The (United States) Chocolate Thread

[baggagelizard]

Three milk chocolate bars from an US supermarket: A review

The United States of America is called many things: The land of the free, the home of the brave, etc.
The US is not considered by any means to be the “land of chocolate”. No, my country of origin is not considered even standard cocoa-wise to countries like the UK. And so, I bring to you, a sampling of 3 milk chocolate bars found in an US grocery store to see how things stack up.:

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, Newman’s own milk chocolate, and Godiva Milk Chocolate.

Hersheys:  As far as packaging, Hershey’s comes in a plastic wrapper. Its smell is creamy yet dark. Hershey’s is not very creamy. It is very sweet. Its taste seems less strong than I have remembered it to be.Melt in your mouth: takes a while; flavor more strong, somewhat acidic?

Newman’s:  this organic bar is packaged in paper. It has a less noticeable, more creamy smell. The newman’s is harder than the Hershey, sweeter than the Hershey, and less creamy than the Hershey. The bar uses cane sugar (It tastes like the sugar in the raw stuff). You bite it with a crunch. I can barely taste the chocolate flavor. Melting in your mouth: takes longer than the godiva


Godiva: Packaged in paper with a foil covering the chocolate. Godiva has a more cocoa smell, also very creamy. The godiva when bitten is softer and creamier than the newman’s. When chewed, the godiva is more likely to crumble. Melting in your mouth: very creamy, melts quite fast; enjoyable.

Results: The evaporated cane juice in the Newman’s made it unenjoyable for me. The hershey’s is just the plain’ ol hershey’s.  Of the three, I preferred the Godiva, but only for melting in one’s mouth. All three have a waxy solidness to them that doesn’t feel like it should be there.

Theory: US chocolate sucks!
My question: What are your chocolate experiences? What country do you get your chocolate from and why? Is there good japanese chocolate?

 

[smeen]

Well, i live fairly close to Belgium, and have you ever had Belgium chocolate? It's worth it's weight in gold I'll tell you.

I also sometimes have German chocolate, but it's to cosmetic for my tastes...

 

[Zelfie Windwalker]

The average candy bar in the U.S. is pretty terrible.
Also, whoever wrote this probably tried milk chocolate (normal Hershey's is milk chocolate) and that's bland to begin with.

Dark chocolate is a little more redeeming.
80% Cocoa Godiva is so much better than milk chocolate...

And I've never tried Japanese chocolate. Too many other things to try, to try something I can get at home.

 

[baye]

Japanese chocolate tastes interesting. It has a sweet and milky taste, it's a bit similar to American milk chocolate, but I prefer Japanese chocolate to it. There is a candy I often eat that is topped with Japanese chocolate, I believe: http://www.amazon.com/Meiji-Kinoko-No-Yama-3-13/dp/B000W4OQRW
I really enjoy it. :3

 

[PKLpikachu]

Meh, as long as it's chocolate I don't care about where it came from or its quality. :3

 

[Raiyux]

US chocolate does suck. I only really like the expensive kinds, but I don't know if they're made here or do we get it from somewhere else...

I find plain Hershey's chocolate to be an even less enjoyable experience than eating lint out of the living room rug (not that I've ever tried, lol).

I'd like to taste some chocolate from other places in the world, though. Other candy for that matter, too. I should go check out the Asian goods store that's nearby here.