Dark Chocolate - 70-95%

looperman1000

Which is the best and where can it be purchased? I usually opt for 85% and buy Moser Roth and its ok.
If i was to go elsewhere, who could suggest a brand and where it can be bought in Dublin.

Thanks

stevenmu

Lidl is actually really good for dark chocolate. They have big bars of good quality stuff at decent prices. They also do a tub with individual chocolates in a variety of grades (from about 50% up to 90+) so you can try different ones out. I can't remember the brand name, it's in an octagon shaped tub with a clear top.

Edit: it's JD Gross chocolate (http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-F055E545-EFBB23FE/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/4179_8075.htm), I can only see 70% on their site but they do have stronger and weaker avilable.

RhubarbCrumble

Lindt go up to 90% and most Dunnes and Tesco stores should have it.

Mellor

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Lindt go up to 90% and most Dunnes and Tesco stores should have it.

Lindt goes up to 99%.
I keep meaning to try it.

rubadub

Lindt is frequently on offer in supermarkets nowadays. Hard to get that 99% though.

Aldi do packs of small individual bars at a decent price per kg.

Gyalist

looperman1000 wrote: »

Which is the best and where can it be purchased? I usually opt for 85% and buy Moser Roth and its ok.
If i was to go elsewhere, who could suggest a brand and where it can be bought in Dublin.

Thanks

I was in Trinidad for Carnival a few months ago and brought back chocolate from Grenada Chocolate Company. Incredible chocolate and certainly the
best I've had.

It's not available in Ireland but can be ordered from the UK - and it's available in 100%.

Alun

Chocolate with that high a cacao content would be primarily used for cooking wouldn't it? I can't imagine it would be that pleasant to eat on it's own. For me about 70-85% is about as high as I'd want to go for an 'eating' chocolate.

Ape Lincoln

Tesco have a 100g bar that is 94%. It's about €1.20. They also have a bar at about 70-80% that is under a Euro. I dout the stuff is "fairtrade" but it's the cheapest high coaco chocolate around. It's for baking not eating though as it's too bitter for eating.

looperman1000

thanks for you input on this. Usually never in Lidl, so ill give them a try

the Trinidadian stuff sounds amazing. Does Lindt go up to 99%? Woah
Im at 85% which is fine for me.
Ill take a peek in tescos too

rubadub

The 99% stuff is not just for baking, some dieters eat it for a chocolate fix knowing they cannot scoff the lot.

I have noticed far more fancy expensive high % stuff in the baking sections now, like green & black and tesco own brand stuff.

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255774919

Johnny_Fontane

anything higher than 80% is nearly unedible. Have had 100% and it just unbelievable bitter.

Interestingly, Mary Berry recommends 39% solids dark chocolate for all her baking. I think 70% is more than adequate (stick 2/3 squares into your typical rice crispie bun mix - epic).

You get what you pay for in chocolate....I find some of the poorer quality 60-70% in tesco are cloyinginly (is that a word) sweet. They dont melt as easily and the overall flavour seems to be a little different.

freshpopcorn

The lidl high coco % present chocolate seems to be popular. I do know of some people who eats a couple of squares if really dark chocolate because they feel it better for them than a normal bar.

How Strange

The lidl JD Gross ones with caramel or orange bits are lovely. I havent tried the raspberry yet. The aldi Moser Roth one is only around 50% and is too sweet.

I think 70ish% is as high enough for me. I still like a bit of sweetness.