Product review: Russian chocolate bar "Babaevsky" with Chocolate Filling / groceries home delivery

This chocolate bar is fairly small (50 grams, 5" long) but it tastes great. It is dark chocolate with dark chocolate filling.

I ordered in April 2020 and the expiration date on the chocolate bar is October 2020. Pretty reasonable. It tasked and looked fresh.

You can find it on RussianTable.com by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Marshmallow (Zefir) "Charmelle" Classic (Chocolate Covered) / groceries home delivery

This box is described as 250 grams but does not state how individual Zefirs are inside.  Turns out there are ten. When I purchased it, this box cost was $5.99 which means the cost of each candy is 60 cents. The price on RussianTable.com is better then the price on Amazon even if you take into account the shipping cost (which is $15.75 for two-day shipping from New York to New England). I ordered in April 2020 and the expiration date on the box was August 2020. Pretty reasonable, and Zefirs tasted fresh.

I fell in love with while visiting Russia.  I was introduced to zefir by Russian friends on my trips to Moscow.  Russian zefir can only be described as an American marshmallow as an approximation.  Zefir is made by whipping fruit and berry purée (apple puree or strawberry puree) with sugar and egg whites. It is less chewy than a marshmallow and has a lot more flavor, not just sugar.

The chocolate in these Zefir is excellent, the zefir's flavor is not as good as the traditional apple zefir which is my favorite, but still pretty good.

You can find it on RussianTable.com by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Mieszanka (Mieszkanka) Krakowska / Wawel Chocolate Covered Jelly Candy

These candies are soft jelly covered by milk chocolate. I like jellies but never tried these particular candies before.  They were pretty good. 

One pound of candy is 41 candies.  I paid $14.94 for a pound, so it works out to 36 cents per candy. I got 10 Raspberry candies, 12 of Orange candies, 8 Lemon candies, and 11 of Pineapple candies.  Each candy is individually wrapped in colorful wrappers with Polish writing.  The candies come packaged in a plain plastic bag, so the presentation is not suitable for gifting without re-packaging.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Product review: Chocolates "Ptichye Moloko" Bird's Milk - Chocolate covered zefir / groceries home delivery

This is my first time trying "Ptichye Moloko" (i.e. Bird's Milk) chocolate candy. I was attracted to it because the description said it is similar to chocolate-covered zefir that I love.  The texture of the candy is a little different from zefir (smoother and less sweet), but I liked this candy.  The price of this item was $6.69, but the description did not mention how many candies you would get.  I got a bag with 33 candies.  They bulk packed, no box.  This was fine, I rather get a better price!  The price on RussianTable.com is better then the price on Amazon even if you take into account the shipping cost (which is $15.75 for two-day shipping from New York to New England). The candies tasted fresh.

I fell in love with while visiting Russia.  I was introduced to zefir by Russian friends on my trips to Moscow.  Russian zefir can only be described as an American marshmallow as an approximation.  Zefir is made by whipping fruit and berry purée (apple puree or strawberry puree) with sugar and egg whites. It is less chewy than a marshmallow and has a lot more flavor, not just sugar.  Even thought what is inside of this candy has a slightly different texture and taste, I suspect the filling is made in a similar way to zefir.  If you like zefir it is worth a try.



You can find it on RussianTable.com by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Food review: Kopico Coffee Asian Candy

  Taste is fabulous, the amount you get not so much

The taste of this coffee candy is terrific - not too sweet, not too strong, just perfect.  You get small round disks of delicious coffee morsels. I like taking them to work for a quick perk-you-up in the afternoon or during a boring meeting.  I only eat 1 or 2 candies at a time, this totally satisfies my craving.

In this packaging you get a box with 20 small packages, each package contains 6 candies, for a total 120 candies.  The current price on Amazon plus shipping is $14.20, which works out to 12 cents per candy.

I really enjoyed the taste and was inspired to investigate other Asian Coffee Candies. If you like Kopiko I recommend that you also try Bali's Best Coffee Candy, 5.3-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12).

Bali's Best has a slight stronger coffee taste compared to Kopiko Cappuccino flavor, and just slightly sweeter.  Both are fine candy, but Bali's Best is a much better deal. I paid 3 cents per candy with Bali's.
See my review of Bali's Best Coffee Candy for details.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Food review: Bali's Best Coffee Candy, Asian Candy

Great candy taste and great deal too!

Very excellent coffee candy. I bought a box of these candies on Amazon.com.  I received a package with 12 bags, each 5.3 ounce bag  contain 42 candies each.  I was pleasantly surprised by the amount and the weight of the package.

I decided to try Bali's Best Coffee Candy after trying Kopiko coffee Candy. I really liked the candy but thought the price was too much ($5.49 for 32 candies, 4.23 oz). So I decided to try this Bali's Best Coffee Candy. Bali's has stronger coffee taste and slightly sweeter. Both are excellent candy, but Bali's is a much better deal.

I noticed that the price on the Coffee candy fluctuates. I found a nice tool that shows history of Amazon prices and allows you to generate alert emails when the price reaches the desired price. If you enter "price history alert" in Google it will be come up at the top, it has the word camel in the name. I find this tool to be very helpful.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★