Galaxy Minstrels Easter Egg

20 February 2010 in Galaxy by admin

Well it was a tough choice today at Morrison’s. I’ve seemed to have reviewed everything else they’ve got on offer and was basically just left with this Galaxy Minstrels Easter Egg at a fairly hefty price of £5.29.

From looking at the box you’d think the Easter eggs was a huge one, but when you open up the box you’ll find that only a small proportion of the volume inside is actually taken up with the egg.

What was also disappointing was the fact that the three bags of Minstrels the front of the box mentions were also small. I thick its shocking that companies can make out that the contents are actually larger than they are by the use of over-sized packaging. Ask someone what 324g of chocolate is and they wouldn’t have a clue.

Only with nice lighting and a softish focus did I manage to make this Easter egg look appealing. To be honest, it’s nothing special. I certainly wouldn’t buy it for a wife or girlfriend when there are so many more attractive alternatives.

Another thing I didn’t like was the fact that the shell was so damn hard to open up or break. It took a lot of pressure and then collapsed into a heap. I much prefer it when it gives away in part, leaving the vast majority of it intact.

Galaxy chocolate tends to be very oily to me. There’s always an intense shine which would lead me to think there is a very high percentage of cocoa butter. In fact it’s the second most prevalent ingredient in the Easter egg after sugar.

The chocolate doesn’t taste great because of the high concentration of this sugar and cocoa butter. The flavour is incredibly rich and almost devoid of chocolate taste. In fact, I wouldn’t call this a chocolate Easter egg; it’s more of a confectionary.

I would definitely put the rest of the egg in the bin, just that I share a house with someone that likes this rubbish.

And this is where I now contradict myself. The Minstrels themselves are very nice and serve as a perfect film snack. They’re just partnered with some awful chocolate in this instance.

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