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Sunday, February 01, 2026
Happy Chocolate Day!
I just found out that it’s Chocolate Day today. I never knew there was such a day. But hey, I’d be the last to complain! From now on, this date will be marked into my diary every year. 
So, to all fellow chocolate-lovers (chocoholics?), a very happy chocolate day! May we have a sublime out-of-this-world chocolate experience today…
I love chocolate. Period. In all forms and guises. I melt in the presence of fresh hand-made truffles and pralines. Ooohh… Leonidas’ chocolate truffles!! Now, this is one way to get me to do anything you want! 
Royce Chocolates work too! Exquisite quality chocolates at non-designer prices. I especially love chocolates with nuts in them. I also love dark chocolate... pure, simple dark chocolate (at least 75%)… Valrhona’s Guanaja 70%, Lindt’s Excellence 85%… Sigh!
But I also have some perennial “chocolate candy” favorites which I grab from the supermarket or petrol kiosk. These are what I call my “comfort chocolates”. I’ve always liked Kit Kat (the UK- or Australia-made versions – hard to find in Singapore where it is usually the Thailand-made version). When I’m feeling lousy, this one always does the trick. Strangely, I’ve never taken to other chocolate-covered wafers like “Take Six” (is that what it’s called? Can’t remember. The one by Cadbury’s).
Once in a while I like Malteses. I like sucking on them until the little balls burst in my mouth, releasing the sweet, melting malt honeycomb centers! 
A recent addition to my “I like” chocolate list is Kinder Bueno. And of course, the ubiquitous Ferrero Rocher does it for me too. A combination of wafer crunch, fragrant and aromatic nut, smooth and chocolatey praline center always works well. And oh! Don’t you just love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? Oh, oh, oh… am I getting a craving now!
And I haven’t even started on my favorite chocolate cake, brownie, cookie, ice cream, tart, pie, fudge, sauce… Muahahaha… oh, I love chocolate!!
What’s your favorite chocolate? What gives you a tingle all over and puts a smile on your face?
Happy Chocolate Day!
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same here! heard that it was chocolate day today on the radio. unfortunately, i cannot eat too much. gives me headaches surprisingly.
although i'm not a big fan of mint, i luv After Eights. :)
Posted by: Wena | February 1, 2026 06:30 PM
My relationship to chocolate is quite similar to yours. I love dark chocolate; a few favourites are Valrhona's Manjari and dark chocolate from two Italian "gourmet" chocolate-makers, Amedei and Domori. I also agree with the concept of "comfort" chocolate bars... Snickers for me. What I strangely seldom like is milk chocolate pralines, I find them often too sweet, but then, I'm weird :-).
Posted by: Alberto | February 1, 2026 08:09 PM
if you are ever in belgium - best chocolate i have tasted in my life :)
love ur blog by the way. I dont know anyone who makes yee sang from scratch in this day and age
Posted by: thw | February 2, 2026 12:42 AM
hi Wena,
really? they give you headaches? how interesting... maybe you are allergic to caffeine? can you drink coffee?
but there's a good upside to this... won't put on weight : )
I usually overindulge in chocs then feel bad : (
Posted by: Renee | February 2, 2026 12:44 AM
hi Alberto,
no not wierd at all : )
dark or even bitter-sweet chocolate pralines... ahh... that is the life! : )
Amedei and Domori... they sound wonderful...
are they boutique chocolatiers? or do they have outlets outside Italy or even a website?
haha... my mind is already racing... trying to figure out how I can get my hands on some to try : D
I'm so thrilled to be learning about all these new chocolates I've yet to experience and enjoy...
wow! thanks!
oh! forgot about snickers! yep, like those too. I used to like Picnic alot, but they don't seem to make them anymore... or at least I haven't seen them anymore.
I like snickers in all its flavors... regular, almond and the new one... (erm, "crunchy" or something)
Posted by: Renee | February 2, 2026 12:58 AM
hi thw,
oh my! thanks a million for this heads-up!
these chocs look so so incredible! I am salivating so hard right now! : D
sigh! looks like their nearest outlet to me is Tokyo... which is not that near... : (
I have to find a way to get my hands on some now...
I'm a lady on a mission... muahaha...
thanks for the kind words. glad you like the blog.
home-made yu sheng from scratch... after all that hard work... taste even better : )
Posted by: Renee | February 2, 2026 01:06 AM
i luv snickers bars too! another of my favourites is the ritter sport whole hazelnut. very yummy! :-)
Posted by: shaz | February 2, 2026 01:51 AM
belgium chocolates pls.
and after eights too ;)
Posted by: graceshu | February 2, 2026 02:02 AM
haha...a belgium friend introduced the chocolates to me...supposed to be the best in belgium...the shop is also really exquisite...but mighty expensive....
maybe you can take a holiday in belgium...great beer (cherry beer, banana beer etc) and great chocs...but other stuff not so nice...
Posted by: thw | February 2, 2026 03:30 AM
hi Shaz,
: ) oh yes, ritter sport... I like the almond ones.
haha... sure seems like I like a lot of chocolate *embarrassed*
hi Grace,
: )
hi thw,
: D yes, I can see myself in Belgium, just sitting there day after day quaffing copious amounts of chocolates and beer!
(banana beer? sounds mighty funky!)
the only time I've been to Belgium was when I was something like 11-12... which was way long ago! so, don't remember much at all... and I don't think I had any chocolate back on that trip : (
time to make up for lost time I think : )
have to work on the bank account a little first tho' ; )
Posted by: Renee | February 2, 2026 02:41 PM
Rennee,
I don't know if they have outlets outside Italy but both have a web site:
Domori: http://www.domori.com/ -specializing on chocolate made from cacao criollo beans
Amedei: http://www.amedei.it/ -they're quite famous, in Italy, for their chuao chocolate.
Posted by: Alberto | February 2, 2026 06:01 PM
hi Alberto,
thanks so much for the links!
my appetite has been whetted! now... to try to get my hands on some : )
Posted by: Renee | February 3, 2026 09:28 PM
