Call me Forest! (Neuhaus Chocolates)

Member Name: Little Miss

Product:	Neuhaus Chocolates
Date:	02/04/01 (307 review reads)
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Advantages: Delicious,

Disadvantages: They have calories!

Neuhaus are my favourite Belgian chocolates, they're on a par with Godiva but Godiva tend to be that little more expensive.

If you venture to Belgium, you must make a visit to one of the Neuhaus shops, this shouldn't be difficult there are several in most Belgian towns. It's almost like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, there is chocolate everywhere! The nicest thing is that the chocolates are very fresh, often made the same day.

Neuhaus make a range of different chocolates, they have their Ballotin box, which is a combination box containing chocolates with different fillings, some with alcohol, coffee, marzipan etc. The mixed box is a good purchase the first time you enter a Neuhaus shop as it makes your decision easier. On your next visit I recommend asking to specify your selection, you can still have a Ballotin box but you can choose your favourites, this is also a good idea if you have particular dislikes or are buying for children you can request a selection without alcohol for example.

Neuhaus also have a fresh cream selection, these are truly wonderful and a real treat, don't be too greedy or you'll make youself sick (I feel I can say "I told you so", as no matter what I say when you try these chocolates you really can't stop yourself until it's too late.

Other choices are bars of chocolate which I usually treat myself to if I'm actually buy chocolates as a present for someone else. It saves me looking like Forest Gump when I hand over a half eaten box of chocolate as I just can't resist! They have a wide range of chocolate bars, they have straight forward chocolate, white, milk, dark and orange flavoured dark. Then they have filled bars, these are filled bars made in the flavours of the most popular Ballotin boxes, I highly recommend the dollar shaped ones.

My personal favourites are the Autumn Fruits caramel flavoured pralines, these are just divine. T
hey are a twist on the typical Belgian seashell pralines.

Finally, they usually have seaonal items, they have some of the most magnificent Easter eggs all wrapped so beautiful you hardly want to open them. (yeah right like you give the wrapping a second thought when you can see that lovely chocolate within!)

Ok I feel I must mention the only bad point about these chocolates which is the price. They are rather expensive to say the least especially compared to a price of Milk Tray but if you actually compare the chocolates inside the box, I doubt you'd give the Milk Tray another look.

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