Cadbury Dairy Milk
Ah, Dairy Milk. Where do you start a review on the mother of all chocolates?
Well how about a little history lesson first.
Cadbury was founded in Birmingham (England!) by John Cadbury in 1824. Originally a grocery shop, Cadbury started producing drinking chocolate, and by 1831, this was his core business.
Dairy Milk was introduced in 1905 and is now sold in 23 varieties (the newest being Dairy Milk with Creme Egg) in 30 countries.
For the purpose of this review, I chose a large (duh!) 250g bar of unadulterated Dairy Milk. Solid milk chocolate heaven.
One quick point to note - this is NOT the same as the US version of Cadbury Dairy Milk, which is a reformulated version made under license by Hersheys. I believe this has something to do with FDA rules on labeling chocolate that has vegetable fat in place of cocoa butter.
So what’s so special about Dairy Milk? Why is it so popular?
Well it’s partly down to history and branding, but there is definitely something special about Dairy Milk. It appeals to people from all walks of life and is quintessentially British (even though it’s now made in France & Poland).
The chocolate itself is sweet without being sickly. It’s creamy but not so much that you can’t taste the chocolate. It’s filling but simultaneously moreish. And importantly for a poor blogger, it’s inexpensive without being ‘cheap’.
Having spent some time considering this, I’ve come to the conclusion that the primary reason for its popularity is simply that it’s completely inoffensive and totally middle of the road.
Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so.
In one form or another, it’s the chocolate I buy more than any other, and I don’t plan on giving it up!
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Posted by Dom on 09 Oct 2006 at 06:10 PM
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March 27, 2007 : 7:42pm
has anyone tried the new dairymilk double choc?
April 1, 2007 : 6:55pm
Yes its very nice and a great addition to the cadbury’s range.
Cheryl
http://www.clicksouvenirs.com
April 1, 2007 : 7:41pm
i thought it kinda just tasted like the caramel dairymilk but chocolate caramel lmao =)
September 2, 2007 : 9:29am
oh my god love the newadvert with the gorilla wanna see more off it !!!!!!!!!!!…….fantastic marleting campaigne
December 19, 2007 : 11:21am
i love chhocollate x i eat it. its ytummu
February 26, 2008 : 11:10am
hi
i like choklet very much.
May 6, 2008 : 6:33pm
Chocolate is yummy
It is my favourite food
I always eat my chocolate
Even when i’m in a bad mood
I think that chocolate is really good
I eat it every day
I’d do anything for chocolate
Even eat a bail of hay
You can buy all sorts of chocolate
Top Deck, Caramel too
Everybody has a favorite
What chocolate do you choose?
Chocolate is really klass
It has always been the best
Lollies, Toffee, Ice-cream
It is better than the rest
May 6, 2008 : 6:36pm
as u can see i would die right now if i could have a bar of chocolate!!!=P
lots and lots of chocolate kisses SOFIExoxox
June 24, 2008 : 8:29pm
This is one of my fave types of chocolate! Great site by the way :D