Notes on chocolate: sweet little treats priced from 70p to £40
It's a week until Easter and yes I am a little rosy cheeked at still going on about Easter eggs, but Terry's has just launched an orange gooey egg to go head to head with Cadbury's Creme Egg.
I'm not personally a fan of Terry's Chocolate Orange (or Creme Eggs, both way too sweet for me, as is almost all commercial chocolate now). But it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge what a… dare I say… cult status they have with some people.
This year, sees a new addition to the Terry's stable – a milk chocolate egg (same size as a Creme Egg) with orange cream inside, 70p from almost everywhere that sells chocolate.
There's also (exclusive to Tesco) a new mint Easter egg with a mint chocolate ball, £6, which went down very well with testers ('There's an egg and a mint chocolate orange!')
At completely the other end of the scale Pierre Marcolini, maker of some of the world's best truffles, has launched a 30th anniversary box of chocs. This is expensive at £40 for 18 chocolates, and I wouldn't want anyone to go into debt for it, but for those of you with money it's worth a look at. It starts in 1995 with a milk chocolate and Piedmont hazelnut bar (one of my faves) and ends in 2025 with the raspberry ganache heart and there are truffles, caramels and pralines along the way. A gorgeous and generous present to bring to someone, especially someone you've known for years. The box is shockingly easily consumed in one sitting among just a few of you as you scoff and reminisce.
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