Chocolate

[syednc]

What is the best chocolate you have ever tried?

The comments will be greatly appreciated.

Need this for an assignment.

Warm regards

[Caroline888]

Green and Black's dark chocolate is my absolute favourite!

Hope you have a great Christmas.

Caroline

[Hidden in reply to Caroline888]

I love their velvet version of dark with chopped almonds. No soy lecithin

Guilt free Christmas indulgence.

[Caroline888 in reply to Hidden]

Must try that! Thanks for the suggestion😊

Best wishes

Caroline

[syednc in reply to Caroline888]

Thanks Caroline for your response.

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄

[Cheechy]

I’m a fan of Lidl’s hazelnut bar.. it’s something ridiculous like 69p for the big bar..or you can get them in little bars in packs of five for about £1.45 .. but then you need to eat two cause one isn’t enough - and then you end up feeling sick... apparently when eating chocolate you can never recreate that same sensation from those first few bites... that’s why you finish off the whole bar.. chasing the chocolate fix that never comes 🍫

[syednc in reply to Cheechy]

Thanks for your comment Cheechy. Hope you have a great Christmas 🎄

[Trixie64]

I love very dark chocolate and my favourite now is Vivani 92

[syednc in reply to Trixie64]

Thank you Trixie for your comment.

Much appreciated 👍🏻

[Hennerton]

Lindt dark chocolate with lime zest but I have only ever bought it in France.

[greygoose]

I think Lindt is the best, too. But, I don't like dark chocolate, and not very keen on milk chocolate, either, really. But, Lindt is better than the best. And, I worked in the chocolate industry for several years, so have tasted a lot!

Lindt used to do an filled chocolate bar with almonds and some sort of cream. But, they don't do that anymore. It was out of this world! But, just the ordinary milk chocolate is good.

Failing that, I quite like Milka, which is a French brand. Don't know if you get that in the UK.

[syednc in reply to greygoose]

Thanks for your comment GreyGoose. Much Appreciated 👍🏻

[greygoose in reply to syednc]

You're welcome.

[Marz]

Just had a fab chocolate pud/cake with chocolate sauce over vanilla ice cream - and two spoons ! An end of meal freebie - we are in another part of Crete for Christmas. Greeks do great choccy goodies but have no idea of the brand. So glad I don't have a sweet tooth ... I already carry extra pounds ..☆

[syednc in reply to Marz]

Thanks for sharing this Marz.

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄

[Marz in reply to syednc]

Thank you ☆☆☆ I wish you the same☆☆☆

[Hidden in reply to Marz]

Good holiday wishes for you and your family.

[Marz in reply to Hidden]

Thank you ☆☆ x ☆☆

[Hidden in reply to Marz]

Chocolate is a good mental health food! LOL

[Marz in reply to Hidden]

😊😊 ☆☆

[Kitten44]

Mayordomo, from Oaxaca in Mexico. Chocolate is originally from Mexico and it's definitely better over there, sold straight from the factory, you can see them making it. The whole street smells of the most intense chocolate scent, amazing!!!

[greygoose in reply to Kitten44]

You're making me drool… I love the smell of chocolate far more than the taste.

[Kitten44 in reply to greygoose]

In that case maybe I not the only person who spends more time sniffing chocolate than eating it! 😂

Honestly, it is intoxicating over there, the place is beautiful, but being near the Mayordomo place is worth the visit for the smell alone!

[greygoose in reply to Kitten44]

Yes, it sounds as if it is! I've worked in several chocolate factories, and I loved every minute of it because of the smell. From the roasting beans to the finished article, the aromas are fantastic!

[syednc in reply to Kitten44]

Thanks Kitten44 for sharing this info.

Looks like a great treat! 👍🏻

[helvella Administrator]

You'd have to go a long way to get better than Valrhona - in all their variety of single estate products.

[syednc in reply to helvella]

Thanks Helvella for sharing from your experience.

[Cheechy]

Also.. I met a woman, who was employed by fererro rocher to drive up and down the country and quality test products that had left the production line and assess how they were stored... apparently their chocolate has to be stored at the right temperature or they won’t taste the same and also she said it was the same chocolate that’s in Nutella spread... would you believe it!!

[greygoose in reply to Cheechy]

Oh, a dream job!

I really, really hate Nutella! lol

[syednc in reply to Cheechy]

Wow, this is so amazing! Thanks for sharing Cheechy 👍🏻

Hope you have a great Christmas 🎄

[Treepie]

Luxury chocs from Hotel Chocolat ,otherwise Lindt or other dark choc from Lidl.

[syednc in reply to Treepie]

Thanks Treepie for comment.

Have a good day

[Hidden]

Lindt creation Creme Brûlée does it for me every time.

Di

[syednc in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Hylda for sharing from your experience.

Much appreciated.

[Serendipitious]

I absolutely LOVE Willie’s Cacao single origin and estate dark chocolate.

Comes in 4-5 different varieties with subtle differences in flavour and colour. Dairy and gluten free. There’s no lecithin or vanilla added. It’s just cacao, raw cane and natural cocoa butter. It’s so smooth and creamy. They also have milk and other flavoured varieties but that’s not my cup of tea.

My favourite is the Sambirano Gold from Madagascar. It has a slight fruity flavour. You can buy from Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Whole Foods and online from their website. Waitrose have reduced the price at the moment.

[Peanut31 in reply to Serendipitious]

I second that.

I buy mine from Sainsbury’s.

A very small bar and I mean small costs 90p.

I’ve ordered some of the chocolate from James Cadbury, the great great grandson of the Cadbury founder. Hope it taste better than the taste of Cadbury’s now.

Best Wishes

Peanut31

[syednc in reply to Peanut31]

Thanks Peanut for sharing from your experience.

Have a great Christmas 🎄

[Hidden in reply to Serendipitious]

Gluten-free chocolate? Where???

[syednc in reply to Serendipitious]

Thanks Serenditious for the comment.

Hope you have a great Christmas 🎄

[meme]

Lindt 70%.

[Hidden]

Russian chocolate ice cream I bought from a street vendor in Moscow in 1975. (Wintertime too). The chocolate was so good I brought home boxes of candy which were also wonderful. It was rationed. They would only sell you 100 grams of ice cream at a time (about 3 1/2 ounces.)

For years my favourite was Cadbury's Fruit and Nut bar. The best. But now they seem to be making it in the US and it isn't nearly as good.

US chocolate is the worst because they use additives and parafin to make it shiny. And often add high fructose corn syrup to augment sweetness because it's cheaper than sugar. Which is probably why American made Cadbury's is yucky.

Is this more than you ever wanted to know about chocolate? LOL irina

[syednc in reply to Hidden]

Ha! Thanks Irina for sharing. It has some good points I was looking for.

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄

[Hidden in reply to syednc]

You too. 😊

[DippyDame]

Cadbury's Dairy Milk....of yore!

[syednc]

Hi Londinium,

I was looking for this info regarding my assignment on chocolates.

Appreciate your response.

Warm regards

[syednc]

That was a weird assignment given to me but I am glad it went well.

Thank you everyone who did comments. You guys are awesome!

Have a good day