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The best chocolates

Post by Satellite » 28th Aug, '13, 07:37

1) Cote d'or (dark, milk, nuts and my personal favourite, Bouchee)

2) some japanese brand. Too bad it was all in Japanese so I don't know what it was and can't buy it again (was a gift)

3) good old "flake" comes in 3rd

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by nev » 28th Aug, '13, 09:35

I like Royce (a Japanese brand). Their cocoa-dusted squares are delish. Actually everything they make is delish. And I'm not even a chocolate person, I prefer vanilla.

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by slinky » 28th Aug, '13, 09:49

I agree Royce is pretty tough to beat.

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by Jedi » 28th Aug, '13, 11:44

I agree too, Royce is awesome!!

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Post by Pinklepurr » 28th Aug, '13, 14:52

Not a big fan of Royce at all, I remember when they opened their shops in HK and I was so excited as I had heard so many good things about them, but then wasn't so impressed with what they offered for the price. Very nice but not exceptional. I do like their chocolate potatochips though...yumm.

I go to a local chocolatier who makes wicked chilli chocolate.
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Re: The best chocolates

Post by baloo » 28th Aug, '13, 20:35

Jedi wrote:I agree too, Royce is awesome!!
Royce is a bit of a dud if you ask me.
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Re: The best chocolates

Post by daffodil » 28th Aug, '13, 20:53

Haigh's (Australia).

Laurent Bernard (Portsdown Rd, Singapore). Scrumptious , expensive handmade chocolates.

Terry's chocolate orange (UK). Bit of a naff one but a Daff family tradition - Easter, Christmas stocking etc. Has to be done ;)

Hotel Chocolat (UK). Sigh.

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Post by baloo » 28th Aug, '13, 21:12

Jaffa Cakes
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Re: The best chocolates

Post by Fat Bob » 28th Aug, '13, 23:48

Royce is great if you can get a chick to feed you it.

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by chocolate » 29th Aug, '13, 03:30

baloo wrote:Jaffa Cakes
Yea!!

Cadbury's - pure and simple.
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Post by BoD » 29th Aug, '13, 03:52

As much it pains me to say it. I quite like Royce
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Post by Jedi » 29th Aug, '13, 06:42

baloo wrote:Royce is a bit of a dud if you ask me.
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Post by daffodil » 29th Aug, '13, 07:14

Royce is so-so, never thought of Jaffa cakes as cholcolate...surely they are biscuits....or cakes :)
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Post by slinky » 29th Aug, '13, 09:59

I like the various fudge you can get in places like Cape Cod. They have shops all over the place where they make it on site and it's full of sugary yumminess. It's a must-do a couple of times each time I spend a week there :D

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is it just enough to give your kids a treat?
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Re: The best chocolates

Post by Satellite » 30th Aug, '13, 06:33

wow I am surprised a number of you listed Royce! I think it is overrated - I think a cadbury flake is nicer than that. And not really a chocolate as it is the filling dusted with cocoa powder. And there are much nicer fillings than that - like cotd d'or bouchee! There is also gjanduja (sp?) but I have yet to find any brand selling that. I tasted some from a chocolatier in Spore but apparantely sporeans are not keen ont hat so he doesnt do that anymore.

Sometimes jaffa cakes substitute my daily chocolate intake!

Just had some hotel chocolat as a gift. I think cote d'or beats the dark and milk range but the white chocoate is devine. The best I've had yet!

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by baloo » 30th Aug, '13, 19:26

Sprungli chocolates. Nothing better. Nothing.

But you can only buy them from their only store in Zurich.
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Re: The best chocolates

Post by Queenie » 30th Aug, '13, 21:09

For chocolate bars, it has to be Valrhona followed by Cova. Green & Blacks for daily munching. :)

I think you can get Sprungli from Zurich airport (or is it the train station?). I like their mini macaroons best, way better than Laduree's.

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by Spike » 31st Aug, '13, 17:47

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by baloo » 31st Aug, '13, 18:08

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Post by daffodil » 5th Oct, '13, 14:25

Not usually a fan of Movenpick but their Swiss Mik with cocoa splinters is going down rather well :)
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Post by inyas4 » 11th Oct, '13, 16:08

I like chocolates!

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Re: The best chocolates

Post by daffodil » 15th Oct, '13, 18:45

How about some worm chocolates? Gold dusted of course.... :roll:

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