American tries European Chocolate (Milka) for the first time

[@Justforvisit]

0:41 "I've got like every Milka ever made" Hooooooh boy....who's gonna tell him....?

[@shi0w0xgami]

I'm studying marketing and had to carry out a product analysis for Milka. The Milka product iceberg is on another level

[@Justforvisit]

@@shi0w0xgami I can imagine that 🤣

[@hofn420]

Milka portions are huge🤣 Who is gonna tell him he got the small bars

[@Dont_fret_just_wonder]

​@@hofn420I was thinking the same. I hadn't had a good old Traube-Nuss in ages, though.

[@monika88535]

thought the same thing ;)

[@TheKaukas]

Oh, if he thinks those Milkas are large, wait till he finds out there are large versions of Milka. 😂😂😂

[@arohk4415]

Milka Maxx is 300g , the normal bars are only 80g

[@TheKaukas]

@@arohk4415 Yes, Max size bars are 250-300g, normal 80-100g (depends on filling) and normally large version I share with 4 ppl.

[@oskng]

​@@TheKaukasJa sam bez problema pojedem milku od 300 grama 🤣🤣

[@filipbitala2624]

@@oskngyou make me sick, or maybe its the 300 grams of milka i just ate

[@oskng]

@filipbitala2624 👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@agnesmetanomski6730]

Those are normal Milka bars. You should see the size of the real GIANT ones! 🤣And those flavours are mostly some new-fangled ones that have appeared in the last 10+ years.... I prefer the classics, like hazelnuts, almonds or nougat-filling Ritter Sport has tons of flavours. One of my favourite ones is the rum-raisins. Yum! But I'm more of a dark chocolate fan. If you want some unusual varieties, you should try something exotic like the dark chocolate with salt or chilli from Lindt 🤣

[@GazilionPT]

4:52 "Europeans say Hershey's tastes like vomit". It's not just Europeans - it's *Science.* Hershey's includes butyric acid, which is a natural chemical found... in vomit.

[@73d_th3_Master_Of_Shadows]

Did you really had to say that? Right when i was about to try my very first hersheys....😢

[@73d_th3_Master_Of_Shadows]

Is it actaully true guys?? Is hersheys vomit? Wtf i never tried one..Come on...man.If anyone knows reply if its not entirely true.

[@matsudoambition2509]

@@73d_th3_Master_Of_Shadows Hersheys is not vomit, it uses a chemical you also find in vomit and parmesan instead of Pasteurising the milk

[@thesilentshopper]

@@73d_th3_Master_Of_Shadows I bought a Hershey's bar here in Finland about half a year ago. The after taste was vomit. I couldn't eat it. My mom ate the rest of the bar, so maybe not everyone notices this, but to me the after taste was clear.

[@David_randomnumber]

@@73d_th3_Master_Of_Shadows It is true. Previous to WW2 they used the butyric acid to treat the milk. Since Hersheys was the cheapest the US Army send Hershey bars with every GI and since those in the field got used to the taste and didn´t want anything else nearly every chocolate producer in the US startet using those chemicals too to match the taste.

[@lieswil]

Belgian here. Milka is what we give children for easter, not what you buy your mother for her birthday. Wait 'till you tasted grown up chocolate 😂

[@heleendhuys2591]

True fellow Belgian here

[@twofarg0ne763]

Agreed - French here. Belgium makes excellent chocolate.

[@snoepnr1]

Dutch here, for sure Milka is a cheap supermarket brand. if you want to taste real good Chocolate, ask the Belgians. they master Chocolate.

[@stannumowl]

Pole here. I like Milka but why would I buy it when I can have Wedel for similar price

[@VivienVarga-ki3sd]

lieswil lol it has more variety than bullshit adult chocolate. No thanks i am sticking to what i like instead of giving money to an eugenics company

[@ksy1111]

Omg those milkas have the romanian text on them, love that 😭 and I love how you tried to read "alune" and "cremă cu gust de căpșune". Ryan, what a cutie :)))) Hugs from Romania Btw, Alune = hazlenuts [Ah-luh-neh] Căpșune = strawberries [Cuh-ph-shu-neh]

[@Michaeltheweeb]

my brother, ce nebunie sa te vad aici XD

[@R3dman21]

Ce fain! ❤

[@IanisEmanuelPavel]

Frfr

[@user-wd2or4hc6o]

You should try Lindt Chocolate.. This will be a very different experience

[@SiqueScarface]

There are some very bland Lindt chocolates. The 70% is quite questionable.

[@piciponda]

​@@SiqueScarfaceWe tried the Lindor white chocolate, best white chocolate i ever tried.

[@SiqueScarface]

@@piciponda I don't like white chocolate at all.

[@piciponda]

@@SiqueScarface i also find it too sweet, though i like it. But this one was less sweet and much more enjoyable. And it was really soft, melting away quickly in the mouth.

[@SiqueScarface]

@@piciponda One more reason not to try it. I don't like it when chocolate melts in the mouth very fast. I like it to have some structure to it.

[@wichtelzwerg4255]

Milka, on the other hand, is a mid-range product for us. For really good chocolate, you have to try Lindt & Sprüngli from Switzerland.

[@Fochest0r]

Lindt & Sprüngli has a law suit pending in the USA because of fraudulent advertisement. Their chocolate contained an amount of lead and cadmium that exceeded the max allowed amount in California

[@cindz4618]

👏👏👏 🇨🇭

[@Thog25]

Or belgian chocolate like Neuhaus, Galler, Marcolini

[@GTGaming-q4g]

Nah GuldBarre is on top, Lindt is mid

[@sunnyshah7803]

@@GTGaming-q4gI’m eating Lindt chocolate rn…..to make it worse…I’m eating the sea salt flavour.

[@wendyb.j.8537]

In my hometown in Belgium there's a chocolate museum! You should try Côte D'or and Leonidas.

[@janeverschuere]

van brugge mischiens 😊

[@User-34526]

I love Côte D’Or whit Salted almond

[@wendyb.j.8537]

@@janeverschuere nope, van Antwaarpe!

[@janeverschuere]

@@wendyb.j.8537 kwist niet dat er in antwerpen ook een chocolade museum was :p

[@wendyb.j.8537]

@@janeverschuere ja, waar vroeger Aquatopia was gevestigd, nabij het centraal station.

