Cuv-ill-ee-an (Guylian Chocolate Sea Shells)

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Product:	Guylian Chocolate Sea Shells
Date:	04/10/01 (249 review reads)
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Since I was away on my birthday this year, I didn’t get my presents until I returned home which explains why, nearly 6 weeks after I turned 19, I still had an unopened box of these exquisite beauties. Note the “had”. Past tense. Meaning no longer. A week or so ago, my other half spotted them high up on a shelf in my room on his first visit to my place. Now he’s a fellow dooyooer and has read my Chocolate Addiction Op so, quite frankly, should have known better. But no, he had to ask to open them. I have some (albeit very limited) will power and so refrained, but the other night when he was over again I somehow ended up giving in and somehow, less than 24 hours later they were all gone. Since he only got a hand full of them, I can’t blame him entirely, no matter how much I want to.


History

The company was started over 30 years ago, and is now the leading manufacturer of boxed chocolates in Belgium. Luckily for us though, they are available in more than 132 countries around the world so wherever you go, they’re never far away. At their factory they produce more than 75 tons of chocolate each day. Yum! Using only the finest fresh ingredients and the most modern JIT production methods means that the quality in impeccable and the taste constant and fabulous.


What They Are

They are, in simple terms, chocolate seashells – and there are 11 different types available. It’s hard to describe what’s so wonderful about these little things, but if you’ve ever tried them you’ll know. It’s just something about the soft and silky truffle, encased in smooth marbled chocolate ( a mixture of milk and white) that just makes them melt in your mouth. Mmmmmm. The wonderful thing is they’re all the same, so unlike in mixed selections a la Thorntons, you always know what you’re getting next. And even though there’s no difference, you never get bored (and th
ere are never any nasty surprises).


Availability + Pricing

They are available in boxes ranging from 65 g to 1 kg. I’ve always had the 250 g version (apart from last Christmas when Kat (brown_fink) really came through, with a 500 g box), but one of these days I’ll get my hands on an elusive Kilo box. And I bet they’ll be gone in next to no time. You can buy them in supermarkets, in Chemists (especially Boots and Superdrug – hmm, are they trying to tell us that these chocs are good for us?), in independent Newsagents, in Petrol Stations and in many other places, so really you’ve no excuse. Prices start at about 75p for 4, to over £10 for the fancy tins at certain airport shops.


Ingredients

Pretty standard, mainly sugar with the next most present ingredient being hazelnuts. No e-numbers though, which was a relief especially after having read the list on a packet of Smarties the other day (after helping Kat eat them) which contain quite a few of them


The Best Bits

La, la la. There are no calorie contents or fat details anywhere on the box. Which obviously means they are both calorie and fat free, right? Also you have to eat them in at least 2s (one darkish, one lightish) so the others don’t feel left out. So really when you want just one more, it’s only right that you have 2.


Project Seahorse

This is

“a team of biologists, social workers and other professionals, committed to conserving and managing seahorses, their relatives and habitats while respecting human needs”

and every time you buy a box of these chocolates, you are helping fund the project. So really it’s our duty to buy as many as possible, isn’t it?


Explanation Of The Title

For years I called them Cuv ill ee an not Guylian. No idea why. Luckily have seen the error of my ways and so no longer confuse people when
I ask for them in shops :-)



Websites

http://guylian-choc.com

http://www.seahorse.mcgill.ca

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