CHOCOLATE!!

[lliam]

I believe you can get a block of 'Coconut Ruff' in OZ & NZ (the name might have changed). We have a OZZY radio presenter here in the West Midlands named, Ed Doolan, he's on now, between 10am & 1pm BST @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiowm/

When he goes to Australia he always brings 'Coconut Ruff' back with him he says it's his favourite chocky and we cannot get it in the UK.

[piqaboo]

Cadbury's is yummy. I particularly like their hazelnut bar, which is not available in (my portion of) the US.

When I was in NZ in ~ '85, they made all sorts of lovely fruit-fondant filled bars. When I went back 10 yrs later, they'd changed the fondant to hard gummy-candy. It did not work well with chocolate - the choc would be chewed up melted and swallowed and the perverse little bits of fruit-rubber would still be fighting back. I was sore disappointed as those wonderful fruit flavors had been a highlight of the first trip. (we dont get filled bars here either, except for caramel). Have they seen the light and given the rubber filling the boot?

[lliam]

Did you bring any chocky back with you from the UK Piq?

[piqaboo]

But of course! Tesco also makes a very respectable hazelnut bar.

[dai bread]

Originally posted by piqaboo:

When I was in NZ in ~ '85, they made all sorts of lovely fruit-fondant filled bars. When I went back 10 yrs later, they'd changed the fondant to hard gummy-candy. It did not work well with chocolate - the choc would be chewed up melted and swallowed and the perverse little bits of fruit-rubber would still be fighting back. I was sore disappointed as those wonderful fruit flavors had been a highlight of the first trip. (we dont get filled bars here either, except for caramel). Have they seen the light and given the rubber filling the boot?

I don't know. I'll have to investigate. :p

[piqaboo]

Please do!

[Serenity]

Mmmmm, I found the chocolate thread my fellow-chocoholics!

[piqaboo]

Milk Chocolate Lindtor. The little squares sold like a candy bar, not the big round ones.
The chocolate/filling ratio and mouthfit are better with the little squares.
Very dangerous things, Lindtor!

[Serenity]

Don't like assorted chocolates without the "Table of Contents".

[piqaboo]

Originally posted by Serenity:
Don't like assorted chocolates without the "Table of Contents".

I have had sufficient See's in my life to recognize them without the TOC. Of course, it took dedicated study on my part.

[barfle]

Research, research, research. How you gonna learn without it?

[lliam]

Originally posted by piqaboo:
But of course! Tesco also makes a very respectable hazelnut bar.

Piq, Walmart took our Asda stores over a year or two ago. My wife gets a dark plain and a fruit and nut medium block of their own brand of choc.
It's almost as nice as Cadburys.

PS. Wal-Mart is the leading US food retailer and has a global turnover of $160 billion, employing 1.5mn workers. In the UK Asda Wal-Mart holds second place behind Tesco, with a market share of 16.7 per cent.

[GreatCarouser]

Admit it! You knew it was true!Dark chocolate is healthy!

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

Chocolate is healthy. Like I give a flying hoo-hah. Pass the semi-sweet, if you please.

Health is not my motivation, when chocolate is the subject.

[jamiebk]

My Favorite is Sharffen Berger 62% cacao semisweet Check it out:
http://www.scharffenberger.com/default.asp

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

Almond M&Ms. Raisinets.

[Trumpetmaster]

My Favorite is Sharffen Berger 62% cacao semisweet Check it out:
http://www.scharffenberger.com/default.asp

yummm!

[Trumpetmaster]

With Easter right around the corner... I wanted to "Resurrect" this thread!

Here's to Chocolate Bunnies!!!
and Malted Milk Balls.

[Schmeelkie]

Read somewhere that eating chocolate during pregnancy (a little every day) reduces stress and helps to have a healthier baby. I followed that advice religiously.... Hershey's special dark bars a fav, but can't have that everyday. Also had new dark chocolate M&Ms, York Peppermint patties, any variety of chocolate chip cookies, Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream....have some of that at home now...having two preschool kids is stressful!

husband always gets me the big hearts with assorted chocolates for Valentines, but I hate it when there's no 'table of contents' - can't stand coconut...

Godiva is always a good choice - have a hard time passing their storefronts in certain malls...

[Schmeelkie]

one more thing - make sure that bunny is really chocolate. My husband relates a story of when he was a kid and took a big bite out of a wax bunny!!