![San Carlo Wacko's Krunch](https://i0.wp.com/livelifelovecake.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-29.jpg?resize=259%2C300&ssl=1)
On a recent trip to Rome, my friend and colleague Dani kindly brought me back some Italian sweet treats. I asked her to pick something up for me from a local supermarket in Rome to ensure the products were traditionally Italian and not something produced for tourists. I spent a good couple of weeks travelling round Italy on a backpacking trip around Europe and while the majority of my time was filled with consuming delicious food and drink, I didn’t get to try much Italian chocolate. Instead, I indulged in daily scoops of gelato and warm breakfast pastries accompanied by some of the best espressos. So, as I cast my mind back to the pleasures of Italian food, it’s only right I try some of the more likely treats found in an Italian’s supermarket trolley.
![Chocolate covered balls](https://i0.wp.com/livelifelovecake.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-28.jpg?resize=260%2C300&ssl=1)
First up is ‘Wacko’s Ciocko Krunch’ which is a 30g bag of odd looking chocolate balls produced by long withstanding food producer in Milan, San Carlo. Equally as bizarre is the brightly coloured packaging with a fierce looking cartoon character on the front which I think is named Wacko. A description of the contents reads “croccanti palline ricoperte al cioccolato” which, thanks to Google Translate, tells me that inside are crunchy chocolate covered balls.
![So crunchy they may give you tooth ache!](https://i0.wp.com/livelifelovecake.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-31.jpg?resize=259%2C300&ssl=1)
On first appearance the balls looked like they had gone off as they had a white coating like you often find on chocolate that is out-of-date or that had melted and reset. However, this wasn’t the case and I can only guess that the light colouring was in fact white chocolate or milk which gave the chocolate coating a very creamy taste. Only a light layer of chocolate covered the ball which was very crispy and not like anything I had come across before. It was neither wafer, biscuit, nor like the centre of a Malteser. Whatever it was, it wasn’t overly tasty and left me with tooth ache for the rest of the evening . Ciocko Krunch appears to be a fun treat for kids but I certainly wouldn’t like my children to eat these for fear of their teeth dropping out!
I’m afraid to say my first taste of Italian sweets wasn’t as enjoyable as I expected. I’ll give my other Italian sweet treat a try in a couple of days and let you know how it is but when I next visit Italy, I’ll stick to my gelato and prasties! Spiacente Italia! (which means “sorry Italy!”)
Vivere la vita, Amando torta,
H x
Oh dear they don’t sound too appetizing! It’s a shame I couldn’t bring you back some gelato lol! I don’t think Italy’s particularly strong in the mass produced tasty snacks front!
No, I don’t think it is either. Not too worry, it was something different and very kind of you to bring back something for us to try. 🙂 x
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