[@sueunsworth7620]

The reason the European one is bigger is because it is for sharing, not a single serving

[@alexmashkin863]

Tell it to my kids...

[@RaoulKunz1]

We're dirty commies after all!😂

[@tihomirrasperic]

@@alexmashkin863 In Croatia, we have a 1 kg Mikado chocolate with rice bar for kids 😁

[@MoJo-dj8qb]

Not in this house. Once it's open, it's gone 🤣

[@eddie2850]

You're funny... "for sharing" 😂

[@Caer4u]

As a German I have to admit: nothing beats the chocolate from our lovely neighbours in Switzerland! Lindt is my absolute favourite! So absolutely good! A very close follow up: Cadbury. Maybe the most flavourful thing in England. 😅 As a European I can confirm: every brand is better than Hersheys!

[@janmortensen9314]

Marabou from Sweden or Freia from Norway can also be recommended

[@AmethystDew]

The most beautiful chocolate in the world AND made in England - GALAXY 😋

[@yannikoloff7659]

Geisha from Finland is best.

[@ankebosing1968]

I am a peasant, I prefer Milka und Ritter Sport! 🫣

[@stevenmclaren2730]

I'm from Scotland

[@nox8730]

1:05: That's not a portion size. That is a family format that the family will normally eat over the course of a week or so. That's not an individual portion. Aside from that, Milka is pretty much industrial chocolate (and it was bought by a US corporation, too). This is not the chocolate i would recommend first. First should come proper black 80% chocolate. But well...

[@kathilisi3019]

I know it's not an individual portion, but I have been known to accidentally eat a whole 100g packet of Milka chocolate without meaning to.

[@nox8730]

@@kathilisi3019 Wow ! Never happened to me. That's quite something ! At home, as a kid, i was only allowed a few bits at a time. And now that i am in my 40s, i tend to be even more careful.

[@TZUAM]

Id eat the whole thing, wym family size? Thats regular size.

[@nox8730]

@@TZUAM OMG...

[@crisscore157]

Wdym family for a week, if i rly want chocolate, i eat 2 or more in a few minutes. As a kid i sometimes bought one (when i had the money for it) and just ate it. Prob could eat one off the big ones in one go aswell ( i eat chocolate bars rarely, i think for the last 6 month i didnt had any, but if i have one, the whole bar is gone in minutes)

[@franktorejohansen7874]

Hersey and many other US chocolates contain Butyric Acid to extend the expiration date, as well as Tertiary Butylhydroquinone and Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate for textures and to lessen need for high cocoa percentage, and this is the main source of bad taste in these. In addition they usually have less cocoa percentage in US than in Europe.

[@Jeni10]

That’s exactly why Hershey’s isn’t considered authentic milk chocolate in Europe.

[@livb6945]

The butyric acid isn't in it for a longer expiration date these days but people have gotten used to the taste

[@Llortnerof]

@@livb6945 This. American chocolate is deliberately made to taste bad.

[@stephenlee5929]

@@Llortnerof Yep, that's about it.

[@GazilionPT]

Yes, butyric acid is a natural chemical that exists, for example, in *vomit.* Really, it sounds like a joke but no joker would ever come up with that. But Hershey did!

[@L.K.Rydens]

I'm sorry, Ryan, but since Europe has been in a contest of who can make the best chocolate, you're going to have to taste chocolate from all the countries now ☝️😌😂😁

[@JacobBax]

I'm watching a twitch streamer who drives around europe with chocolate in his trailer, so it is not clear where your chocolate is coming from.

[@L.K.Rydens]

@JacobBax Your going to have to elaborate a bit more for me to understand what you mean 😅

[@DaweSlayer]

Czech Studentská pečeť, it's nuts .. and candy

[@TheRealBillix]

Fazer ftw

[@herrkulor3771]

They are all owned by the same Mondelez and now all taste cheaper.

[@WallySketch]

Milka is not considered a good chocolate in Europe. It's a mid-range chocolate marketed for children. If you want the best chocolate you should aim for Switzerland or Belgium brands. Try Côte d'Or, Jaques, Galler, Lindt, Favarger, or other brands like these.

[@Derpian]

And if he's going to try Lindt he needs to buy imported one. The one in US is completely different product, recently also found to contain elevated levels of cadmium... viva EU food regulations i guess

[@jeanyluisa8483]

Maybe someone should explain americans, that not every size, package and unit is exactly one portion and must be eaten or drunk at once ;-)

[@mariusrutkaus]

But maybe "eaten while drunk at once", happens more often than one might think.

[@digiscream]

"The one where Ryan discovers why nobody in Europe ever asks for American chocolate"

[@mademoiselledusfonctionell1609]

Correction: American "chocolate".

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

‘Once’.

[@cnikkor]

Belgium chocolate on the other hand is pretty dope

[@cbm_doomworld]

😂

[@Klodeckel38]

i ate once the mr beast chocolate and i tast like cheap chocolate and i cost me 3-4€ (i want my money back)

[@Erbschlechter]

Highly recommend Zotter Chocolate to you, made in Austria! It's one of the best chocolates I've ever tasted! All organic and fair trade!

[@annaf3915]

I visited the factory with my kids this summer. It's insane, you can taste your way through everything from the cocoa beans to the raw chocolate and the fillings all the way to the truffles. Recommended when you have any level of self control, unlike me.

[@florian7485]

Yes 🙌🏽 definitely worth a try although very specific in taste, regarding your personal preferences you might hate or love certain versions of Zotter - my favorites are the hazelnut cream, the berry nougat one and the white chocolate with butter caramel crisp

[@napoleonfeanor]

I bought them like almost 20 years ago when I was in Vienna for some weeks. They are very good but overrated for their reputatiion and thought too thick. But that was long ago.

[@shamkand]

Milka has around 30% coco, the American one has 11%. Maybe that is why people say there is a big difference in taste.

[@gubruikertje]

Are you serious? Legally, that would not even be considered chocolate in the Netherlands, as we have a 25% cacao requirement.

