M&S Peppermint and Chocolate Bark

Savvybunny2009

lynnemcf wrote: »

I bought one of each today. Hubby opened the peppermint bark and was a bit shocked at the tiny amount of chocolate in the tin, there are two thin slabs and a mound of tissue paper. The peppermint is crushed up candy rock. The weight of the choc is 250g, so each bar is 125g. He did like the tin tho ...

Bark is supposed to be broken into shards (which is why they call it bark apparantly) so that could be why you were a little shocked, it's supposed to be thin, and you are supposed to break it and share it

Bark is the term used for thin chocolate slabs whch are then broken into shards, it can be one type of chocolate or several different layers with various toppings. Many people make this themselves, break it into shards and place them into a pot with cellophane wrapping to give as gifts. I think this presentation works better than the M&S take on it but I'm sure it tastes the same.