Yesterday, when I was doing my weekly shopping for groceries and alike, I suddenly saw something in the supermarket that surprised me: “Koetjesrepen”!
I was convinced that they were not made and sold anymore. Turned out I was very wrong.
But maybe let me first explain what “Koetjesrepen” are, because I assume it is something only known in The Netherlands and maybe Belgium. The photo at the top of this article may let people think it is a chocolate bar. But no. It looks like a chocolate bar, but it isn’t. The bar contains less as 35% cacao and according Dutch regulations it isn’t chocolate bar. So they call it a “Cacaofantasie”(cocoa fantasy, which is also in The Netherlands a protected name).
Originally the “Koetjesreep” was made by the Dutch company Promena Boon & Comp (Wormerveer). Currently this is done by the Belgian Chocolate Group.
I will not go into the discussion if the “Koetjesreep” is healthy or not (I am truly amazed about the nonsense that is said about food).
When I was a young girl my parents had always these “Koetjesrepen” as treat, as so many parents I guess. It was a good and cheap replacement of the more expensive real chocolate bars. And I loved them. But just as with Rob when he recently discovered that “Quality Street” still were around, nowadays I find the taste acceptable, but not more as that. Maybe I am spoiled by too much “real” chocolate that contains more cacao.
Yes, I can remember those very well. My parents had them also often *smile*
I was visiting this morning Sanne and tasted them. They don’t taste not bad, but real chocolate is so much better!