Product review: Conad Wafer alla nocciola

[fred_mouse]

For dw gluten free

I'm currently in Italy, and one of the fabulous things I've discovered is that they are really good about gluten free here (although you have to watch out because the boundaries on what is gluten free are a bit different - if I remember later I'll drop the link I have that gave me the info into comments). And, because the Italians are very much about their cereal based items, there are so many choices. Especially in the bikkie aisle.

At the moment, I'm working my way through a packet of Conad (supermarket chain) Alimentum senza glutine wafer alla nocciola (nuts; specifically hazel nuts, if I have my translation right. But think Nutella as the filling). Wafer biscuits were a significant treat of my childhood -- either they weren't readily available, or it was one of the things that was outside the budget, so they were a birthdays and feast days food.

These are really close to my memory. A little more chewy, a little less powder goes everywhere with a satisfying crunch, but oh, so good. And that might be meeting regional preferences, because my vague impression is that the ones we got were from somewhere else in Europe, and typically had different flavour fillings. The filling is a bit sweet, but the wafer layers are not, so it mostly balances out.