Comments on: Candy Debate: British Chocolate is Better Than American Chocolate

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:17:15 +0000

I am an American who lived in the UK for three years. I am a dark chocolate lover so I was in heavens when I found out that they had a lot more dark chocolates in the UK than in the USA.
But I am no fan of the British milk chocolate which is Cadbury, and it is really nasty! Hershey is the best when it comes to cocoa powder. I like to make hot chocolate from scratch, and I tried Cadbury powder which was a disaster!
Kit Kats in dark chocolate is the best for dark chocolate. That is my favorite.
But when my husband who is British tried some Cadbury’s at Walgreen’s he thought they were rubbish. Now he loves Hershey Special Dark.

By: Cass

Cass — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:54:17 +0000

I’m divided. I thinkMars is better than Nestle, but Cadbury is sooo better than Hershey’s. Hershey Kisses taste like vomit.. but I like the novelty of buying american candy from the corner shop (I’m Australian.)

By: Kev

Kev — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:54:44 +0000

OK, I live in the UK. I have had brilliant chocolate all my life, I then try a Hersheys bar which tastes alright but with the most disgusting vomit like after taste in the world.

One problem with this article; its wrong. OK i don’t care how much rubbish is but into american chocolate to make it not melt, and fortunately here in Britain the air temperature is very rarely high enough to melt ice. Saying this, British chocolate certainly does not have a shorter shelf life. Most chocolate over here lasts 6 months or more, and I cant understand why they need to last that long!?

Thanks, kev

By: Larcen

Larcen — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:40:53 +0000

PS nestle is swiss not brit. so is not realy relevant in this.

By: Larcen

Larcen — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:39:04 +0000

As of 1988 ANY cadbury’s chocolate in the US is made under licence by Hershey’s and is sold in there stores.

as for canada that is made by Cadbury Beverages Canada Inc. but they are owned by Cadbury plc

By: sally

sally — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:41:45 +0000

i’ve been living in london for 6 yrs but i’m born in america i just love all da american chocalates specially reeses hershey and watcha ma call it there are my favourite chocolates in the whole entire galaxy.even the most delicous chocolate cant replace it.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:05:51 +0000

Hi, I’m British and I do think that our budget chocolate is pretty good – I love the Cadbury’s Praline Flake and their peanut buttery Star Bar. Someone bought me back some Hersheys and, yeck, it had an oversweet, tinny flavour and a horrible waxy texture.

I have to agree with Jen that, if you are prepared to spend a little bit more, then European chocolate is heavenly – the Belgians and the Swiss do it for me, with Dolfin and Lindt.

However, my own local brand, Thornton’s is upping its game and there’s an exciting new shop just opened on my provincial high-street called Hotel Chocolat – their dark chocolate with orange and chilli is to die for.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:55:11 +0000

I def. prefer British chocolate to American. It’s better quality, and they have a better range of flavors.

By: CrunchieVs.VioletCrumble

CrunchieVs.VioletCrumble — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:09:13 +0000

I love Crunchies!!!! English candy is SO better than American candy. Crunchies Rock! Butterfingers drool! Not even CLOSE to being like a crunchie! BRITISH CANDY LIVE ON!

By: jen

jen — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:53:24 +0000

Considering that Hershey bars were created to have a indefinate shelf life and were designed to be practly unmeltable and indestructable…its only obvious that our Europien neighbors have got us beat as far as Hershey goes.

Although British chocolate is not the best chocolate in Europe, I do believe it is better than American.

Europien chocolate melts in your mouth. The texture is much more creamy, supple and decadent.

Swiss chocolate is well known for being excellent but I happen to know of a very rare and relativly unknown chocolate that is EVEN BETTER
Freia melk chocolate bars from Norway.
Freia chocolate is by far the best I have ever had..and my hips could attest that I have tried it all!
This chocolate is very silky and smooth in the mouth, but the flavor is to die for!
Created in the beautiful green and heavely forested North,
known for its rugged landscape.
I don’t know what those cows are grazeing on exactly but boy they make some good chocolate!
Try it sometime…you may be plesently surprised.