Gourmet Russian and Ukrainian Chocolate Candy Assortment, 1 lb/ 0.45 kg by Gourmet Gifts

A friend from Russia brought this to me as a gift. To my great pleasure I discovered Amazon sold it. I highly recommend it.

I bought this in preparation for "things" (it's November 1st 2020!) The idea was to have something absolutely new as a morale booster. When I saw it stuffed into my mailbox, marked "Fragile", I thought it was busted into pieces. When I opened it it, it IS pieces...and LOTS of them. Once you open the plastic shipping envelope it's only in a paper bag. So if it's a gift, you're going to want to find a small box. However, it would be a nice gift as opening each one is a complete surprise. I told myself I was going to only have one a day, but they're over half gone in three days. Not all chocolate, ran into a lemon one and ????? Also there are nuts in a few. I order stuff like this every winter, and this gets a 100 on the novelty factor and at least a 90 on value.

These were fairly decent. Most are basic nougat. Except one was a weird taste. But there was one I wished they had more of, I included a pic. The shipping was fast. Not worth $30. Definitely not like American candies. Not as sweet in my opinion either. Which I like. But I really want more of this one. Lol

The bag it comes in is not a gift like bag. It came in a ripped paper bag. I bought it for my son's Easer Basket so that turned out to be a non-issue. Just wanted to let you know. HOWEVER the candy is delightful! My son was born in Russia, adopted at age 4, so I try to include authentic Russian items when I can. He was so happy and it showed! He shared some with me and some with his best friend, born in Puerto Rico and is able to share authentic food with him. And he now says he actually likes chocolate from Russia better than America! **on a quick side note, that was the first word he said to me that I had NO problem understanding. I would bring juice and snacks when I would visit in the orphanage. I always brought a little chocolate treat and he would get SO excited, chanting 'choco-lot choco-lot!!!"

I was curious about these but they just did not live up to the expectations or some of the reviews. They were just meh. I would not call these gourmet candy pieces. They are just flavored chocolate pieces. They are mostly dark and semi sweet chocolate covered nougat, fudge, caramel, hazelnut, wafer, marshmallow like but drier substance, and one dried fruit (the big one) pieces. One to two bites each. They are not terrible but not great either. There was not one piece in there that I would try again or want to eat more of. Some I could only take a small bite of and could not finish. It’s only a 1 lb bag so you do not get a lot for your money that’s for sure. With almost $2 a piece I would not recommend or buy again. There were a couple of pieces broken, and the chocolate governed coconut flavored one was completely smooshed and tasted dry and old, but that’s not the reason for the low rating. Overall, just not good and definitely not gourmet. However, shipping was super fast. A bit confused about the expiration date of 6/16/23 yet shows packaged on 10/16/23? Does that mean they were all expired when they were packed? Possible… At any rate, unless you are from Russia or the Ukraine and really really crave these, save your money and buy when they are at least 50% off. There are much better and cheaper chocolates in Canada and the US than these.

False advertisement thought i was getting the white branded bag that was advertised in the picture but it just came in a clear bag! This was a gift now i have to buy a box to put it in and is crazy because the chocolates expensive already without having to buy a box.

Super fast shipping! We enjoy trying chocolates from other countries.This box was so much fun .Will continue buying and sharing with my family and friends .

Very fast shipping. All Chocolate, nothing melted. You get around 21 pieces. I don't think this is low-end candy, probably on par with the Lindt Singles we purchase over here. Very neat to see the Cyrillic names/writing on the wrappers. If you're expecting Snickers, keep looking, as this isn't sugar loaded milk chocolate that we are used to. I believe they use a higher percentage of cacao, and they seem to be fond of wafer, kind of like Kit Kat. Top pick is definitely kara-kum (kapa-kym). Its a darker chocolate coated wafer, filled with a hazelnut/coffee in between. With the quality of the product, speed of shipping, and the novelty of the wrappers, I recommend purchasing this one. Great for sharing....