“Mr Torr, I'm waiting eagerly for your review of Dime Bars, hopefully written in rhyming verse... when will this come to pass?” – Message from Seresecros in my Guestbook.
Always gratifying to find someone waiting eagerly for a review I hadn’t even thought of writing. The only oddity was ... Read review
Advantages: There is nothing like a Daim…. Disadvantages: ….which is just as well, really
...eagerly for your review of Dime Bars, hopefully written in rhyming verse... when will this come to pass?” – Message from Seresecros in my Guestbook.
Always gratifying to find someone waiting eagerly for a review I hadn’t even thought of writing. The only oddity was that Dime Bars actually seemed to be called Daim. But who am I to ask the reason why?
Rhyming verse it is, then. Hopefully.
______________________________________________________________________________ ...back a bit in time
And delve in the primordial slime,
You’ll see Daim bars were once called Dime,
A word far easier to rhyme…
…and far far easier to say;
No guidance needed on the way
It’s meant to sound – that’s clear as day,
And won’t embarrass or dismay.
But Daim? Why do the makers do it?
Discard a name when people knew it?
Replace it with one strange and ... more
“Mr Torr, I'm waiting eagerly for your review of Dime Bars, hopefully written in rhyming verse... when will this come to pass?” – Message from Seresecros in my Guestbook.
Always gratifying to find someone waiting eagerly for a review I hadn’t even thought of writing. The only oddity was that Dime Bars actually seemed to be called Daim. But who am I to ask the reason why?
Rhyming verse it is, then. Hopefully. ____________________________________________________________________________
If you go back a bit in time And delve in the primordial slime, You’ll see Daim bars were once called Dime, A word far easier to rhyme…
…and far far easier to say; No guidance needed on the way It’s meant to sound – that’s clear as day, And won’t embarrass or dismay.
But Daim? Why do the makers do it? Discard a name when people knew it? Replace it with one strange and new? It Seems to me they went and blew it.
But this review will not get far If it just says what fools Kraft are Their well-established brand to mar. Instead, I’ll focus on the bar.
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Primordial slime, now there’s a thought; It helps me tactfully report The colour of the chocolate coating, A shade for which I’ll not be voting.
Now I know what you’re going to say: That all milk chocolate looks that way. Which is one reason (not the main) That I prefer my chocolate plain.
Daim’s chocolate may be smooth and silky, Its taste is cloying, bland and milky; Of cocoa solids the extent Is “minimum 30%”.
Soft on the outside, inside brittle; Accused (though I would urge acquittal) Of being – a notion quite perverse – An armadillo in reverse.
No metaphor could be more screwy. No animal could be less chewy, But then a Daim’s no good for chewing; Toffee-textured? Nothing doing.
Hard butterscotch lurks underneath So watch out if you’ve suspect teeth; If they don’t break, they’ll later rot And make you feel an utter clot.
Before your fangs begin to ache The butterscotch will also break In shards that you can only swallow; It’s hardly a hard act to follow.
This butterscotch is meant to taste Of almond. Yes, that can be traced, But 3%’s not quite a glut Of nature’s most delicious nut.
My take is: sugar’s the main flavour And not one I would choose to savour; When all that you can taste is sweetness The lingering sense is incompleteness.
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So let us now peruse the pack: The tiny type upon its back (Or, less politely, on its arse) Requires a magnifying glass.
Sugar’s indeed the main ingredient, No doubt a regular expedient In formulating such a sweet, But is it really any treat?
Vegetable fat, then cocoa butter, (Ah, choc at last, I hear you mutter), And then milk (dried and “partly” skimmed – Light on the other “part” is dimmed).
Butter next, and so on down, With little to induce a frown – Nothing obscurely numbered E –, That much at least is good to see.
But nothing to inspire delight, No eye-up-lighting joyful sight, Among the ingredients, or the weight, Which, in grams, is 28.
Size (I know it doesn’t matter): Ten cms by four and even flatter Than a single centimetre. Skinny; to help the slimming eater?
Well yes, you’d hope not to get fat On such a dose, though even that Packs a one-fifty kcal punch. So don’t scoff lots on top of lunch.
Fronting the pack is a big logo, In jazzy colours all à gogo. On red and yellow, blue and white – Primary shades, upfront and bright.
Alpha for looks? Or nearer Kappa? I’d hesitate to call it dapper. Biodegradable, the wrapper? Best not to throw it down the cr… toilet.
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If to save pence you tend to strive And you’re alert and duck and dive, The hardest bargain you can drive Secures a Daim for twenty-five.
I got charged fully forty-six. “This chocoholic needs a fix,” They must have thought, “He will not nix This chance to spend his spondulicks.”
I let them win that little gaim, And I admit it, to my shaim. They didn’t know that my sole ame Was to review the bar called Daim.
It’s done. I hope this verbal frolic Hasn’t come out too shambolic. Although I’m still a chocoholic, I would be driven melancholic And maybe even vitriolic If all the choc I had was Daim.
Advantages: Sweet and crunchy chocolate covered bar Disadvantages: Cost and calories
...8/10
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Originally known as Dime bar until 2005 when its name was changed to keep it the same as the rest of Europe. It originated in Sweden in 1953 – produced by a company called Maribou, who were part of a Norwegian company. It is now owned by Kraft foods.
Teachers comment –this shows that Sweden has produced other things apart from ABBA and IKEA!
Mathematics 7/10
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This little bar measures 10cm x 4 cm x 0.75 approximately. ... ...recall the old advert for Dime bars in the mid nineties with Harry Enfield and Armadillos. In it, Dime bars were contrasted with armadillos, with a Dime bar being smooth on the outside and crunchy on the inside, and an armadillo being smooth on the inside and crunchy on the outside.