[@evilmessiah81]

not true, its just labeled different, in the us they separate cocoa butter and pure cocoa on the lable, in europe its measured as a whole, so the total cocoa mass is almost the same. its the butyric acid they use in american chocolate to make the milk shelfstable that create the bad aftertaste

[@vald9698]

No, its the preservatives in it. The butyric acid, especially, which I think they put in almost all their chocolate products, not only Hershey. I think there is a youtube video about how this substance came to be used and why it totally changes the taste of chocolate.

[@mademoiselledusfonctionell1609]

It is both the contents and the fact that the production process of American "chocolate"creates butyric acid and creates a floury rather than creamy smooth texture. THat Hershey's are still in business is sort of proof that market economy does not necessarily weed out bad actors. (Not that I prefer socialism, it is just that I don't trust market economy to create a Shangri-la.)

[@gubruikertje]

@@evilmessiah81 I think you might be confused, as in America they measure chocolate liquor with a minimum of 10% while in most of the world there is a minimum of 25% cacao solids. The cheaper chocolate like Milka is just a bit over this, but American cheap chocolate is legally not considered chocolate in most of the world. If you mean the percentage found on the wrapper of dark chocolate for marketing purposes, this refers to how much is from the cacao bean. It's just a taste thing, pretty much showing how much sugar is added (the remaining percentage).

[@BadgerOff32]

I'm English, and one of our biggest chocolate brands Cadburys got bought by Kraft Foods (who own Hersheys), primarily so that Kraft could access Cadburys vast European supply line. That meant that Hershey bars started appearing in our supermarkets and shops. They never sold. Even when my local supermarket was running low on stock and had hardly any chocolate left on the shelves, I would always see full boxes of Hersheys sitting there untouched. I'd even see full boxes in the 'reduced' section and they still wouldn't sell! No-one over here wanted it because it's just absolute crap! I don't see Hersheys in shops much anymore. I think their attempt to break into new markets failed spectacularly!

[@mokurai8233]

That is funny. Cadbury has done something similar to popular polish Chocolatier "E. Wedel". Their chocolates were too loaded with sugar for most polish tastes, and it also flopped. They returned to the original recipes later on.

[@Kiwi-Araga]

Milka is also owned by Mondelez/Kraft, but the EU do not allow them to produce both Milka and Cadbury in the same country to avoid monopoly, or at least to avoid a single company covering too much of the same market. EDIT: I looked at the brand list, they even own Côte d'Or and Toblerone.

[@rogerk6180]

You see it sometimes at gas stations next to the snickers etc. Never see anyone buying it.

[@ChrisShelley-v2g]

I'd rather eat a wax candle, more flavour.

[@mariebambelle7361]

Funny because as a French person, i always thought Cadbury was a well-too-sugary chocolate (meaning : "more on a the american side of chocolate than the european"). An exchange british student offered me a big box and i was so sorry because i really couldn't eat it...

[@Bartkonig]

Heey Ryan, as a Dutchie following your channel for a few years now. It's always fun and interesting to watch your reactions. Because they seem genuine and fun to watch. Somethings I forget that you guys don't have access to the same type of products as we do here in Europe. Hope you'll do more food/drink reviews,next to the video reviews (keep those comming too, cheers Bart from the Netherlands! 😉

[@trollloloololooo]

I live in Finland and I used to be a huge USA fan so when about 8 years ago I realized there's Hershey's for sale in Lidl I bought one and at first I was disappointed because it tasted like a really cheap easter egg or something but I got the vomit aftertaste and it was the first time in my life I threw chocolate in the trash! I tried searching online if people have had the same experience with Hershey's but I couldn't find many people saying that, but now that you said people are saying that I know I'm not crazy!

[@xanperia]

Estonian here and I totally agree. I thought it tasted exactly like the cheap chocolate in those cheapest 2€ advent calendars.

[@stannumowl]

​@@xanperia still better than some post soviet counties chocolate. You know the one that feels and taste like cardboard...

[@mrsmerily]

@@xanperia no tere talve.

[@bernardvc5820]

@@stannumowl Maybe it was actual cardboard?

[@stannumowl]

@@bernardvc5820 well... It looked like chocolate... And according to the package it was a chocolate... But that was the worst thing I tried labelled as chocolate. Even spicy milk chocolate wasn't so bad. If you want to know how it taste try eating something like basic milk chocolate merci (the blue one) with a piece of chilli pepper. Will be similar.

[@johnnyerdoel]

7:58 dude, a german youtube channel actually made a 2+ hour long show tasting and ranking different brands of mustard - and they even won an actual award for that show.

[@KC-gy5xw]

Damn, I need to see that!!

[@Aufmicsamkeit]

for those who want to see it: "Was ist der Beste Senf? Das große Senfspezial mit Florentin | Löffel, Messer, Gäbel" by Rocket Beans TV but unfortunately the video has no english subtitles

[@1986almira]

I’m so spoiled to live in the Netherlands and have access to the best chocolate in every grocery store ♥️ Try the Belgium chocolate Côte d’Or. that one completely hits different it’s not like any other!!!

[@DemonKiller-uv6qd]

Oh I actually have that exact Chocolate right next to me very tasty have you by any chance had the Koetjes Reep?

[@1986almira]

@ when I could not even eat my grandmother let me suckle on chocolate. I have had it all. It is truly my addiction 🤣 I have my own chocolate cake recipe with Côte d’Or chocolate. And ganache and mousse all made from that chocolate. It takes a lot of time to make it but it’s truly the best. And it’s not one that you take one bite and you feel stuffed. Koetjes reepje is nice but I always think it’s chocolate on a diet 🫣🤣

[@maena81]

I agree on the Côte d'Or fellow Dutchie! I'm a bit of a chocolat snob, most supermarket chocolat is kinda meh to me. But I'll make an exception for Côte d'Or, don’t know what they put in there, but it's yummie! 😅

[@Yinyara]

​@@DemonKiller-uv6qd Do they still exist the "Koetjes reep"? I always got them from my grandmother when I was young. I don't know if you can call it chocolate though, it's more milk/butter? than cacao 😊.

[@patrickdemarcevol]

It's funny that I just commented without reading others and mentionned that Belgian Côte d'Or is much better than Milka. Says a Frenchman!

[@morbid1.]

it's so funny when americans try something that is the most basic thing in EU and are shocked by quality... how bad is food in america?

