CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATES: A DELICIOUS DISCOVERY!

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

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When one thinks of the best chocolates in the world, French, Belgian, and Swiss chocolates are usually what come to mind. And, in the U.S.A.? New York City would be a safe bet for finding the best American chocolates. St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra, Florida, are probably not even on the radar.

One taste of Claude’s Chocolates ( http://www.claudeschocolate.com ), in St. Augustine, had me asking, “How does an amazing chocolate like this end up here?”

I contacted Nicole Franques, Claude’s wife, to inquire about touring their Ponte Vedra location, where Claude makes his exquisite creations. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that, although they do not give formal tours, she would be happy to show us around the kitchen of their chocolate shop.

On our way back home to Georgia, from our St. Augustine vacation, we stopped in to meet Claude & Nicole Franques, and their assistant, Suzy.

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One step inside through the front door (and a very deep breath to take in the euphoric smell of chocolate), and I felt like I was back in Europe, visiting a French chocolate shop. The chocolates were beautiful, as were the displays; it was a feast for the eyes.

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Nicole welcomed us warmly and ushered us back into the kitchen, behind the large glass window, where we met Claude and Suzy, preparing for the days’ production.

Claude was as warm and welcoming as his wife; very open to showing us the equipment he uses to assist in his production of fine French chocolates. Between Claude and Nicole, each step of the chocolate production was explained in such an interesting and engaging way that I suggested they add chocolate tours and tastings to their business. They answered every question so graciously, even the one question most chocolate makers are too secretive to reveal: “What brand of chocolate do you use for your ganache base and coatings?” (That would be Belcolade, from Belgium: http://www.belcolade.be )

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But, the most burning question I just had to ask was how a French chef like Claude ended up in Ponte Vedra, Florida?

In 1973, Claude came to the U.S.A., from Toulouse, France, to work as a French chef. He was sponsored by Nicole’s father to work in his restaurant, in Manhattan, New York. And, that is how Claude and Nicole first met- and, where they fell in love.

Ultimately, the two continued the legacy of Rene Pujol Restaurant for 20 years, before Claude and Nicole decided it was time to retire to their chosen locale, St. Augustine.

Claude wasn’t the type to retire to a rocking chair, however; he wanted to pursue his dream of making fine French chocolates, following in the footsteps of his close friend, Jacques Torres, a well known French pastry chef, who has become a successful chocolatier, in New York City.

The two met in 1989, working as French chefs in New York City. In 2000, Jacques pursued his dream and opened his first chocolate shop. When Claude decided it was also the path he wanted to follow, Jacque invited him to work at his shop and learn the process of making fine French chocolates. So, for six months, Claude trained under Jacques, back in the kitchen, while Nicole worked in the front of the store, learning about packaging and selling chocolates.

In 2005, they opened their first chocolate shop in their original downtown St. Augustine location. Recently, they moved their main shop and production kitchen to Ponte Vedra, as well as a smaller shop at their Granada Street location, near Flagler College.

Although any of Claude’s chocolate creations can be purchased at their St. Augustine location (6 Granada Street), one visit to their Ponte Vedra location (see below for details) and a taste of one of Claude’s exquisite chocolates will convince you that Claude and Nicole learned the fine points of the entire chocolate business very well. From the Chewy Caramel with Sea Salt to the Mayan Spicy, Claude’s bonbons and truffles are decadent, delicious treats!

Visit Claude’s Chocolate at:
The Shoppes at St. Johns Oaks
145 Hilden Road
Ponte Vedra, FL 32081
Tel: (904) 829-5790

Hours:
Mon – Sat 10 AM – 6 PM
Closed Sunday

ST. AUGUSTINE CITY WALKS: TOUR DE CHOCOLATE

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

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The time had arrived; Saturday at 2:00 PM: CHOCOLATE TIME!

After first reading about this tour in the St. Augustine/ Ponte Vedra, Florida’s Historic Coast 2013 Travel Planner, I immediately ran to the computer to look up the tour on Trip Advisor. Good news; the reviews were positive, so I was ready to book our tour( http://www.staugustinecitywalks.com )!

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was very happy that Isabelle added a tour to their calendar, just for us. As it turned out, we were the only two on Ed’s tour, yesterday afternoon. Lucky us!

