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[TCRS]

They sell these in Super Store for $4.00. A few blocks away from me. Never tried it though.

yeah they're not cheap in the UK either but as a treat every now and then they're definitely worth it. try the milk version, it's my favourite.

 

[May16]

We had a Swedish Au Pair that brought over like, the really dope shit. She'll still send it in boxes sometimes for Christmas. I forget the name because, like, Swedish. Sorry >_<

 

[Blood Red Sky]

yeah they're not cheap in the UK either but as a treat every now and then they're definitely worth it. try the milk version, it's my favourite.

I noticed an orange milk chocolate one today.

Noticed, purchased, and am eyeing lasciviously.

 

[Boss Mog]

The only bars Lindt makes in the US over 70% are 85% and 90% and they are nasty. The more cacao you have the less fat and sugar you have so with something like 85% or 90% you get something very dry and powdery that's as bitter as coffee.

There are actually tons of great Swiss chocolate brands. I find it sad that only Lindt ever gets mentioned.

I prefer Cailler or Camille Bloch chocolate for example. Ragusa bars by C.Bloch are heaven.

I'm not saying there no other brands or Lindt is the best ever, but Lindt is commonly available at most supermarkets throughout the US (where the OP lives) whereas the brands you mention are not. Also Lindt is pretty affordable for the quality; a bar running around $2-3.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The only bars Lindt makes in the US over 70% are 85% and 90% and they are nasty. The more cacao you have the less fat and sugar you have so with something like 85% or 90% you get something very dry and powdery that's as bitter as coffee.



I'm not saying there no other brands or Lindt is the best ever, but Lindt is commonly available at most supermarkets throughout the US (where the OP lives) whereas the brands you mention are not. Also Lindt is pretty affordable for the quality; a bar running around $2-3.

I am in Canada actually.

 

[Azulsky]

Opinions

The 85% is probably my favorite go to bar

 

[Radec]

put this fucker in your little whore mouth and let it melt

Galaxy is amazing. Haven't tried that one though.

 

[Pbae]

Teuscher's Chocolate is absolutely divine but it is quite costly. Check them out

http://www.teuscherphiladelphia.com/

 

[themagicalkitsune]

and don't look back.

 

[Schrade]

If you want an absolutely heavenly milk chocolate and peanut butter candy, try Gardners Peanut Butter Meltaways.

The chocolate and especially the peanut butter is sooo smooth and totally not gritty like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

It's like they filtered it all through fine mesh screens or something. Absolutely godlike.

https://www.gardnerscandies.com/ViewDetails.aspx?id=0010521

 

[Bboy AJ]

I literally flew to Brussels to try chocolate and waffles. The chocolate was good but it's not that much better than something more easily attainable. You can even buy from them online http://www.neuhaus-online-store.com/chocolate-store-en.htm

 

[Volimar]

I like Lindt.Dunno if the best in the world though.

Tell you what is good as well....
Aldi chocolate
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/exclusive-to-aldi/chocolate/choceur/

I go through a lot of that because it's dead cheap.

Have you ever had their cocoa powder dusted truffles? Oh my GOD.

Love em so much, but they give me awful heartburn.

 

[neogaffer1]

Godiva is the beats headphones of chocolate. Also you're not going to be able to buy "the world's best chocolate" at the corner drug store or gas station ( where you can buy Godiva )

This is truth^

As far as I'm concerned, the best chocolate made in the US is Ghiraldelli--it's made in SF and they have a whole restaurant/desert place/chocolate factory there that has some amazing chocolate deserts. You can order it online as well.

 

[notsol337]

This thread makes me hate my chocolate allergy. I can only eat a small, very small amount. More than a gram makes me sick.

 

[Halo 2]

I had these when I was in Ireland and they were delicious.

 

[figadapaura]

Galaxy Ripple.

Glorious.

 

[LiK]

I wish Bellagio sold their chocolates online. Everything tastes like crap after I ate their chocolate cakes.

