Dear readers,
I have a confession to make. I have been wilfully skipping candy bars. I see them in the display case at the off-license, I note their presence, and I pass them on by. I know I was going to take the rules very seriously when I set out to document my opinions on British chocolate bars, but really, life is too short for eating bad candy bars.
So I passed by the Milky Bar (ew white chocolate), and a Terry's Chocolate Orange bar (an unholy flavor combination), and will be skipping the Aero bars (both varieties at the shop) next week. I've had them and they are gross. So there.
On to the bar I actually DID eat this week - a Lion bar. Not sure if this is meant to be wildly patriotic or Nestle just ran out of things to name their candy bars. The Lion bar is a veritable festival of ingredients - a wafer filled with a vanilla-y cream, surrounded by a layer of chewy caramel, all covered in a thick outer layer of chocolate studded with crispy rice pieces.
I never thought I'd say it, but maybe one bar can have just TOO many good things going on. I mean, I am a fan of the 'goodies', but it's almost like someone at Nestle said, 'hm, this bar doesn't have enough going on, let's add about 12 more ingredients.' All the component parts are fairly tasty on And it's a workout to eat! I was sitting in front of a movie and just wanted to relax, and ended up working far too hard to chomp my way through all the crispiness and the overly chewy caramel. It's like a Loaker with plate armor.
Lion bar, you're pretty good, but you're just trying too hard. An underachieving three bars is all you'll get.
Basically, this is a case of a little too much of a good thing. Kinda like the Christmas season, which makes this a good bar to start my holiday hiatus on. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, see you in the New Year!
I have a confession to make. I have been wilfully skipping candy bars. I see them in the display case at the off-license, I note their presence, and I pass them on by. I know I was going to take the rules very seriously when I set out to document my opinions on British chocolate bars, but really, life is too short for eating bad candy bars.
So I passed by the Milky Bar (ew white chocolate), and a Terry's Chocolate Orange bar (an unholy flavor combination), and will be skipping the Aero bars (both varieties at the shop) next week. I've had them and they are gross. So there.
Lion bar, you're pretty good, but you're just trying too hard. An underachieving three bars is all you'll get.
Basically, this is a case of a little too much of a good thing. Kinda like the Christmas season, which makes this a good bar to start my holiday hiatus on. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, see you in the New Year!
Bar-o-Meter
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