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Larry Koch
Khong Guan creamy chocolate biscuits Review |
Hello,
I agree with your assessment of the Khong Guan chocolate biscuits - their chocolatiness is dubious, to say the least. Having made the mistake of buying them at a Chinese supermarket here, however, I summoned the courage to try some other Khong Guan products, generally with more satisfactory results:
KG Banana Cream - despite the artificiality of the flavouring and some questionable additives for colour (turmeric?!), really tasty
KG Custard Creams - good custard flavour, but filling is possibly either too generous or not the right consistency, as it tends to escape at the sides and stick to one's fingers
KG Orange Creams - as with the banana, the flavouring is decidedly artificial (really more orange *fragrance* than anything else) yet strangely addictive.
KG Sultana Biscuits - unfortunately many of these had shattered during shipping and they really need more sultanas in them, but it's as close as we'll get to Garibaldis here.
Hope this is useful to someone.
Regards,
Larry Koch
Toronto |
Nicey replies: Thanks Larry,
I think the basic nub of what you are saying is that we managed to try the really grotty ones. |
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Chew Lip Ping
Khong Guan creamy chocolate biscuits Review |
Hi
Noticed you did a review of Khong Guan creamy chocolate biscuits.
It's a biscuit company from Singapore, not China. The company's history is outlined here
It's quite a famous brand in Singapore and I remember eating it 15-20 years ago. :P
LP
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Nicey replies: Thanks for that I was just following what the pack said, so it must have been a fully localised Chinese export pack. |
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Robin Joker
Khong Guan creamy chocolate biscuits Review |
Enticed by the name, ingredient list, and appealing package, I bought the so-called Creamy Chocolate Biscuits at our local Asian store in Denver, Colorado, Your review is absolutely correct. The biscuits were barely recognizable as a food substance. We tried them and threw them out. Thank goodness we have had better luck with other unknown products.
I found your website when looking for Anna's ginger thins online, and I'm absolutely hooked. Do keep up the good work. |
Nicey replies: Yes the best thing about the biscuits was the box that Jonathan constructed to send them in. The younger members of staff are using it to keep pencils in. Other than that I've yet to taste a nice biscuit from China, and as I've tasted quite few now this is not a veiled invitation for people to send us more. |
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