Try putting it in your mouth and letting it melt, resisting swallowing as long as possible. It will enhance the flavors and textures.
My favorite chocolates to eat slowly are Kirsch Stängli or Baton au Kirsch.
Well, as for the length of the ingredient list in the US: that goes for all products, not only chocolate. Close to all non-organic foods in the US are crammed with preservatives, artificial coloring and all kinds of sugars. The reason why there are hardly any processed foods imported from the US into the EU is the fact that many of these artificial ingredients have long been banned in the EU for their toxicity and/or DNA-altering/carcinogenic properties.
but apart from that: the US has about the worst chocolate on the planet - some chocolate products (like Hershey's Sirup) couldn't even be called "chocolate" in Europe because they don't contain any cocoa at all and are entirely artificial. As a matter of fact, I liked the chocolate better in Hungary back in the communist days - and I can tell you: that tasted like absolute crap. So even comparing US chocolate products to Swiss ones is a personal insult to me...
To remain on-topic: I wholeheartedly disagree with the original poster. Swiss chocolate is definitely among the best on the planet. Equaled perhaps only by Belgian chocolate products. Agreed, there are literally thousands of different kinds of Swiss chocolate and not all of them are great. But even cheap Migros chocolate is better than anything that can be bought in the neighboring countries. Some Swiss Confiseries push the art of chocolate making to absolute perfection.
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Well, I just don't get it. I haven't tasted a lot of milk chocolate, since that is not my thing, but I have found Lindt to be well made, and to have good flavor. I'd say it has a somewhat finer conch than Cadbury... maybe you prefer a coarser texture? Many people do.
If you must have milk chocolate, you might try Lindt Double Cremes, which are an excellent candy in my opinion. You can drop by the Lindt store in Kilchberg and get some fresh ones.
Not really sure if this is a sweeping statement due to your unfortunately , unpleasant experiences in Switzerland so far .... I am not a chocolate fan but am sure it is impossible to make this comparison unless you have tried all similar Swiss Chocolate ... Just as a benchmark , my wife , who is a choco-fan , loves Cadbury chocolate from Australia , as she does milk chocolate in Switzerland ( Lindt , Arni ,Halba etc. )
Until now, I have yet to find a packaged swiss chocolate that gives me the same brain tickle as a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.
I also prefer lemonade to champagne.
Try the Coop "Fine Food" chocolates, they are great! I specially like the one with Absinthe.
Otherwise, Camile Bloch is quite OK too.
I am also not such a fan of Lindt.
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I am voting Lindt too... The best chocolate you can find in super-markets (I didn't have the chance yet to try chocolate from a chocolate-only store).
The lemon-pepper Frey wins the nqnln award for unusual but phenomenal combination of ingredients in a chocolate bar. Grab it before I do at a Migros near you.
...and some of us prefer Champagne to "champaign"
Is that the same Catburry chocolate that they make at the "Hello Kitty" factory in Japan??
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I agree with ElieDeLeuze! Swiss Chocolate has been melting in my mouth since we've gotten here! My pantry is packed with it and I can't wait to try the next!
I have to disagree with you about the taste of Swiss chocolate!
I am slowly working my way through the available chocolate here. So far I find even the store brands on par with Cadbury's from Australia.
I have also been on a chocolate tasting trip to a store that sells, more expensive packaged not store made chocolate. The variety in the taste was incredible. I am no expert and just enjoy chocolate, milk and dark, not white, not fussed on that.
After hearing about the Cailler factory, I will have to locate it sounds delish.
I agree with other posters, perhaps you are attached to the comfortable cadbury purple wrapper and chocolate that reminds you of 'home'. I have eaten kilos of the stuff, but admit that I like the Swiss chocolate better. I find chocolate, along with the cheap German beer one of the perks of living here.
My suggestion is you continue your research, as needed and maybe get someone to post some cadbury's to you in a month or two for comparison.
Have fun with the research
I vote for......Belgian chocolate!!!!
Okay yeah coming from a belgian person this might seem a bit ...errr...well.....
But anyway have you guys ever tried guylian??? The chocolate seafood :P
no it's not seafood, it's just a chocolate shrimp or seahorse instead of a rabbit :P
And what about cote d'or ? but yeah I don't know if you can get it here?
You can buy guylian in the bahnhofstrasse in zurich, Near the station in this chocolate store called merkur :P I remember because I was very surprised to see Belgian chocolate amongst all the swiss ones
I have to agree with this quote by chemgoddess.
Once you have tried a "No 1" by Sprungli's@Paradeplatz or those made by small family owned chocolatiers that you find all over Switzerland, there is no comparison. Not even some Belgian brands come close (in my opinion).
My personal favourite is the "Suteria" by Manfred Suter (a chocolatier/confiseur) inside the old quarters of Solothurn. Their "Champagne Truff" is absolutely divine.
These maybe a bit pricey in comparison to supermarket brands, but hey you only live once...
Thank you for all your advice and thoughts. I agree that Cadbury's reminds me of home and thus will always be better than Swiss Chocolate..............until Switzerland feels like home.
Thanks for your recommendations I'll have some fun trying them all.....next thread will be how to lose weight after trying every brand of Swiss Chocolate.
Have fun tasting and let us know your findings ..... Cheers