The Food Buster

Galler, 60% Blended Dark Chocolate Papouasie/Arriba Bar
Beans from Papouasie and Arriba
Articulated in Belgium
€2.80 for 100g
Taste: 1.5/5.0
Rich. Wouldn’t be bad if weren’t so bitter. Moreover, it has few overtones. It’s a very simple chocolate, especially for something created with cocoa beans from specific regions—you would expect the beans to have more of a flavor as a [...]

Del Rey, 54.5% “Del Rey” Bar
Milk Chocolate
Belgium
€6 for an 85g bar
This is Del Rey’s specialty, a dark milk chocolate bar.
Presentation: 4.5/5.0
Beautiful design. The chocolate itself comes in a rectangular shape, but it is divided into numerous smaller rectangles arranged in a spiraling pattern towards the center of the chocolate, with rectangles closer to the center [...]

Pierre Marcolini, 50% Milk Chocolate with Caramelized Pecans
Belgium
€6.00
This bar was a mistake, pure and simple. Pierre Marcolini has the reputation of greatest chocolatier in Belgium, but this chocolate was a disappointment in almost every way. There was no sweetness to the bar, even though it’s a milk chocolate. Moreover, the pecans completely overpower the taste [...]

Galler, 43% Blended Milk Chocolate Venezuela Papouasie Bar
Belgium
€2.80 for 100g
Taste: 3.5/5.0
Extremely good for a cheaper chocolate. Galler really shows why it is a royal mandate holder with this bar. It is slightly, but only very slightly, too sweet, and it does have some bitter overtones that help to balance it out. Moreover, there is a [...]

Del Rey, Milk Chocolate with Macadamia Nut Bar
Belgium
€6.00 for 85g
Very good, solid bar. The nuts mix perfectly with the chocolate, the flavor is great, and the sweetness isn’t bad. Still, it is massively overpriced, especially in Belgium, where good chocolate can be obtained for far, far less.
Presentation: 4.5/5.0. See the Del Rey “Del Rey” [...]

Mary Chocolatier White Chocolate Bar
Belgium
Around €6
Presentation: 3.2+/5.0
The great thing about Mary’s is the “grandma’s touch” to everything, including in the boxes, the wrapping, and the look of the chocolates. The white chocolate itself is just a very nice-looking bar. It’s rather thick, and just seems huge because of the thickness. But because it is so [...]