An honest review of the marshmallow dessert from Pyaterochka.
I don't really like Pyaterochka stores because most of them are very crowded, dirty and the products are not always of good quality. But one way or another, I often buy in them, since they are near the house and there are good prices.
Recently, during my next purchase, I saw a dessert that I had never seen before at Pyaterochka. As a pastry chef, I always try to try something new. Therefore, I bought this dessert, I didn't even look at the price. I'll tell you about the price at the end of the article, but now let's show what I bought.
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What does it look like and what kind of dessert
After the purchase, I began to study the packaging and realized that it was marshmallows. Here are just a little unusual form factor. Usually marshmallows are sold as sliced marshmallows, and this version looks more like curd cheese.
The packaging, in my opinion, is uninformative. The product itself is not represented here by a person, that is, you have to buy a “pig in a poke”. In addition to the name in English, the package contains a description of the dessert, composition and manufacturer.
What is the composition and who is the manufacturer
The composition of the dessert pleasantly surprised me. Usually similar products from "Pyaterochka" contain palm oils and many elements of the periodic table, but everything is very good here.
Manufacturer - LLC "SOJ", g. St. Petersburg. This is the first time I've heard of this, although I try a lot of sweets. It's time to open the package and find out what's inside.
What does it look like inside and what is the taste
The dessert looks very similar in form factor to curd cheese. Outside, it is doused with a thin layer of milk chocolate, inside there is a viscous marshmallow stuffed with salted caramel.
Briefly what is marshmallow. This is a marshmallow-like dessert. The cooking process is simple - you need to beat the melted gelatin with sugar syrup. After cooling, the mass is cut and rolled in starch so that the marshmallows do not stick to each other. If you need a marshmallow recipe, let me know in the comments. How will the interested ones be typed - I will share the recipe.
The dessert is delicious. Very good quality milk chocolate. The marshmallow itself is soft and stringy. The only thing that surprised me was the salted caramel. She has a strange consistency here, most likely, agar-agar was added to it so that it was convenient to work with it.
How much does it cost in pieces and per kilogram
Now let's talk about the price. I bought dessert without looking at the cost, and I receive checks in electronic form by mail and in the application. When I tried it, I didn't know how much the dessert cost. But according to my feelings, a good price for this small dessert should be no more than 45 rubles.
In reality, the cost turned out to be even lower - 39 rubles 99 kopecks per 30 grams. Or 1,333 rubles per kilogram. Whether it's expensive or cheap is hard to say. If you prepare such a dessert yourself, it will most likely be cheaper, but you will have to tinker. It's time to take stock.
Outcomes
I really liked this dessert. It has excellent taste, good price and pleasant composition. The only thing that surprised me was the packaging, according to which it is not clear to an unknowing customer what it is. Not everyone knows what marshmallows are.
Would you buy such a dessert?