Meiji Rich Matcha Chocolate
This seemed like an interesting bar to me. A green tea flavoured chocolate bar, it looked good to me on the internet, until it actually got here anyway…
As I say, this looked interesting on the website, but when it got here I saw how…cheap it looked. It’s all green and shiny, it looks like something from the 70’s (not that I would know). It’s a moot point really, but it doesn’t attract me.
Obviously I can see why they chose it, green goes with the green tea, and in fact…with the colour of the bar. Yeah, it’s all green, lovely eh? I really wanna eat a puke green bar.
The bar turns out to be…ok, at best. It’s quite strong, it’s not very sweet, as it has a very strong green tea flavour, and that means it takes some of the bitterness from it too, which balances out the chocolate.
Overall, like I said, it’s ok. It’s a little bit too strong in flavour for my liking. If you love green tea and are looking for a powerful bar, this is it, you will meet your maker. Each bar has 277 calories, 2.9g Protein, 24.6g Carbohydrates and 18.6g Fat.
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April 14th, 2008 at 5:34 am
That chocolate looks absolutely disgusting. It looks like moss. And since I’m not a fraggle… I don’t dig moss.
Oh. My. God.
April 17th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I just tried one today. I really like matcha and other strong green teas so it is right up my alley. I don’t think it should be called chocolate though. Just like I don’t think white chocolate should be called chocolate (no cocoa powder). But for my sense of taste, it is exactly what I wanted.
Thanks for putting up the review, I haven’t really been able to find much on the web to show to friends.
April 19th, 2008 at 1:24 am
An Cailin – XD
Kirsten – Well, they call it “chocolate” on the bar, otherwise I’d agree with you, I don’t know if it’s a bad translation or if it’s just put there to attract people or what, but I just go with what I’m given. I did mention in the review though that lovers of green tea (especially strong ones, as you mentioned) would no doubt enjoy this, personally I don’t, and I didn’t. Hopefully you see my point.
May 16th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I actually have half of one of those sitting in a box on my desk… As stated in the original post, it’s ok. I like the flavor of green tea, but this bar is a little rich for my tastes, and that’s coming from someone who like matcha ice cream. If you suck on it a bit you can still taste the white chocoalate in it. Atleast, that seems to be what was used as a base.
It’s decent, but I think the next time I buy a matcha bar I’ll find one that doesn’t say RICH on the package.
July 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
It really seems this bar is for hardcore matcha addicts (like me). I can’t eat very much at once, but I just love matcha so much that this is perfect for me. I have nothing but positive associations with that shade of green, my enjoyment runs so deep.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Oh.. i hated it! Someone gave me this for my birthday(in febuary), i took a bite, and its still in my fridge now……..
I guess i’m not a fan of matcha