your favorite chocolate

[vasyachkin]

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]

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]

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]

I prefer my Valrhona with Banyuls.

 

[maxro]

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

 

[vasyachkin]

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]

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]

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

 

[OzMikeH]

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]

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.

 

[SY]

Mike, the chile-chocolate combination is quite classic and of the same origin. When chocolate was first discovered by by the Europeans, it was being used with hot chiles in a drink.

Here's a fun recipe for the true chocolate-chile lovers:

http://wineloverspage.com/forum/village/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12706&p=105174

 

[dave_gerecke]

http://www.greenmountainchocolate.com/

This company started here in Vermont. They moved to Mass. a few years ago, but kept the name. The founder was the pastry chef in the White House during the Carter Administration.

Yummy!

 

[eStatic]

"Mike, the chile-chocolate combination is quite classic ..."

Chile and Chocolate? Holy mole!

 

[SY]

Precisely.

 

[Cal Weldon]

I favour body chocolate.

Be careful it isn't too hot. It can spoil a beautiful chocolate moment.

 

[OzMikeH]

Speaking of chocolate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA

so bad it's good.

 

[Bouquet]

Chocolate and whisky

Ever tried a piece of good swiss pue cacau with a good 12 year old singel cask Highland Park ????
I even forgot ( almost ) about the CD playing on my tube audio gear....
believ me , something to try , really

 

[eStatic]

Re: Chocolate and whisky

Ever tried a piece of good swiss pue cacau with a good 12 year old singel cask Highland Park ????
I even forgot ( almost ) about the CD playing on my tube audio gear....
believ me , something to try , really

Shame! "a good 12 year old singel cask Highland Park" deserves your complete attention!

 

[Bouquet]

You're so right , my excuses .I dump the chocolate and turn off the tubes....................switch of my wife

 

[theAnonymous1]

The candy shell might spoil the chocolate experience for most people, but I get completely addicted to these little eggs this time of year.....

http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/cadbury_mini_eggs/