Tyrol Choco (Pear)

I tried the new seasonal product "Tirol Choco [Nashi]" from Tirol Choco. The chocolate is filled with a thick pear-flavored syrup that smells like you've bitten into the real thing, with a hint of sweetness and sourness.

Pear flavors are becoming more and more common in convenience stores and supermarkets. The price of Tirol Choco [Nashi] is the same as the traditional Tirol Choco, 30 yen per piece (tax not included). There are three types of packaging.


The pear-flavored chocolate is filled with crunchy pear chips and pear sauce to recreate the feeling of biting into a real fruit. It is made with Nijisseiki pears from Tottori Prefecture, and has a refreshing and elegant taste perfect for the summer season, but you can also feel the faint footsteps of autumn.


When I cut it with a knife, I could see that the top side of the chocolate was indeed filled with thick syrup. When I tasted it, the aroma of pears was so distinct that I forgot I was eating chocolate for a moment. It makes me feel like I'm biting into a different kind of candy.


The taste is mellow and refreshing, just like biting into a real pear, but I think the sweet and sour taste is even better than the real thing, probably because it goes well with the chocolate. Just one pear is enough to enjoy the pear flavor, but the cute design makes you want to buy three pears, each with a different pattern.