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Monday, August 06, 2007
Milka Alpenmilch
Milka was introduced in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard as an affordable confection for the masses. The name comes from the German words Milch (milk) and Kakao (cocoa). The Suchard company was briefly run by Philip Morris starting in 1990. In 1993 Philip Morris rolled their other food conglomerate, Kraft, in with Suchard and is now called Kraft Jacobs Suchard AG. This huge company makes a lot of well-known European sweets under the brands Marabou, Terry’s, Toblerone, Callard & Bowser, Cote d’Or and Daim. At the beginning of this year Altria (the new name for Philip Morris, which sounds like a diet drug to me) announced it was spinning Kraft back off into its own company.
I found this attractive looking bar at Target for $1.69. I’ve also seen the white confection version at the 99 Cent Only Stores, but I wanted to try this one first. The funny thing about the bar is the little marketing line on the back:
I’ve never heard chocolate described as tender before! The bar is rather light looking, lighter than a Hershey bar. It has a softer snap to it, as most milk chocolate bars do. It smells distinctly milky and a little nutty. It melts slowly and has a very sticky, fudgy feel on the tongue. The thick melt does release a lot of flavors. The primary flavor is powdered milk, followed by a little burnt sugar taste and a light touch of hazelnuts. Though the bar is pleasant, there’s very little “chocolate” flavor in here. There must be a lot of milk in this bar because a single serving (1.48 ounces) contains 10% of your RDA of calcium and 3 grams of protein. (Of course a glass of milk has three times that.) Target carries a rather wide selection of all kinds of chocolate. This isn’t really top of the line stuff, but if you’re a fan of European style milky chocolate or would like a less expensive version of guanduia (hazelnut chocolate paste), then this might be a good option. I’ll finish this bar and likely try the Milka White confection, but I’m not sure if I’d buy it again. Note from wrapper: May contain traces of other tree nuts [remember there are hazelnuts in here] and wheat. This bar was made in Germany. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:40 pm 
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This is the chocolate I grew up with, in Germany. I always say this is how my taste buds are calibrated.
On a recent trip to Germany i discovered Milka. Brought home over 100 candy bars. Probably ate about 30 over there. My whole family is obsessed with them. Our family that lives there sends us them. It is definitly the best chocolate ever.
Does anyone know the address for Milka. My daughter is doing a project and needs it. I cannot read German.
The people writing in this blog are real neopytes!!! It is disguisting to read how you give higher “grades” to American Candies than to foreign candies. If you stop being so arrogant for a second, maybe you would realize that people across the globe have different preferences than you do. Milka has, as I experience it, far better chocolate than any American brand I have tried (And I have tried several). But no!!!! You gave milka a mere 6!!!
I have nitice this obsession that you have of diminishing the quality of foreign candies in several other posts!! And I am quite upset!!! For example, you clearly have never tried many of the best candies produced by Arcor (e.g. Toffy/menthoplus/Aguila Minitorta/Bonobon/etc), yet you have the nerve to call it the worst candy manufacturer ever!!! (and just to let you know, Arcor is not a candy manufacturer!)So, maybe it would help us readers if you stop being so ignorant and start writing things with a little more of objectivity.
Thank You!!!
mmmmmm............. milka
While working for a previous employer I was introduced to Milka when a vendor came over from Germany. Since then I have been hooked. I consider them to be far superiour to the US version. Probably because there is a lot of wax in the US version. Since that time I have been looking where to buy them here in the US. For a short while Wal-mart carried them but they have since pulled them off their shelf in favor or other more exotic and nature versions. I notived here that someone said Target carries them. I wonder if that is still true. A target is set to open here this year. Cant wait if its true.
My local Target carried them for a very short time, a couple of years ago - but the Cost Plus World Market usually have them (and lots more candy from Germany and other countries).
MILKA is one of the best tasting chocolates I have ever eatin. Having lived in Germany for a number of years and exposed to all sorts of brands, this always was my favorite followed by the Ritter Sport Alpenmilch.
The closest tasting American chocolate is a definite “Hershey’s Symphony” I could hardly notice the tiny bit of difference.
Hershey’s SUCKS. Milka RULES.
i’m wondering if anyone can help by telling me if milka suitable for vegetarians and alcohol free?
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