Review: Crown ‘Couque D’asse’

Time for a upper-class biscuit affair with a sweet cookie from Korea – Crown’s Couque D’asse white torte.

‘Couque D’asse’ means ‘cake from the Asse region’ – referencing a type of hard, finely textured biscuit specific to the region in Belgium. Couque D’Asse has always been very popular as a premium biscuit and the Korean company Crown took inspiration from the delicacy in creating their own version.

Crown’s white torte flavour Couque D’asse

Crown Confectionery was founded in 1947 in Seoul, South Korea following the opening of Mr. Yoon Tae-Hyun’s Youngildang Bakery. It has since established itself as the Korean brand for biscuits, cookies and crackers along side competitors Orion (Choco Pie) and Lotte (Crunky).

Contained in the box are nine prepackaged single biscuits. They are light and delicate with a thin layer of moist mascarpone style cream (based on the white torte dessert) and decorated with a single line of chocolate. The overall biscuit is pleasant and sweet, and oddly moreish as it melts in the mouth, but for me it’s a little boring. It’s plain with vanilla flavouring. Saying that, they would make an excellent accompaniment to a good cup of tea.

Light and moreish – and good with a cuppa

Crown’s Couque D’asse makes for a sophisticated afternoon snack, but doesn’t excite the snacker in me…