The reviews had all emphasized the quantity (and quality) of chocolates, chocolate desserts, and chocolate drinks that would be served during the tour. So, a strategy was hatched: Bring a thermal bag with a sheet of re-freezable ice and take my servings (except drinks) to go. We would then share Bruce’s servings.

As it turned out, it worked out to be a perfect strategy. At the end of the tour, we weren’t stuffed or sick. And, I am now enjoying another amazing serving of chocolate covered cannelloni, as I peck this out on my netbook…

Before I continue, I must pause here to thank my very willing and enthusiastic sherpa: Bruce. Without Bruce, I would have had a very sore neck from carrying and increasingly heavier bag, due to the full-sized desserts we were given on the tour, along with our packages of chocolates and bottled water.

Our guide for the tour, Ed, was a very upbeat and enthusiastic guy, who also happened to be a speech professor at Flagler College. Speech is the appropriate topic for him to teach, because, man, that guy could talk! But, he was very knowledgeable about the history of St. Augustine, so we received a good history lesson, in between our chocolate indulgences.

We didn’t have to walk far on this City Walks tour for our first chocolate stop; we went right next door from the Tours Saint Augustine/ St. Augustine City Walks office to meet Mark, owner of The Market on Granada; a specialty gourmet shop that sells a chocolate infused red wine ( http://www.themarketongranada.com ). We were poured a glass of Chocolate Rouge wine (Modesto, California) to pair with creamy Havarti cheese and Le Gruyere cheese. Wow; what a great pairing!

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Ed asked us to save half of our wine serving for our next pairing: Claude’s Chocolates (http://www.claudeschocolate.com/ ) . Located in the back of the same shop, Claude’s is a small chocolatier, selling high-end, high-quality European style chocolates. Claude’s best friend and mentor is Jacque Torres; a world renowned chocolatier and pastry chef. The two grew up together and Jacque taught and trained Claude in the fine art of making premium chocolates.

Claude learned well. His chocolates were as exquisite as what I had remembered enjoying from the best chocolatiers I visited and bought chocolates from in Belgium. We tasted three different dark chocolates and paired them with our chocolate infused wine. HEAVEN.

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We then got to select four chocolates each, as well as our preferred variety of chocolate bark to take in boxes to go. Bruce let me select his four for him. I married a great guy, didn’t I? Although, I’m sure any of Claude’s chocolates are amazing!

Next stop: Right next door (again!) to Hot Shots Bakery & Café (http://www.hotshotbakery.com/ ) . Hey, I thought this was supposed to be a walking tour! How are we supposed to walk off all that chocolate if we keep going door-to-door? We got a good laugh out of that, but it was very convenient!

Hot Shots served us a “Chocolate Cloud”; chocolate cake topped with chocolate mousse and covered with dark chocolate. Decadent! I was very happy they packed one to go, because it was quite rich and filling!

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We continued on our walking tour to Vino Del Grotto, a “Galleria Lounge” where wine tastings are offered, desserts and coffees served, wine and gourmet goodies are sold, and gorgeous art hangs on the walls (http://vinodelgrotto.com/ ).

We tasted everything pictured below; some mixed together in a decadent chocolate cocktail. I enjoyed it all, but we went crazy over the chocolate balsamic. We returned later, after the tour, to buy a bottle. (Shhhh! Don’t tell them this, but we would have bought a bottle, anyway, even if we hadn’t each been given a $2 off coupon!)

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In between stops, Ed filled us in on St. Augustine’s history; much of what we had already heard on the previous nights’ City Walks tour with Maggie. But, we didn’t mind; the history of St. Augustine is full of interesting tales, well worth telling and hearing again.

All of our stops were within the Old Town and Spanish Quarter of St. Augustine; the most historic and picturesque part of the city. And, we were fortunate to have a beautiful day to enjoy.

Our next stop brought us to Chianti Room (http://www.pizzalleyschiantiroom.com/ ); an Italian restaurant that gets very good reviews on Trip Advisor. If their chocolate covered cannoli is any indication of how good their other food is, I would highly recommend this restaurant when you visit St. Augustine. If you don’t go there for dinner, at least go for dessert; specifically THIS dessert. I have never been particularly crazy for cannoli; I can take it or leave it. But, one bite of this chocolate cannoli and I was smitten. No, I was HOOKED. Seriously. If I lived in St. Augustine, I would get into BIG trouble (both in the wallet and waistline) with that stuff!

