Review: Yankie bar (Toms)

This Danish produced bar has an interesting story. According to the candy manufacturer, Toms, American soldiers stationed in Europe after World War II missed their beloved chocolate bars. An agreement was made that Toms was to produce the chocolate bars and the Americans would provide the cocoa beans in return as this it was in shortage. The bar has become quite popular in Denmark and has been manufactured in several versions. This one, as far as I can make out is a bit different from the one labelled “Original” though no other qualification (than “Yankie”). It is described as “Milk chocolate filled with caramel (27%) and soft French nougat (43%) and malt”. The Chocolate has 30% cocoa content (min.).

It is a little similar to the Mars bar which will be featured on Sunday.

The wrapper design does not reveal what type of bar we are dealing with, though it appears as a simple and inexpensive bar. It has an OK looking light chocolate covering and also appears nice in cross section view. Appearance: 7, 5 out of 10.

Nice mild aroma of milk chocolate and caramel with nutty tone and a little fruit. Aroma: 7 out of 10.

The texture is exceedingly soft. When the chocolate has melted away the soft yet chewy caramel remains and this does not, in my opinion, seem to work so well. Also, the softness makes it rather one dimensional and the normally hard texture of French nougat is, for some reason, absent. Having said that the texture is not altogether terrible, though I think here is a good opportunity for improvement. Texture: 7 out of 10.

The most prominent flavours are those of caramel and chocolate bar with notes of malt and vanilla. One can taste the French nougat though it does not taste like what normally is sold under the label French nougat. The chocolate tastes strangely artificial and the sweetness makes it too one dimensional even if there are several flavour notes present. Having said that if you liker a sweet and very soft bar this you will certainly be happy with this one. Flavour: 7 out of 10.

Average: 7, 125 out of 10.