This week I'll be reviewing m&m's as you can see clearly in the picture. M&M's, those little colourful, chocolatey pieces that we all know and love. For me, m&m's bring up memories of bad jokes (the kind about not realising that an m upside down is a w...) and the walking, talking m&m characters that appear on the front of the packet and in m&m advertisements. I always liked the yellow one best, because he is just so clueless... but that discussion is for another time...
The bite sized pieces come in a plastic packet, that is flexible, and slightly more portable that a box, which avoids excessive rattling (which I can't stand) but is a loud due to crinkliness, if there is such a word. The packet is brown, and very reflective, almost to the point of being semi-metallic. "m&m's" is shown in big brown letters, surrounded by a white border. In the back, there is a circular picture showing the brightly coloured pieces, as well as a cross-section of a blue m&m. The red m&m character also makes an appearance, showcasing an sly grin and magically levitating eyebrows (yes, thats right, look closely). On the back, the m&m slogan appears "chocolate is better in colour", which I will soon prove that it is absolutely true. I open the packet with the aid of the conveniently placed "open here" label. It really makes me happy to know that people no longer have to suffer the endless pain of wondering which way will be best to open their m&m's and eventually starve to death while trying to decide...
The pieces come in 6 colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and brown. While they don't make each m&m taste any different, they certainly do make them look visually attractive. I bite down on a yellow one, the shell making a nice crunch sound, I can practically hear the tiny, high-pitched screams of that poor yellow m&m. Which really doesn't bother me, because he did after all advertise himself to be eaten in the first place.
The texture is nice and balanced, the shell crunching into tiny tiny pieces and melting at around the same rate as the chocolate, which are both dissolved and gone in an instant. The taste is also very good, as a classic/basic chocolate, it is really quite simple: Chocolate and Sugar. Nothing special about it, just good old fashioned chocolate and sugar. The chocolate is Mars, with an emphasis on the cocoa flavour. It's by no means top quality stuff, but you don't really need top quality chocolate for this kind of snack, especially if you don't want to pay a fortune all the time for your confectionery.
There are a few ways to eat m&m's as well, all of which are awesome:
1. The standard 1 at a time approach is what I use most of the time, just crunchin them down slowly, enjoying each one.
2. The handful approach. Only take a few at a time, Eg. 3, 4, 5 and munch down on them all once, for a huge explosion of chocolatey sweet goodness, but make sure not to overdo it, because it's easy to make yourself sick.
3. The melty approach. Take one (or a few) m&m's and patiently wait for the shells to dissolve in your mouth. By the time the shell is soft the chocolate will have melted and you can bite through the shell for a smooth chocolatey awesome experience. This requires EXTREME patience. ;)
4. Shell removal. Test your m&m eating skills by trying to remove the shell of an m&m, leaving the chocolate as undisturbed as possible. This one is mostly just for fun.
There are plenty of other ways to eat m&m's as well but these are just my favourites.
On the other side of the review, there are a few bad things about m&m's. The first is that the dyes can separate easily from the shells with just a little bit of heat and moisture, so if you're eating them on a hot day, don't keep them in your hand all day, wondering which colour to pick. The other thing is that they are very simple and can get boring after a while. But Mars is already 15 steps ahead of this and took the liberty of making more types of m&m's! That's right! They have peanut, crispy, peanut butter (coughreecespiecesripoffcough), crispy mint (MY FAVOURITE), orange and many others, as well as other seasonal additions to the range.
So you really know what you are getting when you buy m&m's and if you don't like them, then try another type! (or don't have them at all...)(OR if you're bored, you'll offer them to an orphan kid, and then before he can answer, pour them onto the street and crush them into the ground right in front of him, and when he points out to you that he wasn't going to take them anyways, get even more angry and go home and troll people with links to Rebecca Black videos. Afterwards you will go to the store and realise that they have other types of m&m's and announce that you've found true happiness. Thankfully this has never happened due to the fact that most sane people in the world WILL like m&m's...)
In conclusion, m&m's are a great chocolate if you're not looking for anything fancy and is very easy to share and eat, due to the adjustable serving sizes. It is simple, yet effective and if you get bored with the flavour and texture you can just switch to a different kind of m&m! I recommend them for everyone; even those who only like high quality chocolate. They are truly addicting!
Thanks again for reading, and I'll be back next week for another review. Make sure to leave a comment below or email us at edibloggers@gmail.com if you enjoy the blog. Tell us how you eat your m&m's! or even tell us what you would like us to review!
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