Bournville Chopped Hazelnut

What is it?

Chopped rather than whole, which changes the bar more than it sounds. Chopped nuts spread evenly through the chocolate, so every square carries some, where whole nuts sit as lumps and make the bar break unpredictably. Hazelnut against dark chocolate is a different proposition to hazelnut against milk. Without milk solids to soften it the cocoa is more bitter, and the nut's oil and roasted sweetness are doing the softening instead. The pack badges it simply chunky, describing the cut of the nut and not the size of the bar. Nuts in dark chocolate also keep better than nuts in milk. There's less milk fat for the nut oils to interact with, so the bar holds its flavour further into its shelf life. 100g.