Lack of incentives leaves local chocolate industry struggling
If you like dark chocolate which is considered a health food by some people, then the best deal in the country is not in the candy section of the supermarket but in the *cooking* section.
There you can buy 2 brands of local, dark, unmixed cooking chocolate. The cheaper brand is named Tulip and it sells for about Rp. 10,000 for a 250 gram bar. That's a large bar.
The other brand is slightly more expensive and I forget the name, but it is, to my taste, slightly better.
Both brands offer milk chocolate bars for cooking, too, I believe, but I've never tried them. However, these large, dark cooking chocolate bars, while admittedly slightly less "halus-tasting" than the Lindt and other expensive imported brands, are the best kept secret if you need a chocolate fix.
There you can buy 2 brands of local, dark, unmixed cooking chocolate. The cheaper brand is named Tulip and it sells for about Rp. 10,000 for a 250 gram bar. That's a large bar.
The other brand is slightly more expensive and I forget the name, but it is, to my taste, slightly better.
Both brands offer milk chocolate bars for cooking, too, I believe, but I've never tried them. However, these large, dark cooking chocolate bars, while admittedly slightly less "halus-tasting" than the Lindt and other expensive imported brands, are the best kept secret if you need a chocolate fix.