Your favorite places for choocolate
Jan 21st, 2004, 07:34 AM
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A friend of mine BEGGED for someone to bring her back some Italian Amadei (I may not be spelling that correctly) chocolate. Admit I've never had it or even seen it. No one else here has mentioned it. Can anyone comment on whether it is "worthy" of such devotion?!
Jan 21st, 2004, 08:31 AM
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There's a Leonidas in downtown Manhattan. Also as a FYI for fodorites in Manhattan, the hot chocolate at Mariebelle in Soho is absolutely amazing. It's like a fine, melted chocolate bar. Sorry, I know these places aren't in Europe but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in.
Jan 21st, 2004, 09:10 AM
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Okay folks, here comes trouble. I have traveled rather widely and buy very few souvenirs, but always buy postcards & chocolate. I haven't performed any quality analysis on the former, but nothing world-wide beats See's Candy from California. I now live in the South and must import it by mail or visiting friends who know of my addiction. Maybe my brain is just hard-wired for the stuff since I grew up on it.
Jan 21st, 2004, 10:42 AM
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Someone sent me some chocalates from Belguim but don't know the name. They were the best I ever had and were shaped into mushrooms, animals, flowers, and other shapes. Anyone know what the name is?
Jan 21st, 2004, 02:37 PM
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Thanks again for all of the replies. I want to visit Amsterdam, Bruges and Paris and I am glad to see votes in all of those areas. As far as people not having a bad chocolate, I cannot stand Hershey's kisses, but on the other hand I do like Ghirdelli chocolates particularly the ones with caramel. I will have to save my appetite for European chocolate next year.
Jan 21st, 2004, 03:13 PM
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Not as exclusive as others mentioned but I adore Italian "Pocket Coffee" (small individual chocolates with a shot of espresso inside), and take bags of them home when I visit, since (wah!!!) you can't find them where I live.
Jan 21st, 2004, 03:17 PM
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Dumon Chocolatier in Brugge, Belgium. It's a family owned shop with 2 stores...chocolate made fresh daily! The caramels are the best I've eaten in my entire life - the middles are almost runny. YUM.
Jan 23rd, 2004, 03:12 AM
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PJI, thank you so much!!! You've made my day! On my last visit to Sorrento I struggled to find them anywhere and thought maybe they weren't being made anymore. The manufacturer's must have been on strike.
Jan 23rd, 2004, 11:43 AM
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Lindt chocolates, made in Switzerland and available in the U.S., are luscious. Also second Charbonnel et Walker in London. Down the scale but so good--Cadbury bars from England, especially fruit and nut.
The difference between European and U.S. chocs was explained to me as Euro choc contains a much higher fat butter and so is much creamier tasting. I'm trying hard to sample all of it.
The difference between European and U.S. chocs was explained to me as Euro choc contains a much higher fat butter and so is much creamier tasting. I'm trying hard to sample all of it.
Jan 23rd, 2004, 01:15 PM
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Joel Durand Chocolates from St. Remy, France were outstanding, and very unique. Everything he makes is in identical squares, each with a gold letter on top identifying a particular flavor. His chocolates may have pralines or caramel, but also may have lavender, rosemary, jasmine tea, earl grey or szechwan pepper. All are melt in your mouth delicious!
Feb 5th, 2004, 04:29 PM
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Yes, Lindt is Swiss. I have a photo of myself standing on the lakefront among the palm trees in Montreaux holding up a very large shopping bag of Lindt candy. We saw the sign for a factory, but it was Sunday so we couldn't tour it.
Feb 6th, 2004, 04:16 AM
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Although with the EU in full swing now it may be changing but Belgian and French chocolate are the only European chocolates that require FULL cocoa butter--no other oils allowed for their production. In Paris you can buy wonderful 70% chocolate bars in the supermarket.
