Imagine how I felt when I bought a Ritter Sport bar with hazelnuts. My anticipation was so high that I immediately ripped the packaging open, broke off a piece and savoured it. Sort of??
But something wasn't quite right. The usual tender, juicy nut coated with yummy chocolate felt dry and brittle on my tongue. Yet there was no hint of a stale or unpleasant flavour. Weird. I chewed on a bit but something bothered me. Curious to find a reason, I decided to look at the chocolate bar remaining inside the wrapper. I needed to determine the cause of my disappointment. Here's what I saw.
I have a low tolerance for any kind of bug protein especially once I have discovered it visually! I could not eat chocolate covered bugs knowingly. It's a brain thing. UGH!!!
The decision to abandon eating this bar was a no brainer!
Though I'm sure that we eat all sorts of invisible little parasites, some even good for us, I prefer not to clearly see them Kleinste Motte.
P.S I'm sending the bar and wrapper back to Ritter Sport so they can send me a fresh one, I hope.
YIKES, no bug protein for me either, although i once knew a real nut that ate chocolate covered ants and grasshoppers, he bought them in a tin container and actually OFFERED me one. NO was my answer
ReplyDeleteOh gross, that would make me not want anything like that for quite a while. Yes we've all eaten our share without knowing it, but when you find it, oh gross.
ReplyDeleteNow see in the US you could sue the manufacturer and the settlement place you in the lap of luxury for the remainder of your life... or maybe just get a lifetime supply of chocolate.
ReplyDeleteYou need to get the address off the bar and send the photo to them. You might end up with a dozen bars. Hopefully not all the same.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could tempt the neighbor kids to sample them for you. lol
It 's a company in Germany so it may be tricky to reach. There's a facebook site but I don't really know how to post in a way that will be correct and useful in this case.
ReplyDeleteRobert I'm still struggling to recover our fire loss. I don't have much faith in law suits. I had a chance to sue the doctor from the ER that sent me home in the 24 hour window of my retinal detachment which was just a partial at the time.My own opthamologist found the surgeon that helped me.The outcome was brilliant so why sue?
Oh, Kleinste Motte. I would never want chocolate covered nuts again, ever. Well, maybe not ever..haa. Wish I had some right now!
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Oh YUK.... Sent chills through me.... I'm so sorry... Glad you sent it back to Ritter Sport... Hope they send you several Chocolate Hazelnut bars to make up for the hastle you went through.... Yes---we probably eat all kinds of 'stuff' --but I don't want to know it... ha
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Hugs,
Betsy
What can I say but you have just described my worst nightmare. I hate bugs and I love chocolate. And the combination of the two is kind of disgusting..at least to me and I think you too!!! I am not a fan of chocolate covered bugs...even when it is considered a cultural delight. I am sorry your coveted dessert was a bust! P.S. thanks for following me again!!!
ReplyDeleteYikes! I've never had this happen and I sure hope it doesn't. Good thing you found it before you got to eat the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteI think this would put me off eating chocolate bars for a while. I do think though that the company would appreciate hearing about this.
ReplyDeleteEwww! I think that happened to me once upon a time, but I've blocked out the memory. I think you are brave to even WANT to try another one of these!!!
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