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— Oscar Wilde.
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Top 5 Dark Chocolate Brand You Can Get In India
Top 5 Dark Chocolate Brand You Can Get In India
To help you pick a bar that satisfies your sweet tooth (and sneaks in some stellar health benefits), I tested five popular dark chocolate bars to find the absolute best. (We know, it’s hard work, but someone’s gotta do it, right?)
Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate
The most intense chocolate experience delivered with superb texture and superior melt. This rare find reveals all the strength and richness of cocoa beans. An ideal choice for truly sophisticated palates. Lindt Swiss chocolate bar is a heavenly sensation of smooth and creamy milk chocolate that delivers an enjoyable taste experience resulting from years of chocolate passion and tradition. Great for entertaining, giving away as a chocolate gift or just indulging in yourself.
Godiva 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate
This semisweet bar embodies the smoothness and indulgence you’d expect from Godiva chocolate. Tearing off the edge of the paper shell revealed Godiva’s golden foil wrapper — a fitting wrapper for a treat that reminded me of Charlie’s gilded ticket to the Wonka factory. Indeed, I’ve won the chocolate jackpot here, too. Godiva’s bar was heavenly, from its silk-like texture to the luscious, full-bodied goodness I was hit with in every bite.
Cadbury Mondelez Old Gold Dark Chocolate
Rich and ultra creamy just like a Cadbury egg. The squares were small but dense and chunkier than the other bars tested. What caught me off guard the most was the chocolate’s slightly smoky aftertaste. I can probably chalk that up to the natural and artificial flavors. The thick and chunky squares were hard to bite into, but the loud crunch was oddly satisfying. The bar boasted an unexpected yet intriguing smokiness, which we were indifferent about. We think this pick would pair well with the earthiness of a full-bodied red wine.
Ghirardelli Intense Dark 60% Cacao
Ghirardelli’s bar surprised me with an artificial flavor and a gritty texture, which were both jarring and unpleasant. Rather than melting in my mouths, the square left a grainy consistency. Besides tasting unnatural, this dark chocolate bar had a disturbing sweetness that seemed to try to mask the tart undertones. Instead of dissolving on your tongue as you would expect, this Ghirardelli Intense Dark bar crumbled, crashed, and burned.
Hershey’s Giant Special Dark Chocolate
Hershey’s bar was lackluster in both consistency and flavor. I wasn’t fan of the texture, and the overwhelming sweetness left much to be desired. This treat was too sweet and waxy—two characteristics a quality dark chocolate shouldn’t have. This brand may withstand the test of time, but our trained taste buds were more critical of this special dark chocolate bar.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
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The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
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