Not something I particularly go on but not bad (Asda Flying Saucers)

Member Name: MI9to5

Product:	Asda Flying Saucers
Date:	19/07/08 (88 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A crunchy wafer

Disadvantages: Not enough sherbert

Before I begin this review I'd just like to say that I am not a sweet addict :) Although I do review a lot of sweets I rarely eat the full bag, as my younger brother generally shares them. OK that off my chest I'm ready to begin.

Now taking my brother down to Asda the other day so he could choose some sweets for us to eat on the night whilst my mum was at work these were one of the bags that he choose. Now I can't say I'm that fond of flying saucers to begin with but hey I suppose that's what happens when you let someone else choose.

The sweets themselves come in a 20g bag, which seems like a really small amount but because each sweet is exceptionally light this does amount to roughly 20 sweets, which is quite reasonable. The sweets themselves come in a two-tone blue bag with the words Flying Saucers Sherbert Filled Wafers in block lime green capitals, which makes it look a little alien. The front also contains pictures of 3 of the flying saucers made to be real alien flying saucers and a few stars. The front of the bag also tells me that the sweets contain no artificial colours or flavours and are suitable for vegetarians.

The sweets themselves look like all other flying saucers I have ever seen. They are about 4 cm in diameter and bout 2 cm high. Some of the saucers had a different coloured wafer on both sides whilst others were the same. For the purpose of this review I decided to prise open one of the saucers to take a look at the sherbert inside. On opening I noted that the sherbert was a very small amount and looked a little crystallised but to be fair I have often noted that most flying saucer brands contain very little sherbert.

So what did they taste like? Well as far as flying saucers go they weren't too bad. The wafer part of them was thin and did crunch a little when bit into. It also melted nicely once in your mouth. However the sherbert filling was too little in my opinion and quite often melted so quickly it went unnoticed. When I did taste it however it was quite sharp and tangy which I enjoyed.

Nutrition wise these sweets aren't too bad as each saucer contains...
Calories - 5
Protein - nil
Carbohydrates - 1.3g
Of which sugars - 0.8g
Fat - Nil

So on the whole would I recommend these flying saucers? Yes I suppose I would, well to anyone that usually enjoys flying saucers. I myself wasn't particularly enthralled by them but this is probably due to my slight dislike for them normally, whereas my brother loves flying saucers and so really enjoyed these.

Y advice to you therefore is only to buy these if you like other brands of flying saucers and if like me you don't particular then I'd give these a miss.

Summary: Not my favourite sweet but edible all the same