Have you ever walked through the forbidden isle which you KNOW you shouldn’t even venture into because of the temptation that it presents itself with? The pretty wrappers with colorful designs, mouth-watering images of brown blocks of cocoa with a disclaimer, “Images are for illustration purposes only”, at the bottom that is too small to notice, and then there is the silver or gold lining of foil that serves as the last barrier to the treasure within. Ahh…you can already smell your gluttony gently floating you towards that enticing bar of chocolate on the shelf, only to find hundreds of others just like the one you had your eye on, and you become reduced to a state of indecisiveness as to which bar of gold you should bring home with you.
So, here are a few ways to tell a good bar of chocolate from a bad/fake one: