ChocolateBet: March 19, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 small package
Britt chocolates
Dark chocolate covered guava jelly
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28 grams)
Calories: ~134.4 calories
Cost: 750 colones (Costa Rica)
Purchased from: gift store in San Jose, Costa Rica area

These were similar to the Leaves-n-Trees chocolate-covered guava pieces that I tried on Feb. 27, 2009. While tasty, if I were blind-folded I would have had a hard time guessing these had a guava filling. Dark chocolate's strong flavor masks any fruit not strong enough to stand up for itself.

ChocolateBet: March 18, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 small package
Britt chocolates
"Dark chocolate covered gourmet Macadamia Nuts"
Very Good
Weight: .9 oz. (26 grams)
Calories: ~156 calories
Cost: $2.00
Purchased from: store in San Jose area of Costa Rica

I'm still working on my chocolate stash from Costa Rica. There were some nice chocolates there. My apologies to Britt. I've flattened their triangular-shaped pouch to scan the packaging. It's much nicer looking than this.

ChocolateBet: March 17, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Schurra's Fine Confections
Brandied Cherry Cordial (milk chocolate)
Good + - Very Good
Weight: ~.6 oz. (16.98 grams) (estimate)
Calories: ~ 90 calories (estimate)
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Schurra's store in San Jose, CA

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all of you with a bit of Irish in you. No chocolate shamrocks this year, but maybe I'll find one to try next year.

ChocolateBet: March 16, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Leonidas
1.) Coconut Cup (dark choc.) - Good + - Very Good
2.) White Pearl Praline Truffle - Pistache Choc. Cream filling - Good +
3.) Lingot - Milk Chocolate Vanilla Hazelnut Paste (rectangular shape) - Very Good
Note: I am pretty sure that #3 was a Lingot and not a Manon (mocha hazelnut paste)
Weight: ~ 1.3 oz. (36.79 grams) in 3 pieces
Calories: ~ 195 calories in 3 pieces
Cost: ~ $3.30 (guesstimate) for 3 pieces
Purchased from: Leonidas - Chocolate Cafe, in Pasadena, CA

ChocolateBet: March 15, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces
1.) Raspberry Praline (dark) (piano-shaped w/ wings stencil) - Good + - VG
2.) Le Feuille (milk) nougatine/toffee (thin, leaf-shaped) - Very Good
Weight: ~ 1.1 oz. (31.13 grams) for two pieces
Calories: ~ 165 calories for both pieces
Cost: ~$2.20 (guesstimate - I only have total $ for several items.)
Purchased from: Leonidas - Chocolate Cafe/store, in Pasadena, CA

The Leonidas Raspberry Praline is filled with a raspberry-flavored ganache, that looks like it may also contain a little white chocolate. Les Feuilles (the leaves) come in milk and dark flavors. I believe this one I tasted was the milk chocolate version; the thin center layer was a crispy toffee/nougatine with finely chopped nuts.

ChocolateBet: March 14, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces (halves)
Schurra's (Fine Confections)
Zoria Farms California Dried Apricots (dark choc.)
Very Good
Wt.: ~.5 oz. (14.1 grams) (estim.)
Calories: 65 calories (estim.)
Cost: $
Purchased from: Schurra's in San Jose, CA

ChocolateBet: March 13, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 small bar
Arriba - 40% (cacao) (from Origin Collection - small bars)
Very Good
Wt.: 13.5 grams for 1 bar/162 grams for total pkg. of 12 bars
Calories: 78 calories for one small bar
Cost: $13.00* for total package/box of of 4 different small bars
Purchased from: Leonidas - Chocolate Cafe, in Pasadena, CA