[@thorin1045]

way too often very bad. insane amount of preservatives and coloring allowed with artificial taste enhancers (which do not taste good at all in most case.)

[@MaysLee]

Exactly. Milka is good, but to me it’s Mid. There’s so much better chocolate out there in Europe. 😅

[@desperadox7565]

They're good with some meat stuff. The rest is crap.

[@Phantom-kf6bp]

@@MaysLee Yeah, it ain't the cheapest by any mean, but also it is among if not the most common chocolates eaten in most European countries

[@N7sensei]

Food in America is "75% of the population are not normal weight" bad.

[@DieGurke_]

American taste real food for the first time

[@MrPolisse]

milk chocolate real food ?

[@SatieSatie]

"Real food" tho

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

@@MrPolisse better than us chocolate fr

[@MrPolisse]

@@xSoulhunterDKx still is milk chocolate :s only dark is real chocolate ^^

[@evilmessiah81]

@@MrPolisse compared to the american chemical waste they call food, yes

[@nivikita]

Milka „Noisette“ and RitterSport „Nougat“ are my favorits. Greetings from 🇩🇪

[@steffilomi9328]

Mine too. You can even buy the cheap nougat chocolate from Lidl.

[@makemefamousfornoreason8402]

Sir you have awesome tastes... We should be friends 😅

[@jasperbaba]

i always get the big noisette and the big choco swing biscuit, those two are by FAR my faves

[@showmeyourcritz321]

You MONSTER 😂😂😂 RitterSport Marzipan ❤ And Milka Luffleé or so (the thing with air bubbles) for normal choc. But I also like Milka's fancy stuff... The MMMMaaXXX XXL Chocolate is insane 😂

[@hokuspokus8766]

A man of culture I see...

[@MaryRaine929]

🍫I was really looking forward to this video and you didn’t disappoint! I had a lot of fun watching it.😄 Thank you, Ryan.

[@frankman90210]

If it's between supermarket brands, I prefer Ritter to Milka in almost every instance. Lindt makes exceptional chocolate worth trying on your channel. The best chocolate though, for me anyway, comes from my southern neighbors, the Belgians. They're chocolate wizards. Also beer wizards, and they make incredible stew. Belgians really have their food figured out.

[@franzferdinand5810]

Here in the Netherlands, I think Milka is definitely our Hersheys. Everyone eats it and everyone loves it, and for some reason its very often on the more cheap side for chocolate.

[@BlubberBuddha]

yea Milka is budget choclate. Better than store brand choclate but worse than belgian or swiss choclate

[@justanidiot3]

@@BlubberBuddha milka originated in switzerland bro... It literally is swiss chocolate

[@e.k.4508]

Agreed, Milka tastes cheap: too sugary and a lower cocoa percentage than comparables

[@laur4a768]

too sweet, around me it is always for kids and adults eat 85-90% dark chocolate

[@YukiTheOkami]

milka was budget when it was beneath an euro lmao the prise doubled rom when i went to school

[@inescosta2671]

I am portuguese and, ever since i was a child, my favourite chocolate bar has been the milka strawberry one. They can invent whatever whacky flavours they want, but sometimes simplicity is key🍓🍫😊

[@GabrielNeumann714]

You refer to a product with 14 ingredients including soy lecithin or maltodextrin and only 2% strawberry powder as simplicity? Well then..😳

[@Sanixxsx]

@@GabrielNeumann714 Yes, strawberry is a simple flavour.... Not like it's something fake that needs inventing xD

[@Sanixxsx]

@@GabrielNeumann714 And 14 ingredience's for something that isnt useing strwberry juice for flavour is kinda amazing since hersheys have 13 ingrediences and that is chocolate flavour :) Milka uses 9 for mik chocolate......

[@Guerreiro_da_Luz]

Since you are Portuguese (like I am), I find it very disturbing that your favorite chocolate is a Milka, and not a Portuguese brand chocolate, like Imperial (Regina, Jubileu), Arcádia or Avianense... For me, portuguese chocolate is the best in the world.

[@heseits5157]

​@@Guerreiro_da_Luz Maybe you're just biased

[@lydiakaraiskou1421]

As a Greek, my first memories of chocolate products are from two greek companies: ION and Pavlidis. Of course there where other brands I loved as a child (Lacta, Milka, Crunch), but in my early twenties I became a dark chocolate girl. So some milk chocolate bars are too sweet for me now. Still, when it comes to milk chocolate bars, the ones that give me the most nostalgic vibes are: 1. ION Amygdalou (Almond), because it reminds me of my childhood. It's the classic milk chocolate with roasted almond chunks and, just like their ad states, is most Greeks' first love. 2. Pavlidis Cherry, because I associate it with my late teens. It's milk chocolate filled with cherry syrup, witch is basically cherry liqueur-yes, it has alcohol and no, you don't have to be an adult to buy it. 🤭

[@Spyros12P]

Ακόμα δεν έχω βρει καλύτερη σοκολάτα απ'την ΙΟΝ.

[@sziszsza]

I love Pavlidis cappuccino cream!

[@franktorejohansen7874]

If you want less sweetness you should go for darker chocolate, they are pretty common in Europe, although Milka isn't big on these.

[@tubeTreasurer]

Yep some go up to 95% cocoa, which is basicly a pressed cocoa bar. Some people like it I guess.

[@andreatomassini5521]

​@@tubeTreasurer I really like 70%-85% but it gets too powdery for my taste when it reaches 90%

[@TheRat4938]

Milka is the reason we believed in purple cows

[@DeadliestWarriorZZ]

Haha yes I had that too as a kid!

[@How_are_you1234]

@@DeadliestWarriorZZ city kid

[@NotBest713]

​@@How_are_you1234is that supposed to be an insult

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

@@NotBest713 seems like it^^

[@Bunny_Aoife]

@@NotBest713 not sure if it was meant as an insult, but when i grew up in the countryside we used to joke that kids in the city thought there were purple cows... though im surprised that was really a thing, I always thought that was just a joke.

[@mkoschmall]

Two brands that you definitely need to try are Marabou from Sweden and Toblerone from Switzerland. Also, as stated elsewhere in the comments, if you get your hands on real belgian chocolate, that‘s a whole different ball-game.

