Although Spirit of
Summer at M&S is on its way out now, I managed to grab a couple bits
from the range before they disappear including these chocolate coated
pieces of salted corn. Sweet and savoury is something
that really works for me with chocolate coated pretzels being one of my
favourite treats. I’ve seen pretty favourable reviews of these
including at Kev’s Snack Reviews so felt they were a pretty safe bet.
I was surprised by
how big the actual pieces are. It says jumbo on the pack but from the
image they show on pack, I was expecting chocolate raisin sized pieces –
they are a lot bigger than that, almost the
size of malteasers. They smelt really chocolatey as soon as I opened
the bag and I imagined the chocolate would be pretty good as M&S do a
decent milk chocolate that is not overly sweet and nice and creamy. It
uses their exclusive British milk chocolate recipe
and considering only 19% of the product is the salted corn, they are
very generously coated in thick chocolate.
Initially when I bit
I was a little disappointed as the salted corn is quite small and
actually fairly hard and crunchy rather than a more softer popcorn
texture I was expecting. However, they become curiously
moreish and addictive and once you’ve had a couple, it’s very hard to
stop eating them.
It’s not really that
salty but it does work against the creamy, sweet chocolate very well
and because the corn is so crispy and crunchy against the melt in the
mouth chocolate you also get a good mix of texture
as well flavour. The chocolate is really gorgeous and pairs nicely
against a salted snack but the salted corn isn’t the best vehicle for a
savoury/sweet mish mash as I still prefer chocolate pretzels or even
chocolate crisps. Like I said these are seriously
addictive and very enjoyable and I’m glad I got a chance to try them
but I’ve tasted nicer chocolate coated savoury items.
Bought at: Marks and Spencer
Nutrition per 1/3 bag: 259 calories
Nutrition per 1/3 bag: 259 calories
Score: 7/10
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