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Why dark chocolate’s more than just a sweet treat
by Anna Sandner
The Swiss chocolate I always have to bring home with me
11/3/2026
Translation: Elicia Payne
Nuts, caramel and nougat: every time I visit Switzerland, I come back to Hamburg with an entire bag full of sweet, delicious chocolate.
As soon as I’ve checked in to the hotel, I get an urge to go to the supermarket. I’m on a business trip in Switzerland and only have one thing on my mind: choc-o-late! A little later, I stand wide-eyed in front of shelves of chocolate. I spot almond slivers, dark chocolate with honey, milk chocolate with sea salt – and my sweet tooth’s ready to take a giant bite. Of course we have chocolate in Germany, but Swiss choc – that’s on another level. It’s smooth. Sweet, but not too sweet. Just ... ahh sighs.
These are the four varieties I can’t leave without.
Ovo Rocks
Crunch! The Ovomaltine Ovo Rocks are the absolute highlight for me every time. Whoever came up with this divine mixture of milk chocolate and malt crisp – I’m eternally grateful! I usually tear open the first bag of Ovo Rocks on the way to the hotel, the second ends up in my suitcase.
Ragusa Blond
I’m not normally a fan of white chocolate. It’s too sweet, too bland. But whole hazelnuts in an airy, delicate praline mass, coated in white chocolate? Only geniuses can come up with this. I even trekked to two supermarkets on my last trip because I wanted two bars and the first supermarket had run out of it. I’ve tried the dark chocolate and milk variety already too – they’re okay, but nowhere near as yummy as the white bars.
Cailler Frigor Noir
Frigor Noir is at the opposite end to Ragusa Blond. It’s dark chocolate filled with hazelnut and almond cream. This perfect blend of bitter and sweet hits the spot. By the way, the first time I tried Frigor Noir was on a skiing vacation in Saas-Fee with my ex-boyfriend. The guy’s history but the love for the chocolate everlasting.
Cailler Chocmel
This one’s fairly new to my «definites» list and was more of an accidental buy. I just liked the packaging – a picture of almonds, honey and chocolate on a blue background. It might be a stretch, but Chocmel reminds me of Toblerone (please don’t hate me for saying that.) I’m just a fan of crunchy nutty chocolate.
What’s your favourite chocolate? Let me know in the comments!
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Anika Schulz
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Anika.Schulz@galaxus.deAs a child, I was socialised with Mario Kart on SNES before ending up in journalism after graduating from high school. As a team leader at Galaxus, I'm responsible for news. I'm also a trekkie and an engineer.
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