Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Canonica - Dark Chocolate with Nuts - Nov. 22, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Canonica Chocolate
Dark Chocolate with Nuts 
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2.8 oz. (79.2 g.) in total package
Calories: 165 calories (estimate) in 1 oz. (28.3 g.) of slab/bar
Cost: $ (see receipt) or price unavailable
Purchased from: The Chocolate Market, Terminal 2, SFO (Airport), San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of International Chocolate and Nuts Theme Week. As so often is the case, interesting (international) chocolates are often found at large airports. Today's Swiss dark chocolate was found at a chocolate shop in the San Francisco's International Airport (SFO).

Today's Dark Chocolate slab with Nuts was made by Canonica SA (Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland). The company was founded in 1948 by Andre Canonica.

Aroma notes for this thick slab included: pleasing roasted nuts and smooth but flavorful dark chocolate with very faint, fleeting, tart (lemon) herb (oxalis, wood sorrel, sour grass).

The texture was hearty and pleasing with a generous helping of crunchy hazelnuts and pistachios.

The dark chocolate was high-quality and well balanced with the nut flavors, allowing the nuances of both to be identified and enjoyed (separately and, quite harmoniously, together).

Ingredients: (No ingredients label. Sold by the pound, individually wrapped, rectangular bar-shaped pieces.)

Allergen-related information: Contains nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios and possibly other nuts).


Ion S.A. - Milk Chocolate with Whole Almonds (bar) - Nov. 21, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Ion S.A.
Milk Chocolate with Whole Almonds (bar)
Good +
Weight: 9 squares / 3.52 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 9 squares of bar
Cost: $1.49 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Real Produce International Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #4 of International Chocolate and Nuts Theme Week.

Today's Milk Chocolate with Whole Almonds (bar) was made by Ion S.A. (Piraeus, Greece). 

Aroma notes for this milk chocolate bar included: sweet milk chocolate, nut, and very faint mineral (light clay).

Texture: smooth milk chocolate and crunchy pieces of almond. Flavor notes included: very sweet milk chocolate, and subtle flickers of nut.

This 31% milk chocolate bar was too sweet for me, but others with a sweet tooth may enjoy this chocolate. It was great to try two Ion chocolate bars from Greece this week.

Ingredients: Sugar, milk powder, almonds (17%), cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whey powder, lactose, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour: vanillin. Cocoa solids: 31% min. 

Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of other nuts and wheat proteins."

Ion S.A. - Milk Chocolate with Whole Hazelnuts - Nov. 20, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Ion S.A.
Milk Chocolate with Whole Hazelnuts (bar)
Good +
Weight: 9 squares / 3.53 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 9 small squares of bar
Cost: $1.49 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Real Produce International Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #3 of International Chocolate and Nuts Theme Week.

Today's Milk Chocolate with Whole Hazelnuts (bar) was made by Ion S.A. (Piraeus, Greece).

Aroma notes for this milk chocolate bar included: sweet milk chocolate, nut, faint mineral (light clay), and very faint mint/menthol.

Texture: smooth milk chocolate with an extended (white chocolate) melt and crunchy large pieces of hazelnut.

Flavor notes included: sweet milk chocolate, very faint mineral (light clay), and hazelnut. 

The healthy dose of authentic hazelnuts were a highlight for me.

The milk chocolate was quite sweet (sugar was the number 1 ingredient); but it wasn't as sweet as I thought it would be. In part because the number two and three ingredients (milk, cocoa butter)-- as well as the nuts--helped balance the sugar. 

Ingredients: Sugar, milk powder, cocoa butter, hazelnuts (17%), cocoa mass, whey powder, lactose, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour: vanillin. Cocoa solids: 29.5% min. 

Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of other nuts and wheat proteins."
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