Chocolate of the Day
Seattle Chocolate
Neapolitan (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 2.5 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 400 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $4.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: FarmFresh, online order
Welcome to Day #6 of Unique Chocolates Week, including a few chocolates with a creative take on confectionery classics.
Today's Neapolitan white, pink and dark chocolate layered truffle bar was from Seattle Chocolate Company (Seattle, WA).
Aroma and flavor notes for this three-layer chocolate bar included: ice cream sundae: white chocolate (vanilla); white chocolate infused with sweet berry (red raspberry, strawberry); and smooth dark chocolate--a blend that reminded me of neapolitan ice creams* in the U.S. constructed with layers of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate and ice creams in one container.
This truffle parfait had a rich, creamy texture and melt, and it was very sweet...like ice cream -- or a smooth, sugary confection. Great for those with a sweet tooth.
This layered chocolate was also a reminder of the different types of "chocolate" being sold today: dark chocolate, dark milk chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate--and (more recently) "ruby" (pink) chocolate that has a red berry flavor.
Ingredients: white chocolate (cane sugar, cocoa butter*, milk, soy lecithin, natural vanilla), dark chocolate (cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, organic soy lecithin, natural vanilla), coconut oil, raspberry powder, beet extract (color), natural flavor, sea salt.
Allergen-related information: Contains Milk, Soy, Coconut (Oil). "This product is manufactured in a plant that processes milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, and wheat products." "Kosher (Dairy), Gluten Free."
*Likely inspired by either Harlequin ice cream with strawberry, chocolate and vanilla flavors from Prussia....and/or by Spumoni ice cream with pistachio, cherry and chocolate flavors from Italy. Thus the reference to Neapolitan-style ice cream. (A Neapolitan is someone from Napoli, Italy.)
