Liberte Mediterranee, Coconut

When I saw those three words: Liberte Mediterranee, Coconut, I was immediately attracted. Gourmet yogurt, in my very own grocery store. Not that runny stuff with 60 calories that I ate in college. This, the packaging proclaimed, was "our thickest, richest, fruit bottom natural yogurt."

At $1.50 for six ounces, it's not the cheapest treat in the store, but a glance at the ingredient list was encouraging...nothing unnatural. The thought of a healthy, all-natural coconut cream pie filling, combined with the simple, sophisticated package that evokes a Mediterranean heritage (which of course equals yogurt experience and expertise) resulted in me purchasing the yogurt.

It was worth every penny. At first taste, I was pleased by the texture, smooth and creamy, with a slight tang. It reminded me of sour cream, but with the consistency of chocolate pudding.

The only thing was, it didn't taste all that much like coconut.

And that's when I realized that in the grocery store, I'd only read the first part of the marketing copy: I didn't make it past "our thickest, richest" before that exotic healthy food luxury landed in my cart. On second glance, I took in "fruit bottom natural" and realized I hadn't thought to stir the stuff.

Oh, man. If I was enjoying the plain yogurt, can you imagine what I felt when the meaty shreds of unsweetened coconut joined the party?

Like I said, it was worth every penny.