Amadei Toscano Red

Another Amadei. This is the only chocolate bar with fruit that I like. Generally I like my fruit and my chocolate separate - with the exception of chocolate-covered strawberries - but this Amadei bar is exquisite! It is 70% chocolate in the nice, smooth Amadei tradition with dried raspberries in it! Dried raspberries are not like other dried fruits, which are usually dense and chewy. Dried raspberries are truly dry and crispy, so this bar is like a super upscale Nestle Crunch Bar, with crispy, tangy raspberry pieces! The only problem I have with this bar is that I can never decide whether to chew or suck the chocolate. If you let it melt in your mouth it will last longer, of course, and you will delight in the tangy unfolding of the raspberry pieces. On the other hand, if you chew it you will enjoy the crunchy sensation of the dried raspberry pieces. Oh, the choice is pure torture! So you will have to do a little of both. Amadei is perhaps one of the more expensive chocolate bars on the market, and it does not help that they recently introduced more expensive packaging. Each bar now come wrapped and then folded into its own little paper cover with enclosure. It looks lovely but I'm sure it keeps the price high and all that extra wrapping is totally unnecessary and only contributes to more junk in the landfill. It does, however, make a lovely package all on its own for a gift. Between the price, the packaging and the exquisite chocolate/raspberry sensation, Amadei Toscano Red would make a fantastic gift for a special friend.