Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Elena - More Hawaiian truffles - March 27, 2013

Chocolate(s) of the Day: 

Elena Chocolate
1.) Hawaiian Chili Pepper Chinese Five Spice (truffle)
Very Good
Weight: .39 oz. (11 g.) (estimate) in 1 piece / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) (estimate) total 6-piece box
Calories: 58.5 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: Part of a $13.50 6-piece box - recorded yesterday
Purchased from: Elena Chocolate, Kailua-Kona, HI (Keauhou Farmers Market)

2.) Hawaiian Lavender (truffles)
Very Good
Weight: .77 oz. (21.7 g.) (estimate) in 2 pieces / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) (estimate) total 6-piece box
Calories: 115.5 calories (estimate) in 2 pieces
Cost: Part of a $13.50 6-piece box - recorded yesterday
Purchased from: Elena Chocolate, Kailua-Kona, HI (Keauhou Farmers Market)

Today was Day #2 of Chocolate and Hawaii Theme Week.

After I celebrated my first salad made with fresh produce from the farm (that I started receiving this week), it was time for dessert. This salad reminded me of one of my favorite chocolatiers (Elena Garcia) that I've met recently (last month) at the Kaeauhou Farmers Market in Hawaii. Fresh, authentic ingredients really do matter.

Elena's Hawaiian Chili Pepper and Chinese Five Spice truffle was full of a thick, flavorful chocolate ganache. It was light on the Hawaiian Chili Pepper; and this was OK by me as this little pepper has a fiery reputation, and too much might have wiped out other more subtle flavors.

This truffle, decorated with red spots, did have the best tasting Chinese five spice flavor blend with chocolate that I've tasted.

The Hawaiian Lavender truffles had a similar, authentic tasting, thick creamy, dark center. A few seconds after my first bite, a warm wave of lavender (with its unique, warm menthol spice, herbal, floral notes) swept through my senses. Another winner from Elena Garcia.

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