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[Nikodemos]

Ferrero's most amazing product isn't Nutella.

It isn't the widely-known Rocher, or the Kinder Happy Hippo, or the Delice, or even the Pingui.

No, it's the rare and hard to obtain Pocket Coffee.

Produced in limited yearly runs, the special formulation of its enrobing dark chocolate is unstable and quickly separates when exposed to higher temperatures. Which is why it starts to disappear from store shelves by late Spring.

Inside the crystal sugar shell there's a shot of 100% Arabica espresso. The whole combo is amazing to taste, as you slowly crunch through the shell and get to taste chocolate and coffee.
True, eating more than two at a time will decrease your overall enjoyment (they are on the sweet side, like most other Ferrero confectioneries), but in moderation they are probably one of the best sweets in the world.

 

[Dennis]

brb using imagination because no pics

 

[Salty Rice]

Hello Ferrero PR guy.

 

[daveo42]

brb using imagination because no pics

I got you.

Stuff is pretty amazing, mainly because it's chocolate-wrapped espresso.

 

[OverBlood 3]

Looks mouthwateringly absent.

 

[chefbags]

brb using imagination because no pics

I got you.

 

[Siegcram]

Those aren't Raffaellos.

 

[Your Entertainer]

Happy hippo is amazing

 

[Nikodemos]

Hello Ferrero PR guy.

A local supermarket had a clearance sale (since the chocolate covering started to bleed cocoa butter due the untempered formulation) and I bought 6 boxes of them.

EDIT: The larger (18-pcs) ones, not the tube-style small boxes.

(not my pic)

 

[Cymbal Head]

I have never heard of or seen this before in my life and now it's the only thing I desire.

 

[Sickboy007]

Have you ever tried Pocket Espresso?

Delicious stroke in a box

 

[Skellig Gra]

Nah, Happy Hippo for life.

 

[Yaboosh]

 

[Stitch]

No, it's the rare and hard to obtain Pocket Coffee.

You can get them right at the checkout counter at pretty much every european supermarket

 

[Nikodemos]

You can get them right at the checkout counter at pretty much every european supermarket

They vanish during Summer in these parts. And, of course, there's the geographical issue given that many of this board's members are from the US.

 

[ryseing]

I just bought a pack off Amazon. Thanks OP.

 

[daveo42]

They vanish during Summer in these parts. And, of course, there's the geographical issue given that many of this board's members are from the US.

You can get them here if you are jonesing for some OP

 

[hirokazu]

I'd never heard of Pocket Coffee or Happy Hippo and now I feel inadequate.

 

[Nikodemos]

You can get them here if you are jonesing for some OP

Thanks for the link. I've got a decent amount for now, due to the above-mentioned supermarket clearance, but I'll grab some if local supply dries up (as it usually does during Summer).

 

[Skellig Gra]

I'd never heard of Pocket Coffee or Happy Hippo and now I feel inadequate.

It's never too late to right this wrong.

 

[ThatGayWolf]

You can get them here if you are jonesing for some OP

Oops I accidentally one clicked

Oh well

 

[Red]

Nah, Happy Hippo for life.

Where is this

Tell me, I must know

 

[A-V-B]

The exact place my mind went to.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Where is this

Tell me, I must know

Well, amazon for one but out here in the NYC area we get it all over due to the large foreign population. It's sold in the grocery store in the "international" aisle. I've also seen it at World Market.

 

[Tugatrix]

Have you ever tried Pocket Espresso?

Delicious stroke in a box

I don't know man that feel so strange

 

[Red]

Well, amazon for one but out here in the NYC area we get it all over due to the large foreign population. It's sold in the grocery store in the "international" aisle. I've also seen it at World Market.

which to try: cocoa or original?

 

[Skellig Gra]

which to try: cocoa or original?

I like the one I posted better but they are both great IMO.

 

[God Dayumm]

So it is almost late spring. Where do I buy?

 

[johancruijff]

OP you mispelled Mon Cheri

 

[mrklaw]

so like chocolate liqueurs but with espresso? Why don't they sell these in the UK??

edit: argh, £9 on amazon for 18 but they'll be here tomorrow

 

[Binabik15]

Happy hippo is amazing

Was

Happy Hippo Snack was amazing. The '95 original.

 

[FloppyDelux]

You can get them here if you are jonesing for some OP

Ordered as well.

 

[Mr.Ock]

yeah, Pocket Coffees are amazing, but behold the true king of Ferrero snacks

 

[stn]

The real answer is:

 

[Nikodemos]

The real answer is:

Never seen that one anywhere around here.

 

[iPaul93]

yeah, Pocket Coffees are amazing, but behold the true king of Ferrero snacks

This man speaks the truth.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Screw you, OP! I'm now on an Amazon page looking at buying 108pcs of this stuff!

 

[Nikodemos]

OP you mispelled Mon Cheri

Mon Cheri is good, but not the only good sour cherry confectionery on the market. Besides, sour cherry cordial is an extremely commonplace toasting drink around here so it lessens the experience somewhat.

 

[……forgetit]

My first thought

 

[Log4Girlz]

brb using imagination because no pics

Be grateful you can imagine pics

 

[Drazgul]

All this amazing 'beetus and all I got in my local store is Kinder eggs. It ain't fair!

i'm rather partial towards Ferrero Küsschen ("little kisses"). They're actually a really nice combination of hazelnut and chocolate at a perfect size.

 

[Fliesen]

Have you ever tried Pocket Espresso?

Delicious stroke in a box

and people said those Nespresso capsules produced a lot of waste.
just look at all that plastic!

Not a big fan of pocket coffee myself. Not a fan of the taste of cold espresso, really.

i'm rather partial towards Ferrero Küsschen ("little kisses"). They're actually a really nice combination of hazelnut and chocolate at a perfect size.

 

[TBiddy]

Hngggg... Ferrero Rocher!

 

[Fliesen]

Hngggg... Ferrero Rocher!

ever had a Rondnoir? it's like a Rocher, but ... darker!

 

[GHG]

No, these are:

Thank me later.

 

[TBiddy]

ever had a Rondnoir? it's like a Rocher, but ... darker!

I can't say I have, no! I must try those! If they are anywhere near as good as Rocher, I'll probably be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the near future.

 

[Lego Boss]

Going to Paris this weekend.

Will fill my face with all of this contemptible confectionery.

 

[eso76]

Rare and hard to obtain ?

It's available in spades here.
You can find them just about anywhere. I happen to have 4 on my desk right now, but any bar, shop, supermarket has them. You can buy single pieces, or in boxes of 4,, 12, 24, 32..
I think i have a super large deluxe box at home somewhere.

I think overall its too sweet; i would like a little more contrast.
Sweet chocolate goes with bitter coffee, or vice versa.

 

[Dennis]

Bunch of ambassadors in here.

 

[Nikodemos]

Rare and hard to obtain ?

It's available in spades here.

As I said, it mainly depends where you live. In several parts of East and South Europe they start vanishing from markets around May. And, of course, they're hard to find in the US.

I think overall its too sweet; i would like a little more contrast.
Sweet chocolate goes with bitter coffee, or vice versa.

True, they'd work better if the espresso filling was unsweetened. They wouldn't be as excessively satiating either, not to mention healthier (list reads almost 60 grams of sugar for 100 grams of product). Still like them, though.