Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ChocolateBet: August 24, 2011

Chocolate(s) of the Day:

fleurir
1.) Lemon Honey - 1/2 piece
Good - Good +
Weight: .2 oz. (7.05 g.) for 1/2 piece (estimate) / 9 oz., 18-pc. assortment box
Cost: $34.00 box of 18 pieces 
Calories: 30 calories for 1/2 piece
Purchased from: fleurir hand grown chocolates via foodzie

2.) Grand Marnier, Orange Blossom - 1 piece
Good + - Very Good
Weight: .4 oz. (14.1 g.) (estimate) / 9 oz., 18-pc. assortment box
Cost: $34.00 box of 18 pieces 
Calories: 60 calories for 1 piece
Purchased from: fleurir hand grown chocolates via foodzie

Today was Day #7 of Chocolate and Honey Theme Week, and Day #1 of Chocolate and Orange Theme Week. The first of two chocolates from fleurir (Washington, D.C.), a Lemon Honey Truffle, was an all-white chocolate truffle flavored with lemon juice and buckwheat honey from Virginia. The lemon flavor helped balance out the sweetness.

The second piece from the same fleurir 18-piece assortment box (decorated with a tree pattern across the top) was a truffle flavored with Grand Marnier and orange blossom water, leaving a slightly floral aftertaste. Both orange flavorings paired well with the chocolate.


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