Sweets offer the chance to overcome geographical obstacles with no more effort than it takes to drive to a nearby market. Here's a selection of international confections that should please the adventurous gourmand on your holiday shopping list .

INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE FROM CHOCOLATE LIBRARY

If you’re looking for a global chocolate experience, head to Speonk, where Chocolate Library stocks more than 500 chocolate bars from five continents. (Sorry, Australia and Antarctica.) The bars are of the highest quality and most come in exquisite, gift-worthy wrappers. Consider these Mirzam bars from Dubai, $13 to $18. Among the varieties are mango white chocolate, halvah dark chocolate, orange blossom-roasted almond, Kashmiri chili and rose-pistachio falooda.

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