AIBU to wonder what the actual fuck they have done to creme eggs?

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I mean, first world problems and all that, but why have they ruined creme eggs? Just had one and the chocolate was rank (DH said this was a big thing a few years ago that Cadbury changed the chocolate to make it cheaper and it doesn't taste like dairy milk any more but this clearly passed me by) and the filling was... kinda chewy. I mean, is nothing sacred? Fucking Brexit fucking up our creme eggs.

Roses are vile. Quality Street are still nice.

I remember reading a post here describing it as orange ear wax... most apt description. Never ate it since !

This made me laugh.

Agreed, used to prefer Roses to Quality Street. Now prefer Quality Street

Roses are disgusting, it's so sad and those wrappers. They used to be lovely with all the different foils and they tasted amazing. They're just not special anymore. I'm glad quality street don't seem to have changed.

Agree about Roses & Quality Street. The ones from Christmas all tasted the same to me - artificially sweet with no flavour.

I have discovered my new favourite chocolate:

www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=44&productId=1275568&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrNfwk-Ss4QIVCrftCh1FHAZ8EAYYASABEgKSqvD_BwE&storeId=10151&krypto=Ax43f%2BeZNwpBBBo7GYeBN1UiS1Rrr3kE6jFUVcm95LysXb5xAeZ0u6PX%2FEwNnzWCsPI%2F6EvUSUvWWeWJ332lkN2MG3Ly%2BMoqLMEmvJK%2Blh%2Fik8uczmnqFRcKhnDKKxo09cJI4Zo65f%2B35yVyzdmxA3zemxpSOa63DEzslbwpnbOz7FEdvKb6kGS0ZJBp2XbAHkS83BQdHdkN9B89PRDD%2BmaTsFChLygltXySKl0mHKbjKlWY9Mmm116LLfG%2BF1n3oEqp2p9MNGZUnKCzUvb5cH3K7nPG4qVdxXHh1MgS2Rc%3D

I picked it up in Sainsburys because it looked cool.

Holy Cow. It was absolutely amazing. I could eat a hundred bars of Cadbury but I couldn't eat more than a few pieces of this. It was so rich and tasted like proper chocolate, like it used to taste.

I'm also an advocate of Ritter Sport.

Full of palm oil, horrible taste now
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I stopped eating Cadbury on principle when they reneged on a promise made to keep uk workers, then promptly shut the factory down.
I was given a box for Christmas, but gave it away.

I've never heard of Ritter Sport or Moshers (have I spelt that correctly?) Where do you get them from?

Aldi sell a small range of Ritter. It's a popular German brand, the name mean's (approximately "Knight" so might be the name of the founder. It's better than Cadbury's.

Moser Roth is one of aldi's own-brands. They do a cheap (Dairyfine) a medium (Choceur) and a premium (Moser Roth) range, and do other brands especially at Christmas, Valentines etc.

Woolworths used to sell Ritter Sport.

My favourite is M & S milk chocolate, the pale blue wrapper.

I managed to find a reference to the EU quality standards for chocolate. In most of the EU, products sold as "chocolate" have to contain:
Total dry cocoa solids ≥ 35%
Cocoa butter ≥ 18%
Non-fat cocoa solids ≥ 14%

and an inferior product, allowed to contain
Total dry cocoa solids ≥ 25%
Cocoa butter 0%
Non-fat cocoa solids ≥ 2.5%
has to be labelled "family milk chocolate."

In Malta, the UK and the Republic of Ireland, the inferior product can be labelled "Milk Chocolate."

Cadbury's is "Milk Cocolate"

I had one (first in a few years) with my lunch today and it seemed no different.

Aldi sell a small range of Ritter. It's a popular German brand, the name mean's (approximately "Knight" so might be the name of the founder. It's better than Cadbury's.

Ritter is indeed the founder's name. The "sport" bit is from it having a different shape (rectangular) designed to fit into a sport jacket pocket.

PigletJohn thanks, I'll look out for them. My friend has bought me dairyfine from Aldi before, that was quite nice.

TFBundy lol, I agree, those dairy milk creations look horrible, don't fancy them at all

Nooooooooooo!!!! I used to love those, not had one since they changed 😭

Smartie chocolate is nothing like chocolate though and never has been. It’s grim stuff (not envy).

I'm especially gutted about the difference in them! My mum sent me some (I'm out of UK and can't buy then here) I was so looking forward to one and they just aren't the same. Bastard Cadbury's or whoever the hell owns them now!!

I'm also a fan of Ritter Sport. I've tried the coconut and also the rum and raisin which are both lush. I haven't seen any in Aldi though.

TFBundy

It was Buttons not Smarties! Doh! (Cadbury don’t even make Smarties. I’ll get me coat...)

—Was still flipping grim though—

Aaaaaaah it all makes sense now!

Smarties are gross. Sad that buttons are now too . They used to be one of my favourites.

They were so good in the 80s

Try German chocolate. It tastes like chocolate

Received a box of Guylian chocs the other day and they seemed greasy too 😩

Lidl also sell Ritter choc, and we love Lidl own brand chocolate too, especially Rich Milk Chocolate, which is like the perfect balance between milk and dark. No palm oil either.

Guylian are one of my favourites and DP's absolute favourite