Darrell Lea sugar-free chocolate
1 July 2007 by danielbowen
Can I order large quan. of 0 carb., 0 sugar chocolate bars from Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops, for shipping to the U.S.? — Helen, USA
Frankly the prospect of this didn’t sound all that appealing to me. I wondered if it would actually taste like chocolate. Not that I’m doubting your choice, of course, but zero sugar…?!?
So I tried some, and you know what? It’s not half bad. No doubt the Splenda sweetner that’s in it helps the taste a bit. Darrell Lea’s web site actually says it’s low carb, by the way, not zero. At A$2.40 per 50 gram bar, it’s not the cheapest, and it’s not exactly fat-free, at 2110Kj (504 calories) per 100 grams.
As for ordering it online, alas no. While Darrell Lea does have a web site which details its product range and shop locations, they don’t do online ordering. A rather 20th century notion, certainly, but perhaps understandable for a relatively small company. Maybe one day they’ll join the modern age and let you order your choccies online, though to be fair, I can’t immediately think of any chocolate shops that let you order online. Most appear to rely on Real World retail.
The good news, however, is that Darrell Lea have international distributors, including in the USA. It’s a bit hard to tell from the distributor’s web site exactly what they sell though: if no luck there, try Darrell Lea’s Customer Service people.
And if you do get hold of lots of it, don’t eat it all at once. The packet warns that “Excess consumption may have a laxative effect.”
July 31st, 2007 at 9:02 am
Thorntons in UK used to sell on line.
May 17th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Funny how we want to buy things from other countries. I want to buy Ghiradelli chocolate from the USA but can’t buy it here in NZ and they do sell online, however, only to US customers!
May 21st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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I just happened on your site with Qs about Aus food. One American had sent a Q about the difference between chips and crisps and also asked what a “chip buddy” was. Gotta love those Yanks - it’s a chip butty actually, and Poms from Up North (or West) in Old England,pronounce it “chip bootdy”. A butty is a sandwich. You can have chip ones and also Madeleine ones. They do not have Madeleine in the filler but jam - should be apricot, but anything fruit will do. You cannot have a marmalade butty. Marmalade is for toast only. So there
To make a chip butty - Get a slice of soft white bread spread with butter or margarine. Next, a thick layer or two of hot potatoe chips, deep fried in an indigestible oil source. Add liberal salt, and any or all of the following - brown malt vinegar, Daddys sauce, Houses of Parliament sauce, Heinze Tomato sauce or ‘hot’ sauce (Worcestershire). Finally place one more slice of soft, white bread with or without more butter/marg. Eat up and make another . excellent with beer or hot tomato soup.