If you’ve had chocolate made for the European Union and compare it with the same brand and product in the United States, then you know that the EU stuff tastes better.
We love buying Cadbury chocolate in the UK whenever we visit.
And it is better. It’s not psychological, it’s for real.
Battle of the chocolate bars [somewhere on Github] – “Cocoa content is key in defining chocolate types. Regulations on the cocoa content in chocolates vary by region and type of chocolate. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) mandates “Milk Chocolate shall contain, on a dry matter basis, not less than 25% cocoa solids.”
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires milk chocolates to contain at least 10% cocoa solids. Hershey’s KitKat just about meets this benchmark, at 11%.
European chocolates have higher standards, and mandate a minimum of 35% cocoa solids for milk chocolate.”