Yes, I'd much prefer to be eating it, but alas, my stash from our last trip is long gone and but a memory. The Swiss really do excel at making chocolate and there are many more vendors than we are exposed to here in the U.S. While it would not have been impossible to consume chocolate every day of our 1 1/2 week trip to Switzerland, I did manage to limit myself to less than 11 bars. My two favorites are shown in the photograph. While looking for a website for Suchard, it became apparent that the company may no longer exist, although the name is still being used. It was originally a Swiss company and seems to have been sold to Tobler, then got picked up by Kraft Foods and in many cases is being identified with Belgian chocolates rather than Swiss. Since it is my habit to only try regional food items on vacation I'm sure the milk chocolate bar I ate was at the very least made in Switzerland. It, like so many other milk chocolates was rich and sweet and easy to savor.
The Camille Bloch filled chocolate bar was outstanding and like no other chocolate bar I have eaten. The caramel mousse was light as a feather and not overly sweet; the sweetness was left to the chocolate enveloping it. Most certainly I will try more of this fine chocolate whenever I'm lucky enough to find it again. The website informs me that it may be as close as Quebec!