 

[Osahi]

I literally flew to Brussels to try chocolate and waffles. The chocolate was good but it's not that much better than something more easily attainable. You can even buy from them online http://www.neuhaus-online-store.com/chocolate-store-en.htm

Hope you tried our beer too. And real french fries.

Best chocolates you get in non chain chocolatiers over here. Some of them concider their chocolate art. I ate the bedt freakin pralines recently from a guy like that. Don't remember the nzle though (someone brought them to work as goodbye gift)

Allthough we are known for chocolate, belgians themselve don't have a big chocolate eating culture (not where i'm from anyway). We buy pralines as gifts mostly. It's different with our beers and fries. Chocolates and waffles are third and fourth place on the proud meter i guess

 

[Bboy AJ]

Hope you tried our beer too. And real french fries.

I wish I had tried the fries fried in beef fat/broth. Maybe I'll fly out for another day trip.

 

[terrisus]

Godiva is the worst major Belgian chocolate brand.

Fly to Belgium and go here:

Easy to say when you're just swimming in money :þ

Spoiler

Kidding <3

 

[SRG01]

OP, if you have the chance, come to Edmonton and visit Sweet Lollapalooza:

http://www.sweetlollapalooza.com/lollapalooza/

They won two silvers at the International Chocolate Awards.

 

[GitarooMan]

Lake Champlain chocolates are really good and you can get them shipped in the US. Super expensive though. Some supermarkets sell it I think.

 

[cs060mk2]

We had a Swedish Au Pair that brought over like, the really dope shit. She'll still send it in boxes sometimes for Christmas. I forget the name because, like, Swedish. Sorry >_<

Do you mean Fazer or Marabou?

 

[Bill Rizer]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callebaut

Callebaut is the Gold standard for quality chocolate at professional level about anywhere worldwide. I don't think it's sold directly to consumers anyway.

 

[BaronLundi]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callebaut

Callebaut is the Gold standard for quality chocolate at professional level about anywhere worldwide. I don't think it's sold directly to consumers anyway.

Well if you go that way, then I'd argue that the champion is

And it is available to consumers ! : )

 

[ARK322]

Dolfin is really good. You can just buy it from their site.

 

[Stalfos]

I'm a big fan of Dove dark chocolate. I worked in the chocolate industry for a while and went through training where we tasted multiple chocolates to each other. To me the smoothness and balance of flavors in the Dove chocolate beat out chocolates from Lindt and others. Dove's milk chocolate is pretty good too (it is the highest rated chocolate from America's Test kitchen) but I'm more of a dark chocolate fan.

 

[Drazgul]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=837890


Yes, you can order it online.

 

[Moppet13]

I used to work for this guy for a few months, I thought his chocolate was awesome, not sure if it's the best in the world but it's definitely my favorite right now. And he does ship, I'm not sure if his website lets you order from it yet because my internet is shitting out.
http://bacco-chocolatier.com/

 

[Spinluck]

Subbing for chocolate extacy.

Can't stomach the cheap commercialized American crap anymore.

 

[Prez]

Is it a good idea to have chocolate shipped out to you in summer?

 

[lethial]

Go downtown Vancouver and go to xoxolat. Has high end chocolate.

 

[Fusebox]

Love Royce chocolate. Pretty sure you can only buy it in the US from one store in NYC. Multiple boxes are always on my shopping list whenever I travel to Asia.

Royce is pretty much the best chocolate in the world. It's always depressing how few people know about it when these threads come up but in their defence Royce have shit global presence, we can't even buy it in Australia I'm constantly asking travelling friends and colleagues to hook me up.

 

[HeelPower]

Lindt is good. But yeah as people have mentioned, chocolate from a ln actual chocolatelier in belgium is amazing.

I am no chocolate expert but I bet the best chocolates in the world are probably made by local chocolatiers around Europe that aren't heavily advertised in mainstream media.

 

[Red]

I love dark chocolate. You guys saying don't go over 70% make me sad. I've had 90%+ bars that taste great, and pair excellently with a nice cup of black coffee.

