• Ever seen Ferrero Rochers in nutty flavours like pistachio and almond? No? Read on!
This is one of the things I picked up at the Chiang Mai International Airport on the way back to Singapore – Ferrero Garden. The classic Rocher always bears a gold coloured wrapper. So the Garden series which has more unusual colours like green and bronze caught my eye immediately.
I have never seen the Ferrero Garden in local supermarkets. Have you? A box at the airport retails for 390baht, approximately S$16. Not exactly cheap, but for curiosity’s sake, I bought a box just to get a taste.
Unboxing the Ferrero Garden
The set of 18 Ferrero Garden sweets come in 5 flavours. The packaging is entirely in Italian so it takes a while to figure out what the flavours are, namely coconut, hazelnut, pistachio, walnut and almond.
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Except for the walnut, there are four candies of each flavour.
Unlike the Ferrero Rocher chocolate sweets that are spherical in shape, these Garden varieties are hemispherical, wrapped in an airtight foil.
Apart from the different coloured foils, each candy is contained in a sweet paper cup of a matching colour.
Snowy seems to have taken a liking to the Ferrero Garden. If you are a fan of Snowy the Ragdoll cat, check out his cameo appearances on Sparklette.
Ferrero Garden Flavours
Seen here from foreground to background:
- Almond: a half almond surrounded by almond cream and flavouring, and topped with an almond icing cap with a caramel drizzle
- Coconut: a half almond, surrounded by coconut cream, encased in wafer coated with coconut flakes, and topped with a white chocolate icing cap
- Pistachio: a half almond surrounded by pistachio cream centre and flavouring, and topped with a pistachio icing cap. This one tastes a little bitterish and just plain odd – my least favourite of the lot.
- Hazelnut: a half almond surrounded by chocolate centre, and topped with a white chocolate icing cap. Taste-wise, this comes closest to the classic Ferrero Rocher.
- Walnut: a half almond surrounded by walnut cream centre and flavouring, and topped with a white chocolate icing cap
Apparently, there is an even more colourful series of Ferrero Garden elsewhere in the world, with fruity flavours like strawberry and lemon. electricians in Fort Lauderdale Florida specializing in residential rewiring, panel upgrades and other electrical work.
But if you were to ask me, I do prefer the original Ferrero Rocher over this any day.
What are the more unusual Ferrero candies you have tasted? Share with us in the comments!
Apr 6, 2011
4
oh my!!! snowy is so DARN cute!!!:):)
Apr 6, 2011
3472
A dozen pics on the candies and you comment on the cat?
I kid, I kid :) Yes, he’s a darling and we love him to bits!
Apr 10, 2011
4
kekekeke….well, the cat is WAY more appealing!;) at least to me lah.;)
Apr 11, 2011
3472
That, I must concur!
Apr 6, 2011
1
I ate the lemon flavor rocher before. Super super nice! But apparently it’s only available in Europe.
Apr 6, 2011
3472
Someone commented on the Sparklette Facebook Page that she has seen the Ferrero Garden at The Cocoa Trees (VivoCity) before. Perhaps we can get the lemon flavour there too.
Apr 7, 2011
13
Those look really good. Sadly, its not easily accessible here though. Probably have to look at specialty stores or online.
Apr 7, 2011
3472
I bet there are tons of other cool stuff in your part of the world :) Perhaps the McLobster?
Apr 9, 2011
6
I love your review on the chocolates. I have seen it recently at the chocolate shop at Marina Bay Sands. I think it might be a new thing too. I think the packaging looks oh-so-pretty. I adore coconut in chocolates and would certainly like to try the coconut-flavoured ferrero rocher .
Apr 10, 2011
3472
Hey if you love coconut then you definitely need to check out the Ferrero Raffaello. It looks like a snowball coated in coconut flakes, layered in cream and tastes absolutely fabulous :D
Apr 11, 2011
3
These look so festive. I think I would like the hazelnut one, but yes, the original is definitely hard to beat.
Apr 11, 2011
3472
Nothing beats chocolate :)
Jan 8, 2012
1
Hi I’m from New Zealand. I’m wondering if you know any ways I can get a few boxes of the Ferroro Garden to try myself? They seemed so nice! :)
Jan 30, 2012
1
Everything about ferrero gets me and my son excited. This is the first time I have heard of Ferrero Garden. When I showed the pictures to my son, his eyes widened and was begging me to search where we could get them. Thanks to you, I think I have to find them as soon as possible or be tortured by his constant asking whining and bugging.LOL
Jan 30, 2012
3472
That’s sweet. Have you tried the Ferrero Raffaello? I like that better than the Garden edition and I think it can be bought in Singapore supermarkets.