First of all, great chocolate has a strong and sweet aroma. You can also be certain that a chocolate bar is gourmet if they have bite size squares rather than large ones.
Gourmet white chocolate is made with a high cocoa butter content so it actually is real chocolate. Typical non-gourmet white chocolate is not actually chocolate because it does not contain any cocoa butter. The difference between white chocolate and regular chocolate is that white chocolate has a high milk content and does not contain cocoa powder.
Gourmet semi-sweet chocolate or white chocolate
One can find recipes for gourmet chocolate truffles from cook books, online cooking forums or blogs. Some example sites with nice recipes for gourmet chocolate truffles are epicurious, enjoy-how-to-cook, and chocoley.
The best place to purchase gourmet chocolate online is at Amazon.com. They sell in bulk and have many options from different providers.
If you want the best quality gourmet chocolate you should go check out: richart chocolates. They got the best gourmet chocholate around for your wife.
There are lots of good websites to but chocolate but if you were buying it for a present of something go to .valrhona-chocolate.com and buy the most delicious gourmet chocolate you've ever had!
"Yes, Sees Candies are foreign candies and are considered to be gourmet candy. I am sure they must be pretty tasty because they are so expensive."
Gourmet chocolates in a basket make a lovely gift and they can be bought from companies such as Thorntons, Marks and Spencer, Cadbury's Gifts website and Amazon.
A wonderful gourmet dessert recipe would be the Chocolate Ganache cake recipe. The 2 basic ingredients in Chocolate Ganache are semi-sweet chocolate and heavy whipping cream. Bring cream to boil then pour over chocolate chunks and let stand. Cover to soften the chocolate then stir. The Ganache can be used to cover cakes or other desserts or made into truffles.
"Why yes!! Some of the most tasty and beautifully decorated gourmet chocolates come for the Fanny May collections. Candies such as Deluxe Tower, Carmarsh, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, and Chocolate Truffles are to name only a few of their spectacular creations!"
At a coffe or chocolate wholesaler, for sure, or at a Gourmet coffe shop or choclatier.
The Godiva Chocolates website has luxury gourmet chocolates. They have chocolate covered pretzels. They have gift baskets and boxes of chocolates. They sell for $85 to $365.