Monday, June 22, 2009

ChocolateBet: June 22, 2009


Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Jade Chocolates
Dragon's Breath bar (65% cacao)
Very Good
Weight: 2 oz. (58 grams)
Calories: 300 calories (estimate) in 2 oz. bar
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Rainbow Grocery, in San Francisco, CA

The ingredients in this dark chocolate bar from Jade Chocolates (San Francisco, CA) intrigued me: roasted sesame seeds, lapsang souchang tea, and chili pepper. It is easy for dark chocolate to overwhelm tea flavors. And even though it was somewhat difficult for me to pick out all the flavors in this beautifully wrapped bar, it was great fun to try.

ChocolateBet: June 21, 2009


Chocolate of the Day:

4 pieces/tiles
Poco Dolce
Bittersweet Chocolate Tiles with sea salt - Burnt Caramel
Very Good +
Weight: 3 oz. (84.9 g.)/6 oz. (170 g.) in total 8-piece package
Calories: 450 calories (estimate) in 1/2 box
Cost: $19.95 for total 8-piece box
Purchased from: Draegers, in San Mateo, CA

Another chocolate winner with salt. These tiles were a very nice blend of chocolate, toffee-caramel center and sea salt. And, unlike some chocolates where a slight unevenness of flavors can take away from the experience, the subtle rise and fall and interplay of chocolate, caramel and salt was wonderful here.
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