Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Mint

I have seen a bumper sticker slogan (which is repeated on an Epinions home page) that goes "save the Earth...it's the only Planet that has Chocolate." That sort of sums up my feelings about chocolate. I certainly could live without it, but why bother? I remember the first time I walked into the Ghiradelli store in Chicago...it took me back to childhood memories...only this was adult candy. And good stuff, at that. (If you're interested in the store, it's located at 830 N Michigan Ave in Chicago).

Chocolate, in and of itself, is a special commodity. We are talking the gold standard of the ancient Americans. Chocolate has been around for two thousand years...so one might think that the product just can't be improved upon. There, my friend, you would be wrong. First of all, Ghiradelli as a brand has set the bar higher than the time tested Hershey products. Even Cadbury (of which I am quite fond) lacks when stacked up next to Ghiradelli. All chocolate is not created equal. Furthermore, all types of chocolate are not created equal. Ghiradelli's Dark chocolate is a decadent, indulgent treat. The Dark Chocolate from Ghiradelli contains 60% cacao, which isn't the highest cacao content, but must be the right combination.

The Ghiradelli Dark chocolate comes in a solid bar, or as a mint square, caramel square or raspberry square. The dark chocolate does an excellent job of offsetting the sweetness in the flavor-filled types. The mint is refreshingly sweet, with that bittery delicious chocolate that lingers with the mint. The thin ribbon of caramel in the caramel squares equally balances the sweetness of the caramel against the boldness of the chocolate. I don't care much for the raspberry filled dark chocolate...the chocolate is good...I don't care much for the filling...it's like the boxed chocolate piece that never gets eaten (you know the one that everyone pokes a hole in and sees it's the fruit flavored one...) The richness of Ghiradelli's dark chocolate is something that you really have experience.

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