Schneeball/Snowball?! and other Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Tourist Trap Tips

"Schneeball" (Snowball) is a typical snack in Rothenburg and is available in every bakery. There are even some nice shops selling 'pack away' for people to bring home as souvenirs. It's such a famous item and they all looked so tempting (oh! particularly the dark choco ones) and how could I resist? So we bought one for sharing, which cost nearly 2 Euro.... and when I opened my mouth and tried biting it, I understood why it's called a "snowball" - it's for you to throw at someone! It's so hard that it's not quite suitable to be a street-snack, as the diameter of the ball was quite large. You could imagine how embarassing it would be to open your mouth big to bite a snowball on the street. AND to be frank, it didn't taste special...just some dough topped with chocolate. I preferred having a piece of hot fresh apple strudel instead (at least it's not served COLD and my teeth wouldn't suffer)!!!

NOTE:
Since the snowball we got was really hard, we took much longer time than normal to finish it, though we were starving.

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At Least Do This: If you insist on trying a "Schneeball", share with as many friends as you can!
Or just buy the super-mini version, if you can find one.
Alternative: Just take some pics of them and imagine that you've just eaten one.