Chocolate of the Day
Rozsavolgyi Csokolade
Mandula Gianduja
(Almond Gianduja (bar))
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) / 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 152 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $15.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar and Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate and Peru Theme Week.
Today's Almond Gianduja 73% (bar) was from Rozsavolgyi Csokolade (Budapest, Hungary), using Peruvian Nacional cacao.
Notes on appearance...These chocolate makers also have fun with their packaging. "Erik, the Cocoa pod" makes appearances -- and was featured on today's bar enjoying an outdoor wine and bread picnic with an almond. Inside, each of their bars I've tried has been embossed with a beautiful, large swirling, floral-like, traditional Hungarian pattern.*
Aroma notes included: sweet, very slightly acidic/fruity chocolate; and nut/nut butter.
The texture was very pleasing. This chocolate was very smooth, nut buttery and the chocolate and almonds were fully integrated and creamy.
Flavor notes included: smooth, roasted note(s); very slightly bitter/bitter-sweet, dark chocolate; and fully ground nut (almond) butter and dark chocolate. The nuts provided some natural nut mellowness.
I liked that this chocolate wasn't too sweet (thank you!).
Ingredients: "Dark chocolate with Almond Praline. Ingredients: dark chocolate with 73% min. Cocoa content (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter), almond praline (almond 60%, sugar, vanilla). Almond praline in the chocolate min. 20%.
Allergen-related information: Contains almonds. "Produced in a factory that also handles nuts, sesame seed and milk powder."
*This design, likely inspired by Hungarian folk art, was also very pretty in green -- on the company's matcha green tea, herbs and lemon (white chocolate) bar, sampled recently. I highly recommend trying this flavor if you're fond of higher-end white chocolate, if it is still available.
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