your favorite chocolate

vasyachkin · 16th January 2008, 12:07 AM

few months ago i bought some hershey "cacao reserve 65%" at a shop rite supermarket ( later also at 99 cents store ! ! ! ) and i simply loved it

my friend also could not understand how hershey chocolate bar could taste good ... loved it as well

on the other hand i hate hershey's "special dark" ...

i also like some chocolate bars from Lindt ... but not all

can anybody recommend some chocolate bars that you personally liked ? im not talking about some exotic expensive chocolate that you convinced yourself is good but something that you tried without necessarily expecting anything special and were pleasantly surprised ?

scott wurcer · 16th January 2008, 03:33 PM

You can get Valrhona with cannabis in Amsterdam. Actually the Lindt with high (>70%) cacao content that I bought my mother for Christmas was pretty good.

vasyachkin · 16th January 2008, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by scott wurcer
You can get Valrhona with cannabis in Amsterdam. Actually the Lindt with high (>70%) cacao content that I bought my mother for Christmas was pretty good.

i dunno ... cannabis has a pretty strong taste

SY · 17th January 2008, 12:45 AM

I prefer my Valrhona with Banyuls.

maxro · 17th January 2008, 04:06 AM

Lindt makes one with Cuban cocoa that's pretty tasty and around 65%. Probably not legal south of the border though.

vasyachkin · 17th January 2008, 06:27 AM

by the way im not sure i would like anything beyond 70% ... to me 65% is just about right

i never tried Valrhona ... i probably should ... is it normally sold in supermarkets like walmart ?

Ron E · 20th January 2008, 02:50 AM

Hersheys 65% is _very_ good.

I tried Ritter sport dark, found it too sweet. Some of the higher % chocolates have a bland, waxy taste, IMO. Some sugar is needed to bring out the flavor.

Lindt truffles, anyway, are rather ho-hum, IMO. Some truffles (forget the name) are simply to die for. Most that I like are rolled in cacao rather than coated with a firmer chocolate.

For bang for the buck, I prefer semi-sweet chocolate chips to most bar chocolate. I like the bite. Pop about 6 into your mouth and hold them against your palate with your tongue until they dissolve

eStatic · 6th February 2008, 02:14 PM

For price performance you can't beat Callebaut. I love just holding a ten pound bar in my arms. LOL

OzMikeH · 8th February 2008, 08:13 AM

I bought a bar of Lindt Excellence with Chili. Rather strange but very nice.

Lindt 80% (or is it 85 or 90?) is an interesting experience. Too strong for me to just eat it.
Try 1/4 of a square, melt it slightly in your mouth then have a sip of Guinness.

Nordic · 9th February 2008, 03:19 PM

Mike, you have the right idea... those chockies are the best... the ones you only need to bite a little piece of to get your chocolate high.

16th January 2008, 12:07 AM	#1
vasyachkin Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007	your favorite chocolate few months ago i bought some hershey "cacao reserve 65%" at a shop rite supermarket ( later also at 99 cents store ! ! ! ) and i simply loved it my friend also could not understand how hershey chocolate bar could taste good ... loved it as well on the other hand i hate hershey's "special dark" ... i also like some chocolate bars from Lindt ... but not all can anybody recommend some chocolate bars that you personally liked ? im not talking about some exotic expensive chocolate that you convinced yourself is good but something that you tried without necessarily expecting anything special and were pleasantly surprised ?

16th January 2008, 03:33 PM	#2
scott wurcer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: cambridge ma	You can get Valrhona with cannabis in Amsterdam. Actually the Lindt with high (>70%) cacao content that I bought my mother for Christmas was pretty good. __________________ Pain is never permanent

17th January 2008, 12:45 AM	#4
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	I prefer my Valrhona with Banyuls. __________________ "...we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more.” - Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011

17th January 2008, 04:06 AM	#5
maxro diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Survey says: Least happiest city in Canada	Lindt makes one with Cuban cocoa that's pretty tasty and around 65%. Probably not legal south of the border though. __________________ "Part of the reason a poot into a toilet bowl sounds the way it does is because of phase shift." -Andrew Eckhardt

20th January 2008, 02:50 AM	#7
Ron E diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA, MN	Hersheys 65% is _very_ good. I tried Ritter sport dark, found it too sweet. Some of the higher % chocolates have a bland, waxy taste, IMO. Some sugar is needed to bring out the flavor. Lindt truffles, anyway, are rather ho-hum, IMO. Some truffles (forget the name) are simply to die for. Most that I like are rolled in cacao rather than coated with a firmer chocolate. For bang for the buck, I prefer semi-sweet chocolate chips to most bar chocolate. I like the bite. Pop about 6 into your mouth and hold them against your palate with your tongue until they dissolve __________________ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. --Carl Sagan Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. --Carl Sagan


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17th January 2008, 06:27 AM	#6
vasyachkin Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007	by the way im not sure i would like anything beyond 70% ... to me 65% is just about right i never tried Valrhona ... i probably should ... is it normally sold in supermarkets like walmart ?

6th February 2008, 02:14 PM	#8
eStatic diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: blue ridge mountains	For price performance you can't beat Callebaut. I love just holding a ten pound bar in my arms. LOL __________________ This space for rent.

8th February 2008, 08:13 AM	#9
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	I bought a bar of Lindt Excellence with Chili. Rather strange but very nice. Lindt 80% (or is it 85 or 90?) is an interesting experience. Too strong for me to just eat it. Try 1/4 of a square, melt it slightly in your mouth then have a sip of Guinness. __________________ Help some guys with funny hair bang two rocks together really hard. http://athome.web.cern.ch/athome/LHCathome/whatis.html

9th February 2008, 03:19 PM	#10
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Mike, you have the right idea... those chockies are the best... the ones you only need to bite a little piece of to get your chocolate high.

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