Share my fantasies. Not my chocolates! (Ferrero Rocher)

Member Name: MandyMinx

Product:	Ferrero Rocher
Date:	03/12/03 (990 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty, Well presented, great for gifts

Disadvantages: a tad expensive, moorish

I stand beside the open fire, the orchestra is playing a tasteful dance number and I have a glass of champagne in my gloved hand. The room is full of exquisitely dressed women and stylishly dressed men, all enjoying the hospitality being offered to them by their charming host, who just happens to be standing with me, I am happy to say.
Suddenly the music stops, and all heads turn toward the door. The butler is stood there with a tray of the most wonderful jewels I have ever seen.I can see that everyone is impressed as he walks steadily toward us.
I clasp my hands together in delight as I realise that these treasures are for me and I feel the envious eyes of everyone in the room.
My host takes my hand.

" Ambassador" I say lowering my eyes modestly...................................



"Awww....Nan, With these Ferrerro Rocher you are really spoiling us!"


My Nan always buys me a big box of Ferraro Rocher every Christmas,and I must admit I always open them as soon as I get home from visiting her. She says that on her tiny Christmas budget they look great at a reasonable price.I have to explain that my Nan has 24 grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren, so Christmas is an expensive time for her. I thought I would share my Rocher with you this year. If you believe that you'll believe anything.....LOL.


Rocher chocolates has been a family business since it started in Germany in the 1950's.Today it is the third largest chocolate confectionery in the world. I was amazed to find out that ,as large as they are, they don't yet sell their products directly over the web.


Even when these are wrapped up in pretty gift wrap paper, you can tell by the feel of the package what they are.
Ferrerro Rocher come in their own strong case. I say case rather than box because 'box' does not describe the elegance of this packaging. These chocolates are 'offered' to
you on a golden tray with a strong lid and you do feel that you have been given something exciting when you are offered the box.
This box is not covered in unwanted writing, or advertisements and does not give you lots of information you don't really want, those little bits are condemned to the back of the clear wrapper that covers the box to make sure it isn't tampered with. Remove that wrapper and you are left with a box of elegance. Obviously the manufacturer has enough faith in this product to let it sell itself.
I like that.

There are 24 chocolates in this box of delights. All tastefully wrapped in expensive looking gold foil, nestling in a tiny little chocolate case, that resembles a dainty little cake case.
Thats it! No frills, no fancy bits.
In my opinion it is the absence of these 'frills' that make these chocolates appear so elegant. The case is pretty handy after the chocolates have gone too, I keep letters in one of my old ones so they are recyclable, which is always a plus.

Unwrap one of these delights and the first thing you will find is a round ball of what looks like chocolate with small pieces of nut in it.
It actually doesn't look that special without the wrapper, but the proof is in the tasting, they say, and when you taste one it does indeed prove itself.

If you bite this in half you will see straight away that there is much more to this chocolate than just chocolate and nuts. They smell lovely but it is the taste that turns me on.

Underneath the chocolate and nut shell there is a layer of wafer, crisp and delicate, not at all overpowering. I am not a huge fan of wafer in a chocolate bar, but this has a purpose, and adds to the taste.

Underneath the wafer there is rich ,soft, smooth chocolate. It's the type of chocolate that, in one bite, can spread over your tongue like silk, massaging your taste buds in the most luxurious way.
This wonderful chocolate
is there for a reason though, this chocolate is protecting a perfect little hazelnut, nestling in the centre of this tempting delight.

All of the nuts in this treat are hazelnuts. The soft chocolate inside is a combination of hazelnut and cocoa,and thinking about it, it does taste a lot like the hazelnut spread you can find in jars.
There are no peanuts in here at all....Just Hazelnuts.

Each part of this chocolate is excellent on its own, but married together the whole experience is heavenly. A pure delight that I feel honoured to have the privilege of tasting.

I would warn you at this point that these things are incredibly filling and shouldn't be eaten in large quantities at any one time as they might make you a little nauseous. I know I have a habit of eating too many, or too much, whenever it comes to chocolate

Of course Nan never told me how much she paid for this particular box and I wouldn't dream of asking her, but I did pop along to my local Quiksave and have a look how much they were there.

At Quiksave they were £3.99 for a 300g box, which is the size that Nan bought for me.
I think the price of these is very reasonable when you take into account how special they are.


I love them.

These are very special chocolates and by buying them for me as a gift my Nan has made me feel very special too.
They are rich, without being overpowering in their taste, they are sweet, but not too sweet.

Go on....Treat yourself !

Thanks for reading ....Mandxx

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