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Not really a dark chocolate connoisseur, but your post got me wondering. Hershey's Special Dark (which a lot of people are probably familiar with and is way bet
by aaron-lebo 9y ago
Not really a dark chocolate connoisseur, but your post got me wondering. Hershey's Special Dark (which a lot of people are probably familiar with and is way better than regular Hershey's milk chocolate) is 45%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey%27s_Special_Dark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey%27s_Special_Dark
Can't imagine 80%, but it's easy to get on Amazon. Thanks for the extra weight.
- lokerfoi 9y ago75% is pretty standard in Europe. I've tried a couple of 99% cocoa chocolates too, but these are really for the hardcore lovers (gets glued to the teeth and other taste issues).
- pierrec 9y ago>gets glued to your teeth Because you're not supposed to chew it (I believe that's even written in the "tasting tips" on the Lindt packaging at least). Bite off small bits and let them melt in your mouth. It's kind of like a dark and very tasty coffee, if that sounds good to you, give it a try. Now if only I could find it in the supermarkets around here... (as is common in France)
- tarsinge 9y agoThanks for the tip, had my mouth completely glued first time I took a big chunk of 100%
- blackguardx 9y agoI recommend trying Lindt chocolate bars. It is a good, entry-level (sort of cheap) chocolate brand that is pretty wildly available. Try the 70% and then work your way up to 90%. They make a 99% as well, but it is harder to find.
- ianai 9y agoI think my next crazy taste test will be straight cocoa nibs whole.
- colechristensen 9y agoYou can buy them fairly readily. They're good in yogurt.
- armandososa 9y agocrush toasted cocoa nibs with some agave nectar and they are great on spreads.
- jibe 9y agoSo take the sugar out of chocolate, then add it back on top?
- jmiserez 9y agoI don’t know how you came to this conclusion, but Lindt is not an entry-level (whatever that means) chocolate brand in my book. What would you suggest is better?
- blackguardx 9y agoLindt is entry-level because it is cheap. I actually prefer Lindt to many higher-end brands. There are certainly better chocolate bars, but the price difference is often hard to justify.
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- yayana 9y agoYeah they are king of the 90% price point and seem to use it as an anchor for uniform pricing on their whole bar range in Switzerland. I think that gives the perception and benefits of being high end to the high volume but lower blends, but means the over 90s seem a bit too poor. But I'm not really sure how the botique 95% blends are and I'm glad lindt's aren't up to the challenge. It is hard enough to travel with a 90% addiction.
- bdamm 9y ago82% can be found in common drug stores; at least in SF Bay Area and Portland area.
- athenot 9y ago70%, 85% and even higher are available at the regular grocery store (Publix here in the Southeast). Lindt is one of the available brands.
- sn9 9y agoMost large grocery stores carry dark chocolates of anywhere from 60% to 100% dark chocolate. It's not hard to find 100% in my experience.
- dwighttk 9y agoTrader Joe's has a 72% bar that is really good.
- surfmike 9y agoThe first 100% cocoa bar I've had that was actually pretty good was: Montezuma Absolute Dark Chocolate Black from the UK. I found it once at my Trader Joe's and sadly haven't seen it since. Seriously tempted to order a supply from abroad despite the high shipping cost.
- cstrahan 9y agoFor a short while, we had some of those bars on sale at our local Trader Joe’s grocery store in Brooklyn, New York. They were pretty good. I have a friend that runs a coffee shop, where he also makes chocolate. The 100% chocolate he made was really, really good.
- gilbetron 9y agoMy wife has a square or two of Ghirardelli 86% dark chocolate each day - one square being about 60 calories. I can't imagine eating over a dozen per day!