Where to Buy Terry's Chocolate Orange in the USA
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Quick answer: Terry's Chocolate Orange is orange-flavoured milk chocolate formed into segments in the shape of an orange, and it is a fixture of the British Christmas stocking. These are the minis. Buy the 95g pack from The British Vault, shipped from Britain with duties included.
Key facts at a glance
- Product: Terry's Chocolate Orange Minis, 95g.
- Orange-flavoured milk chocolate, in the brand's smaller format.
- Shipped from Britain, Delivered Duty Paid. First order: use NEW10 for 10% off.
Buy Chocolate Orange Minis. There are also orange chocolate bars and a mint version, all in Chocolate, Sweets, Mints & Chewing Gum.
You are supposed to hit it
The full-size Chocolate Orange is a sphere of segments held together, wrapped in foil, and the instruction on the pack has always been to tap it before you unwrap it. You strike it firmly on a hard surface and the segments separate.
Every British household has its own approach to this, ranging from a decorous tap on a table edge to something considerably more enthusiastic involving a doorframe. It is one of very few chocolate products that comes with a physical ritual attached, and it is a large part of why people remember it.
Terry's began in York in the 18th century, in the same city that gave Britain Rowntree's and a great deal of its confectionery industry. The Chocolate Orange arrived in the 1930s, and it was not the only fruit the company tried: a Chocolate Apple was sold alongside it for a while and did not survive.
Orange and chocolate, as a British habit
Britain returns to this pairing constantly. Jaffa Cakes are built on it, boxed assortments always include an orange cream, and orange turns up throughout British confectionery in a way it does not in America, where mint and peanut butter occupy more of that space.
The British version also tends towards a sharper orange. It is meant to read as citrus peel rather than as orange candy, which is why it works against milk chocolate without becoming sickly.
The stocking
A Chocolate Orange in the toe of a Christmas stocking is close to a British tradition in its own right. It is the right size, the right shape, and it has the useful property of being both a treat and something that occupies a child for a while.
These minis are the loose format rather than the sphere, which makes them better for sharing and less good for the ritual. If nostalgia is the point, the ritual matters.
Where to buy Terry's Chocolate Orange in the USA
Order from The British Vault. We source Terry's in the UK and ship straight to the United States, Delivered Duty Paid, so every import duty and tax is already in the price and nothing is charged on delivery. Orders dispatch within 1–2 business days and usually arrive 1–3 business days after that.
Shipping is a flat $39.99 below $99 and free above it, so build out from Chocolate, Sweets, Mints & Chewing Gum or the Food Cupboard. First order: NEW10 for 10% off.
Frequently asked questions
Why do you hit a Chocolate Orange?
The full sphere is made of segments held together, and tapping it on a hard surface separates them. The pack has instructed people to do it for decades.
Are the minis the same chocolate?
The same orange milk chocolate in a loose format rather than the segmented sphere.
Where is it from?
Terry's began in York, the same city as Rowntree's, and the Chocolate Orange dates to the 1930s.
Will it melt on the way?
It can, in warm weather. We do not ship chocolate with temperature-controlled packaging, because the ice packs we tested caused condensation that damaged both the chocolate and the rest of the parcel. We cannot replace items affected by heat in transit, so check your local temperature before ordering in summer.
Add Terry's to a UK haul
Shop Chocolate Orange Minis from The British Vault and build the order past $99 for free shipping.
Related reading: a British Christmas food hamper and British chocolate in the USA.