Going All Chocolate-y
My favorite Filipina food blogger once wrote about a German Chocolate called Ritter Sport which I’d never heard of before. On my regular commissary run for that week, I chanced upon this same brand. I don’t know why I waited to try it until today. But I’m thankful I did.
The Swiss-made Lindt was always my favorite chocolate brand. No matter what the flavor was, it’s always consistently excellent. Flavor, texture, even their packaging is fine and tasteful. Whenever someone I knew was going to Switzerland, this was the best “pasalubong” to request. But now that I’ve discovered Ritter Sport, I’m tempted to change my mind.
I’ve only tried Ritter Sport’s Milk Chocolate with Rum, Raisins & Hazelnuts thus far, so it may be a bit early to say I’m giving up on Lindt as my favorite. But ohhh how the flavors in this one bar certainly tempts me to say so! There’s nothing better to combine with chocolate than some liqour like rum. Rum is good in so many things, but it’s really best in chocolate.
And now I’m planning to order boxes of Ritter Sport to take back with me when I visit my family in the Philippines. I’ve actually already emailed them about it in our family yahoo group…and yes, I’m guilty of even posting a photo there! Family, forgive me for cluttering our group with my food nonsense.
If you cannot find Ritter Sport in your usual supermarket, here’s the link to Global Chocolates, an online chocolate retailer you might want to try. I’ve yet to try them so I cannot make any real recommendations right now. If there’s anyone out there who has tried ordering from them or can recommend another source, please leave a comment.
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The best liqueur chocolate I’ve tasted was in Galicia Spain – I think it had something to do with how much they claimed that it was the best in the world the entire time I was there. Love chocolate, like alcohol – this is to good to be true.