
Some chocolate lovers opt for the 80% and over chocolate in winter. There is good reason for this: it’s got more health benefits and far less sugar, and if you don’t eat loads of sugar anyway a very high percentage chocolate tastes epic and actually quite sweet. Here are some worth trying, as noted by Annalisa Barbieri, in THEGUARDIAN.COM: Asda has an excellent Ugandan 85%, £1.85/100g. Waitrose’s No 1 range, £2.25/100g, has two great contenders: Peruvian 80% and 90% Ecuadorian, if you fancy something even darker. Marks & Spencer meanwhile has a super offering, too: 85% Peruvian, £2.25/100g. Are these all actually made by the same company? That would be telling. Apologies for mentioning this one again, but it’s worth it: Lumi’s Ugandan 80% with cocoa nibs, £7.50/100g, is a storming success. Annalisa’s current favorite is Rózsavölgyi Csokoládé – Sur Del Lago 84%, £9.95/70g. Venezuelan beans, made in Hungary; this bar is ‘beautifully balanced’, very classy, so tasty and elegantly wrapped.