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My kids, husband and myself all love chocolate candies. In fact, we love it so much, it has become part of my grocery list thus, you are likely to find a variety of chocolate candies, bars, baking chocolate and whatnot in our house. Its interesting to note that we also have varied tastes in chocolate. My husband loves dark or bitter chocolate, I would take anything free of nuts or fruits and my kids would eat anything that even slightly resembles chocolate. Go figure.

Pure Chocolate – Creamy Milk & White Php 540

And because we try not to run out of chocolates, there’s always a need to find something new. So when someone from the office brought home Royce pure chocolates from Singapore, I got hooked. If that tasted good to me, I couldn’t wait to try out everyone’s else’s favorite, the Nama chocolates.

Unfortunately, the only stores that offered Royce was a Japanese grocery in Greenhills and an actual Royce outlet located in Rockwell. Both are too out of the way for me to purchase chocolate at more than 500 bucks a box (rhymes doesn’t it). So when I chanced upon a booth in the middle of Greenbelt 5 that carried boxes after boxes of Royce chocolates, my inner child just jumped out and almost let out a scream.

My eyes basked at the variety of chocolates on display. There was no dramatic lighting involved. Only clear glass separated me from the goodies and bright light shone down on the chocolates. No drama, nothing fancy, just pure chocolate.

I had my hubby in mind when I chose Nama bitter to purchase and take home. It would definitely spoil the experience if I cannot share it with the family. The box was wrapped in a padded silver cover together with some dry ice. I was told that it kept the chocolates from melting. Interesting.

Nama Bitter Php 580

The tiny bite sized truffles were a mess to hold but glorious to the tongue. The smooth, melt in your mouth concoction that glides through as you swallow is enough confirmation that indeed the use of the freshest ingredients will produce the best results.

Next time, I am eyeing the Nama Chocolate Au Lait. Anyone care to share how this tastes like?

Where to buy Royce:

Konbini
#57 Connecticut St., Northeast Greenhills
San Juan City
Tel. No.: 722-4263

Royce’
Playground Section, R3
Rockwell Center, Powerplant Mall
Rockwell Drive cor. Estrella St.
Makati, Metro Manila
Tel. No.: 495-50-51

Royce’
Ground Level
Greenbelt 5
Legaspi St.
Legaspi Village
Makati, Metro Manila
Tel. No.: 489-6946