For the next round, you should try more dark chocolate, maybe from Lindt if you want to stay on mass produced chocolate. Almost all adults I know in France will prefer that. I can also provide a much better address of artisan chocolate that can be bought online, if you ever decide to go that route. Much pricier but also a whole new realm of deliciousness.

[@zukodude487987]

Sorry, but Lindt is awful. There is a reason i never consume it.

[@Superbus753]

Yep linth is ok for mass production though id prefer chocolate frey over linth here in Switzerland but they defenetely can’t compete with artisan chocolate. Artisan chocolate is in a totally different league.

[@etienne8110]

Yeah dark chocolate is really the upgrade. Even store brand dark choco at 70% will taste better than a milk choco at 50% or less... Even if it s a milka or lindt one. Brands don t make that much of a diff (same factories), ingredients and especially cocoa and cocoa butter ratio are what makes the difference in quality between products.

[@zukodude487987]

Lindt is not good, not in the slightest. There is a reason i never buy it anymore. My previous comment got hidden for no reason.

[@TheMAmeph]

​@@zukodude487987i actually like a lot of Lindt-products, but the dark chocolate in particular isn't top quality

[@matsbjorkman2726]

Many countries in Europe have really good chocolate. You should also try chocolate from Sweden and Belgium.

[@L.K.Rydens]

This 😁

[@monicajeanettealven2504]

And from Norway 😊

[@Aleksandra-x5l]

​@@monicajeanettealven2504 ohh yea it's so good ❤😊

[@LordNebulos]

Also some that is actually from Switzerland. Milka and Ritter Sport are both considered German. And no, sadly Toblerone also does not count anymore either. Mondelez prefers to produce it abroad. Cheaper that way.

[@Miro-35]

And fazer

[@totoleif5670]

I've been subscribed to the channel for a while and wanted to say something. I would like to let them know that you are really very likeable and that I always feel entertained. Please keep it up, it's a lot of fun to watch them. Greetings from Germany.

[@SkyRied1]

14:56 First of all, I am happy that you got a romanian 🇷🇴 Milka chocolate. 😃🥰 Second of all, your pronunciation was almost perfectly for someone who doesn't know any romanian. It's quite impressive tbh. But I just have to say, it's not "crema su gust" it's "crema cu gust de capsuni" (cream with strawberry taste/flavor- also not using the diacritics, it's a bit harder to pronounce them for non-romanian speakers).

[@vyper_xx]

next time he should try "sarmale" (stuffed vine leaves with meat) from a romanian restaurant.

[@omi685]

​@@vyper_xx That would be amazing!

[@SkyRied1]

@@vyper_xx It's grape leaves, not vine. Also, traditional sarmale is, in most cases made with pickled (sauerkraut?) cabbage leaves. The grape leaves thing is imo just a fancy thing that really adds nothing to the sarmale.

[@aaabbb-zc7sx]

​@@SkyRied1actually,you can make sarmale with both types of leaves here in romania

[@CorinaBiancaGonteanu12]

​@@SkyRied1grape leaves are a Greek / Turkish inspiration (dolma/dolmades), but I personally don't think they suit the pork mix for Romanian sarmale. That being said, they are made with grape leaves, with fresh cabbage and with pickled cabbage leaves (incidentally, I have a friend who wrote a book about sarmale and he has found versions in lovage leaves and raspberry leaves in his research, which is mind blowing). Ryan must definitely try sarmale, with real Romanian sour cream and proper European bread (no sugar).

[@ingang8817]

European chocolate is the best! I always like almond and hazenuts. Fresh chocolate in Belgium is amazing!

[@katiekarakondis3348]

Belgium has the best chocolate and best chips!

[@keanoaerssens9765]

YES, am from 🇧🇪

[@gregorygant4242]

@@keanoaerssens9765 Also french fries plus Jean-Claude Van Damme !

[@stoferb876]

Yeah, almonds or hazelnuts is my favorite too. Also, because I'm a weird swede I actually like licorice too in the chocolate. But that I would guess is a very acquired taste.

[@Adi031978]

Having tasted Japanese chocolate in Tokyo I would strongly disagree with that statement

[@MisterEE100]

This is the happiest I've ever seen you in any of your videos... Enjoy!

[@anr.bru_spotter]

You need to try Belgian chocolate

[@keanoaerssens9765]

I know, Am from 🇧🇪

[@marinauchoa]

"Portion size" 😂😂 to me a bar is not a portion, the squares are the portion, maybe 2 or a full row if I'm really craving chocolate would be the actual portions... But not the whole bar 😅😂😂

[@tinap8227]

Yup, a bar like that would live in my fridge probably a week and I'd take maybe a square or two every few hours or once a day.

[@tallemajas]

I feel like that's the more "adult" way to eat it lol but even kids will usually have half a milka bar at a time, not a whole one!

[@tinap8227]

@@tallemajas impulse control and discipline 💪

[@andreharris7211]

Speak for yourself if i have a bar of chocolate it doesnt last more than a couple of hours. Cant have it in the house. Im like a child.

[@ReAlSeWeR10]

@@tallemajas its gonna get finished i think eating a whole one in a day is less addicting then eating one piece regularly . Eating the chocolate will become a routine thats way worse than just inhaling it :D

[@Madkangaroo]

The bubbly/airy one is one of my favourites. Since it's full of air and it's less dense, the way it just melts on your tongue is great, and the softness and lack of resistance when you bite on it slowly, it's like you're eating a chocolate cloud

[@iamnikki8891]

This was fun to watch! There are soo many kinds of Milka. Take your time, let it melt in your mouth. It will enhance the taste even more.

[@lyudvig_]

Yeeess. That’s how you supposed to eat Milka, especially the original once. I loved to eat them with some hot drink to make them melt faster.

[@jonathanemptage1593]

I love seeing americans try proper chocolate and comparing it to Hersheys and suddenly they realize how chocolate should taste and that Hersheys does actually taste like actual vomit.

[@JayKughan]

I'm surprised you did all that without having a sip of water in between each chocolate. Your sweet/sugar tolerance is really up there.

[@JulienGameContent]

I'm so happy that you tried european chocolate because its so good. I live in the netherlands and I like the belgian chocolate :).

[@finnishbeast_]

You should try Finnish chocolate brand called Fazer.

