Ciocco Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Stayng in Thailand, which kind of chocolate are you used to buy? Do you find every you looks for? And which kind of chocolate it's your favourite (cakes, bisquits, bars, candies, mousse, beverage...)? Do you miss anything around chocolate there? Or... any chocolate dream who cannot be satisfied in Asia? A'm really, really interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliaminBKK Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I miss Fry's Turkish Delight, Big Turk, Coffee Crisp & Mars bars. My choco fix now is a digestive bisquit covered with nutella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I am only eating plain, dark chocolate these days and am pretty well served in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsieurhappy Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The longer you go without, the easier it gets! I saw McVities plain chocolate wholemeal digestives in Foodland the other day along with Hobnobs and just walked on by!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TongueThaied Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I am a chocoholic, but try to eat low carb, so only go with the dark. I couldn't find decent chocolate here for a decent price, so I ordered a 5 kg block of Callebaut 70-30-38NV Extra Bittersweet chocolate bloc, 71% cocoa, 11 lbs., cost delivered to US, $88.84. My sister reshipped. Ordered from https://www.chocosphere.com/ Best prices; great service! It was a helluva block! My sister never lets me hear the end of it. She was shocked when she saw it. I think it was something like 19" x 11" x 2". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengsureeya Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Van Houten plain milk-chocolate or Snickers But Hershey's, Toblerone and many other brands available at Tesco, BigC, Friendship and Foodland. My daily portion chocolate-taste comes from Nutella on a whole-weat slice of bread from Rick's Bakery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 For those who like Belgian Chocolate there is a specialist shop on Sukhumvit, Bangkok, between Sois and 33 and 33/1 - can't remember the name at the moment though! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 For those who like Belgian Chocolate there is a specialist shop on Sukhumvit, Bangkok, between Sois and 33 and 33/1 - can't remember the name at the moment though! Patrick One of those? http://www.valentinochocolate.com/index.php http://www.yummybaguette.com/categories.php-type=chocolates&city=Bangkok.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 i love most choc,thorntans,swiss,belgium,but getting it is almost a no no,but the chocolate bars at tesco[ryelands] are pretty good,milk,wholenut and fruit&nut 65bht,x200grms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I was a real chocoholic at one time, however have cut back a little now, and I really do think that the best chocolate I have ever tasted has to be the one that you can buy here called "Ritter Sport", especially the dark whole hazelnut chocolate bar. The only chocolate I will eat now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoDogz Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ritter is good, the almond is best however. Lindt a nice swiss choco is as good and maybe slightly better. I did prefer Cadbury, but not available here now and has allowed me to explore others and fond some nice swiss, german and Belgium chocs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudolus Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I miss Fry's Turkish Delight, Big Turk, Coffee Crisp & Mars bars. My choco fix now is a digestive bisquit covered with nutella. I saw Frys TD in Tops Central Lad prao fairly recently just for your information. I miss double deckers. That's the only thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brit1984 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Snickers Sent from iPhone; please forgive any typos or violations of forum rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gennisis Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) For me,miles ahead of any others is BENDICTS BITTERMINTS. High cocoa bitter chocolate covering strong peppermint oil fondant. I order from UK every 3 months I have noticed in TOPS Waitrose chocolate mints, not bad, but the mint isnt very strong Edited September 5, 2012 by gennisis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseahorse Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I am a chocoholic, but try to eat low carb, so only go with the dark. I couldn't find decent chocolate here for a decent price, so I ordered a 5 kg block of Callebaut 70-30-38NV Extra Bittersweet chocolate bloc, 71% cocoa, 11 lbs., cost delivered to US, $88.84. My sister reshipped. Ordered from https://www.chocosphere.com/ Best prices; great service! It was a helluva block! My sister never lets me hear the end of it. She was shocked when she saw it. I think it was something like 19" x 11" x 2". Schmidt sell Callebaut chocolate, I think it's about 400 baht/kg depending on the type. Not sure if they have that exact one though. but maybe worth a look when you run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciocco Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Thank you for this first answers. Nutella is very famous here, every one kid of my generation used it for breakfast almost for a few part of his life, and also if a real junky food... it is so good to forget it dipping the spoon inside the cup... the one founded in Thailand comes for Australia, but it's same same as in Italy... Ritter me too i consider pretty good product, Lindt i don't like so much. A very nice chocolate shop in Bangkok is Cherubin, in Sukhumwit soi 33, next to Bella Napoli pIzzeria. But i seen a lot of chocolate shops growing in the malls in the last two years, and a'm sure the consumption will grow very fast here also. Just the heat is a serious limit... I'll continue to study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Snickers Sent from iPhone; please forgive any typos or violations of forum rules available in multi pack from all good makro stores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 there was a hotel chocolat in the city where i lived in uk, i miss my occasional treat from there nice with a bottle of red Mmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennalder Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I am a chocoholic, but try to eat low carb, so only go with the dark. I couldn't find decent chocolate here for a decent price, so I ordered a 5 kg block of Callebaut 70-30-38NV Extra Bittersweet chocolate bloc, 71% cocoa, 11 lbs., cost delivered to US, $88.84. My sister reshipped. Ordered from https://www.chocosphere.com/ Best prices; great service! It was a helluva block! My sister never lets me hear the end of it. She was shocked when she saw it. I think it was something like 19" x 11" x 2". There is a place on highway 11 between Big C Extra (old Carrefour) and Makro on the opposite of the road. It is called YOK. They have blocks of Dark unsweetened 1Kg for 295 baht. I don't know how to compare it to what you bought as I don't speak Thai and the store does not have a lot of info about the products they sell. If you speak Thai or have someone who does and knows how to ask the right questions I'd be interested in what you can find out about this product. They also have bags of Cocoa, but I don't know how refined they are. I am looking for something that is as raw as possible. Most refine out the epicatechins as these are bitter. However they are probably the healthiest part of cocoa. They also have great deals on things like extra virgin Olive oil in large quantities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I am only eating plain, dark chocolate these days and am pretty well served in Chiang Mai. Same here, but the good stuff like Lindt 80% + cocoa is expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 For those who like Belgian Chocolate there is a specialist shop on Sukhumvit, Bangkok, between Sois and 33 and 33/1 - can't remember the name at the moment though!Patrick Duc de Prasline I.believe. They may have also opened up a tiny stall at central world? Can't say I miss any in particular, but that could be cos I get a decent regular fix lol Has varied from choc bars, to the nice cakes,, brownies, to the nutella. Ohhh wait.......I miss getting a proper iced chocolate. Impossible to find here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Dove is the best chocolate IMO. Silky smooth, rich and creamy sweet...available at 7-11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I know Villa or the market in Central Mall in Pattaya do sell a big block (maybe a kilo) of Belgium chocolate for cooking. They both sell Marzipan for the cooks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkinbkk Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 What happened to Cadbury? It wasnt that long ago you could buy it here and you can still buy the Cadbury powdered chocolate drink.......I want my Cadbury back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot1988 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 i know i going to get flamed by this but i love m&m peanuts and battered mars bar. the m&m peanuts here taste really different. chocolate with crispy batter is just plain lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas1234 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) As I am swedish I like marabou with schweizernut and daim of course.... I have seen it in friendship... Also like strong/hardbread with swedish caviar.... But normaly I fine with thai food and thai beer... Sent from my GT-I9000 using Thaivisa Connect App Edited September 6, 2012 by jonas1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silurian Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I usually bring back a lot of chocolate when I visit the US as I find most chocolate in Bangkok either too expensive or not that good. I have found that IKEA has pretty good chocolate bars for not too bad of a price. I just hate driving to Bang Na just for a chocolate fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 (edited) Whittaker's is on special offer in the Malls and Siam Paragon, buy one get one free, is Bittersweet Australian chocolate. Tastes really good, the orange peel one is fantastic. Just to add 39baht per bar. Edited September 9, 2012 by beano2274 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 For those who like Belgian Chocolate there is a specialist shop on Sukhumvit, Bangkok, between Sois and 33 and 33/1 - can't remember the name at the moment though!Patrick Duc de Prasline I.believe. They may have also opened up a tiny stall at central world? Can't say I miss any in particular, but that could be cos I get a decent regular fix lol Has varied from choc bars, to the nice cakes,, brownies, to the nutella. Ohhh wait.......I miss getting a proper iced chocolate. Impossible to find here! Come on miggsy i expected more from you on this subject.....iced chocolate as in a magnum or are we talking iced fondant chocolate? i could give you a recipe for that I have just had a friend bring from Aus an expat hamper as i call it and it included turkish delight,maltesers,dairy milk,aero mint,jaffa cakes,smarties,mars bars and my favourite chocolate spread.if i started on the other stuff like lyles golden syrup and treacle i would be here all day.When my friends arrive i remember the feeling as a kid at Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 For those who like Belgian Chocolate there is a specialist shop on Sukhumvit, Bangkok, between Sois and 33 and 33/1 - can't remember the name at the moment though!Patrick Duc de Prasline I.believe. They may have also opened up a tiny stall at central world? Can't say I miss any in particular, but that could be cos I get a decent regular fix lol Has varied from choc bars, to the nice cakes,, brownies, to the nutella. Ohhh wait.......I miss getting a proper iced chocolate. Impossible to find here! Come on miggsy i expected more from you on this subject.....iced chocolate as in a magnum or are we talking iced fondant chocolate? i could give you a recipe for that I have just had a friend bring from Aus an expat hamper as i call it and it included turkish delight,maltesers,dairy milk,aero mint,jaffa cakes,smarties,mars bars and my favourite chocolate spread.if i started on the other stuff like lyles golden syrup and treacle i would be here all day.When my friends arrive i remember the feeling as a kid at Christmas! No curly wurly's though mate....I have a fridge full of them here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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