Devnaa - Saffron Caramel, Mango Fudge - Feb. 16, 2015

Chocolate(s) of the Day:

Devnaa

Saffron and Pistachio Caramel
Good +
Weight: .485 oz. (14.2 g.) / 7.77 oz. (220 g.) in total 16-piece box
Calories: 73 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: $26.70 for 1 box
Purchased from: NotOnTheHighStreet.com, online order

Mango Fudge
Good
Weight: .485 oz. (14.2 g.) / 7.77 oz. (220 g.) in total 16-piece box
Calories: 73 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: $26.70 for 1 box
Purchased from: NotOnTheHighStreet.com, online order

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

Eight different India-inspired chocolates (2 each) were nestled together in this Devnaa (UK) Signature Chocolate Collection box.
(Brother and sister team, Roopa and Jay Rawal, founded Devnaa and were influenced by Indian family traditions and sweets.)

Packaged in a brightly-colored, pink and purple, tiffin*-inspired carbboard box, this 16-piece collection included today's two chocolates.

First, I tried the company's Saffron and Pistachio Caramel. Beneath the outer round of sweet white chocolate that was dusted with pistachio bits, was a heavenly soft caramel center redolent of saffron (a favorite flavor of mine). I couldn't have been more pleased with the flavor of this filling.

The second piece, a square of dark chocolate covered Mango Fudge, also had the taste of real mango. The fudge in this case was what I might call a mango-tinged "white" fudge, infused with authentic tropical mango flavor.

*"Tiffin boxes are widely used in India as lunch boxes and food carriers with compartments for different foods and a handle for easy transportation." The tiffin set I have is a stack of small stainless steel containers, that work well for hikes and picnics as well as lunchboxes. I recommend them.