ChocolateBet: October 22, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
2 pieces
Laura Secord
Maple ("Traditional Maple Cream")
Good+
Wt.: ~ .8 oz. (24 g.) 2 pcs./200 grams total assortment box
Calories: ~ 120 calories in 2 pcs.
Cost: $0 (gift) Thank you Mike.
Purchased from: N/A

Laura Secord is a Canadian heroine, who helped warn the British about an American invasion in Ontario, Canada, back in the early 1800s. About 100 years later, her name became associated with a chocolate company - which now has many locations throughout Canada.

This leaf-shaped piece is not a bad example of chocolate and maple syrup together; a good Toronto souvenir.

ChocolateBet: October 21, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
4 pieces/chocolate coins
The Nutty Chocolatier
Chocolate Coins (gold-foil wrapped milk chocolate Loonies)
Good + - Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1 oz.
Calories: ~ 155 calories (estimate) for 4 coins
Cost: $3.99
Purchased from: The Nutty Chocolatier, in Toronto, ON, Canada

Nothing makes you feel wealthy during a recession like eating chocolate coins. Salud y'all.

ChocolateBet: October 20, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 oz. serving
Coppeneur
Indonesie Java Dunkle Chocolade (72% Cacao Criollo)
Very Good
Weight: 1 oz. / 1.76 oz. (50 grams)
Calories: 150 calories (estimate)
Cost: $9.99
Purchased from: The Nutty Chocolatier, in Toronto, ON, Canada

Today's Coppeneur offering was a smooth, high-quality, 72% dark chocolate bar from Germany. I wish it had a bit more of a kick/finish, but otherwise it was very good. Fighting...so...hard...not to...sound...like a wine snob! But, eating close to the bean will do this. So many great tasting arcs to explore, from so many origins, in so little time.

ChocolateBet: October 19, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Lindt
"Creation 70%" ("70% cacao dark chocolate with chocolate mousse filling")
Very Good
Weight: 1 oz./5.3 oz. (150 grams) in total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1 oz. portion
Cost: $0 (gift) Thank you Ann
Purchased from: N/A

ChocolateBet: October 18, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Turkey Hill Sugarbush LTD., C.P.
Maple Espresso ("in Dark Belgian Chocolate")
Very Good
Weight: 60 grams
Calories: 290 calories (estimate) in total bar
Cost: $2.99 (Canadian)
Purchased from: Bowring (store) in Eaton Centre, in downtown Toronto, ON, Canada

This Turkey Hill dark bar was hard to bite into initially; however, once the piece got warmed up in my mouth it had a good balance of maple sugar, coffee and dark chocolate flavors.

ChocolateBet: October 17, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 bar
Turkey Hill Sugarbush LTD., C.P.
Maple Butter Crunch ("in Belgian Milk Chocolate")
Very Good
Weight: 30 grams / 60 grams in 1 bar
Calories: 145 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar/ 290 calories (estimate) in total bar
Cost: $2.99 Canadian
Purchased from: Bowring (store) in Eaton Centre, downtown Toronto, ON, Canada

No surprise; there are a variety of chocolates flavored with some form of maple sugar or maple syrup in Canada. Turkey hill is one brand that offers a few different choices in this area - in milk and dark chocolate. This bar was made with Belgian milk chocolate, and the toffee crunch and almond bits made for a fairly sweet bar but provided some mild crunch.

I found a store (that carried Canada novelty items) on the way to look for a laptop battery in Eaton Centre, a very large indoor mall in downtown Toronto.

ChocolateBet: October 16, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
The Nutty Chocolatier
Thanksgiving Turkey Chocolate
Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1 oz.
Calories: ~ 130 calories
Cost: $10.00 in one box (sale)
Purchased from: The Nutty Chocolatier, in the beach(es) area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in mid-October, and these turkey-shaped chocolates were already on sale the day after Thanksgiving this week. The filling was a very nice smooth chocolate.