i'm slightly obsessed with chocolate..

i have a slight obsession with chocolate.. what girl doesn't?

anyway, on my hunt for a recipe idea, i've been finding some funky chocolate sites:
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norman love confections
not only do the descriptions sound delicious, BUT the chocolate looks far too good to eat.

	intense gourmet dark chocolate beautifully garbed in gold
	custard pie wrapped in ultra premium swiss dark chocolate
	rich dark chocolate and creamy vanilla mint filling complete with tiny chocolate chips
	buttery cinnamon swirled with pure sugar icing in white chocolate ganache, casted in milk chocolate
	vanilla custard style ganache, layered with a deep dark palét, and covered in sweet milk chocolate
	a layer of creamy milk chocolate filled with a buttery caramel center that oozes the essence of vanilla beans
	rich cream blended with coffee-infused gourmet dark chocolate
	fresh, tart lemon cream sweetened with white chocolate

yumm.. it's just disappointing they don't ship outside of the u.s. *sigh* the next time i go somewhere in the u.s. i have to remember to preorder these to have them shipped to wherever i'll be.
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la maison du chocolat
oh my.. HEAVEN! these chocolates make me want to eat like a fat kid who found a secret candy stash at fat camp. [chocolate chart]

roméo - under a dark chocolate couverture, an encounter of a light milk chocolate mousse and a fresh, very finely filtered moka coffee
zagora - ganache flavored with an infusion of fresh mint (one of my all-time favourite flavour combinations!! this is the leafy mint flavour, like mint chutney hahaha :), unlike the peppermint flavour..)
garrigue - the cover is dark, the filling is a ganache flavoured with fennel (interesting combination i'll have to try next time i make truffles..)
maïko - ganache flavoured with an infusion of ginger (not necessarily something i'd like, but more of a "note to self" to try making for the older folks..)
othello - the couverture is dark and the center is a ganache flavoured with mountain honey
faust - under a couverture of milk chocolate is concealed a creamy ganache flavoured with old flamed rum

at least this company ships to canada! except.. the cost to ship is 55€ :S oh dear..
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romãnicos chocolate
these chocolates are incredibly cute, but the flavouring selections don't seem very unique.

just an example of one of the boxes:


they don't explicitly say.. but i think they too only ship within the u.s. :'(
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hotel chocolat
this place sounds LOVELY! there are a lot of interesting and different products they have available.

	experience the pure, authentic flavours of single origin cocoa beans, picked, crushed and hand rolled in st. lucia
	i can't find this slab on the site anymore.. it was a combination of dark, milk, and white chocolates
	slices of swirled milk and white chocolate studded with caramel milk chocolate drops, then pressed between eggs shells cast from caramel milk chocolate
	cocoa nib balsamic vinegar, cocoa bean and chili olive oil - sounds weird? but i'm 99% sure it tastes REALLY good. i've made chili and chocolate (big hit) and have chili olive oil.. so why not mix the two?!
	bitter chocolate and black truffle salsa - makes me totally curious..
	cocoa penne - i'm not sure how this would be served.. with normal pasta sauce? with chocolate sauce? with ice cream? *confused*
	tender mango pieces preserved and softened by a long soak in mango liqueur then sealed in dark chocolate

they deliver to canada for at least £20 (an additional £15 per item :S).. at least they have a store in london that i could try to visit.

*sigh* i *heart* chocolate.