Chocolate of the Day
Creo Chocolate
Black Sesame Seed Brittle
Good +++
Weight: 1.5 oz. (42.5 g.) / 3 oz. (85 g.) in total package
Calories: 233 calories (estimate) in 1/2 package
Cost: $12.75 for 1 package
Purchased from: Creo Chocolate, online order
Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate and Ecuador Theme Week, and Day #1 of Chocolate and Japan Week.
Sesame seeds (goma) may be native to Africa/Indus Valley/India; but the seeds, oil and flavoring have been used in classical Japanese entrees, rice dishes, desserts and snacks for centuries.
Today's Black Sesame Seed Brittle was from Creo Chocolate (Portland, OR).
Aroma notes for this Good Food Awards winning brittle included: sweet sesame and nut* butter; clean sweet green; faint toffee/caramel; faint dark chocolate; and barely there umami.
Complex texture notes for this impossibly thin (how did they do it?) toffee brittle included: two levels of crunch and chew: the toffee and the sesame seeds. Each piece was fully coated with dark chocolate--providing a thin, smooth and creamy dark layer that complemented the crunchy seed garnish and the brittle interior.
Flavor notes for this addictive, buttery, creamy and crunchy chocolate included: toffee; faint sesame and nut*; dark chocolate; faint sea salt, and umami. And there was a satisfying, subtle seed butter + dairy butter note in the finish.
This scored well on my preferences for sweetness level (it was not overly sweet); complexity (well-executed, layered flavors; and balance (well-balanced). Extra points for a bit of sesame umami. (Disclaimer: I like savory chocolates.)
Ingredients: Chocolate (Cacao, Organic Sugar, Cocoa Butter), Organic Butter, Organic Cane Sugar, Black and White Sesame Seeds, Sea Salt.
Allergen-related information: "Contains Milk and Sesame Seeds...Processed in a Facility that Processes Milk, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Sesame Seeds, and Wheat."
*Nut-like "notes" were detected/experienced while tasting; but there were no nut ingredients.
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