Green and Black's are known for producing good quality organic, fair trade chocolate. Their Ginger dark chocolate was new to me - I really like ginger, but I've never come across it in a chocolate before! The packing for the bar is slightly different from the picture - the main part of the bar is orange and the bar across the top is dark brown. The wrapper fits in well with other bars of chocolate in the range, and like them has a rather sophisticated appearance. This chocolate is 80% dark with small pieces of crystallised ginger dotted throughout. Green and Black's certainly do not skimp on the ginger. Unfortunately, and to my surprise, once I started to eat ...  Read the complete review

I shared a bar of this Green & Blacks chocolate with my mum today because we both needed a treat after going shopping. It's a big 100g bar of dark chocolate that has got loads of pieces of crystallised ginger in it. The chocolate is 60% solids and is one of the best dark chocolates I've tasted because it's proper smooth and creamy with a rich and strong flavour. The ginger pieces are wicked, they make the chocolate taste warmer and the taste of the ginger is strong enough to make the chocolate taste of it. The 2 flavours are delish together and make it feel like a proper luxury chocolate. I love how crunchy the sugary bits of ginger are ...  Read the complete review

Earlier this week I told you about the dull and very overrated ginger chocolate made by Lindt, I'd actually picked it up by mistake as I wanted the Green & Blacks version and was extremely disappointed. So to address the balance yesterday I went to Sainsbury's (directly from my Weight Watchers meeting!) and bought the bar I'd originally intended to buy, Green & Blacks Organic Ginger Dark Chocolate. The difference between the two bars is immense, allow me to refresh your memory about the Lindt chocolate before launching into my gushings about it's Green & Blacks counterpart. It is just dark chocolate with a vague sensation of being perhaps ...  Read the complete review

I love chocolate, and eat far more of it than I should. Although I have been known to throw chocolate of dubious quality into my body, my chocolate of choice is good quality dark chocolate, preferably 70% cocoa content or more. And it is proven by scientific boffins in white coats, that dark chocolate is actually good for you.....and who am I to argue with that! Green & Black's produce a range of organic plain chocolate bars. There are a number of flavours, from plain 70% chocolate, to bars with almonds, mint, cherries, spices, and ginger. They are now part of the Cadbury empire, but thankfully have retained all the quality of the Green & Black's ...  Read the complete review

As a lifelong chocaholic, I am always interested in any studies that prove chocolate can be good for you. Several studies have shown that eating dark chocolate (in moderation!) can provide some health benefits, such as providing anti-oxidants, lowering mild blood pressure and releasing mood changing chemicals that make people feel happy. The studies all seem agreed that it is only dark chocolate that provides these benefits though... so don't rush out and stocky up on Dairy Milk just yet. It seems that the amount of cocoa in the chocolate is the key factor; dark chocolate can contain between 35% and 80% chocolate and as far as health is concerned, the higher the ...  Read the complete review