Valrhona Cao Grande Lait Review

We like:

The brilliant taste and texture; the assurance of Valrhona quality; the easy-to-recycle paper wrapper

We don't like:

Not knowing more about the trading standards, worker welfare or how it's made

SmartPlanet judgement:

Good God, this tastes good. We think it's well worth the price, too, especially if you prefer milk to dark but still want to enjoy cocoa flavours. It's beautifully smooth, too, and the organic certification means GMs, chemicals and pesticides are kept out of the picture. We don't know much about its greenie creds, though, and wouldn't mind more info on the company.

When Galaxy and the rest make adverts featuring lengths of cool, brown, slippery silk, they're trying to say that their chocolate has a fabulously smooth texture and luxurious taste. It might not be true of that product, but it certainly is of Valrhona's milk chocolate bar. The Cao Grande has an incredibly silky smooth feel in the mouth -- almost cool against the tongue -- and crucially, it has the flavours to match. Continue reading...