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Chuao Chocolatier
Totally Tangy Mango bar
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 g.) / 2.8 oz. (80 g.) in total bar
Calories: 190 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $4.69 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Draeger's Market, Los Altos, CA
Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Fruit Theme Week.
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The tasting experience was full of excitement—in a good way. The aroma and initial flavor of smooth, dark chocolate was quickly eclipsed by a short bright burst of mango fruit and lime, followed by a light sparkle of sea salt, and then back to chocolate and fruit.
The pasilla chili provided some warmth and flavor depth to the chocolate without being too spicy. And a trace of vanilla helped to sweeten and mellow the blend.
The 60% dark chocolate base was made with Fair Trade Certified cacao, sugar and cocoa butter.*
The Totally Tangy Mango bar flavor combination was created by Chuao's Master Chocolatier, Chef Michael Antonarsi, who came to the U.S. from Venezuela with a host of fond food memories—including the dusting of fresh, sweet mango fruit with their own special blend of chamoy (lime, salt, pasilla chili).
*The use of sunflower lecithin instead of soy will please those who can't have soy.