ChocolateBet: August 19, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:

1 package
Kopali Organics
Organic Dark Chocolate Covered Mulberries
Good +
Weight: 2 oz. (57 g.) total package
Calories: 260 calories
Cost: $
Purchased from: (misplaced receipt)

Organic dried mulberries from were the berries in the spotlight today, covered in (organic, fair trade certified) dark chocolate, and the choice for Day #2 of Chocolate and Berries Theme Week.

ChocolateBet: August 18, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1.1 oz.
Michael Mischer Chocolates
Blueberry and Dragon Fruit (bar)
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 1.125 oz. (31.8 g.) / 3 oz. (85 g.) total bar
Calories: 158 calories (estimate)
Cost: $
Purchased from: Michael Mischer Chocolates, in Oakland, CA

While today was Day #1 of Chocolate and Berry Theme Week -- with blueberries being the featured berry today, perhaps the most interesting addition to today's single origin Criollo chocolate bar was the incorporation of dragon fruit. A 65% dark chocolate base made it a bit more difficult to detect a distinctive dragon fruit flavor; however, the unusual fruit added attractive rosy color and a slightly chewy texture.