With the shelves piled high with chocolate this month, it's the ideal time to discover new flavours. Dark chocolate with smoked salt or fennel seeds, or a classic Valrhona chocolat noir? Blocks, bars, beans and barks - in case of emergency, here are our picks of the best top-cupboard cacaos.
Chocolate bars and blocks
Move over eggs and bunnies, here's a selection of high-calibre chocolate blocks and bars to enjoy all year round...
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Amedei
Toscano Black 63%, $9.50 for 50gm
Dark Cioccolato Fondente Extra 70% Chuao, $19.50 for 50gm
lario.com.au
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Bahen & Co
80% Cacao House Blend, $9.90 for 75gm
bahenchocolate.com
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Belle Fleur
Single Origin Peru 64% Cocoa, $8.25 for 90gm
Single Origin Costa Rica 64% Cocoa, $8.25 for 90gm
bellefleur.com.au
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Bibelot
Flavours include Milk Chocolate with Caramelised Almonds, White Chocolate with Green Tea and Raspberry Crunch, Dark Chocolate with Peanut Caramel and Pink Salt and Dark Chocolate with Caramelised Cocoa Nibs; $13.50 for 95gm
bibelot.com.au
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Cioccolato Lombardo
Sourdough Milk Chocolate Bar with dark chocolate Easter decoration, $19.50 for 150gm
cioccolatolombardo.com
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Fortunato No 4
Organic Peruvian Pure Nacional 47% Milk Couverture Chocolate, $13.50 for 100gm,
anvers-chocolate.com.au
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Hunted + Gathered
70% Dark Organic Chocolate with Fennel Seed, Sesame Seed, or Macadamia and 85% Dark Chocolate, $7.50 for 45gm
huntedandgathered.com.au
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Ladurée
La Mini Tablettes in White Chocolate, 41% Milk and 64% Dark, $9 for 42gm
laduree.com.au
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Liefje
80% Pomegranate and Pepperberry, Hazelnut Crunch, Cacao Smoked Salt and Spice Trial, $8.95 for 55gm
liefje.com.au
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Lindt
Excellence 70% Cocoa Smooth Blend and Roasted Hazelnut, $3.99 for 100gm
lindt.com.au
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Monsieur Truffe
70% Organic Dark Chocolate with Smoked Almonds, $11.95 for 80gm
70% Organic Dark Chocolate with Salt Roasted Pistachios, $11.95 for 80gm
72% Organic Dark Chocolate with Tasman Sea Salt, $11.95 for 80gm
monsieurtruffechocolate.com
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Red Cacao
Coffee, Hazelnut and Mandarin Milk Chocolate, $9.50 for 75gm
redcacao.com.au
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Sue Lewis Chocolatier
Dark Chocolate with Confit Orange, $8 for 50gm
suelewischocolatier.com.au
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Valrhona
Noir Manjari 64% Cacao Dark Chocolate, $10.95 for 70gm
simonjohnson.com
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Wawa Chocolatier
Flavours include Dark Mint Caramel Crisp, Dark Toasted Sourdough, Balsamic Salted Caramel, Fried Almond and Smoked Saltt, Blueberry and Blue Corn, and Lavender Honeycomb and Cocoa Nib, $14.95 for 90gm
wawachocolatier.com.au
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Winnow Chocolates
Flavours include Organic White Chocolate with Blackberry and Lime, and Strawberry and White Pepper, Organic Milk Chocolate with Fruit and Nut, and Organic Dark Chocolate with Summer Berries and Raspberry & Coconut, $9.95 for 80gm
winnowchocolates.com
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Zokoko
Pure Origin 72% Cacao Bolivia Tranquilidad, $15.95 for 85gm
Pure Origin 45% Cacao Solomon Islands Chale Milk, $13.95 for 85gm
zokoko.com
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