Dubbel Nougat

parent co.: Marabou/Kraft

net wt.: 50g

quantity: 1 bar

country: sweden

description: hazelnut and almond nougat in two layers

that's a bad photo but i don't feel like taking another one. this bar threw me off, big time! it's really not nougat, the hazelnut layer is basically gianduja (although technically not since it's only 23% hazelnut paste) and the almond layer is like a chocolate-almond paste. there's nothing very nougat-y about it since i expect my nougat to be chewy in some fashion and this is really creamy, but it is so delicious! i took one bite and immediately ate the entire thing. definitely my favorite one so far, the hazelnut flavor pops out and pretty much takes over so you don't even really taste the almond. i would be interested to taste the two layers separately but i somehow doubt that the taste difference would be all that noticeable since the almond layer only has 9% almond in it. such a small amount compared to the hazelnut, no wonder it tastes so hazelnut-y. the common usage of hazelnuts (and crispies) in candy over here is one of the many things i love about sweden so far, since i clearly love hazelnut (check out that sidebar over there). other things include sheep, stray cats, weird birds and fungi, tube foods and ikea.

rating: 9

ingredients (translated from swedish): sugar, hazelnuts, vegetable fat, almonds, cocoa mass, whey powder, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, butterfat, emulsifier (soy lecithin), flavoring.

allergen information: contains milk, almond, hazelnut, soy. may contain traces of peanuts, egg and wheat.

tidbits: Reese's Whipps and Nutrageous

just for clarification, i had never had the Reese's Whipps before, but have had the Nutrageous on several occasions. while it has never been a favorite of mine, i do enjoy the Nutrageous bar quite a bit. it has a great combination of flavors: peanuts, caramel, peanut butter and chocolate. very nice. unfortunately, the Reese's Whipps did not impress me as much. it is simply a bar of peanut butter nougat, topped with a thin layer of peanut butter surrounded by chocolate. the problem for me here is that it is a fluffy nougat. i prefer a more dense nougat such as a Charleston Chew. this reminds me of 3 Musketeers, which i am not extremely fond of (notice, i did not say i dislike it, i'm just not extremely fond of it). although the flavor is pretty good, i probably won't buy it again.

rating: 7/3

Snickers Fudge

i think that the only thing that keeps me eating Snickers is the great combination of the chocolate, nougat, peanuts, and caramel. sadly, this bar has no caramel. it is strictly the fudge, peanuts and a peanut butter nougat. the fudge is rather hard, a bit crumbly, almost chalky. i would prefer it if it were creamy i think, but that's how i feel every time i eat a Reese's cup, too. i know that with mass production and the stabilizers they include for longer shelf-life there is bound to be some loss in quality, but this fudge is gross. not only that, but the peanut butter nougat isn't very flavorful, i don't taste much peanut flavor in here period, just a few semi-crunchy peanuts. ever since they discontinued the Snickers Peanut Butter i just haven't found another variation on the original that i liked (maybe the snickers dark, but how can you go wrong with dark chocolate?). so i guess what i'm saying here is that if you need a Snickers fix, and if the fudge bar is the only one around then i would say just get a Payday and eat it with some chocolate chips. or something.

rating: 2