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Old Jul 27th 2011 | 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy
Well for me it's just Cadbury's that is a disappointment here. I often go to the import shop in New Westminster to get proper UK Cadbury's, it's just so much creamier and nicer. My girlfriend thinks it might be the type of milk the use, since most UK milk isn't pastuerized. Who knows.
The difference is that in the Canadian / US choc they use a lower fat content powdered milk, whereas we all know that in the UK it is made with "a glass and a half of full cream milk".
 
Old Jul 28th 2011 | 1:34 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_
Aka Dove chocolate.
Dove is a very poor imitation I find.
 
Old Jul 28th 2011 | 4:11 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_
Surprised that a lot of people seem to have not figured out that most of the stuff they're listing is available in Canada, e.g. Milky Way = 3 Musketeers. Caramel = Caramilk, etc.
I've had the musketeer thing knowing it was supposed to be milky way. I'm not one of those who routinely thinks chocolate and beans are different here (not in that way) , but I thought the filling was quite different. Chewier.

Quite a different wrapper too. That's probably half the fun for co-workers.

I know a couple mentioned caramel but I really meant Caramac.


Quite sickly. How about Pink Panther bars?
 
Old Jul 28th 2011 | 4:24 am
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Can buy Thornton's choccies in Ottawa!
 
Old Jul 28th 2011 | 4:45 am
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Stay away from Yorkie bar

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Old Jul 28th 2011 | 5:21 am
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Originally Posted by Piff Poff
Dove is a very poor imitation I find.
Same stuff, technically speaking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_%28chocolate%29 - in fact historically speaking, Galaxy is an imitation of Dove, however I bet you back in 1960 Dove chocolate tasted better.

I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't have as much fat in it, but I think it's unrealistic to expect stuff made in different factories to taste exactly the same, although I can't really tell any difference with a Canadian mars bar.

I find Dairy Milk here is only edible if you get one of the flavoured bars, they actually make Creme Eggs in Ontario as well and it has the same grotty chocolate. Also they appear to be smaller than the UK ones, I got a UK one and compared them side-by-side and the UK one was definitely larger.

However one thing I realized a long time ago is that the UK is a very large consumer of chocolate, I think only the Belgians and the German-speaking countries eat more per capita. Chocolate is more of a kids thing in Canada and the US I find so they don't give as much of a crap about quality. The view is if you're an adult you can afford Swiss chocolate, or a box of chocolates from a confectioners.
 
Old Jul 28th 2011 | 5:23 am
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Originally Posted by TrishP
Can buy Thornton's choccies in Ottawa!
I can get them here, but they're the supermarket variety Thornton's, I've never seen the truffles they sell in their own shops.
 
Old Jul 28th 2011 | 5:33 am
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If you want THORNTONS folks, then you'd better get it quickly because a lot of shops are going to be closed soon.............


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13939089
 
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
If you want THORNTONS folks, then you'd better get it quickly because a lot of shops are going to be closed soon.............


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13939089
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Old Jul 28th 2011 | 4:37 pm
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Makes you wonder why they don't open a few shops here.

I am seriously developing a craving for some Roger's chocolates from reading this thread!
 
Old Jul 29th 2011 | 1:20 am
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
If you want THORNTONS folks, then you'd better get it quickly because a lot of shops are going to be closed soon.............


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13939089
 
Old Jul 29th 2011 | 2:16 am
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Originally Posted by Piff Poff
Dove is a very poor imitation I find.
I agree...taste nothing like Galaxy!!!

Galaxy do counters now....just like dairy milk buttons.....they are sooooooooooooooo good!!
 
Old Jul 29th 2011 | 2:28 am
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However one thing I realized a long time ago is that the UK is a very large consumer of chocolate, I think only the Belgians and the German-speaking countries eat more per capita. Chocolate is more of a kids thing in Canada and the US I find so they don't give as much of a crap about quality. The view is if you're an adult you can afford Swiss chocolate, or a box of chocolates from a confectioners.

I think this is so true. I would have little or no chance to find chocolate items in the houses of the many people I know. I like chocolate but would never buy a chocolate bar, British or otherwise. It's just not on the radar of most Canadians. And before someone comes on here and tells me they know some Canadian etc, etc, there are exceptions.
 
Old Jul 29th 2011 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by Auld Yin
It's just not on the radar of most Canadians. And before someone comes on here and tells me they know some Canadian etc, etc, there are exceptions.
Maybe the people you know are the exceptions.

You're probably right though. If the bars sold that well, they probably wouldn't be almost permanently reduced.
 
Old Jul 29th 2011 | 2:51 am
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Is British Cadbury's any good now that it is made in Poland???
 


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