For many of us here in Australia and the UK, Hershey's tastes disgusting. Partic...

nopassrecover · on Feb 21, 2014

Yep American chocolate is terrible. Which is weird as everything is sweet in the US (even the bread...) so you'd think sweet things would be great.

vacri · on Feb 21, 2014

I was pretty shocked when I bit into a slice of "Healthy Choice Wholemeal" bread in LA and found it sweeter than a slice of raisin bread back home.

Similarly, to me corn bread is meant to be savoury, not so sugary it's like a slightly caramelised cake like I had in one place in NO.

pionar · on Feb 21, 2014

Corn bread is a regional thing here in the US. In the south, you will often find it to be made very sweetly. What you're used to would probably be found more in the Midwest and Plains states. (I'm in Indiana, and the corn bread here is delicious - a little dry, but very good)

maxmcd · on Feb 21, 2014

Yeah. I grew up in Belgium and moved back to the US when I was still young. It's always been difficulty for me to take the chocolate here seriously.

elliottcarlson · on Feb 21, 2014

As someone who also grew up in Belgium and now lives in New York, I completely agree. I brought back as much as I could when I went back to visit a few months ago - and it was still not nearly enough.

maxmcd · on Feb 21, 2014

I live in nyc as well. Neuhaus isn't bad. They import directly, have locations in GC and a few other places. $30 for a pretty large box.

Cheaper than airfare. :)

elliottcarlson · on Feb 22, 2014

There's also a Leonidas up at Madison & 52nd - don't remember the prices there but definitely on the higher side. And well, we both know what Godiva really is...

maxmcd · on Feb 22, 2014

Hah, seriously, repackaged Hershey's. Interesting about Leonidas, I'll have to check that out.

vacri · on Feb 21, 2014

I met a South African septugenarian living in Arizona who imports his chocolate and candy from Australia because what the Americans have to offer is such low quality.