Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Trader Joe's - Milk and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn - Oct. 9, 2019

Chocolate of the Day: 

Trader Joe's
Milk and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn
Good - Good +
Weight: 3 oz. (85 g.) / 6 oz. (170 g.) in total package
Calories: 420 calories in 1/2 package
Cost: $2.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Trader Joe's, Mountain View, CA

Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate, Salt and Savory Theme Week.

Today's Milk and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn was from Trader Joe's (based in Monrovia, CA).

This sweet and salty snack had a light, soft loft and crunch, and the combination of milk and dark chocolate coating was well balanced with the salted caramel popcorn at the core of every piece.

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Cacao Sampaka - Dark Chocolate with Ibiza Sea Salt (bar) - Oct. 8, 2019

Chocolate of the Day:

Cacao Sampaka
Chocolate Negro Flor de Sal de Ibiza (bar)
Good +
Weight: 2.64 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 418.7 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $7.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Village Market, Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #6 of Chocolate, Salt and Savory Theme Week.

Today's Chocolate Negro (Dark Chocolate) Flor de Sal de Ibiza (bar) was from Cacao Sampaka (Barcelona, Spain). Imagine, if you will, eating this chocolate on a beautiful beach on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, Spain (where the sea salt in this bar originated), about 500 km from Barcelona (where the bar was created).

This dark bar, in a beautifully designed wrapper, had a smooth texture with a creamy, rapid melt. The chocolate (no % specified) had a relatively smooth but opaque dark flavor (likely from a Forastero* variety of cacao if I had to guess), with a slightly earthy note, and with a twinkle and light crunch of Ibiza sea salt crystals.

Savory Chocolate - Chicken Mole
Switching continents from Europe to South America...We've also been enjoying cooking up different variations on chicken mole this week, using combinations of onions, spices, mesquite, chili, pepper, salt, dark chocolate, butter, nuts and seeds (almond, pumpkin, sesame) and other ingredients lightly simmered with chicken.

*Forastero cacao is quite common and is cultivated widely in West Africa, Brazil and elsewhere. The majority of chocolate bars are made using this variety of cacao. It is known for a relatively bold flavor, and for being relatively more robust (and disease resistant) than more delicate heritage varieties, e.g. Criollo cacao that may have more delicate fruit and cream notes.

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Dolfin - Milk Chocolate with Salted Butter Caramel bar - Oct. 7, 2019

Chocolate of the Day: 

Dolfin SA
Milk Chocolate with Salted Butter Caramel bar
Good +
Weight: 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 380 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $7.00 in 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate, Salt and Savory Theme Week.

Today's Milk Chocolate with Salted Butter Caramel bar was from Dolfin SA (Wauthier-Braine, Belgium).

This smooth, creamy milk chocolate caramel bar contained butter and Guerande sea salt. And, like yesterday's dark milk chocolate savory bar with pretzels and sea salt, this combination was a bit addictive.

Added vanilla and caramel flavorings gave the bar a distinct butterscotch flavor and finish.

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