Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2 oz. (57 g.) in total package
Calories: 120 calories in 1/2 package
Cost: $5.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Farm Fresh, online order
In 2006, my daughter bet I couldn't eat a different chocolate each day for a year. I enjoyed that year so much that, after 18+ years, I'm still eating a different chocolate every day. Happily, even after 6,600+ chocolates, there are still many more to try. Thank you to chocolate makers everywhere, and to all who continue to be part of this global adventure.
Chocolate of the Day
Cacao Space
Uganda Semuliki Forest 75% with freeze-dried bananas (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.18 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.36 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 180 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Cacao Space, online order
Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate and Uganda Theme Week.
Today's Uganda Semuliki Forest 75% (bar) with freeze-dried bananas was from Cacao Space (Los Altos, CA). This local, small-batch chocolate maker offers single origin nib-to-bar chocolates, including several with fruit, nut and other flavor inclusions.
Aroma and flavor notes for this single origin 75% dark chocolate bar included: dark chocolate, very faint molasses and herb, and sweet, light and fragrant banana. The banana pieces were a perfect (contrasting) pairing with the bold dark chocolate.
The dark chocolate itself has a bolder, roasted quality with very faint brown sugar/molasses, and faint fruit (berry, very faint banana) and very faint, fleeting warm spice/herb (black licorice, cinnamon).
I really liked the bananas used with this chocolate. It helped lighten and brighten the darker chocolate tasting experience.
Ingredients: "cacao nibs, organic coconut sugar" + freeze-dried bananas (pieces)
Allergen-related information: (None listed on package)