I picked this wacky chocolate bar up a while back, then we kept putting
off eating it. Other treats jumped in
line in front of it. But yesterday was the
day. And boy what a day it was. J
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| The drawing on the package is old fashioned, but ain't nuttin' old fashioned about THIS chocolate bar. |
HUH? Better check the ingredients… Ahhh, here are the ones that “don’t belong”
in a chocolate bar: “popping candy” (aka
POP ROCKS!), chipotle chili, pasilla chile, and cayenne pepper!!
A CHOCOLATE BAR WITH POP ROCKS AND HOT STUFF? Mamma mia!
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| As you can see, David, a lover of chocolate, was nervous when we bought this one... |
Instead of reviewing this myself, I decided to invite David (as I often
do) and also our nephew Chris to share the experience with me. So the 3 of us arrived early to see Cirque
Italia, settled into our seats, and busted open this Fireworks Chocolate Bar.
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| Reviewers Chris and David pre-Circus and pre-chocolate. David looks nervous, Chris is psyched. |
Here is what we thought:
Chris (teenager): (Before
tasting) - Smells good. Fruity. (Took a bite) – WOAH!! I was chewing it and it was fine, then I swallowed
and it started FIZZING (points at throat)!!!
What an odd sensation. It’s good
though. Kind of kinky. Weird.
Would be good in a s’more. Don’t
tell your friends what kind of chocolate it is and they would eat it and go, “What
IS THIS??”.
Rating: 3.5
David: (Before tasting) – smells very
dark, almost like cooking chocolate.
(Took a bite) – I thought it was all over after the Pop Rocks and it was
a little disappointing. Then the HOT
STUFF HIT. That was a surprise! And I was worried. But in the end I think it was a good
balance. I like the chipotles. I don’t really need the cayenne. It would be good with espresso and a bowl of
vanilla ice cream.
Rating: 3.5
Susan: On first bite, the Pop Rocks
feel more like Rice Krispy bits than Pop Rocks.
Then bam – the hot hits your throat hard!! The Pop Rocks stick in your teeth and linger
on – popping after the chocolate is gone.
Kinky! I think this would be a
fun treat for a first date. Impress your
date by sharing one of these with them. This
is not a chocolate bar I would ever really want to sit down and enjoy, but it
would be very fun to break it into the tiny little pieces and serve it on a
pretty plate at a dinner party.
Rating: 3.5
None of us really wanted to FINISH the chocolate bar, so I packed it up
and brought it with us to our next event for the day – seeing “Brouhaha” at the
Capital Fringe Festival in Washington DC.
Karen Beriss, a friend and reader of this blog, was seated in the row in
front of us. So I asked her and the
woman seated next to her to join in on the tasting and reviewing! Here is their take:
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| More reviewers! Karen and Denise. THANKS for helping! |
Karen: Note – Karen was well
aware of this chocolate bar as she had bought and eaten it before and reallllly
liked it.
(After tasting) – I LOVE IT! Suck
on it! I love everything about it. I prefer it when it has been refrigerated
(this was the first time she had one not cold), but it POPS more when it is not
refrigerated. Rating: 4
Denise: Note – I had never met
Denise. It was fun to have a stranger
review a product!
It has Pop Rocks in it… I just
won’t stop… My teeth are vibrating! It’s in between my teeth, it is almost like
it is going up to my gums. Now it is dissipating. I am scared to eat another piece. (At this point I thought she hated it, but she
was game and took another square.) I
LIKE IT! I would buy it as a GIFT for
someone. It is a fun food.
Rating: 3
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| Go ahead - splurge. Spend $1.99 on a novelty chocolate. |
There you have it! I will average
all of the ratings together for the final score. I still have a few squares left – wish I could
give it to one of you out there in blog land to try.
Price – $1.99
Rating - 3.5
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