Saturday, October 1, 2022

Seahorse Chocolate - Vietnam Ben Tre 70% (bar) - Oct. 1, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Seahorse Chocolate
Vietnam Ben Tre 70% (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2 oz. (57 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $10.00 (estimate) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Seahorse Chocolate, online order

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Vietnam Theme Week.

Today's Vietnam Ben Tre 70% (bar) was from Seahorse Chocolate (Bend, OR). The company developed their roasting expertise with specialty coffee. They drum roast small batches of cacao and offer a line of bean-to-bar chocolates.

Aroma notes for this chocolate included: sweet, fresh green, green sugars, sweet berry pie, dark chocolate, and very faint vanilla tobacco.

Rich, smooth chocolate flavors included dark chocolate (ganache, torte), brown sugars, very faint molasses, tart-sweet berry jam and very faint fresh berry yogurt.

Maker's tasting notes: Blueberry, graham cracker

Ingredients: Cocoa beans and organic sugar.

Allergen-related information: (Vegan, Gluten-Free)


  

Marou - Ginger and Lime 69% Ba Ria Vietnamese Chocolate (bar) - Sept. 29, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat
Ginger and Lime 69% Ba Ria Single Origin Vietnamese Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 g.) / 2.8 oz. (80 g.) in total bar
Calories: 220 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $8.50 (estimate) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar and Cocoa, online order

Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Vietnam Theme Week.

Today's Ginger and Lime 69% Ba Ria bar was from /made by Marou Faiseurs de Chocolate (Chocolate Makers) based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Aromas for this Vietnam bar included faint, warm ginger, dark chocolate and faint citrus.

This 69% dark chocolate had gentle swells of warm spice (ginger), dark chocolate and fresh lime citrus flavor notes. The flavor emphasis was on the smooth dark chocolate; and the other accent flavors were balanced, authentic-tasting and complementary.

The makers found all three flavors (cacao, ginger and lime) in Ba Ria, a southeastern, coastal province in southern Vietnam.

Maker's notes: "...the perfect harmony between the bitterness of cacao, the spiciness of ginger and the sweet acidity of lime."

Ingredients: Cacao nibs (65.5%), cane sugar (29.5%). Soy, gluten, nuts, and dairy free.

Allergen-related information: Manufactured in a facility that also processes coconut.

 

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