The Leaf Pie Challenge Episode 2 - Chocolate-coated Pie Pastry by Rokumeikan

In this sequel to The Leaf Pie Challenge, we'll take a look at the chocolate-coated variants. Both are from Rokumeikan this time (Takashimaya basement, Singapore). 

First, we have the milk chocolate-coated leaf pie. These chocolate-coated ones come individually wrapped.
The chocolate-coated leaf pies are individually wrapped.The coating melted and would have created a mess on my hands without refrigeration.
The first thing you notice is how melty the chocolate is, and given that the chocolate is very generously slathered on, I had to first refrigerate it for some minutes before I could unwrap it without creating a big mess. On the one hand, it's inconvenient. On the other hand, it's a sign of good quality chocolate... blame the melt on Singapore's weather. 

 As can be expected from the melty preamble, the chocolate coating was first class. It had a rich, milky chocolate flavour.

 But despite the creaminess of chocolate, the leaf pastry lost none of its crispiness, so it added a wonderful texture to the chocolate.
The leaf pie pastry inside was still crispy, despite the chocolate coating.
However, the chocolate flavour was so strong (and, naturally, sweet) that it drowned out the pastry flavour. It could have been a chocolate-coated crispy anything and it wouldn't have mattered. So the fineness of the leaf pie was lost on it.

 Still, it is highly recommended... so I would still give it a relatively high score.

 Intuitive Verdict: 7/10

 Next, we have the white chocolate-coated leaf pie.
White chocolate leaf pie in wrapper.The white chocolate version was very similar to the milk chocolate version...
(On hindsight, I should have used a dark-coloured plate, to bring out the colour of the white chocolate more.)

The quality of the chocolate was similar to the milk chocolate version - melty and creamy. The leaf pie pastry was likewise crispy despite the chocolate coating.

 The main difference, however, was that the white chocolate brought out the buttery flavour of the leaf pie pastry this time, rather than overwhelming it.
...but the white chocolate brought out the buttery flavour of the pastry much better.
Still, because of the white chocolate this time, I felt that it was a bit too sweet... the ingredients list includes granulated sugar besides what was already in the chocolate coating... I think they could have eliminated that ingredient, because the texture is already crispy enough without the granulated sugar crunch, and the white chocolate is already sweet.

 So I would rate this higher than the milk chocolate one, but lower than Gateau Festa Harada's.

 Intuitive Verdict: 8/10

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