Sawubona everyone!!!
Ninjani? Haha what am I saying? Well that's 'hello' and 'how are u' in Zulu, the African language. Why Africa? Well, this is due to my discovery of the Chocolat Factory! Ok hold on there. It's not that I'm oblivious enough not to notice the existence of the store in Singapore, but, I never actually bought anything from them. Obviously the main reason is, price! Haha. Here's the brief intro of Chocolat Factory...
Chocolat Factory was founded by Michel Laline who was born in Katanga, Africa in the 1960s. He became an expert in chocolatier as he has been surrounded by cocoa beans from his earliest childhood. He then teamed up with Titus Ruiz, who was born in Barcelona in the 1980s. Formerly a dancer, she now owns and manages the company. I believe, the factor that contributed to the exorbitant prices on the chocolates, are that the chocolates are hand made by specialized staff. As a result, the product not only taste scrumptious, but it is also filled with the utmost passion from the staff. Haha.
To date, Chocolat Factory carries a range of products, mainly focusing on the different types of chocolates (ie dark, white, milk chocolates etc). But, what catches my attention most, were the Chocolate Jams (S$14). They have chocolate jam with sweet pear, chocolate jam with bitter orange, chocolate jam with marron glace (chestnut) and chocolate jam with mint. Fret not, Chocolat Factory promised that chocolate is dominant in all the jams. They better be! Haha! I'm yet to buy one. I guess I'll definitely purchase one on my next visit. ;)
On my trip to the Vivocity's branch yesterday, I did purchased something else though. Well, I wasn't really sure of what to purchase initially coz everything looked so foreign to me despite them being just chocolates. Sorry, but the salesgal weren't of any help either. I refused to sample the chocolates so as not to confuse myself further. Eventually, I picked the 'assorted flavor milk chocolates' as they were the only eye catching thing there. I need some colours, man! Everywhere I turn, it's either brown or white. LOL! Why the heck am I expecting so much from a chocolate shop? Not like it's a "rainbow" shop... Haha!
Anyways, the milk chocolates were prepacked in cute clear wrappers and it was tagged S$12/100g. Well, fine with me but I thought it is truly S$12! When I went to the counter to make payment, the salesgal re-weigh the packet and keyed in the price to be S$13.90! Sheesh! The verdict? Not quite worth the money, I must say. I'm quite disappointed as the chocolate taste almost similar to the Smarties, just a tad better and minus the sugary shell. Hmm... I guess it's just my luck to have chosen the wrong chocolate. I bet the plain-coloured ones must definitely taste better! Remember, looks can be deceiving!!! But, I never regret the purchase at all. It's just the stepping stone. I definitely will try something else someday but not so soon. It's chocolates after all! Despite the company promoting that their chocolates are "healthy", I still believe consuming too much of them kills. LOL!
P/S: I'm also craving for Godiva and Sins chocolates. Mmmmmm. . . .
Regards,
Niz