[@DaniSupreme]

That one is really really nice. I am from Germany, but i Had a Partner from Finland, so i Had the Honor to try fazer 😍

[@cbm_doomworld]

fazer mint is amazing ❤

[@cassu6]

@@DaniSupreme Too bad we Finns suck at marketing so it's not better known brand as I think it can compete very well with other european chocolate brands

[@iNubpwn3r]

As a European, I find these videos fascinating.

[@jaymalamute5730]

Fazer Blue, Finnish trademark milk chocolate

[@farrier1234]

Älskar Fazer Blå...

[@HadrieI]

Milka is really good for its price, its actually pretty cheap chocolate

[@timithius]

Even here in Montreal.

[@purple66666]

14:51 I DID NOT EXPECT TO HEAR ROMANIAN LOL 😂. Hey if you want to try some Romanian chocolate try "Rom". Yes it does have Rum.

[@mirkostrauchmann5580]

An absolute must-try are Marabou chocolate from Sweden and German Lindt choc!

[@ankra12]

Marabou is too sweet.

[@farrier1234]

​@@ankra12Nej .

[@andreakarlsson7927]

Marabou milk chocolate is so good.

[@thegalhorowitz]

Im swedish and marabou sucks, its overly sweet and not defined notes but sure better than hersheys. I used to be a flight attendant and ate chocolate from every airport all over the world… Not much beats swiss / belgian/ german brands

[@pallao3500]

Ryan: "German chocolate tastes better" German food laws: "You're welcome!"

[@lesamisdelacuisineprovenca9534]

Ritter's chocolate 🍫🍫🍫

[@paulpaulsen7777]

exactly 👍

[@BrittTheFurry]

The reason why Europeans say American chocolate tastes like spoiled milk, is because in America that flavor had been artificially added because throughout American history, Chocolate had to be imported, which caused the milk ingredients to spoil on the long voyage to America. So Americans never knew that it was supposed to taste like European chocolate

[@abbbee3765]

Thank you for the sacrifice you, as an American, had to make =D haha love it!

[@ForaNakit]

This was a sacrifice. Can you imagine after trying all that Milka and Ritter Sport before that, going back to Hershey's?

[@aaabbb-zc7sx]

now he has to spent the rest of his life choosing between buying imported chocolate or eating vomit

[@Badgersj]

When I went to stay in America for a year I was so looking forward to trying the famous Hershey's. Oh I was so disappointed! It tasted like brown chalk.

[@whattiler5102]

That's a better than average response!

[@Badgersj]

@@whattiler5102 I do my best.

[@Temporal_Phoenix]

UK Women here, and i agree Milka bars are one of my favourite Chocolate bars! 😋 😊❤

[@johnnylight0]

Milka slaps hard! I see you got the Romanian ones specifically. Represent 🇷🇴🎉 Ritters is good but expensive

[@fairlyn]

In Germany the price is the same for Ritter Sport and Milka (both on the low end, only no brand chocolate is cheaper)

[@Error-el7zx]

He should have tried Africana chocolate, might be cheaper than milka but it slaps when needed, lol

[@johnnylight0]

@@Error-el7zx haven't had an africana in ages

[@eueueutututu1]

​@@Error-el7zxi don't think africana even qualifies as chocolate. You need a certain amount of cocoa which very cheap 'chocolates' don't have

[@Eirath]

You should try Nordic chocolate, finnish Fazer and swedish Marabou, for a broader european chocolate experience.

[@Powermongur]

And Anthon Berg / Toms or Summerbird if you want the fancy stuff.

[@farrier1234]

​@@PowermongurJavisst gamla Anton. Gärna marsipan.

[@Eirath]

@@Powermongur Ah, yeah indeed. But then we're starting to talk about delicacy chocolate, not regular chocolate like this :) But I'm sure it'd blow his mind.

[@andreakarlsson7927]

Oh yes, Fazer is delicious!

[@DietmarKaplaner]

I am from Austria, Yes Marabou tastes really great.

[@1Alex117]

Romania here. Quite impressed by your pronunciation for the strawberry chocolate

[@raccoon93]

Hershey's chocolate is not actually chocolate, it's called 'milk chocolate coating' if you look on the packet, same as the 'chocolate' on Reese's cups. European chocolate is actually called chocolate because it is proper chocolate with cocoa & milk solids. Ritter sport is one of the nicer cheap chocolate out there. interesting fact you'll find flavors like yogurt in that brand because they can't use artificial flavorings at all in Germany.

[@falkberlin]

This is culinary PORN 😜 Thanx for a lovely video, as always. Greetings from Japan 🇯🇵

[@bumblebee8630]

It's so funny to watch you, tasting all those very basic european chocolate's like Milka and Ritter Sport - when knowing exactly how some of the good ones taste 😂 I love chocolate from Zotter 🤎

[@cristiganta93]

14:56 cremă cu gust de căpșuni ( cream with strawberries feeling ) is in Romanian language , greetings from Romania ❤️

[@SilkyCayla]

I had a lot of fun seeing all the Ro names :D

[@ZuulGatekeeper]

Buy a Hershey’s bar in the UK & read the packaging it's labelled as a “chocolate flavour” bar because they can't legally call it a chocolate bar due to it's low coca content.

[@emmabraem1729]

If you are ever have the opportunity to visit Europe, start in Belgium. Skip Brussels and visit the less known tourist spots, like Ghent. Our (Belgian) food and drinks are fantastic. As are our streets, just be mindful of bikes. Than see all the rest of Europe. Every country is interesting with good food wonderful cities and great people. Although we are quite different from Americans, you might enjoy us after you get to know us. Best of all, you´ll never be sick and if you have to go to the emergency, ambulances are affordable and doctors and medicines too! Try not to drive here. Our cities are difficult, with small streets. Greatings from Flanders!

[@Ne0LiT]

You have no idea how many Milka variants there are :D:D::D:D those that you're holding are just the most popular ones and currently in circulation. Even at my local Kaufland there's like 20-30 variants of Milka chocolate, so what you're holding is just a small portion of it all xD

[@Ne0LiT]

Also, there are Hersheys imports into Europe, and I've also tried some Hersheys... yeah they're bad in comparison :D I legit was excited the first time I found one, and it turned out to be just.. bad :D

[@olivierklein762]

Milka is not fancy chocolate, when you want fancy chocolate there are dedicated shops for that (even chains like Jeff de Bruges...) but it is the everyday chocolate, the one you take a piece of with bread and give to your kids... Nothing fancy, but always good and giving good memories for kids.

