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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Tristan Lutze

Australian supermarket chocolate gifts taste test: Aldi treats leave our experts ‘speechless’

The judges with boxes and bags of supermarket chocolates
‘By the end … we were all swearing to never touch the stuff again’: chocolate taste-testing judges Alice Tieu of Silver Street Chocolate, chocolate enthusiast Caroline, Tristan Lutze and Jin Sun Kim of Kakawa Chocolates. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

Valentine’s Day is upon us and you’re in trouble. It’s too late to order flowers and restaurant reservations filled up weeks ago. Thankfully, there’s still the trusty chocolate aisle of your local supermarket, stacked with sweet treats that, OK, aren’t the most original gift, but are better than turning up empty-handed.

But which of these readily available confections are most likely to soothe the romantically injured, and which mouthfuls would only make things worse?

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