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My mom's friend gave her a truffle from Poland, which she can't have so she gave it to me. I love Polish candy; foreign chocolates are great. When I bit into this one, there was a tasty surprise.
Inside, besides the melt-in-your mouth truffle, on top (inside) there was a bunch of mini chocolate chips. I never seen anything like that in chocolates (it's not everyday that I eat fancy chocolates). I don't know anything about chocolate making so I was examining it, trying to figure how it is possible that liquid chocolate could be molded into shape on top of the chocolate center with the mini chocolate chips on top undisturbed. They were perfect individual chocolate chips with no drippings, or stickiness from the outer chocolate shell.
The other Polish chocolates I had before were ones with liquor inside. It had a very strong chocolaty liquor taste and actually has % alcohol in it, and if I recall, a written disclaimer. Personally I don't like the taste of liquor, it's bitter, but I'm positive those who do, will enjoy this as much as dessert wines. I don't know if they create/sell chocolates with liquor in American stores or if there are legal restrictions on that... I've been to a chocolate bar before, and I don't think they had any.. and if they did, I think it was cooked rum already, so it's not alcoholic or potent. The style and taste is almost comparable to the non-alcoholic American chocolate cordial cherries with liquid centers, except with the liquor bite to it.
The other Polish candies I had were fruity. The soft ones are shaped rectangular, have a fruity soft coating with a firm clearish gelatin-like center. It's very interesting, unique and tasty. Not too sweet. The hard candies are awesome too. They are hard on the outside and sometimes have an interesting fruity liquidy center or after dissolving or wetting it in your mouth for awhile, it becomes chewy.
So there seems to be an emphasis on texture. Next time you go to a foreign store, or have a friend visit Poland, ask them for chocolates. :D
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