ChocolateBet: February 22, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving/container
Silk Soymilk - Chocolate
(Made with organic soybeans)
Good - Very Good
Wt: 11 fluid oz. (325 mL)
Calories: 200 calories in container (small plastic bottle)
Cost: $ 0 (free sample)
Purchased from: N/A - free sample

Someone was handing out free sample bottles of Silk Soymilk near Union Square in San Francisco, CA. I picked up the Chocolate flavor.

Fake milks, or what I call "filks," are often hit and miss in the flavor and texture department. Distributed by WhiteWave Foods (Broomfield, CO), this Silk Chocolate Soymilk, was lactose free and made from organic soybeans; and it was smooth, and better than I thought it might be. It was actually quite good. 

ChocolateBet: February 21, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Mascleta - Oriol Balaguer (sold in Cocoa Bella)
(Chocolate) Hazelnut Praline with Tangerine Pop Rocks
Very Good+; I love the flavor combination. Very creative.
Wt.: ~ 0.6 oz.
Calories: ~ 85 calories
Cost: ~$1.50
Purchased from: Cocoa Bella, in San Francisco, CA

ChocolateBet: February 20, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Kikos - Oriol Balaguer (sold in CocoaBella Chocolates shop)
(Chocolate) Hazelnut & Toasted Corn Nuts
Very Good+; I love this combination. It is clever and very tasty.
Wt: ~0.5 oz.
Calories: ~ 75 cals.
Cost: ~$1.50
Purchased at: CocoaBella Chocolates, in San Francisco, CA

Dagoba - ChocolateBet: February 19, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/4 bar
Dagoba
xocolatl - dark chocolate, chilies and nibs
(Organic Chocolate)
Very Good+
Weight: .5 oz. in 1/4 bar; 2 oz. (56.7 grams) total
Calories: 79 calories in 1/4 bar
Cost: $2.99 total
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, in Palo Alto, CA

Today's xocolatl bar was a nice rendition of chocolate with spices, probably one of my favorites so far. I like the chili taste (nice spicy flavors); and the nibs added some crunchiness to the texture.

ChocolateBet: February 18, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving - 3 pieces
Whitman's Candies - Soho Chocolates
1. Cacao Truffle - Good
2. Pear Praline - OK (artificial taste)
3. Madagascar Vanilla Brulee - OK +
Wt. 1.65 oz. (47 grams); 3.3 oz. (94 grams) total
Calories: 230 calories for 3 pieces/1 serving
Cost: $4.99/whole box*
Purchased from: Longs Drugs, Mountain View, CA

ChocolateBet: February 17, 2008

Chocolate of the Day
3 pieces
Whitman's Chocolates
(Soho Chocolates - Artist Inspired Series - 6-pc box)
1) Raspberry Ganache - Good+; too sweet for my taste
2) Pistachio Nougat - Good +; too sweet; it would be nice to taste more natural pistachio flavor
3) Sea Salt Caramel - OK - Good; too sweet for me; this tasted like a regular low-end caramel, can't taste the salt part - perhaps it was mixed in with the candy too thoroughly.
Weight: 1.65 oz. (47 g.) for 3 pieces (Wt. for total box = 3.3 oz. (94 g))
Calories: 230 for 3 piece serving
Cost: $4.99 (for whole box - 2 srvgs)
Purchased from: Longs Drugs, Mountain View, CA

The packaging for this box/assortment was nice. It was barely recognizable from the old Whitman chocolate packaging of years ago. A shiny snakeskin-textured red box (with an artsy presentation of the chocolates themselves) lives up to the "artist inspired" branding. However, the chocolates themselves didn't live up to the packaging. The three chocolates I tried were too sweet, and lacked the balance and flavorings that would have made them much more enjoyable. With so many higher-end chocolates available now at the corner drugstore, the ones that are heavy on the artificial flavors and sweeteners don't measure up as well.

ChocolateBet: February 16, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
Kozy Shack
Chocolate "All Natural Pudding"
Wt.: 1/2 cup (113 grams) per serving
Calories: 140 for one serving
Cost: $3.00 (sale price)
Purchased from: Safeway, in Palo Alto, CA