[@Xottapchenko]

Well, he’s trying to compare everyday chocolates. Hershey’s is not a premium brand, nor is Milka or RS

[@ullija]

I prefer chocolate with banana (instead of bread). First a bite of chocolate, then comes the banana. It's really tasty. 😂

[@DemiCape]

fancy chocolate usually taste worse to be fair, especially the 70% + chocolate.

[@olivierklein762]

@@DemiCape As an adult i eat 75%+ chocolate, Milk chocolate is too creamy and fat for my adult taste...

[@voyance4elle]

@@DemiCape no that's where I start... ;) 70 at least or 80 or 85.... yummmm

[@KingaMasowska]

Since others are recommending - in Poland we have Wedel with long tradition and good chocolates. More coco-heavy than the creamy Milka. But in the end nothing beats Lindt, that is not a snack, but a treat.

[@trythis2006]

these food reviews are fun, if the community like it and you do, may consider more of them in the future!!

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

There are about 50 different regular varieties of Milka chocolate bars. In addition there are special edition ones from time to time, and seasonal varieties around Christmas and Easter. So you've a way to go to taste them all!! 😅 Although Milka was established by the Swiss chocolate company Suchard, and remains headquartered in Switzerland, today it is actually produced in Southwest Germany, and in Slovakia.

[@olgahein4384]

Yeah, i thought he had a cute little selection of a few Milka types - and then hes goes 'every Milka type ever made' so proudly, lol. As a kid i thought Milka was a german company, cause we went to the factory in Lörrach when we were on a school trip, shocked me to learn it's swiss.

[@2dimitropolis370]

You remember those one's with hot cillies😮😮❤❤❤

[@lnemeth4334]

I have tried the gingerbread Santa from Milka last week and it has become my favorite Milka flavour.

[@CornedBee]

And that's just the bars. There's also the Milka Herzen (the pralines), various chocolate cookies, brownies, cakes, and I don't know how many other products.

[@itsraining3000]

Ryan, what microphone are you using? I tried a Yeti, but it has a lot of echo. Yours sounds great. Since Christmas is approaching, you should review some typical Christmas sweets from Germany. - Marzipankartoffeln - Butterspekulatius (!!) - Gewürzspekulatius (!!) - Dominosteine - Lebkuchen - Christstollen - Pfefferkuchen - Rumkugeln - Milka & Lindt Weihnachtsmänner - Wibele There are some Rittersport variants, which focus on a particular type of cacao. And they contain a lot more, than the standard flavours. - "Die Kräftige" (lit. The flavourful), which uses 74% Peruvian cacao (Orange-Navy packaging) - "Die Feine" (lit. The Fine), which uses 61% Nicaraguan cacao (Yellow-Teal packaging) - "Die Starke" (lit. the Strong), which uses 81% Ghanaen cacao (Green-Purple packaging) I can't eat a lot of the 81% one, but they're all interesting to taste. My favourite is the Nicaraguan bar.

[@quelithe]

10:10 "mature elder people"? Bro, that is my top favourite since childhood :D

[@m0t0b33]

Milka M Joy was better.. do you know that one?

[@quelithe]

@@m0t0b33 yes, but for some reason, I liked this classic one better

[@clesilver220]

In terms of the best chocolates for big brands it’s lindt or côte d'or In terms of really high quality and excellent chocolate you need to go to big chocolate artisans like Valrhona or Barry Callebaut, the respective inventors of the 4th and 5th chocolate colors, blonde and ruby Those mainly sell to small chocolate artisans or pastry chefs but you can also order online Basically it’s between switzerland, belgium and france

[@almi6666]

please don't get me wrong - but - i just wanna hug you - your "childlike naivety" is so contagious! 😂 by the way, i love the "tuc" one! "tuc" = salty cracker (like "ritz" cracker) and there is a milka with "salty pretzels" - which i also love!

[@bastiwen]

I'm glad you included the thumbnail bit at the end because it made me laugh :D

[@linkatrendafilova8688]

You should definitely try Lindt that's better and please do not chew the chocolate. Let it melt in your mouth so you can actually enjoy the taste of the chocolate.

[@НиколайДойчинов-г2д]

Milka is being produced in my hometown - Svoge, Bulgaria. The factory is part of the Mondelez International company. It became part of the Mondelez family since 1993 but the very first foundation was laid in 1924. Svoge is the chocolate heart of Bulgaria, exporting a variety of products worldwide. :)

[@user-eh2jk6mf9s]

Българско, от Своге!

[@stewrmo]

It's almost as if we were telling you the truth, eh Ryan! 😁 One love from Scotland. 💙 🦄🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@canicule10]

Omg, as a Swiss citizen, Milka is the worst possible chocolate you could eat. It's straight up sugar with no taste at all, and really really far from a GOOD chocolate like Läderach or even a supermarket one like Cailler or at the very least Lindt... Milka is considered like a joke and I don't know anyone who likes it, even kids! You really should try something else to see what good chocolate is like

[@ffotograffydd]

Yet when compared to US chocolate it’s pure luxury!

[@etienne8110]

Exactly my thought. Even store brand dark chocolate will be better. He just has to go for those above 70% cocoa.

[@assassinkaya4298]

you're my favorite American. Love from the Netherlands

[@nk7557]

you gotta try Lindt, this is a high end swiss chokolate, because milka is more of a mid priced one for EU

[@Xottapchenko]

Mass market “high end” Swiss chocolate* They’re not so high brand you think

[@mariokuppers5686]

@@Xottapchenko And not even Swiss exept Aachen is now 600 km further south

[@blaubeeerkuchen5836]

​@@mariokuppers5686 the one in Aachen is a subsidiary company of Chocoladefabriken Lindt&Sprüngli AG which is seated and originates from Swiss. It is swiss chocolate :)

[@xYonowaaru]

Lindt is a lot of things but it's surely not high end.

