Aldi Choco Bistro Knusper

Cough! Cough! Choke! Gasp!

It may not be a good sign when the first bite of a chocolate puts me into a coughing fit, because the crispy flake goes down the wrong pipe.

But it’s not so bad after all. Aldi has brought us a good budget collection of crunchy chocolates (Knusper means crisp in German), and they are a good product for the price. The candies inside look a lot like the photograph on the front of the box.

The chocolates are a mix of dark, milk and white chocolate, all have a crunch of some sort. The one piece that looks like a coated truffle is a round wafer filled with nougat, and tastes very rich, if a bit sweet. There are some chocolate covered nuts and a couple of cookies covered in chocolate. Our box had two compartments with rolled wafers covered in chocolate and nuts.

You can also buy some of the products packaged by themselves, but the selection is a good deal and provides a lot of variety

Reviewed: Aldi Choco Bistro Knusper Selection
Personality: Unpretentious and crunchy
How to enjoy: A great way to treat yourself at the end of the month when the bank account runs a little low.

Rating:
1: Better than sex
2: Little bites of heaven
3: Share with your best friend
4: Will do in a pinch
5: Halloween candy

Where to buy:
Aldi stores

Aldi minis

Not only Lindt makes mini pralines, even Aldi has their little box. Belgian pralines, no less.

No more than that, either, these were clearly a better quality than the other Aldi chocolates I've had, but they couldn't compare to the Lindt.

Reviewed: Aldi mini pralines

Personality: Basic brand name choccies

How to enjoy: A nice quick snack if you want more than a candy bar, but don't want to invest in more luxurious pralines
Rating:

1: Better than sex
2: Little bites of heaven
3: Share with your best friend
4: Will do in a pinch
5: Halloween candy
Where to buy:
Germany: Aldi Süd

Choceur Latte Macchiatto Sticks

On a recent trip to Aldi Süd, I had a chance to pick up some chocolate. One package that looked interesting was this one from Choceur.

The box is quite interesting. You open the bottom, then fold down the ends down and let the sticks fall out. The sticks need some arranging to look as nice as the photo on the box.

Flavor? Oh yea, they're ok, but just ok. I won't bother to buy them again, but I didn't hate them.

Reviewed: Choceur Latte Macchiatto Sticks
Personality: Halloween candy dressed up in a clever box
How to enjoy: Pop open the box and let the sticks fall where they may
Rating:
1: Better than sex

2: Little bites of heaven

3: Share with your best friend

4: Will do in a pinch

5: Halloween candy

Where to buy:

Germany: Aldi Süd