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    Chocolates - CHOOSE YOUR WARRIOR!

    Fellow BGers, I submit to you this challenge.

    At the office, we have recently been discussing chocolates, semi-jokingly, after yet another research report stated that moderate amounts of chocolate consumption is healhty.

    So, a bunch of us at work have decided to go "systematically" to work, to try out the best (within reason) chocolates we can get our hands on from different countries.

    I ask you now, what are the best chocolates of your nation/region (1 from the normal consumer tier, and 1 from the "normal people can still get it, but it is upper range and maybe a little odd") that we should try getting our hands on?

    Help me satisfy all these ladies and gentlemen, what shall I try to retrieve?

    (technical information; from Norway, will attempt to track stuff down from online retailers!)

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    Kul and BT McElrath are the best artisan chocolate MN has to offer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 6souls View Post
    Kul and BT McElrath are the best artisan chocolate MN has to offer.
    I shall look them up! thank you, you have any strong preferences for specific products from them?

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    This store has some super good chocolates with all sorts of fun flavors. The store at my work carries some of them so I get them occasionally. Plus I have mail ordered some of their more specialty ones for my wife before.

    http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/

    Edit: I really like these chocolate covered marshmallows: http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/categ...l_Marshmallows

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    Abdallah is pretty good too. and it's not chocolate, but they have these wild cherry hard candies that I fucking love. they're like lemon drops, but wild cherry. so fucking good.

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    I used to like these.



    They were like 10p. Now they're something monstrous like... 20p


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    Waistlines everywhere tremble in terror :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hellfury View Post
    I shall look them up! thank you, you have any strong preferences for specific products from them?
    https://kul-chocolate.com/collection...er-br-box-of-8

    https://www.anniebs.com/prairie-dog-chocolate-bar.html
    https://www.anniebs.com/super-red-chocolate-bar.html

    Also, my favorite Voges bar is

    http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/produ...dark-chocolate

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    chocolate master race

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    I picked up a chocolate bar from World Market, "Seed and Bean" brand. While I didn't particularly love the Cornish Sea Salt & Lime flavor I chose, it was recognizably good quality chocolate and I would absolutely buy different flavors. Worth checking out.

    I also enjoy Cadbury chocolate bars, but there's definitely better stuff out there somewhere. And the good stuff is of course quite pricy. Most chocolate that has its origin in the US can barely pass as real chocolate, sadly, but that's most of what I see around here.

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    I initially put these in the upper tier, but after eating 3 or 4 I feel like I don't need to eat anymore as it was that nice/rich... so I lowered it back to consumer tier in my mind. I now eat one only after dinner as a treat/dessert. Reasonable quantity inside.

    http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/mathe...00g-tins-60041

    Approx $20 for the 2 tins for those needing a conversion rate. I'm sure they'll sell it in America.

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    Just ordered a bunch from "Betty's" in the UK, fruity stuff, for the October sampling, plan for 6souls' suggestions for November and working our way down the list
    Thanks for all the input thus far :D hoping some of the "strange" countries to show up with things I never even thought of.
    (I once had a lollipop with a scorpion inside, I admit I chickened out before I got to the chewy middle).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scizor View Post
    chocolate master race...
    Those sea-shell things from them are nasty... NASTY!
    I kind of want to retch just looking at them...

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    http://www.mrchocolate.com/shop/products - 25 pc Jacques' Choice

    Also, whoever mentioned Vosges is correct. Everything they do is awesome,

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    Amazingly we're still at this, ever expanding our horizons, I must give mad credit to Zotter from Austria and Charbonnel & Walker in the UK.

    I have been tasked with two challenges now, find the very best "Dark chocolate with salted caramel", and "Chocolate with jelly and marzipan" (ideally red jelly, but different flavours would be interesting), once more, I beseech you your aid! (and they need to ship to Norway ;; )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hellfury View Post
    Amazingly we're still at this, ever expanding our horizons, I must give mad credit to Zotter from Austria and Charbonnel & Walker in the UK.

    I have been tasked with two challenges now, find the very best "Dark chocolate with salted caramel", and "Chocolate with jelly and marzipan" (ideally red jelly, but different flavours would be interesting), once more, I beseech you your aid! (and they need to ship to Norway ;; )
    Chocolate with marzipan is one of my favorites I need to know your findings related to that one.

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    One of my favorite local chocolate places http://anettes.com/

    As you might imagine from the area a lot are really great paired with wines and some even use wines in them

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    Anything but Herserys.

    These are one of my favorites.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double...chocolate_bar)

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    Annette's doesn't ship internationally ; ; that stuff looked yummi! I am def. going to give that double chocolate a go though :D

    Quote Originally Posted by zoobernut View Post
    Chocolate with marzipan is one of my favorites I need to know your findings related to that one.
    What kind of Marzipan do you prefer? I'm partial to the kind that gives a little chewing resistance, but I know a lot of people prefer the kind that's just mushy.

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