Take 5: chocolate truffles

With Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year approaching, Janice Leung suggests that there may be truffles ahead

Godiva truffle traditionelle
The pale ganache lets the flavour down - it tastes like a nutty cream. It's not helped by the dark, extremely hard chocolate shell, which neither tastes of chocolate nor complements the texture. Being slightly larger is its only advantage over the others tried.
HK$170 per 100 grams (about HK$25 per piece), Godiva, citywide

Lindt dark chocolate truffle
With a hard, brittle shell, and an overly soft, almost liquid centre, the huge contrast in this truffle's texture is unpleasant. The filling is fairly alcoholic; it tastes more like a liqueur chocolate than a plain truffle. There is almost no chocolate flavour to speak of.
HK$21 each, Great Food Hall, LG1/F Two Pacific Place, Admiralty