Milka Lila Pause: Nougat-crème

Product name: Milka Lila Pause: Nougat-crème
Purchase details: £1.09 for a 38g bar (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories: 210 per bar
Country of origin: Germany 

It’s time for me to review another previously untried Milka product from my latest Monster Sweets  order – the Lila Pause: Nougat-crème and, following my discovery with Lindt Hello My Name Is: Crunchy nougat that in Germany, nougat is a type of praline, I was looking forward to trying this bar.

In a similar way to the Milka Schoko Drops that I reviewed recently, I was intrigued by the novel opening method that was incorporated into the product’s wrapper, whereby the orange end was simply pulled away from the rest of the packaging...or so I thought. I actually found this quite difficult to open as the plastic was quite tough so one hand had to hold the bar tightly which made me scared of breaking the chocolate. I got there in the end though!

Since I was, once again, unable to read the languages on the wrapper, I relied on Monster Sweets' product description which said the Lila Pause: Nougat-crème was a ‘tender, melting nougat cream with crunchy rice crispies’ coated in Milka’s famous milk chocolate – mouth-watering!

Whilst I’m not a massive fan of ‘porange’ the purple and orange wrapper still managed to be relatively attractive and I particularly liked the small illustration of the crème blob as this reminded me of cupcake frosting. The chocolate bar that waited inside did not disappoint, with a long, slim bar depicting a mountain scene which looked great. As for the inner nougat-crème, this was evidently soft and gooey. On the downside, whilst this product did have a pleasant smell, it was only mildly chocolatey and the nuttiness in the aroma was also slight.

 

As usual, the chocolate was milky and beautifully silky, and I was not disappointed by the praline centre. I was also pleased that, despite the mild nutty scent, the nougat’s flavour was a strong one. I found that the chocolate and the praline blended together well, with the addition of the crispy rice being a nice touch which prevented the snack becoming too rich.

I have to say that this was a very enjoyable bar with plenty of flavour and was well worth the struggle to open! 

Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 6/10
Taste: 8/10
Texture: 7.5/10
Overall score: 7.38/10