Sweet
- Magura Cake with
Cocoa – “Mouth-watering
magura cake bar with cocoa cream covered in chocolate.”
Nice, soft cake
with a light creamy filling. Very enjoyable.
- Grande Dolceria
Gingerbread Classic – “A
classic favourite. You’ll love these gingerbread flavoured treats.”
I’m usually a
fan of the harder or denser style of gingerbread, but I think these were
verging on stale. Their best before date was the month before I received the
box *hand over eyes*.
- Licatine Wafers
Cocoa & Peanuts – “This
crunchy cocoa and peanut wafer is a simple and delicious snack.”
Is it, though? Genuinely
the worst thing I’ve ever put in my mouth. The wafer was soft, and the flavours
weren’t chocolatey or nutty. I had one bite and had to spit it straight out – not
pleasant at all.
Savoury
- Cracky Croquettes
Extreme Garlic – “A
staple snack for every household in Romania.”
Well, these
would even keep Dracula away! The flavour was extreme – and far too strong for
me. They were like giant croutons and went well alongside a Cuppa Soup.
- Viva Chips Pizza
Style – “One of
Romania’s top snack brands. Delicious pizza flavoured potato chips.”
From the image
on the pack, these looked more like tortilla chips or cracker crisps, but they
were actually more reminiscent of Bugles. I loved them and the flavour. So
moreish.
Confectionery
- K Sugus
Jellymania Spyder – “Spider
shaped fruity jellies are the perfect jelly sweets. Loved by everyone in
Romania.”
Loved by me too!
You can’t go wrong with jelly sweets, and that’s all there is to say…
- Rom Authentic Chocolate Bar – “Wrapped in the national flag, this rum-scented bar is known as Romania’s national chocolate bar.”
Was this box
from Romania or rum-mania? The dark chocolate was nice, but the filling was far
too strong for me. Maybe I don’t like rum.
- Fagaras Chocolate
Bar – “This
delicious and popular chocolate bar is named after a mountain range and has a subtle
taste of rum and raisin.”
This bar
actually tasted like rum & raisin ice cream, with the added bonus of
chocolate. Quite nice actually, especially in comparison to some of the other (and
previous) rum-based snacks.
- Glucose Tablet – “A popular alternative to sweets and chocolate. Romanians love this energising glucose tablet made for potato starch.”
I didn’t love
it – in fact, grim is an understatement! It had the weirdest texture and taste.
It was almost clay-like, and as I bit into it, it just got stuck in my teeth. I
literally had a square and thought it was going to glue my mouth shut. It went
straight in the bin.
Drink
- Tedi Go
Peach, Carrot & Apple Juice –
“A nutritious and tasty fruit juice. Get your fill of vitamins A and C in
this drink.”
This got both
mine, and Alfie’s seal of approval. It was basically a fruit shoot, but was
more like a juice, than a water. Of the three flavours, peach was the most
dominant – although it had the colour of carrot. It was really nice – fruity and
refreshing.
And now to the ratings.
A couple of the products were inedible, bringing the score down substantially.
I did, however, give four products full marks. So, the Romania Snack Surprise box
received a total score of 22/30. Where does it rank on the leader board?
- Netherlands – 94%
- Spain – 94%
- Italy – 92%
- Portugal – 89%
- Australia – 87%
- New Zealand – 87%
- Hungary – 84%
- Greece – 82%
- Sweden – 82%
- Turkey – 81%
- USA – 79%
- Germany – 75%
- Austria – 73%
- Romania – 73%
- Czech Republic – 70%
- Bulgaria – 69%
It proved to be
a low scorer, just not quite as low as that Bulgarian box.
I've almost
finished my most recent box too. No spoiler alerts but let me say – it's a
country that has featured before and quite highly too. You won't want to miss that
post!
Love, Lucy xx
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