If we are talking only high sugar bars, I like a bunch of stuff from Cadbury. Flake is great. Cadbury creme eggs are a guilty pleasure. And crunchie is an orgy of flavor, one of my favorite candies.

 

[HeelPower]

I've had 90%+ bars that taste great, and pair excellently with a nice cup of black coffee.

I have no idea how that would taste like..From my experience dark dark chocolate tastes so much like coffee + black coffee...idk XD

I suppose its up to taste but I probably can't stomach anything like this :/

 

[Fireblend]

I really like Lindt and Ghirardelli. Great chocolate.

 

[luso]

Is there a scientific way to grade chocolate quality or flavour? As there is with wine.

 

[Red]

I have no idea how that would taste like..From my experience dark dark chocolate tastes so much like coffee + black coffee...idk XD

I suppose its up to taste but I probably can't stomach anything like this :/

When you get to very high percentages of cocoa, chocolate can begin to taste chalky. The bitterness does not bother me, but I prefer creamier textures to the dry crumbiness that some very dark chocolates offer. Thankfully, they aren't all like that.

I don't discriminate. I love the whole range of chocolate and it remains the one leak in an otherwise sturdy hull of a diet.

I get these sometimes and dip them in this, and just savor the melted chocolate as it coats my tongue. Swirl it my mouth, let it flow over every tastebud. It is incredible.



Tasting these is the closest I have come to believing in god

 

[Archer]

What's the best chocolate (bars) and where can I buy them online? Is there some obscure amazing orgasmic chocolate bar out there with my name on it?

Confiserie Sprüngli

 

[-Silver-]

Green and Black's. they're heavenly. you can order them here:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...te&rh=n:16310101,k:green+and+blacks+chocolate

These are fantastic. The picture is missing the 'creamy milk' one which, to me, tastes smoother than the milk one.

 

[Like the hat?]

86% chocolate is the best chocolate ratio

 

[jon bones]

lol @ godiva

this is the best chocolate i've ever had: http://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/en/

 

[CornBurrito]

People are going to dislike this answer, but I absolutely love the taste of Hershey's chocolate. Including the "almost like vomit" aftertaste that people complain about. You can buy them online easily. Cheap too.

 

[nateeasy]

Find a local candy shop. They probably make some balla shit.

 

[pelicansurf]

Butterfingers are pretty awesome.

On a more serious note, Lindt for "grocery store chocolate". Besides that, I'm not too familiar with fancy chocolate brands.

 

[HeelPower]

I get these sometimes and dip them in this, and just savor the melted chocolate as it coats my tongue. Swirl it my mouth, let it flow over every tastebud. It is incredible.

on paper, this looks incredibly appealing.I haven't really tried that before but it could be nice if a little too extreme for me xD

 

[BotoxAgent]

Godiva is the beats headphones of chocolate. Also you're not going to be able to buy "the world's best chocolate" at the corner drug store or gas station ( where you can buy Godiva )

I think Ghiradelli takes that title, IMO.

 

[DSKMan]

Not the best in the world, but in terms of availability Cadbury's and Lindt will blow your mind if you're only familiar with Hershey's shitty chocolate.

Not really, Hershy is real chocolate unlike Cadbury which is chocolate like product.

 

[DSKMan]

The only bars Lindt makes in the US over 70% are 85% and 90% and they are nasty. The more cacao you have the less fat and sugar you have so with something like 85% or 90% you get something very dry and powdery that's as bitter as coffee.



I'm not saying there no other brands or Lindt is the best ever, but Lindt is commonly available at most supermarkets throughout the US (where the OP lives) whereas the brands you mention are not. Also Lindt is pretty affordable for the quality; a bar running around $2-3.

This is 100% WRONG, as the 85% or whatever INCLUDES the fat content. In fact MORE than half of that 85% is fat.

edit: it is actually more than half fat. In fact by weight it can be over 60% fat.