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Old 11-27-2005, 07:16 PM
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Default $120 Per Pound Chocolate

Once, it was enough just to unwrap a bar of chocolate and eat it. Now, you must understand it.

Note the glossy shine that indicates the strong bond between the cocoa butter and the cocoa mass, instruct the makers of Vosges Haut Chocolat on the packaging of their Barcelona Bars. Release its complex aromas by rubbing your thumb across the top, and savor the smell. Only then should you finally taste it, feeling the chocolate melt around your tongue...

To help entice them, Godiva has introduced a line of "platinum" chocolate this year to go along with the new ads. The assortments sell for between $8 and $80 and draw their inspiration from fashion -- think mousse fillings as airy as chiffon, spokesmen say. Godiva also brought back its "ultra-premium" G Collection last week. At $120 per pound, it is the company's most expensive line ever...
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Old 11-28-2005, 08:33 PM
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Oh wow. Just wow.

I don't like expensive chocolate. It's almost embarrassing to admit. The chocolate I love the best is chocolate chips. The other one is dove's (not cheap, but not expensive).

Godiva chocolates are too adulterated. They add too many flavors.
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