Letters to the Editor
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Foreign vs. Domestic
I am a child of European immigrants, and a lover of milk chocolate, who always preferred brands like Lindt over Hershey, which tasted peculiar to me. We purchased Swiss, Dutch, and Belgian chocolates in our household.
As an adult, I've come to find that certain candy bars that are common here, like Kit Kat bars, taste much richer across the pond, because the quality of chocolate is higher, and they are also available in a variety of flavors. Last year I became addicted to special edition Kit Kat bars with fruit fillings of seville orange and red berry (a blend of strawberry, raspberry, and cranberry). Sadly, they are no longer available, and this year, Kit Kat introduced pedestrian peanut butter and mint flavored bars. I'm sure they taste better than their American counterparts, but I didn't bother sampling any because they seemed juvenile and uninspired compared to the more grown-up palate-pleasers I fell in love with last year.
There are certain Cadbury chocolate varieties, like the Banoffee bar, that I seek out when I travel each year in Ireland and the British Isles, but I've become loyal consumer of Butlers Irish Handmade Chocolates (www.butlerschocolates.com). They're every bit as good, if not better, than the finest Belgian chocolates, and I'm not referring to those overrated, waxy Godiva chocolates.
P.S. The Guittard Chocolate Company is located in Burlingame, not Burlington, California.