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(CJRA) wrote in message om>...
> (neurocratic malfunction) wrote in message . com>...
> > over the weekend, i decided to be a little fancy and bought some
> > imported european chocolate cuz i heard it's so much better than
> > american stuff.
> >
> > bullshit. american stuff is much better. hershey almond is the best.
>
> Depends on what you bought. DH says that about French chocolate, but
> he's swiss . He can tell the difference between chocolate made in
> Switzerland and in France, even if it's the same label (ditto for
> Germany, tho he says it's better than the French stuff). What is
> available in the US is often different, even tho it says 'imported'
> than what is sold locally in the country of origin. We don't even buy
> chocolate "made in Switzerland" in the US, it doesn't taste the same.
> Just like beer - even though it may be Guinness, it's not the same as
> the Guinness you get in a pub in Ireland.
>
>
> I grew up in the US. I never liked chocolate much. One day I tasted
> Real Swiss chocolate. Oh my. I decided I liked chocolate afterall,
> still don't eat the US stuff though. I'd say Belgian is probably the
> best however.

I think Marabou from Sweden, Droste from Holland are nice..but Lindt
from Switzerland is the best!