As I sit here eating the last of my Easter chocolate (thank you, Jo - the Thomas the Tank Engine egg was much appreciated!), I'm trying to think back to that ancient time before I was on holiday and I tested my last chocolate bar (is it possible such a time existed?)
Ah, yes, now I remember. I was gifted a Curly Wurly by Lisa at work, who has long sung the praises of this particular candy bar. I was a little disappointed by its thinness when I first got hold of it - how could a candy bar in a package so flat be delicious? I was suspicious.
I shouldn't have been so quick to judge - the Curly Wurly was simple yet completely effective as a candy bar. It kinda resembles a ladder or a chocolate-covered pretzel (without the nasty pretzel bit) - just a braid of chewy caramel covered in chocolate. Both the caramel and the chocolate have a nice flavor, although I could have done with a higher chocolate to caramel ratio.
The most distinctive feature of the Curly Wurly, however, has to be the sheer chewiness of it all. Biting into this pretty much guarantees that you'll be unintelligible for about two minutes as you work your way through the caramel. The chewiness means you get to savor the thin little bar just a little bit longer, as you try and get all the sticky bits out of your teeth (surely this bar must have made some dentists very wealthy). It's also a bar you can leave for later, as the caramel is less runny than most other varieties and stays in place until you fancy another sweet fix.
Ok, Lisa, you were right all along. What a fantastically simple, delicious candy bar. Methinks - 4 bars?
Coming up next: delights from my recent trip to Poland. I picked up some weird looking bars, so stay tuned for another wacky international tasting!
Ah, yes, now I remember. I was gifted a Curly Wurly by Lisa at work, who has long sung the praises of this particular candy bar. I was a little disappointed by its thinness when I first got hold of it - how could a candy bar in a package so flat be delicious? I was suspicious.
The most distinctive feature of the Curly Wurly, however, has to be the sheer chewiness of it all. Biting into this pretty much guarantees that you'll be unintelligible for about two minutes as you work your way through the caramel. The chewiness means you get to savor the thin little bar just a little bit longer, as you try and get all the sticky bits out of your teeth (surely this bar must have made some dentists very wealthy). It's also a bar you can leave for later, as the caramel is less runny than most other varieties and stays in place until you fancy another sweet fix.
Ok, Lisa, you were right all along. What a fantastically simple, delicious candy bar. Methinks - 4 bars?
Coming up next: delights from my recent trip to Poland. I picked up some weird looking bars, so stay tuned for another wacky international tasting!
Bar-o-Meter
