Which country makes the best chocolate?

[lebkuchen]

Poll question: Which country makes the best chocolate?

[Superfly]

1. You forgot Ritter Sport

My favorite!

[Ediacara]

2. YES

absolutely the best!

[Superfly]

4. The poll's been changed to add Ritter Sport

Too bad I already voted for Milka.

[lebkuchen]

10. I'm playing with it. This is fun, whoever thought of it.

There are so many ways you can go with it....

favorite board game
best film noir
most likely place to have liposuction


skies the limit~!

[supernova]

26. Ritter Sport Rules

I especially love the Hazelnut one!! :9 :9 :9

2nd place for me is the Lindt bars with Liquers in them. Chocolate and cognac ...mmm....

Mozart kuglen are pretty good too, though bordering on too sweet for me. I'd much rather have a good Sachertorte. The Austrians can teach the French about good pastries.

[Interrobang]

38. Yeah!

I like the marzipan and the mint, but on the rare occasions when I'm in the mood for nuts (normally I don't like nuts, and then something goes wonky with my body chemistry and then suddenly I want to eat them), I like the hazelnut one.

My friend Arwen from MI introduced me to this wonderful German triple-milled dark chocolate that leaves everything else in the dust. Belgian chocolate is overrated.

[rabid_nerd]

3. I live near the Hershey Highway...

:think:

[BurtWorm]

6. The chocolate from there stinks!

[GOPisEvil]

5. I am voting for Belgium. But, add Ghirardelli to the USA list.

Ghirardelli is MUCH tastier than Hershey, IMHO. :-)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

7. Calebaut, from Belgium

I prefer milk chocolate! Yum!

I also have had some good Dutch chocolate..

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. mmmmmmmmm Calebaut!

A perfect complement to Liefmans Frambozenbier!

[DemExpat]

8. You forgot DUTCH chocolate...ONE of my favorites....

:D

DemEx

[JVS]

9. Asbach Uralt is a Brandy, but I've had the chocolates that contain it

and they are really good.

[Superfly]

11. How about Mon Cheri?

I think Ferrero makes them. (same as the Rochet)

[lebkuchen]

12. Good grief

There are a lot of chocolaholics on this board.

My favorite is the Mozart taler found almost exclusively in Austria....marzipan in the middle, but not TOO much, surrounded by rich chocolate....yummmy.

My second favorite the are the Swiss bitter sweet chocolates that have kirschwasser in the middle. Scrumptious.

[Superfly]

14. Die Mozart Kugeln sind noch besser!

lecker!

[Sick of Bullshit]

22. Stimmt! Mozartkugeln schmeckt gut!

Godiva auch! (Godiva ist aus Belgien, nicht war?)

[regnaD kciN]

18. Mozarts are great...

Unfortunately, we can't find them locally here in Seattle. However, my father-in-law works for the government, and keeps getting sent to conferences in Austria, so we make sure he brings some home!

[Bridget Burke]

13. Scharffen Berger (San Francisco)

Beyond Ghirardelli....

www.scharffen-berger.com/index.htm

Hmmm, looks like their product line now includes a chocolate perfume (for women or men).

[SOteric]

15. Perugina, Italy

But my vote will go to Valhrona, Equitoriale; from France.

[radwriter0555]

16. CHOCOLATE originally comes from MEXICO.... The mayan culture

gifted us with this amazing ingredient.

Now, you cannot find independent cocao growers in mexico, as it's all under the control of NESTLE.

However, as a cook, the best chocolate is hands down, Ghiradelli. It has the finest quality for baking, eating and enjoyment.

[chefgirl]

23. With all due respect radwriter0555

I have to disagree with you about the best chocolate for cooking.
In my opinion it would have to be 'Schokinag' from Christopher Norman Chocolates, NYC.
Absolutely the best texture and flavor of any chocolate I've ever cooked with.
Coming in a close second would be Valrhona, but only when I cant get Schokinag.

-chef-

[GOPisEvil]

24. Hey chefgirl! Long time no see!

:hi:

[chefgirl]

31. Hey GOPisEvil......

How are ya? :hi:
I'm here at least once a day reading as much as I can. Unfortunately, I havent found a way yet to earn money just for hanging on DU, so its off to the 100 degree kitchen for me.

Take care and be good. (and if you can't be good, at least be careful) :evilgrin:

-chef-

[GOPisEvil]

32. You too! Be careful with the heat and sharp toys!

:hi:

[radwriter0555]

30. I always found the schokinag has a malty taste I never cared

for... but it mixes well with other chocolates, that's for sure.

[Snow]

40. What about Droste's?

For baking and mid-winter drinking hot? i think they're Dutch...

[regnaD kciN]

17. Switzerland getting less votes than the U.S.???

It just goes to show that cultural ignorance isn't limited to Freeperland... :grr:

Besides, when assigning companies to countries, your list for Switzerland is woefully inadequate. While Lindt is a significant company, you left out Tobler, Suchard, and the Starbucks of chocolate, Nestle.

Also, you left Droste out of the Netherlands (or, as you list it, Holland).

[FlaGranny]

25. That's rather elitist

:-). Actually Ghiardelli is my favorite. I didn't know it was made in the US until I read this poll. And as far as pure, melt in your mouth goodness, Hersey's semisweet chocolate can't be beat. So, I guess I'm very culturally ignorant to like ANYTHING made in the US. Sorry.

[bikebloke]

19. Sweden!

Marabou chocolate...mmm....mmmm....

[Ouabache]

39. kick

:kick:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. I still like Godivas...

Even if Hechts sells them...

[supernova]

28. We have a Godiva store

in the new mall. It's awesome!! They have huge, hand-dipped chocolate strawberries in the window every day.

[GOPisEvil]

29. Godiva stores are tools of the devil!

Whoever allowed those to be in malls should be shot! :P

Damn it's hard walking past those things...

[supernova]

33. LOL! Wonder

where Godiva stores rank in LynnSin's circles of custom-made Hell?

Tempt me!! Tempt me!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

36. Hey GOPisEvil!

Meet The Temptations ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

37. That's just mean!

:P

[noonwitch]

27. Hershey, Ghiradelli, etc., is so much better than most

USA! USA!

I do like Cadbury (GB), too, and Dove promises (another american product?). The swiss Lindt have pretty pictures on their wrappers, like the one with Snow White on it, or the ones with pictures of the alps.

[LynneSin]

34. I'm Hershey Park Happy!!!!

Hershey rocks and you better support them or you'll hear it from this gal from the Hershey area! (well was born and raised near Hershey and went to college down the road from there)

[Bruce McAuley]

35. We use Guittard when we make the world's best chocolates..

Although we use Callebaut white sugarless for our diabetic truffles. The Guittard Oban chocolate liquor works real well for a dark chocolate especially for truffles and butter creams, along with their Gourmet White chocolate for the base, which has cocoa butter rather than palm kernel oil.
The best ingredients make the best chocolate, and freshness is everything. We expect 75 pounds of chocolate to arrive here today, and we can begin the job of building up our stocks for the coming Barter Faire...
Back to work again, after our summer vacation...
:hi:

Bruce