Is there chocolate subscription in the UK that's definitely gluten free?
July 21, 2016 9:03 AM   Subscribe

I want to get a friend and his new wife a monthly chocolate subscription to celebrate their wedding, but I am having a hard time finding one that is gluten free. Please help!

A dear friend is getting married next week and unfortunately we can't attend the wedding. If they were American I would pick a nice gift off their registry to celebrate their union, but they're British and don't have a registry.

I know they both really like chocolate, so I thought a monthly subscription to nice chocolate would be a good gift. If they were in the US, I would do Raaka Chocolate - they are definitely gluten free, but I can't find a UK equivalent. I was looking at Chococo but their subscriptions definitely have gluten. The chocolate can have dairy, eggs, or nuts, just not gluten!

Chocolate loving Mefites of Britain, can you suggest a place? Thanks!
posted by kendrak to Food & Drink (6 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Artisan du Chocolat have an ‘allergies or dislikes’ field on their sign-up form, which I guess implies they can customise their deliveries, but you might want to contact them to check.
posted by Bloxworth Snout at 9:36 AM on July 21, 2016


Best answer: I would try looking at some of the chocolate sub suppliers on notonthehighstreet.com. There's several on there and there's an 'ask the seller a question' option.
posted by threetwentytwo at 10:05 AM on July 21, 2016


Cocoarunners do a subscription - no gluten in the actual chocolate, but risk of cross-contamination. Not a subscription, but Montezuma and Choccywoccydoodah (look I didn't name them) both do various chocolate hampers, most of which seem to be gluten-free but again there's always the risk of cross-contamination (as there is with most processed food products).

How allergic are your friends? It is "can't eat bread" level, or "can't be in the same room as somebody else eating bread" level? Is the possibility of cross contamination likely to affect them? Do they eat normal shop-bought chocolate at home, or only specialist chocolate made in a certified gluten-free factory?
posted by tinkletown at 11:49 AM on July 21, 2016 [1 favorite]


Looking at the ingredients at Chococo, what they're counting as "definitely contains gluten" is the barley in what must be a beer flavored filling. I can react pretty severely to things like hamburger buns and pizza and pasta, but I wouldn't hesitate to have one of those chocolates.
posted by humboldt32 at 2:42 PM on July 21, 2016


You could contact Paul Young chocolates and ask if they can guarantee gluten-free in their chocolate club. It's a small enough company they might be a bit more likely to be flexible (or, I guess, less able to accommdate...but worth a go, their chocolates are lovely).
posted by penguin pie at 3:33 PM on July 21, 2016


Response by poster: Thanks everybody! I found Chocolate Treat Club through Not On The Highstreet. They have subscription gift boxes where you can state preferences and make any special notes, like wanting gluten free chocolate. They confirmed most of their chocolates are gluten free and they are sensitive to cross contamination.
posted by kendrak at 1:33 PM on July 23, 2016


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