Is expensive chocolate worth the extra money?

I have bought the dubai chocolate bar a few times. Aldi now sell it but although it was nice, I can take it or leave it, but I wouldn't say no if someone gave me a bar lol

Cadburys chocolate is now made with horrible palm oil.

Can you still buy real milk chocolate?

I recommend buying from Wonky online. Their Belgian chocolates are lovely and there’s a huge variety in the box, 500g for £25. They have many different types of bar chocolate, milk and dark although the dark ones tend to sell out quickly. It’s all either broken or in unlabelled bars and sold by the kg at £25 but if you buy 2 bags, it’s free delivery and they usually throw in a 500g freebie bag. No, I don’t work fog them, I just love good chocolate!! The cheap stuff leaves a claggy feeling on the roof of my mouth.

I obviously have a very bad palate, everyone says Cadbury's is awful but I love their fruit and nut, the other chocolae I love is Galaxy

A tip I picked up years ago to stem the craving for quality chocolate was to
A) buy a bar of your favourite best quality chocolate’
B) break it into individual squares.
C) wrap the squares in foil and place into the freezer.
D) choose one square at a time as it is frozen one can only
nibble it slowly. It soon melts in the mouth but takes so long
to eat that your craving is soon satisfied. Result a whole bar
lasts longer, you eat less and remain guilt free.

Charbonnel and Walker Champagne Truffles are fabulous. I buy them for my daughter at Christmas. Dh buys me a small box too.

I don't think anyone has mentioned the Dubai chocolate that seems to be everywhere. I haven't tried it its VERY expensive.

Usedtobeblonde

Someone up thread mentioned Lily O’ Brien’s they are indeed delicious.

That was me! They are truly divine!

I love Aldi dark chocolate (budget) and any Hotel Chocolat (expensive). Mind you, all choc has become more expensive recently. I believe shops are having to store it securely now.
I don’t like Ferrero Rocher, or the fact that it’s encased in plastic.

I usually like dark chocolate - at least 70%. I'm quite partial to Green & Black's Ginger but currently I'm indulging my Cadbury's mini egg vice, rationed to 5 a night. I try to stock up with them, to keep us going for a few weeks after Easter.

I was given a box of Cadbury’s ‘Dairy Milk’ recently. Full of palm oil, tasted mostly of sugar and not at all chocolatey. I’m afraid it went in the bin.

I was given a box of M & S Belgian chocolates at the weekend. I’ve just looked, and they contain palm oil.

For those who say they like hotel chocolate has anyone tried Martins they are quite different but really delicious. I think I actually prefer them

twiglet77

I used to buy a Ritters bar as a treat for battling round the supermarket but they collaborated with Nestlé to produce a “special” bar containing Smarties, and it annoyed me enough to ditch them.

Thanks, twiglet77. I missed that one!

I won’t buy chocolate that has oil in it especially palm oil

Oh my I have just seen on the Waitrose website a Lindt choc bunny 1kg for 75.00 !!!!!

I used to buy a Ritters bar as a treat for battling round the supermarket but they collaborated with Nestlé to produce a “special” bar containing Smarties, and it annoyed me enough to ditch them.

Good chocolate is so expensive now and I've taken to making DM's recipe for a sort of tablet:

1 lb sugar
Half pint milk
2 oz cocoa
2 oz marge or butter
(Optional, add later, few drops of vanilla essence)

Dissolve slowly in large saucepan then boil quickly to soft ball stage. Allow to cool a bit then beat hard (you can add vanilla at thi stage) and pour into greased baking tray. Mark into squares with sharp knife when cold.
Works for vegans in our family with oat milk and no-dairy spread.

I am a dark chocolate lover, cant stand the milk chocolate etc., and as a diabetic cant eat very much- probably shouldnt have any at all, but a small piece of the very dark 70 or 80% chocolate, works brilliantly for me. the one piece satisfies that need for something sweet and am not tempted to have any more.

Palm oil in cheap chocolate.

I didn't know that hotel chocolat was sold. Maybe it will go downhill now. I need to look at other chocolateirs. I remember googling friars a few years ago and they did sound lovely

I'm with you, Wheniwasyourage.
The ethical stands of Divine and Tony's Chocoloney means that it's my moral duty to eat their products.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it

Agree with those who are now unimpressed by Cadbury's. I like Tony's Chocolonely (2 Mother's Day bars to look forward to!) and Divine. Also Ritter's - I'm interested to know why you put them beside the definitely boycottable Nestle, twiglet77?

Oh dear. I give up. Typing on my phone is making me sound illiterate.

Sorry that post was posted on a weird way.
What I wanted to finishing saying is that on the absence of supa dupa expensive chocolate this chocoholic will happily lower her standards 🫣🫣

DamaskRose

Oh dear, I obviously have no taste at all. I hate dark chocolate and happily eat Twix bars! 😂
However I am willing to be guided by you Grans and will look more carefully into the question of additives. DGD prefers money to an Easter egg this year - I asked her and she said one (from her mother) was enough!

Well yes, am more than happy to slum it occasionally 🤣
I love

twix and double decker bars as well as other chocolate bars that might get the thumbs down.