Boxes of chocolates

Yes, there was a programme last week about Britain's favourite chocolate bars and I was positively drooling over the traditional ones (of my youth). You can keep the"modern" chocolates!

What's a modern flavour?

My favourite is a truffley/ noisette type concoction
Least favourite - coffee and strawberry creams, toffees

I went into a gorgeous chocolate shop on Wednesday, now Belgium is famous for it's chocolate.
I saw Beetroot and Ginger and green Thai curry.
Yuck and double yuck.
I bought my usual small box for my son-in-law, somehow I do not think curried pralines would be to his taste.

Well, creme brûlée, tiramisu ganache, cognac caramel etc. To name just a few.

It is the way they are made as well, they sort of look more like mini deserts.

It’s not that I dislike them, but that I prefer the more traditional chocolate.

WW ooh they sound right up my street!
(We need a poll!)

Marzipan I would kill for.

But violet and rose cream are very acceptable

Felice bleurgh!

Truffles, various flavoured fondant creams, chocolate covered nuts, chocolate covered crystallised ginger, they are what I like.

Whitewavemark2

I have been given a box of chocolates for Christmas, and have been sampling them this afternoon?.

They are what one would describe as modern flavours. Whilst delicious I have decided that I really prefer the more traditional flavours.

Gawd, you're not a fan of violet creams and other old lady flavours?

I rather like the newer stuff - my local chocolatier, Rococo, have flavours such as basil, ginger, earl grey, and cardamom.

Love ‘em????

I have tasted them Riverwalk but Thai green curry, it is experimental, but !!!!.

Reminds me of a chocolate subscription I gave DD. She tasted one. “Mmm”, she said, then something that sounded like “semen”! I was horrified,then split my sides laughing. I had mis-heard “cinnamon”. ???

I don't enjoy all these new fangled flavours.
Milk Tray does me.

felice

I have tasted them Riverwalk but Thai green curry, it is experimental, but !!!!.

I quite like the sound of Thai green curry chocolate!

MissAdventure

I don't enjoy all these new fangled flavours.
Milk Tray does me.

Girl, ya need to move on!

Even I’ve moved on from Cadbury’s since thy were taken over by one of the colonies.

Marzipan I would kill for.

Sorry Whitewave but you'll have to get past me for the marzipan. They're mine!

I am on a life long quest for a perfume that smells of marzipan...

I love Lily O`Briens Dessert collection. Each one tastes like a dessert, perfect for me as I like something sweet to finish a meal.

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Fanny, for you.
This seller sells it.
Great reviews, too

My favourite boxes of chocolates were Terry's Spartan; all hard centres in a plain, dark chocolate. Don't think they do them any more? A lot of chocolate is made with palm oil these days and is just horrible; I'd rather do without. I've bought a huge box of Moser Roth chocolatesfor sharing at Christmas not a chance

I go for the marzipan ones too.
Where are all the lovely liquid centred ones these days ? They're all fondant centres. Horrible.
Remember the lime barrels that used to be in a box of chocolates, along with the orange and strawberry liquid centres ?

Terry's 1767 chocs were luxurious in the 50's/ 60's. In a box with little drawers that could be used to keep nik-naks in when empty.