If you are too young and want to see that visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwTHVZHqSb0 This is not one of the best marketing ideas in my mind, but on the other hand ...
jo145 24.04.2007
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Advantages: Delicious, the pertest ever snack Disadvantages: Don't tell the dentist.
...the small but deliciously sweet Dime bar. Please note that since 2005 it has been renamed in the UK (to be consistent with the name throughout the rest of Europe) as a Daim Bar. Since Ciao list this as a Dime Bar and because to me it will always be a Dime Bar which is now spelt incorrectly on the wrapping, I will refer to it as a Dime bar in this review.
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... ...room full of frogs, the Dime bar will demand your attention and shout ‘choose me’.
Small is Cute
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The Dime Bar is one of the most unusual confectionary bars in that it is slim and very hard, covered in chocolate. What other competition is there for something so pert but with the hardness and edge of a set of Scammell Wheel Nuts? A Dime Bar makes the most amazing snap when you break it and ...
susie191 26.04.2007
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Advantages: had a good advert once! Disadvantages: too sweet, very sickly and cheap tasting chocolate.
...far, far too sweet. The dime bar which originated in Sweden in 1953 originally produced by the Swedish company Marabou is a hardened crunchy caramel bar covered in what can best be described as cheap chocolate. Now produced by Kraft foods the bar is a very sickly, sweet and a rather nasty experience in my opinion.
The crunchy centre of the bar has a somewhat buttery perhaps even butter scotch type taste which is actually a taste I like, however ... ...of confectionery these days the dime bar wrapper does not mention whether or not it is a suitable snack for the vegetarians amongst us it does however mention that it may contain a trace of nuts which is rather obvious as it contains almond. At least the people with nut allergies will be saved from this awful sweet then!
All in all I wouldn’t recommend this bar to anyone, if you have a very sweet tooth or are a huge caramel fan then you might enjoy ...
thebigc1690 23.04.2007
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Dime Bar or Daim Bar :~
Its been a long time since having tried a Dime bar so off to Asda i popped to buy one. Up and down the aisle searching high and low to no avail. Asked an Asda helper who promptly took me straight to the Daim Bar. "No, a dime Bar", she then explained they had been repackaged years ago. In fact it was September 2005 when Kraft foods brought us in line with the rest of Europe and changed the Dime to a Daim Bar.
So like Marathon ... ...way.
Commercials :~
Dime Bars were made popular by the adverts starring Harry Enfield. The most memorable being the Armadillo one. Where Enfield plays a market researcher and a consumer, the consumer being a thick farm yacker who eats Armadillos.
Do not think it would be very politically correct to do the advert now.
Price :~
Asda sells Dime i mean Daim Bars in packs of 4 for £1.14. If you go to a newsagents or corner shop you will probable ...
oldwasp 23.04.2007 (25.04.2007)
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Advantages: Fairly good flavours, classic TV advert Disadvantages: Pricey, hard to chew, makes you thirsty, poor packaging
...the same as the old Dime bar but was rebranded in 2005 to fit in with the pan European strategy that Kraft Foods wanted to adopt. Kraft Foods are the largest ‘Food and Beverage Company’ based in North America and are the second largest in the world behind Nestle SA and also produced the brands Kenco and Maxwell House. Its origins can be traced back to Sweden where it was first produced in 1953 by Marabou. The bar is sold as a crunch caramel bar with ... ...The Size
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The Dime bar is very small. It measures about 10cm long by 4 cm wide and less than a centimetre thick. I expected it to be bigger than it was and it added to the disappointment of the bar and made it even worse value for money. Although this does mean you can easily carry it or put it in your lunchbox or bag if you want to save it for earlier – as long as you don’t lose it because its so small! The weight is just 28g making the ...
sbutler1 26.04.2007
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Advantages: A label and a brewery that promises a lot Disadvantages: Promises are meant to be kept. Does anyone ever WIN a Tesco Beer Challenge?
actually ten pennies (or cents) in a dime!!
[PSOTSCRIPT: DIMEbars are small blocks of chocolate filled with hard toffee. Hershey?s also make a similar sweet called a Heath Bar] ...
Advantages: Not a lot really. Disadvantages: Too sweet, too expensive and too fattening.
I had to wait till my Sunday trip to IKEA to give this a try and let you know what my opinion on it was, because you just cannot find it anywhere else. I have to say that this Almondy Daim Cake is pretty much on a par with most things Swedish (not that good)!
Almondy who are the company that make this Daim cake are responsible for a few other cakes such as the Snickers tart but to be honest after trying this one I think I will be giving the rest a miss. This cake is loosely based on the Daim bar once known as the Dimebar and it does have the sweetness of a Daim bar but that is about it.
The box this cake comes in looks a bit Marks and Spencerish to me, it has a picture of the cake as they would have you believe it looks and then little else but the name on the front, on the rear and sides of the box you get all the nutritional ...
Advantages: Lots of them in a pack Disadvantages: could be swallowed and cause choking for small children
Anyone not heard of a dimebar? Well they are basically a thin slab of crunchy caramel with almonds pieces in, all covered in a nice thick layer of milk chocolate...and they are delicious...and now they have brought out new dime nuggets...
The packaging is lovely. It is like a little pouch. Almost like a crisp packet but with a extra piece at the bottom to make it wider at the bottom. It says this is a big pack (54g) so maybe there is a small pack available but I didn?t see it. I don?t actually remember how much they were but... 1)They were under a pound, 2) They were more than an average chocolate bar and 3) I bought them from my local garage which is generally more expensive than the supermarket anyway. The pack is mainly red with pictures of the nuggets on the front. I have to say the pictures of the nuggets look more appetising ...
Little_Raven 04.11.2002
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