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

..... and you haven't even tried the really good stuff yet!!! 🤪 Glad you enjoyed it, I bet you'll never eat Hershey's again 🙄 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

"I've got like every Milka ever made" Ryan, you barely scratched the surface! Here's a list of their chocolate bar variety: - Milka Standard Bars (85-100g) Peanut Crisp Oreo Sandwich Triple Choco Kakao Collage Raspberry Waves with caramel pearls Colourful cocoa lentils (basically like Smarties coated with chocolate) Tuc Cracker Lu Kekse Alpine milk (this one is the original they didn't send you) Oreo Strawberry Daim Noisette Whole hazelnut Kuhflecken Yoghurt Grape-nut Hazelnut White chocolate Caramel mildly bitter Alpine milk Luflée (the airy one) Alpine milk cream - Big Milka bars (about 300g) Almond Caramel Peanut Caramel Oreo Chocolate & Cookie Toffee Wholenut Alpine Milk Whole Hazelnut Noisette Triolade (milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate combined) Luflée Caramel hazelnut nougat cream Crispy Yoghurt - Milka die Kleine (40g) Alpine Milk - Milka Dark Milk (85g, dark milk chocolate bars) Dark Alpine Milk Salted caramel Almond Raspberry

[@deez9588]

If you like chocolate with karamel, try Toblerone

[@gagapa76]

I hate it !

[@killjoy4862]

Oh, yes! ToBreNole! 😂

[@zm6947]

I love that one! Though it does stick to your teeth a lot but I can tolerate it since it tastes great. xD

[@tpmiranda]

My suggestion would be Imperial's Regina Salted Caramel Chocolate 😊

[@Lemon10.5]

Omg milka is the most legendary chocolate ever. GOATED

[@VTC05]

Ayyy, you got the ones made in Romania, glad to see it. I also love the Tuc Milka

[@helenroberts1107]

Your face eating these was great!

[@adrew_cca]

1:24 you haven´t seen the biggest ones (milka). They are pretty much twice the lengh and widht is bigger

[@321Mrremco]

Milka Oreo is DEFINETLY my favorite. its SO GOOD

[@stepansustek7707]

Try lindt or ferero and you gonna be blown - those are not comparable to milka

[@cbm_doomworld]

ferero is really nice ❤

[@Fleur24]

Fun fact: Milka is considered by many chocolate loving Europeans as kind of a trash, super suggary chocolate, kind of a McDonalds among burger places. It's pretty much the cheapest and due to that most sold one here. If you want high-quality stuff I highly recommend brands like Lyra chocolate (their Mandala chocolate is amazing) or some nicer Belgian brands. For ok-ish quality chocolate I recommend Orion or Figaro. Milka is really considered as junk food among chocolates and usually only people who don't mind eating junk will buy it, ooooor you will usually buy it to kids bcs SUGAR. Also edit: "Every Milka ever made..." O boi o boi. You don't wanna know :D

[@purple66666]

Ferrero, Lyndor.. these are the only 2 i can think of right now.

[@7470-u5e]

its for sure not cheapest..

[@DemonKiller-uv6qd]

There is a Dutch Chocolate called Koetjes Reep I really like it very good very nice 👍

[@User-34526]

I like they McDonald comparison because you use to get a mini Milka bar (they are called milka naps or something) to your Café

[@Unknown-dr4bk]

Lindt, Chocolat Frey, Cailler, Läderach, Chocolat Stella are the more high-end Swiss chocolates I can think of off the top of my head

[@vvsandgaming4648]

There's "butyric acid" in Hershey chocolate, it's the stuff that makes the chocolate taste like vomit... because, well, butyric acid is found in abundance in vomit

[@Xiroi87]

Portion? You eat one or two squares, not the whole thing!

[@carolinesch.]

Sure...we do not eat the whole thing at once👀

[@Xiroi87]

I'll admit to having eaten half a bar myself, but as an exception, not the rule, that's 100 grams! Of course, if someone wants to become diabetic or obese, one whole Milka bar a day will help you reach your goal!

[@carolinesch.]

@@Xiroi87 I mean thats a bit extreme, but its the same with Chips, you start the bad and its kinda addicting, so a whole Bar once in a while is the normal thing at least for me and frienda and family

[@martinsmith3354]

Wash your mouth out with soap... or Hersheys lol

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

After one piece it isn't whole anymore.

[@SUNNYB0Y]

Omg, Milka its a mediocre, average chocolate in EU... You need to try Lindt, (buget) Meybol, Vigdis (expensive)...

[@nolaj114]

Lindt balls..OMG ❤😋

[@LemonHelmmet]

yeah came here to write that

[@RaoulKunz1]

Oh yes... Milka is *decent* but "normal", Ritter Sport is a tad bit superior but of the "DACH retail chocolates" Lindt of the Confoederatio Helvetia *is* truly the superiour one🧐😸. I think it's easily available internationally. 🤔 Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@Ehrenkerle]

True! But I still think that having Milka or Ritter Sport are much more fair as a comparison to a Hershey's bar in terms of pricing.

[@blackout1009]

Or maybe marabou here in sweden!

[@mathias6185]

German guy here, I *love* Milka. My favorite chocolate brand. Actually, I like the xmas hollow figures the most. Btw, my tip: I find they taste best when taken directly out of the fridge.

[@seldakaya0414]

This thread is now a German occupation zone. (I love btw how my fellow Germans humbly recommend Swiss chocolate.)

[@User-34526]

1 es heißt die Kommentare section ist es eigentlich zum BRD und 2. sprich DEUTSCH du ********** Sorry aber das musste jetzt gesagt werden

[@angievandebroek5917]

Try Dutch brand Tony's Chocolonely, the largest chocolate brand in the Netherlands and is available in multiple markets like the USA, England, Germany, Belgium and Scandinavia. Imo better tasting than Milka.😏😊

[@TheRealTopGunZ]

The one with the pieces shaped like the countries it ethically sources its cocoa from, right? Haven't had any yet, it is rare here in Greece, but from what I have read about them, they are quite awesome a company!

[@marianoutsi8388]

ΑB has them​@@TheRealTopGunZ

[@jensverweert8448]

@@angievandebroek5917 yes good brand. It’s produced in Belgium and uses the belgian Callebaut- chocolate. So Belgian quality guaranteed!