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Needless to say, when Bruce passed on sharing the remainder of the second serving, tonight, and let me polish it off on my own, I was seriously smitten with HIM!

At this point, we waddled out of Chianti Room, staggering in a chocolate stupor to our next chocolate stop: Crucial Coffee (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g34599-d2390703-Reviews-Crucial_Coffee_Cafe-Saint_Augustine_Florida.html ) .

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Thank goodness for our thermal bag. By this point, we really needed it. (Note to Isabelle at St. Augustine City Walks: Suggest to your boss he has some thermal bags made with “St. Augustine City Walks Tour de chocolate” printed on it. You could sell them to your tour customers, specifically for this tour! And, you can pay my commission for the idea in Claude’s chocolate or Chianti Room chocolate cannoli!)

At Crucial Coffee, we were killed with chocolate (and wine) kindness. We were first poured a glass of pinot noir, to enjoy in their lovely outdoor café, while admiring the quaintness of the little hut where they operate. It dates back to the late 1700’s where a blacksmith used to work.

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Our glass of wine was followed by a frozen mint hot chocolate drink that was refreshing and delicious. We thought that would be it, which would have been just fine with us. But, it was followed by a dessert trio of homemade dark chocolate peanut butter cups, a chocolate covered strawberry, and vanilla ice cream topped with a dark chocolate garnish. Awesome!

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Now, we were on a serious chocolate high, as we buzzed up the steps to Fudge Buckets (http://fudgebuckets.com/ ), to taste various flavors of fudge. I had previously purchased four “buckets” (and got a fifth bucket free), on the recommendation of other Trip Advisor reviewers, so I am now well stocked for a fudge tasting encore, upon our return.

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Mercifully, this concluded our Tour de Chocolate. Ahhh, but I was one happy camper! My taste buds were smiling.

We had great fun on our tour and enjoyed our time with Ed. The only thing missing was not hearing more about chocolate history and facts; something I would include if I ran a similar tour. But, I did learn one thing about St. Augustine’s chocolate history: Chocolate made its way to St. Augustine’s shores in 1671; long before Milton Hershey came on to the seen!

CHOCOLATE HAUL: THE FINAL TALLY

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

So, now for the honest (yummy!) truth: I have tallied up my chocolate haul from Europe and broken it all down for you. I confess; I lived up to the last half of my nickname (think “maniac”, instead of “-iaK”) in my quest for chocolate. A huge thanks goes to my mom for following me all over the place as I stepped into every chocolatier and grocery store we encountered along the way. She was my true partner in the quest for new chocolates!

BY THE NUMBERS:

New brands collected: 47 in five countries

Pounds of chocolate brought home: Belgium 7.81, Netherlands 1.50, France 0.44, Germany 4.33, Switzerland 9.9. Total: 23.98 pounds

Chocolate purchased and consumed before returning home: 7 oz.

Chocolate consumed last night and not pictured: 3 oz.

Calories that will be consumed? Too many! But, who’s counting???

LABELS ADDED TO MY CHOCOLATE LABEL AND WRAPPER COLLECTION:

Belgium: Davinia, Delhaize, New Tree, Cachet, KC Chocolatier, Lucrotsaert, Union Edel Chocolade, The Chocolate Line, Jacques, Chocoholic Chocolatier, Stefs Chocolatier, Kathy Belgian Chocolates, Noble Chocolatier, Chocolates Keerman, Chocolaterie De Burg

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Netherlands: DeHeer, Price

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France: Monopix Bio!, Grand Jury. (I would have liked to have found more, however, the chocolatier I found in Strasbourg was ridiculously expensive!

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Luxembourg: Sadly, none; it was Sunday and all of the chocolatiers and grocery stores were closed!

