Chocolate of the Day:
Raaka Chocolate
Pink Sea Salt 71 percent Dominican Republic and Bolivia bar
Good ++
Weight: .9 oz. (25.5 g.) / 1.8 oz. (51 g.) in total bar
Calories: 135 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $7.95 for 1 bar
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Purchased from: Raaka Chocolate, online order
Welcome to Day #1 of a Chocolate and Bolivia Series.
Today's bar was made with a blend of ingredients from at least three countries: Dominican Republic, Bolivia and Peru. The Pink Sea Salt 71 percent Dominican Republic and Bolivia bar was made by
Raaka Chocolate (Brooklyn, NY).
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The cacao in this dark blend bar came from two specific regions: Reserva Zorzal in the Dominican Republic and Alto Beni in Bolivia. (The pink sea salt was harvested from Salinas de Maras in Peru.)
Today's bar had a sweet, green, floral aroma and flavor that I associate with chocolate made using un-roasted cacao chocolate. (In fact developing fine flavored chocolate from un-roasted cacao is a specialty of today's chocolate maker, Raaka Chocolate.)
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The bar was covered with a constellation of salt crystals. When I see this much salt, I sometimes worry that it will be too much. However, in the bites that I sampled, the salt added a well-balanced counterpoint to the sweet, floral profile.
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I love little nested surprises. Open this wonderfully designed Raaka packaging and in addition to a gluten-free, vegan pink salt dark bar (that also has a great geometric graphic pattern) you'll find an illustrated Raaka bean-to-bar story (printed on the reverse side of the outside wrapper).
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