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WEEKLY CANDY: Meiji Chocorooms

POSTED: Friday, January 28, 2011, 6:38 PM

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Once a week, Team Meal Ticket shares its latest sugar-laden fixations. Do not tell 0ur dentist. IN QUESTION: Upon seeing what I was about to purchase, the man behind the counter at Food & Friends (2oth/Spruce) cheered, "CHOCOLATE MUSHROOOOOMS!" It was then that I knew that Chocorooms by Meiji were a good choice for this week. These faux fungi are part chocolate cap and part crunchy cookie stem. The "combination" milk/dark chocolate caps are a little on the waxy side and nowhere near as euphorically melty as last week's Ritter Sport. While they won't leave you seeing trails, the combination of buttery biscuit and chocolate makes these boomers a decent treat. WHERE TO BUY: Nestled in Food & Friends' showcase of international treats. HOW MANY DO WE TYPICALLY EAT IN ONE SITTING: The box is pretty big and comes with three servings of about 13 'shrooms. With their mouth-poppable size, one or two handfuls should do ya just fine. FINER POINTS: In case you have a tendency to get a little wild when it comes to dunking cookies into a vat of chocolate frosting, these little toadstools are kind of like pre-dipped Yan Yan. I think of it as built-in portion control. Meiji is a mainstream candy brand in Japan, producing Hershey-esque chocolate bars and lots of fruity gummies with cute cartoon mascots.

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Posted 2011-01-28 13:44:11

These are my FAVORITES!!!! Very addictive and a nice blend of chocolate and cookie crunch.  YUM!!

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