Germany: Schwermer, Sarotti, Peters, Rausch, Café Hansen Confiserie Bernkastel, Fin Carre, Eszet Schnitten, Ja!, Coppeneur, Rudesheimer Confiserie Laden, Hussel, Omira, Trumpe, Choceur

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Switzerland: Sprungli, Alter Eco, M Classic (Migros Supermarket), Denner (Supermarket), Bachman, Max Chocolatier, OK, Minor, Choco CH, Chocolates Halba, Camille Bloch, CoOp (Supermarket), Swiss Lion Takova, Le Chocolatier Suisse

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Thinking back on my purchases and examining the bounty before me, I realize I was more drawn to milk chocolate, this time around. It was quite the opposite when I brought home a carry-on full of Belgian chocolate, after my Belgium & Holland river cruise, in 2002. But, my preference for savoring bittersweet chocolate is to pair it with a jammy zinfandel, vintage port, or tawny port. And, I have cut back on my alcohol consumption, since returning to competitive swimming. This year, until Nationals ended in early August, I probably consumed no more than a total of 5-10 glasses of wine!

Milk chocolate, on the other hand, is my comfort food, and I enjoy it all by itself.

Next up on Elaine-iaK’s Travels: While I was in Europe, I took a lot of photos of chocolate displays; something I really enjoy doing. Check back soon for a tour through the chocolatiers of Europe!

BRUGGE, BELGIUM

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

Just a few facts about Brugge and Belgium: Brugge dates back to the 9^th century and is considered the best-preserved medieval city. Today, tourism is the main industry, however, import/export and the metal industry (trains) are also important to the economy.

Belgium’s population is 10 million with 6 million speaking Flemish (Dutch) and 4 million, in the south of the country, speaking French.

For those who complain about paying taxes in the U.S.A., be happy you do not live in Belgium and pay as much as 55% in taxes! Belgium’s tax rate is one of the highest in the world.

Back in Brugge, what I found so picturesque was the canal that winds its way through the city. Along the canal are gorgeous homes that date back to the 1600’s; best viewed by a guided boat ride.

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The cobblestone streets and squares, lined with outdoor cafes were charming; especially the ones tucked away on the back streets in tree-filled courtyards.

Most of all, I thoroughly enjoyed browsing through each one of the numerous chocolate shops that were discovered on every street that branches out from the central Market Square. The window displays were a feast for the eyes and our entertainment each night was photographing all of the amazing works of chocolate art; everything from mouth-watering displays of truffles to copper kettles filled with chocolate seahorses and shells.

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Then, there were the interesting- ummm –objects that were made from chocolate; especially the male and female body parts. It was interesting to hear what parents told their small children when they asked, “Mommy, what’s THAT?” I think Mommy preferred diverting their attention to the chocolate ducks, puppies, and kitties, instead…

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Speaking of chocolate, our visit in Brugge would not have been complete without a thorough look through the Chocolate Museum; a visit worthy of an entirely separate blog post. (Stay tuned, after I return…)

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Hmmm, and while I am on that often-mentioned topic, we shared the best chocolate mousse for dessert that I have ever had in my life! It followed the dinner we shared of mussels steamed in white wine served with “frites” (fries); a Belgian favorite dish. (Belgian beer is also a local favorite, so Mom and I are enjoying sampling the fruit beers. Yesterday’s choice was mango beer; delicious!

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So, I will leave you for now with some trivia. Did you know that French fries should really be called “Belgian fries”? Fries were first introduced by a man who made and sold them at the World Exposition, in San Francisco. They were the talk of the town. But, when people spread the word, they said they were made by a French man, because he spoke French. What they didn’t realize was that that the fries inventor was really from the southern part of Belgium and spoke French.

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European River Cruise Itinerary- One Week Until Departure!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

After my last lengthy post, I thought I would give you a break with a shorter one! I only have one week to go before my upcoming river cruise, so I will have to return to posting excerpts of my past travelogues at a later date. Instead, I thought I would post the itinerary for my upcoming trip.

My third European river cruise with Vantage Travel (and my mom as my travel partner) begins with a three-night pre-cruise visit in Bruges and Ghent, Belgium. Next, we join the River Navigator, in Amsterdam, for a 16-day river cruise. Finally, we will wrap up our adventure (and photography/ chocolate buying trip) with a post-cruise visit to Basel, Bern, and Lucerne, Switzerland.

