There IS a difference

Ever since we got here I've been telling people that Belgian chocolate is so superior to US chocolate that you can't distinguish between good Belgian chocolate and bad Belgian chocolate. I've discovered that's not true.

We spent Valentine's Day weekend in Bruges, where there is a chocolatier on every corner and some in between too. Several of them were advertising a kilo of chocolate for from 12 to 15 euros. We thought, "Wow, what a deal!" So we bought some of the sale chocolate - but fortunately not a kilo of it! It's not that it's bad; it's just...well, tasteless. It's missing that rich, dark chocolaty taste and rich full butterfat sensation that give dark chocolate its mood-enhancing qualities. 

It being Valentine's Day and all, we (ok, I) needed some REAL chocolate. So we went to the Leonidas and bought another box. Heaven.