Universal Yums for February 2019 are from Italy.
Cuorenero Mediterranei
White chocolate bar with saffron. I could not taste much saffron but the white chocolate was excellent. Alex does not care for white chocolate. Alex-5 Joe-10 Rita-8
Tocchetti Alle Olive
Breadsticks with olive oil and olives. A nice crunch snack. Alex-5 Joe-9
Amica Bruschetta Chips
Tomato and basil potato chips, basically pizza chips. Alex-9 Joe-7
Bruschette Al Gusto Pesto
Pesto flavored hard and crunchy bruschetta Alex-6 Joe-8
Alfredo’s Truffle Chips
Potato chips with black truffles. Not much truffle flavor but a good chip Alex-7 Joe-9
Anello Gusto Pizza Rings
More pizza flavored snacks this time in a corn chip. Alex-10 Joe-6
Froletti Al Limone Cookies
Lemon cookies, I am not usually a cookie person but I found many of these Italian cookies very good. Alex-7 Joe-8
Amarettini Cookies
Crispy Almond cookies Alex-7 Joe-7
Cantucci Con Mandorle
Almond biscotti were excellent. My father used to eat similar cookies when I was growing up. Alex-6 Joe-10
Cuorenero Nocciole
Milk chocolate with hazelnuts. Good chocolate but I do not care for hazelnuts. Alex-6 Joe-7
Taralli Limone e Pepe
Lemon flavored wheat snack Alex-7 Joe-7
Orange-Carrot Buondolce
Italian carrot cake with orange cream. Alex-8 Joe-6
Moretta Tiramisu
One of my favorite deserts but this packaged snack left much to be desired. Alex absolutely loved it though. Alex-10 Joe-6
Rustichelle al Rosmarino
These rosemary crackers were very good. Alex-6 Joe-9
Nocciola Hazelnut Cookies
For being hazelnut based these were not to bad. Alex-7 Joe-7
Sorini Gianduiotti
Very nice chocolate with a slight hazelnut flavor Alex-8 Joe-9
Amaretto Sorini
Truffles with Amaretto cream Alex-7 Joe-7
Mangini Choco Fruit
Chocolate covered candies with fruit fillings Alex-7 Joe-7
Cappuccino Sorini
Cappuccino cream truffles Alex-7 Joe-8
Effervescenti Fizzy Candies
Lemon and orange fizzy fruit candies. Inside each candy is a powder which gives a nice tingly sensation when you bite into it. Alex-6 Joe-9
Stats
Alex Average score 7.05 out of 10
Favorites: Moretta Tiramisu, Anello Gusto Pizza Rings
Least favorite: Cuorenero Mediterranean, Tocchetti Alle Olive
Joe Average Score 7.80
Favorites: Cuorenero Mediterranei, Cantucci Con Mandorle
Least Favorite: Moretta Tiramisu, Anello Gusto Pizza Rings, Orange-carrot Buodolce
All in all my favorite box so far.