The following is our itinerary: August 20, 2011 – Fly to Belgium for pre-cruise extension August 24 – Arrive Amsterdam / Embark ms River Navigator August 25 – Amsterdam August 26 – Cologne, Germany August 27 – Cologne and Cochem August 28 – Piesport (Luxembourg) August 29 – Piesport and Trier, Germany August 30 – Trier and Berkastel August 31 – Rüdesheim September 01 – Rüdesheim and Mainz (for Heidelberg): Depart for Speyer in the evening September 02 – Speyer and Rastatt (for Baden-Baden): Depart for Strasbourg, France, in the evening September 03 – Strasbourg September 04 – Strasbourg and Breisach, Germany September 05 – Breisach (For Freiburg) and Basel,Switzerland September 06 – Basel September 07 – Basel/ Disembark ship / Begin 3-night Lucerne extension

I have been doing some research on our cruise stops and it sure looks like it is going to be a fascinating (and gorgeous) cruise! If/when time permits, I will blog along the way, so stay tuned!

Meanwhile, If any of you have any chocolate recommendations for these countries, please let me know! As I posted earlier, I collect wrappers and labels of chocolate from around the world. And, I also savor each and every chocolate I purchase, so I seek out the best! (See “CHOCOLATE!” for a complete list of what I have already collected.)

Revival Confections- YUM!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

Speaking of chocolate, those chocolate bar ratings got me thinking about my favorite childhood treat: CHOCOLATE COVERED RAISINS. I have vivid memories of visiting my “Gramma” and us walking over to Grant’s Department Store, so she could buy me some chocolate covered raisins. What a treat that was; I loved them! Saturdays with Gramma was the best.

Today, I still have fond memories of those chocolate covered raisins, however, they were tiny little things, just like me at the time. Now, when I think back to those times, I often find myself saying, “They just don’t make things like they used to…”- accept when it comes to chocolate covered raisins. In the case of my favorite childhood treat, there is someone who makes them better than they used to.

The biggest, yummiest chocolate covered raisins I have ever seen and tasted are from Revival Confections: www.revivalconfections.com . Full disclosure, the company was created and is owned by my sister, Gail Asch, of Los Angeles, California. Chocolate covered raisins were one of her favorite treats as a kid, too, so she decided to perfect the confection and share them with others. You can read more about her company on her website.

In addition to her to-die-for chocolate covered raisins, she also has Chocolate Toffee Almonds and Hand Dipped Dark Chocolate Covered Apricots; both incredibe! She offers all three in a really nice gift pack, so it’s something to keep in mind for family and friends, when the holidays roll around. While you’re at it, treat yourself to a gift pack or perhaps just a pack of chocolate covered raisins and relive your own yummy childhood memories. They will make you smile!

Elaine-iaK’s Chocolate Label & Wrapper Collection

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Elaine-iaK's Travels

ELAINE-IAK’S CHOCOLATE LABELS AND WRAPPERS

TOTAL COUNTRIES: 50 TOTAL BRANDS: 245

*Counted duplicates if brand was from different countries

(Cadbury: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, England, Egypt, France, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, U.S.A.)

ALL CAPS: Countries I have visited

Argentina- Cadbury, Cofler, Bonafide

AUSTRALIA– Cadbury, M&M, Darrell Lea, Margaret River Chocolate Company, Paton’s, Federation Chocolate, Cocoa Farm, Coles, Blue Day Chocolate

AUSTRIA– Delikatessa, Suchard Velma (milk- excellent), Zotter, Rosenhauer’s Weiner, Anzinger’s Wiener, Choceur (Aldi)

BELGIUM– Leonidas, Godiva, Cote d’Or, Callebaut, Wittamier, Neuhaus, Swartenbroeckx, Pierre Marcolini, Chocolat Café-Tasse, Corne, Starbrook Airlines, Galler, Dolfin, The Old Chocolate House, Roose’s Chocolate City, Chocolatier Mondose, Bouchard L’escaut, Hamlet, Chocolatier Sukerbuyc, Isis, Daskalide’s

BRAZIL– Arcor, Garoto, Milka

BULGARIA– Cboie (milk-good), Miemeh

CANADA– Cadbury, Roger’s, Terranostra, Purdy’s, House of Brussels, Neilson (very good-creamy), Chocolate Arts, Canada True, Laura Secord

