Comments on: J. D. Gross Plain Chocolate

By: Salidee

Salidee — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:39:18 +0000

I’m there with you Frank – Lidl in Littlehampton had a ‘special offer’ of the San Martin with cocoa nibs mmmmmmm this really does rival a £3-4 bar…why don’t they always do them??

By: Blade Runner

Blade Runner — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:24:43 +0000

The San Martin 77% Cacoa (mit kakao nibs) is great !!

By: Francoise

Francoise — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:10:45 +0000

Help ! Help ! I live in France south ovest cost (near La Rochelle) and in my Lidl, I don’t find my best choice : the kul-kul chocolate (78%) from Papua New Guinea !!! For me it’s the best,why they don’t have that one ? The manager said to me that they depend of Bordeaux and perhaps I can find it in Paris

I don’t find also Barlovento 92% which is perfect to make a delicious cup of hot chocolate with milk…

Can you help me, Thanks

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:10:48 +0000

I am currently enjoying the Ecuador (Equateur) 70% with caramel bits; it’s my absolute favourite. The Ecuador 70% with raspberry bits is also great, but I prefer the contrast in texture you experience when slowly degusting the one with the caramel bits… Enjoy!

By: Brazilian

Brazilian — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:40:45 +0000

@H C Page
“Are these plantations on land that was once Amazonian rainforest, cleared to plant cocoa trees?”

Cant say for the other countries but some of the biggest plantations of cocoa in Brazil are around the coast line, far from the amazon forest if this is your concern. Of course it is not 100% fail-proof and you might find, here and there, farms that will use pieces of forest.

But I assume that you are European, and I would like to ask what is the problem for us to plant what we want, where we want? You guys dont even have any forest yet but somehow come to lecture us what we should do with ours. Talk is cheap. If you are so concerned you should pressure your government to do more to improve life in poorer countries like Brazil/India/China/etc.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:59:45 +0000

Make the following experiment: close your eyes, put some of JD Gross chocolat in your mouth and let it melt. What do you taste after 3 mins? NOTHING. This chocloat is absolutely tasteless. Make the same experiement with any other known brand and the difference will become very clear. I can’t believe this is a website about chocolat. Franchement, ca me fait bien rire.

By: Françoise OLIVIER

Françoise OLIVIER — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:53:50 +0000

The finest and the best chocolate I know and I know a lot of these !!!, all the specialities are interesting but my favorites are the darkest : Barlovento and Arriba superieur and the so nice Kul Kul

By: Alba Marquez de la Plata

Alba Marquez de la Plata — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:53:52 +0000

I love the chocolates…. special Ecuador 70% Karamell superb! delicioso! I am from Ecuador.. Guayaquil… we do have good products…. congratulations! where do i get it in Arlington, Texas???

By: Lala

Lala — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:20 +0000

Lidl is considered an “inferior” shop in Slovenia too, but right now I’m enjoying 75% Trinidad and there is NOTHING inferior about it. Mmmm… Dark, tasty, melts in mouth…

By: blues

blues — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:53:23 +0000

….. I agree with the others .. nevertheless, I thing that there is hardly anything that can beat Arriba Superieur 81% Edelschocolade … a true connoisseur would never put in his mouth anything called (supposedly) chocolate that has bits of orange peel or raspeberry in int ….