Chocolate Day

There are many chocolate shops in Hong Kong, from the now-everywhere Godiva to the recent Agne's B Chocolate. However, not all of them impress me because I am not just looking for candies but fine chocolate. Yes, I am picky because I just love chocolate! Good chocolate is not just about good raw material, because special skills and much imagination from the chefs are the key to make excellent chocolate that makes people crave for more.

Some months ago I got some chocolate from link ]" target="_blank">Thomas Haas, and it was pretty good. The chocolate was very rich and the texture is smooth. I like the  tray design of the packaging, and the irregular cut on the chocolate adds an interesting visual effect to the candy.

Today I visited link ]" target="_blank">La Maison du Chocolat at Prince's Building, which is now a subsidiary of the largest international French food group Soparind Bongrain. I got myself my favourite chocolate, a bar of 74% cocoa.

This chocolate, coming from one of the finest Parisian chocolate brands in the world, is nothing but pure cacao delight. The chocolate is very rich and smooth, and just one bite is enough to bring you to Heaven.

They also have a extremely delicious ice-cream. I tried their Tonka Chocolate ice-cream, and that was an unforgettable dessert experience. It tasted like cold molten chocolate instead of chocolate-flavoured ice-cream! Doesn't that make you drool now?

My top one chocolate ice-cream is still the one from Jean Paul Hevin in Japan, but if I cannot fly to Japan to quench my thirst, this one from La Maison du Chocolat can do the job for now. If you are also a chocolate lover, you must visit this shop and try the world-class chocolate candies, truffles and their famous eclair!