CHILE– Ambrosoli, Costa (Costamilk- excellent), Privilegio, Cofler

China–Cadbury

COLOMBIA– Chocolatina, Colombina, Santander (70%- excellent)

COSTA RICA– Gallito

CROATIA– Kras (milk- excellent), Rial, Zvecevo, Fantasy, Kandit (milk- ok)

CZECH REPUBLIC– Clever (milk- store brand- excellent and inexpensive @ .45 per bar), Nestle

DENMARK– Toms, Eilles

Egypt– Cadbury, Mandolin

ENGLAND– Cadbury, Thorntons, Nestle Aero, Green & Black’s

ESTONIA– Kalev (milk- excellent)

FINLAND– Frazer, Royal, Anthon Berg, Panda (milk- good- bought in Porvoo grocery store), Pirkka (milk- good, creamy, inexpensive), Brunberg

FRANCE– Cadbury/ Poulain, Bernachon (my favorite truffles- excellent), Valrhona, Yves, Thuries, Casino (milk- excellent- bought in Eze grocery store-inexpensive), Nestle, Govenor’s Table, Suchard, Varda, Cemoi, Monbana

GERMANY– Feordora, Maurinus, Mauxion (milk- good), Milka (milk- good), Ritter, Heilemann, Mozartkugel, Hachez, Divine, Bellarom, Trumpe, J.D. Gross, Alpia, Bohme, Moser-Roth

HUNGARY– Tibi (milk & dark- good), Boci (milk- excellent), Jackpot (milk- bad), Szerecsi (milk- excellent), Stuhmer (milk- bad), Piros

India– Amul

IRELAND– Cadbury, The Queenstown Story, Galaxy, Butlers Irish, Guiness, Irish Beanie Bar (Shamrock Gift Company)

Israel– Elite

ITALY– Novi, Duca degli Abrazzi, Perugina, Domori, Benedictine, Larzaroni, Icam (milk- excellent), Caffarel, Sorini (dark w/ chili pepper- very good), Bacio, Venchi, Witor’s (truffle-excellent)

JAMAICA– High Gate

Japan– Meiji

Malaysia– Cadbury, Tango

MONACO– Chocolaterie de Monaco

NEW ZEALAND– Cadbury (milk- excellent- My favorite milk chocolate!), Death By Chocolate

NETHERLANDS– Koetjesreep, Verkade (milk-excellent 36%), Baronie, VanGaudae, Mousset, Le Marche, Zuiderzee Museum

NORWAY– Freia, Nidar

PERU- Lacta

Poland– Cadbury, Inda, Goplana, Solidarnosc

PORTUGAL– Jubileu

ROMANIA– Heidi (milk-good), Novatini (milk- bad), Primola (milk- good), Poiana (milk- good), Milka

RUSSIA– Cadbury, 9 other brands (names unknown)

Scotland– Duncans, Kshocolat

SERBIA– Simka (milk- very good)

Singapore–Cadbury

SLOVAKIA– Orion (milk- good), Figaro (milk-good)

South Africa– Cadbury

SPAIN– Lacasitos, Blanxart, Continente, Nestle, Chocolate Sole, Valor, Kinder, Bodega Guadalest, Zahor, La Heredad, Marcos Tonda Tonda, Elgorriaga, Trapa, A La Taza, Spar

SWEDEN– Sockerbageriet, Marabou, Ikea

Switzerland– Nestle, Lindt, Frigor, Alprose, Goldkein, Villars, Swiss Frey, Equal Exchange, Swiss Delice, Munz, Trader Joe’s, Teuscher, Kraft Jacobs Suchard

Trinidad– Charles

Turkey- Elvan

United Arab Emirites- Galaxy

U.S.A. – Richard Donnelly, Scharffen Berger, Starbucks, Twin Oaks, Revival, Endangered Species Chocolate Company, The Chocolate Gallery, Euphoria Chocolate Company, Redstone’s, Choxie, Hershey’s Cacao Reserve, Chocolove, Munson’s, Theobroma, Nestle, Alaska Wild Berry Products, Fairway, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Chuao, Carbolite

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