Element
Dipped Minis Dark Chocolate
Good ++
Weight: .74 oz. (21 g.) / 3 oz. (85 g.) in total bar
Calories: 100 calories in 3 pieces
Cost: $ Missing information
Dipped Minis Dark Chocolate
Good ++
Weight: .74 oz. (21 g.) / 3 oz. (85 g.) in total bar
Calories: 100 calories in 3 pieces
Cost: $ Missing information
Purchased from: The Market at Edgewood, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #21 of Chocolate, Movies & Entertainment Theme Week; and Day #1 of Chocolate & Rice Theme Week.
Today's Dipped Minis Dark Chocolate (chocolate coated mini rice cakes) were from Element Snacks, Inc. (Needham, MA).
Aroma notes for these small round rice cakes included: faint chocolate and sweet rice (mochi) cake.
Texture: These treats started with a soft chocolate-y bite, followed by a satisfying crunch, and ending with a soft chew again.
I really enjoyed the texture, and the basic flavors. This simple round also worked well as a "platform"-- topped with other seasonings and fruits (like candied fennel seeds, citrus peel with cardamom or ginger; spiced nuts; rosewater/floral essences; or a slice of fresh mango).
Today's virtual "visit" to Bollywood was made possible via food and movie snacks from India, and two Indian dance sequence (videos): 1.) "Ghar More Pardesiya" (from "Kalank") (2019) and 2.) "Pinga" ("Bajirao Mastani") (2015).
The Indian-inspired snack banquet included the following items:
- Butter Chicken and Rice
- Chai-spiced Apple Cider
- Popcorn with cocoa butter, caramelized coconut, turmeric and black pepper*
- Masala popcorn
- Rose and Pistachio Bombay Halwah
- Element Dark Chocolate Minis (rice cakes) with different toppings
Ingredients: Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Powder, Whole Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin, Salt), Rice.
Allergen-related information: "Contains Milk and Soy. May contain traces of peanuts and tree nuts."
* For this Rich, sweet and flavorful popcorn I melted an Organic Golden Mylk bar from Endorfin Foods (made by Coracao Confections, Richmond, CA). I was surprised to find out that this golden-brown gravy-hued bar didn't contain any cocoa solids. But what it lacked in terms of cacao solids it made up for with its unique, rich cocoa butter, caramelized coconut and authentic spice blend with just the right amount of salt.
