The second bar I got from the Netherlands chocolatier Verkade is a pure Dark chocolate, though at only 55% cacao content. The ingredient listing is not bad, sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter and soya lecithin.
How does it taste? I prefer the Hazelnoot one over this, but, so saying, I did like this. It is sweet for a dark bar, but the bar snapped well and tasted good. I think I would eat this bar again, if I were in the Netherlands.
My boss had occasion to be in the Netherlands for a little while, and he kindly bought me a couple of large Dutch chocolate bars, one Dark and one Milk with Hazelnut. Verkade has been making chocolate since 1886; these bars were around everywhere he looked, so I would guess they are popular. This is a milk chocolate, as such the ingredient listing is not great, sugar, 25% hazelnuts, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, soya lecithin and natural vanilla flavour. This is a Fair Trade product.
How does it taste? Fairly good; the hazelnuts are quite big and tasty and fresh. I find it sweet, but kind of a honey sweet. I'm intrigued as to whether there is a Dark Hazelnut or other nut version. If I were in the Netherlands, I think I would try this bar again.
