Chocolate of the Day
Cacao & Cardamom
72% Venezuelan Mendiants
Good ++
Weight: 3.52 oz. (100 g.) / 4.7 oz. (133 g.) (estim.) in total container
Calories: 546 calories (estimate) in 100 gram serving
Cost: $15.00 for 1 container (+ shipping)
Purchased from: Cacao & Cardamom, online order
Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate and Seeds Theme Week.
Today's 72% Venezuelan Mendiants with Fig, Almonds, Pistachio and Candied Ginger were from Cacao & Cardamom (Houston, TX).*
The company used "a (Valrhona) 72% Araguani chocolate from Venezuela with roasted Pistachios, Almond slivers, Calimyrna Figs, and crystallized Ginger" to make these hexagonal chocolate mendiants. (Mendiants are attractive, traditional French chocolate confections (often flat discs) topped with dried or candied fruits and nuts.)
Aroma notes included: smooth dark chocolate, faint fruit and nut, and spice (ginger).
The texture was a tasty blend of creamy and crunchy elements -- including the very subtle, edible tiny seeds in the dried fig strip.
Flavor notes included: smooth dark chocolate, ginger and subtle nuts (almonds, pistachios) and dried fig. The ginger added great flavor and complemented the dark chocolate nicely.
Ingredients: 72% Venezuela Chocolate, Calimyrna Figs, Almonds, Pistachios, Ginger
Allergen-related information: "Dairy Free & Gluten Free"
* Four of today's ingredients involved seeds: 1.) cacao beans (seeds); 2.) almonds and 3.) pistachios are seeds from drupes, i.e. not technically nuts; and 4.) dried figs offered additional tiny little seeds.
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