A while ago I was sent a gorgeous parcel of goodies from the lovely @BanjoChocolate who's running a great campaign to get Mars to bring back the much missed Banjo Chocolate Bar. More support is always needed so please take a look at the dedicated Facebook page and sign the petition HERE. Retro comebacks are growing in popularity all the time and I really do hope that the Banjo can have a new release too!
Here's a closer look at the amazingly tasty selection of snacks:
Eridanous Soft Nougat Selection: This was available during Lidl's "Taste of Greece" week. There are three flavours of soft nougat included; Cranberry, Strawberry & Hazelnut.
I've never really tried flavoured nougat before so this whole product was a real revelation to me. The nougat has a lovely soft and melt in the mouth texture without being too sticky.
The different varieties were all incredibly good too, with plenty of added fruits and nuts providing plenty of flavour and crunch. My favourite was the super sweet strawberry!
Flipz White Fudge: If you read this blog regularly then you might assume that I've tried most the big-name confectionery from the US, but the truth is that there are plenty of popular snacks from both sides of the Atlantic that I haven't tried yet. One of those is the Flipz range of pretzels - it's one of those products that I keep meaning to try but just hadn't got around to yet.
And I'm so glad I finally tried them because they're just my type of sweet and salty treat. The white fudge coating on each snack is quite thin but still provides a super sweet contrast to the inner salted pretzel. These are just too good, I could easily have eaten the whole bag by myself.
Walker's Banana Split Eclairs: @BanjoChocolate described these as being similar to the long gone banana flavoured Toffo sweets. If you were a fan of the Banana Toffos then you really need to find these Walkers Banana Split Eclairs. They're soft buttery toffees with a delicious sweet banana flavoured filling - so delicious and perfect for any banana fans.
Tesco Crispy Seedy Nutty Bites: These are deliciously crunchy biscuits made with sunflower seeds, peanuts, sesame seeds, hazelnuts, oat flakes, honey and currants. I was expecting these to be quite hard in texture but the crunch is very satisfying without being too dense. The flavour is very sweet and sugary but so good at the same time. They're a bit like Sesame Snaps but with added nuts and currants - dangerously moreish!
Thank you so much to the wonderful @BanjoChocolate for sending me such an awesome selection (and I still have the Polish Limited Edition Lindt to try!). All these products were incredibly tasty and I thoroughly recommend giving them a try if you spot them.
Once again please take a look at the Bring Back Banjo Chocolate Facebook page - all Likes, Comments, and Shares are greatly appreciated!
We went to Malta a few times as a kid and I used to love the soft nougat you could get there, it was amazing. I have such vivid memories of it. I really need to go back to malta and experience the place (and the food) as an adult!
ReplyDeleteYeah I cant believe you've not tried pretzel flipz! I don't know if I prefer the chocolate or the fudge ones, but they are so moreish. Im so sad they stopped selling them in the UK I loved them. I still remember the tv advert with the tag line along the lines of "you'll like them, but you wont know why" - or something, it's so true. I was telling this to the till boy in B&M when he asked what they were (too young to remember them in the 90s, if even alive then) and I don't think he expected as much detail!
I wish UK still made them as they would have less artificial crap in than the American ones im sure (was just reading a blog post about how various US sodas cant be imported any more before of the sodium benzoate in them) - that sad I did try and make them myself, and they were nice but just not AS nice.
I actually bought some white fudge flipz from B&M the other day! For a quid, I think. It seems like you get a different range of American candy depending on which one you go to, so it's worth looking in random ones if you ever go out of town ;)
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