Chocolate of the Day
Antidote
Quinoa Crunch 70 Dark (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.15 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 190 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 of 1 bar
Purchased from: Antidote, online order
Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Quinoa Theme Week.
Today's "Queens of Paradise" - Quinoa Crunch 70 Dark (bar) was from Antidote (Brooklyn, NY).
Aroma notes included: pleasing dark chocolate aroma (with sweet green/fruit) plus malted cereal.
Texture: well-tempered, smooth dark chocolate covered with a layer of crunchy popped quinoa.
Flavor notes included: sweet dark chocolate (with faint fruit/citrus); light, toasted cereal; and a slight bitterness--making the taste balanced bitter (bordering on sharp earth) and sweet in toward the finish.
The overall appearance was nice, and the tiny, golden brown puffed quinoa layer was generous, attractive (golden brown) and well-executed. (The quinoa didn't crumble off in my lap, thank you.)
I also appreciated the use of Arriba Nacional cacao, which gave it a complexity beyond most bulk/couverture chocolates.
Ingredients: Dark Chocolate: 70% cacao Arriba Nacional...cacao beans, whole cane sugar, cacao butter, popped quinoa, sunflower lecithin.
Allergen-related information: (Made in a facility that handles milk, soy & nuts.)
