I was talking to my friend Fraser today about the phrase "cheap and cheerful" which he labeled Greggs (the bakers) sandwiches. I explained to him that my idea of cheap and cheerful is a Tesco Value chocolate bar, which I then went on to buy. I decided that while I was at it, I may as well do a brief review of it as well as another of my things of the moment, Coca-Cola in arabic glass bottles from the mosque.
Tesco Value Dark Chocolate Bar
Here goes. The chocolate is wrapped in a very classy package considering its price (£0.25). The fierce red of this particular dark chocolate bar contrasts to the less passionate blue of the milk chocolate bar, clearly indicating that the dark variety has a strong flavour and perhaps only suitable for those serious about their chocolate. The wrapper also helpfully points out key nutritional information on the bottom right hand corner so as to entice those watching their weight. Be warned though! The information is done on a "per square" basis and so eating one of these provides just under half of your RDA of fat!
I move on the the chocolate itself. As You lift the glittering silver foil, an aroma of fresh cocoa beans is wafted towards your nasopharynx (provided you open it the correct way, it needs to be treated with care). Oh, what a scent! The chocolate itself is fairly hard, and therefore quite difficult to break into its pre-designated squares. Unfortunately the chocolate doesn't really have that "melt in the mouth" quality initially, but upon soft chewing and tongue massaging, it begins to release its true potency. The flavour is strong, and not that sweet, with a very slight bitterness. Despite this, I feel most people could probably enjoy the chocolate, without needing much of an aquired taste. It does not leave me craving for more sadly, and for this reason I think it might last me a few days, thus robbing Tesco of potential extra revenue. i can see I'm drifting into Economics, so time to end the review. Overall, a 7 out of 10 for a product that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Coca-Cola (Arabic Stylee)
This is basically very similar to normal coke, but the glass bottle offers a slight sense of novelty and tradition to it, as well as having cool arabic (or something else) writing on one side of it. They also make nice decorations for your room. The taste is somewhat fizzier than the usual canned and bottled stuff in the shops, therefore leaving you very bloated after only 250ml (the size of the bottle). The volume is another negative, leaving you with a product which is not as good value for money on a ml per £ scale. On the whole though, I really like it, and would give it a fairly pleasing 8 out of 10, with a can of UK coke being about the same.
I hope you liked the reviews and please leave any comments or corrections on the blog. i couldn't be bothered runny the shoddy American spellcheck over it so I probably have made some mistakes.
