading for them. No flashy “random” gimmicks or
swanky typeface. No instead they just state plainly what they are chocolate
coated nuts. After yesterday I think that comes as quite a breath of fresh air,
simple honesty.
One thing that did stand out is the
little boastful comment in the corner assuring that every serving contains 5
grams of protein. While this doesn’t sound as exciting as say, being able to
play with them before eating. It does mean you can sit there smugly eating
these knowing there could be some benefit to your gluttony. I’m not going to
dwell on that idea as it either makes me sound rather petty or rather simple
minded.
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| Pretty much how I feel when I eat them, Definitely a Goofy Goober |
So moving on swiftly to the taste
test, what I like to call my suck and crunch review style. So as always, let’s start with suck. When you
pop one of these into your mouth the sweet creamy chocolate immediately melts
on your tongue. Its Nestle chocolate at its finest, there is something special
about Nestle milk chocolate. It tastes amazing when it’s coating something like
nuts or wafers, yet in slab form like a Yorkie bar it doesn’t. Perhaps it’s
just me but there’s something about Yorkies that doesn’t work, too big and
heavy. Bet some of you are chuckling right now about the irony that I don’t
like Yorkies which are for real “men”. Well to you people I say shut up, and
then I run and hide till I cry myself to sleep.
Anyway getting away from any
breakdowns I may be having (I’m a manly man dammit) once the chocolate layer is
gone you’re left with the roasted peanut. Now I do like to savour my sweets but
even I’m not patient enough to erode a nut with my saliva. So I crunch down and
yet more great flavours come out and combine perfectly with the chocolate that
lingers. Wow, just wow these taste great to me.
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| I am not a Goofy Goomba however, sorry Goomby! |
It seems a shame to have to even
crunch just one of these, but crunch I must for you guys. As I thought if just
chewed away you miss out on the point of these sweets. All mixed together the
nut comes out strongest and you barely catch a taste of fleeting chocolate. No
clearly these are meant to be savoured. Much like Flipz they work best when you
melt the sweet chocolate and crunch the remaining savoury to fully appreciate
the contrast in both flavour and texture. Clearly designed for me and a small
bag can last quite a long time.
I don’t understand why Nestle
haven’t launched this product over here in the UK. There is certainly a market
for them, every supermarket stocks their own brand of chocolate or yoghurt
coated nut/fruit. My only guess is that they don’t have the same health appeal
that those trail mix type bags have and they don’t really appeal to kids
either. There could still be a market in between however with health conscious
parents getting little Timmy these to ensure he gets his protein.
Overall I’m in love with these
Goobers, They are clearly meant for savourers like me, someone who is quite
happy to take their time with each individual piece to fully enjoy them.
Someone who may read blogs. perhaps they favourite or follow those blogs.
Perhaps even tweet a link after they enjoyed a particular article. Ok I’ll stop
now.
Score
9 out of 11
Found
Local Sweet shop that sells American candy
Final Thoughts
I think I go off on some rather odd tangents sometimes.
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