Cricketics Posted March 27, 2019 Posted March 27, 2019 Hello All, I am planning to visit India and I am trying to take chocolates for family and friends and would like to know about the chocolates which are not available that easily in India. I know most you can find these days, but there must be some popular ones which are hard to find in India or are still considered great and aren't that easily affordable or you have to really look for it hard to find. What kinds are those? Are lindt all kinds available. Will the big lindt bars like these shown below in the image be considered good gift or its something you can easily find on roadside shop? Would love to hear some names. I would like to take something unique which isn't available easily in India or something which isn't sold everywhere.
Gollum Posted March 27, 2019 Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Maltesers And I find it difficult to get white chocolate, brands here mostly have dark chocolate. I like these 2 because they don't give my sensitive teeth much trouble. But I am a middle class guy in a middle class locality. If you wanna talk about high end or sophisticated products you may have to ask @Mariyam, I am guessing she'll have the answer like always. Edited March 27, 2019 by Gollum JourneyMan and Cricketics 1 1
zen Posted March 27, 2019 Posted March 27, 2019 If you into gifting chocolates and such and are flying via Europe, you can get some nice chocolates (and pastries) at the airport!
Cricketics Posted March 28, 2019 Author Posted March 28, 2019 6 hours ago, zen said: If you into gifting chocolates and such and are flying via Europe, you can get some nice chocolates (and pastries) at the airport! In US, we have many kinds and also the best ones which come from Europe. I just want to take something unique and not something which is easily available in India. Are Ghiradeli, Dove and Choceur chocolates popular in India? Also @Mariyam @beetle
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 @Cricketics Ghiradeli and Dove are available at select stores. Royce, too, has 2 outlets in Mumbai. Provenance too has set shop here. Belgian choc brands: Guylian and Godiva are rare to find. Cricketics 1
Stradlater Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 The hell man I haven't even heard of 90% brand names mentioned here let alone had one :/ Gollum and Clarke 2
Stradlater Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Haarkarjeetgaye said: Weed chocolates Your posts on this forum make sense now. Mariyam, Clarke, Cricketics and 2 others 5
beetle Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Cricketics said: Hello All, I am planning to visit India and I am trying to take chocolates for family and friends and would like to know about the chocolates which are not available that easily in India. I know most you can find these days, but there must be some popular ones which are hard to find in India or are still considered great and aren't that easily affordable or you have to really look for it hard to find. What kinds are those? Are lindt all kinds available. Will the big lindt bars like these shown below in the image be considered good gift or its something you can easily find on roadside shop? Would love to hear some names. I would like to take something unique which isn't available easily in India or something which isn't sold everywhere. These are easily available...if you have to get,get some with salt and chillies.They taste different. It also depends on whether you are buying them for adults or children. Cricketics 1
beetle Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Belgian choc brands: Guylian and Godiva are rare to find. They are available in big stores in ncr. Mariyam and Cricketics 2
Cricketics Posted March 28, 2019 Author Posted March 28, 2019 33 minutes ago, Mariyam said: @Cricketics Ghiradeli and Dove are available at select stores. Royce, too, has 2 outlets in Mumbai. Provenance too has set shop here. Belgian choc brands: Guylian and Godiva are rare to find. Yeah, from what I figured, pretty much every rare chocolate can be found in India in select stores. Hence I was trying to make a pack of my own buying different ones and then adding that in one pack to make it like a gift pack of adsorted chocolates, Thanks
Cricketics Posted March 28, 2019 Author Posted March 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, beetle said: These are easily available...if you have to get,get some with salt and chillies.They taste different. It also depends on whether you are buying them for adults or children. Haa, Idea was to to make a pack of my own by mixing and making a pack of the least available chocolates in India because now days everything is available in India even though not every where. So knowing rare ones would help, I guess rare ones would be the ones perhaps which are little costlu and hence not all shop keepers will keep.
Cricketics Posted March 28, 2019 Author Posted March 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, beetle said: These are easily available...if you have to get,get some with salt and chillies.They taste different. It also depends on whether you are buying them for adults or children. Salt and chillies flavor flavor of Lindt you mean?
Cricketics Posted March 28, 2019 Author Posted March 28, 2019 31 minutes ago, Mariyam said: @Cricketics Ghiradeli and Dove are available at select stores. Royce, too, has 2 outlets in Mumbai. Provenance too has set shop here. Belgian choc brands: Guylian and Godiva are rare to find. Actually Godiva is a good idea. Their bars look presentable too. The reason I like bars like the ones shown with Lindt packing above is because they look presentable as gifts. The Godiva bars have nice packaging too like Lindt.
Haarkarjeetgaye Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, Stradlater said: Your posts on this forum make sense now. aap jo hai bam bhole ki insult na karein. Jai Jai Shiv Shankar
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Cricketics said: Actually Godiva is a good idea. Their bars look presentable too. The reason I like bars like the ones shown with Lindt packing above is because they look presentable as gifts. The Godiva bars have nice packaging too like Lindt. Lindt is available almost everywhere. Most kiranawalas also have Lindt. Godiva - for milk chocs and Royce- for dark chocs are a league above. Cricketics and nikred 1 1
beetle Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cricketics said: Salt and chillies flavor flavor of Lindt you mean? I like those.. So recommended. It is different. Kis ke liye hai... If you are taking for people whose taste you don't know,the boxes with assortment of different chocolates is safe.....specially for people who are watching their weight or are older . For kids....don't buy over 50 % cocoa.
beetle Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 I don't see 'Freys' here these days. Used to love them. Cricketics 1
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, beetle said: I like those.. So recommended. It is different. Kis ke liye hai... If you are taking for people whose taste you don't know,the boxes with assortment of different chocolates is safe.....specially for people who are watching their weight or are older . For kids....don't buy over 50 % cocoa. For the part in bold, is there any medical reason behind this?
beetle Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Mariyam said: For the part in bold, is there any medical reason behind this? No...my kitkat brat spits them out. They are more bitter. By kids...I meant chota bachchas. Edited March 28, 2019 by beetle Mariyam 1
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