Review: Ritter Sport Strawberry

This offering is described as a “Filled milk chocolate with a cream (42%) of skimmed yoghurt and strawberry, crispy rice (1,1%) and strawberry pieces (1%)”. Milk chocolate: cocoa solids: 30% min.

I was supposed to review this one around Christmas, but never got around to it. Why Christmas? Well, the wrapper’s colour – rather than the strawberries – seems most appropriate for the Christmas season. I have to admit that I was suspicious about this combination as yoghurt and chocolate is a combination that is not easy to get right. Also, since dried rather than fresh strawberries are used in this type of bar, you run the danger of adding “wineguims” to the bar which does not really go well with chocolate. I have to say, however, that I was pleasantly surprised and indeed Ritter, really coped well with these challenges to produce a nice bar.

The wrapper looks nice indeed and plainly conveys what this offering is about. As with many other offerings from Ritter the graphical overweight is on the right hand side which is compounded in the German edition. The milk chocolate has a very attractive light brown colour. The only drawback in presentation is the filling which has no really “clear” colour but is somewhere between white and pink. The strawberry pieces are very bright and red appear almost like chilli. Appearance: 7, 5 out of 10.

The aroma is rather hard to define as it has no clear direction, perhaps the milk chocolate, the yuoghurt filling and strawberries are vying for first, but the result is a somewhat artificial or perhaps “childish” or “blended” aroma with no clear direction. Aroma: 6, 5 out of 10.

The texture is nice and soft and melts quite nicely. The rice crispies add a little crunch giving it a just enough texture for a good balance between softness and crunch. The strawberry pieces are not discernable in terms of texture. Texture: 7 out of 10.

It is very hard to taste the milk chocolate as it does not come through the sweet and tangy filling. The filling has a nice acidic youghurty twang to it but is a little too sweet for my taste. It is less artificial than what might have been feared. It has notes of almonds. All in all it is nicely done. Aroma 7, 5 out of 10.

Average: 7, 125 out od 10

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