Comments on: Chocolate from Around the World (including Croatia)

By: Megan Franich

Megan Franich — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:07:19 +0000

Romy – Do Coppeneur still make the lavender and cranberry chocolate? I’m heading to Germany soon so searched for it online and can’t find any mention of it except yours!
Thanks
xx
Megan

By: kiki

kiki — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:24:49 +0000

i just now read your post regarding chocolate tasting

coming from serbia and being raised on kras products i can say that you won’t find a finer product in kras than bajadera. it is absolutely fantastic, and if you have a chance i strongly advise you to try it

http://www.kras.hr/index.php?page=productDetails&productGroup_id=13&product_id=17

By: Day Tours in Iceland

Day Tours in Iceland — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:17:26 +0000

One of the best chocolates, in my humble opinion, is Nói Síríus, which is produced and manufactured in Iceland. Its flavor is very round and comes in a variety of combinations. Most distinct are the mixes of chololate and liquorice, but the plain dark chocolate is really worth noticing with its high percentage of cocoa.

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:13:43 +0000

Lani, you can keep coming back to this post and the new chocolate roundups for your fix. No calories – but a perfectly sweet fix for the eyes !

AmyRuth, your husband has very fine taste, Amedei is a wonderful chocolate maker. Might have to include a bar in chocolate roundup #3! That tasting box sounds like a great way to learn about tasting chocolate and really appreciating it overall. A fantastic gift. Meanwhile, let’s fast forward to your freezer… Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ?! (my eyes just grew very large). I LOVE putting confections in the freezer, this I must try. Thanks so much, and I hope you enjoyed roundup #2 !!

By: AmyRuth

AmyRuth — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:43:58 +0000

Chocolate? In place of the Hershey’s choc-o-chips, I usually whittle a chunk of chocolate off my 11lb baking slab of Callebaut, either 60% or 70%. I use both for baking. :-0 Husband gave me some Amedei (from Italy) chocolate. A box containing little squares made with cocoa from various places. Either with different undertones. Very interesting and a great way to experience the ambience of chocolate for me. Yep, while I’m definitely able to turn down milk chocolate over dark – sometimes you can’t beat a frozen Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. They are that tasty!
Thanks for sharing your chocolate tour! How fun for us too?
AmyRuth

By: Lani

Lani — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:28:37 +0000

I was sitting in my office and wanted chocolate! No chocolate to be found so I went on your blog and it certainly satisfied my need. I could just taste the chocolate thru you descriptions and photographs. Thank you for saving my calories.

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:54:13 +0000

Solo Road Trip, gosh, sorry for the shock ! Not sure about my readership in Oklahoma. You’ll have to start asking around ! As for chocolate websites, this was my go-to resource when I was living in the states: http://chocosphere.com/

Let me know what you think — and especially what you order ! There’s a really impressive selection on the site – chocolate from everywhere, and top quality brands. They have a lot of what I have mentioned here on the site – Theo, Villars, Pralus, Vosges, Felchlin (my personal fave), Dolfin, Lindt, even Toblerone. They also have big hitters Valrhona and Amedei, and your love poems in Chocolove. I’m telling you – the site is awesome. Too easy to order, so it’s dangerous too. Good luck and enjoy !!

Jean, thanks for sharing your expertise, much appreciated. When I cross the border up north again, I’ll keep my eye out for Nougat for sure. Nothing wrong with Gianduja !

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:40:43 +0000

What they call Nougat (or dark nougat) in Germany (also found in Ritter Sport bars etc) is Gianduia and not the same as what is call ednougat in English (which they seem to call white nougat). As someone who grew up in Switzerland i do miss the seasonal chocolates – especially the advent ones!

By: Solo Road Trip

Solo Road Trip — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:28:34 +0000

Whaaaaatttt??!! No other readers in Oklahoma?! I NEED some chocolate sources. Kerrin, got any websites from which I can order? And they need to have nice photography so I can make informed choices. I’m picky. And in need of more chocolate.

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:28:44 +0000

FOTB, wow, thank you for the kudos. Really, thank you for such a fantastic comment!! As for my photography, I can’t say that anything has changed much since I started the blog – only that I enjoy taking pictures even more now. And if it shows, then that’s excellent!! I still have the same Canon Powershot 800IS, but just recently purchased a Canon G10 as well. Shots on the blog still come from both cameras. No photo classes, even though I would love to do that too one day. So much to do, so little time… Glad even without the class that my readers can enjoy as you are.

Solo Road Trip, love to hear that you had a family chocolate shopping adventure! But wait, your nephews didn’t even want to taste what they bought? Are you sure they’re you’re family?! ha ha! Yes, for sure – since they’ve got great taste too. I visit Yves Thuries’ shop in Chartres, France with my mother-in-law and I love his magazine too, gorgeous food photography. Never had the bars you got though, will have to search them out. And Chocolove, I used to get their bars at Whole Foods when I was in the States. I remember raspberry, orange and 65% being my 3 favorites. Oooh, wait – the toffee and almonds in milk, that one too!! Did the hubby enjoy the poem?

Ok, attention please !! Calling all readers in Oklahoma – can you hear me ?? Chocolate advice for Solo Road Traveler, pleeeeeease !