Skyrockets In Flight
Candy Bar Review
FRY'S TURKISH DELIGHT
This bar is one of several that I have picked up at World Market. It's a British import, made by Cadbury. I've been meaning to write a review of this one for some time. I suppose my friend satyapriya is more or less responsible for my writing it now. She has been writing about preparing to travel to the US for this year's Worldcon. (and as I'm writing this, she's in the US, and on her way to Denver.) In a comment on one entry, her friend mothrababe (a native of Australia) asked satyapriya to bring over a box or two of Fry's Turkish Delight, because they are unavailable in her area. (I told mothrababe about World Market, but unfortunately for her, they don’t have a store in her area.)
There's not much to say when it comes to describing the Fry's Turkish Delight bar. On the outside, it's covered in milk chocolate. Inside is a dense, reddish-colored gel.
I have tried other imported bars by Cadbury. The milk chocolate seems to be the same here as in those other bars. And it seems to be a little richer than most American milk chocolates. It also seems to have a slightly different taste from the American Cadbury chocolate, but I can't be certain without a side-by-side comparison.
As for the gel center -- well, I'm not sure how I can describe it. It has a texture similar to that of a Gummi Bear. The flavor is sweet -- but beyond that, I have no idea what that flavor is. It's slightly fruity, but again, I have no idea what fruit it is supposed to be.
When you take a bite, the chocolate is the first flavor you notice. The flavors of the chocolate and the gel blend together a few seconds later, and the chocolate slowly fades away, leaving you with the lingering mystery flavor of the gel. For me, it's slightly maddening. Even as the gel's flavor lingers, I still cannot decide what it is.
I can see why mothrababe would want satyapriya to bring her a stash of these candy bars. "Delight" is a good name for the bar, because I think delightful is probably the best word to describe it. It would be nice if Cadbury (or rather Hershey, the company who has the license to the Cadbury name here in North America) would make a US version of the bar. I know of at least one person who would be jumping for joy. For that matter, there are probably other British and Australian imports who miss this bar as well.
ADDENDUM: I was in World Market a few days ago, and when I went by the candy section, I saw one woman acting . . . well, like a kid in a candy store. From what she told me, she grew up in Canada, so most of the candy bars that World Market carries were old familiar friends. This included Fry's Turkish Delight, so I asked her what the flavor of the gel was supposed to be.
She told me it was raspberry. Really? Hmmm, I may have to try it again. Obviously, the flavor didn't register as raspberry on my tastebuds the last time.
-jc-
FRY'S TURKISH DELIGHT
This bar is one of several that I have picked up at World Market. It's a British import, made by Cadbury. I've been meaning to write a review of this one for some time. I suppose my friend satyapriya is more or less responsible for my writing it now. She has been writing about preparing to travel to the US for this year's Worldcon. (and as I'm writing this, she's in the US, and on her way to Denver.) In a comment on one entry, her friend mothrababe (a native of Australia) asked satyapriya to bring over a box or two of Fry's Turkish Delight, because they are unavailable in her area. (I told mothrababe about World Market, but unfortunately for her, they don’t have a store in her area.)
There's not much to say when it comes to describing the Fry's Turkish Delight bar. On the outside, it's covered in milk chocolate. Inside is a dense, reddish-colored gel.
I have tried other imported bars by Cadbury. The milk chocolate seems to be the same here as in those other bars. And it seems to be a little richer than most American milk chocolates. It also seems to have a slightly different taste from the American Cadbury chocolate, but I can't be certain without a side-by-side comparison.
As for the gel center -- well, I'm not sure how I can describe it. It has a texture similar to that of a Gummi Bear. The flavor is sweet -- but beyond that, I have no idea what that flavor is. It's slightly fruity, but again, I have no idea what fruit it is supposed to be.
When you take a bite, the chocolate is the first flavor you notice. The flavors of the chocolate and the gel blend together a few seconds later, and the chocolate slowly fades away, leaving you with the lingering mystery flavor of the gel. For me, it's slightly maddening. Even as the gel's flavor lingers, I still cannot decide what it is.
I can see why mothrababe would want satyapriya to bring her a stash of these candy bars. "Delight" is a good name for the bar, because I think delightful is probably the best word to describe it. It would be nice if Cadbury (or rather Hershey, the company who has the license to the Cadbury name here in North America) would make a US version of the bar. I know of at least one person who would be jumping for joy. For that matter, there are probably other British and Australian imports who miss this bar as well.
ADDENDUM: I was in World Market a few days ago, and when I went by the candy section, I saw one woman acting . . . well, like a kid in a candy store. From what she told me, she grew up in Canada, so most of the candy bars that World Market carries were old familiar friends. This included Fry's Turkish Delight, so I asked her what the flavor of the gel was supposed to be.
She told me it was raspberry. Really? Hmmm, I may have to try it again. Obviously, the flavor didn't register as raspberry on my tastebuds the last time.
-jc-