ChocolateBet: June 5, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Gateau et Ganache
Le Palet d'Or (Dark Chocolate from Madagascar)
Very Good
Weight: .5 oz. (14.1 g.) (estimate)/~ 4 oz. (113.2 g.) total 8-piece box (estimate)
Calories: 75 calories (estimate) for 1 piece
Cost: $18.00* for total box of 8 bon bons
Purchased from: Piazzas, in Palo Alto, CA

Chocolate countdown: 2 more days until I eat my 1,000th chocolate

ChocolateBet: June 4, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Gateau et Ganache
La Rose - Dark Chocolate with Rose
Very Good - Very Good +
Weight: ~ .5 oz. (14.1 g.)/~4 oz. (113.2 g.) (estimate) total box
Calories: ~ 75 calories (estimate)
Cost: $18.00 for total assortment box of 8 bon bons
Purchased from: Piazzas, in Palo Alto, CA

I like floral flavors, and this rose-flavored (and rose-shaped) chocolate. Gateau et Ganache is based near where I live, and the fact that I am only now tasting these chocolates, after almost 1,000 days, shows how much chocolate abundance there is in the world.

Chocolate countdown: 3 more days until I eat my 1,000th different chocolate in as many days.

ChocolateBet: June 3, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

7 pieces
Marich Confectionary Co.
Chocolate Pears
Good +
Weight: ~1.4 oz.(40 g.)/8 oz. (227 g.) total bag (estim.)
Calories: 180 calories in 7 pieces
Cost: $3.69 for total package
Purchased from: Piazzas, in Palo Alto, CA

Pears and chocolate. I'm a little surprised this combination works, as pears have a pretty subtle flavor. But, it seems to work, and this is not the first pear-related chocolate that I've had.

Chocolate countdown: 4 more days until I eat my 1,000th chocolate in as many days

ChocolateBet: June 2, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

2 oz.
Crave Chocolatier
"Chili Fire Chips Drenched in Chocolate"
Good +
Weight: 2 oz.(56 g.)/~9 oz. (255 g.) total bag (estimate)
Calories: 300 calories (estimate) in 2 oz.
Cost: $10.00 (+ shipping for online orders)
Purchased from: Crave Chocolatier, Birmingham, Alabama

I'm working my way through the chip family. I've enjoyed chocolate-covered potato chips, and Fritos. This is the first time I've sampled spicy tortilla chips drenched in chocolate.

I enjoyed the combination (and as usual I salute anyone trying something a bit different with chocolate). I wonder how crushed pieces would be drizzled over chicken mole?

Chocolate countdown: 5 more days until I've eaten my 1,000th different chocolate in as many days.

ChocolateBet: June 1, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

27 pieces
Meiji Seika Kaisha (Japan)
Gummy Choco - Apple flavor
Good +
Weight: 1.41 oz. (40 g.) serving/3.7 oz. (106 g.) in total tube container
Calories: 200 calories (estimate) in one 27-piece serving
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Mountain View Market, in downtown Mountain View, CA

Imagine small apple juice gel spheres surrounded by milk chocolate coatings. It's not every day that you see chocolate combined with apple (anything), except for those big caramel apples dipped in chocolate and sprinkles or nuts. So, I was interested to try these. And, to Meiji's credit, you can detect some actual apple taste. Unfortunately, due to the round (cardboard tube) container, I wasn't able to scan what this packaging looked like. I was able to scan the end label, and a bit of a Meiji cartoon chick frolicking amongst the gummy choco apple pieces. Alas, that was all.

Chocolate countdown: 6 more days until I eat my 1,000th different chocolate in as many days.

ChocolateBet: May 31, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 oz.
Govatos Chocolates
1.) Dark chocolate-covered brazil nuts - Very Good
2.) Dark chocolate-covered cashew nuts - Very Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.)/1 lb-16 oz. (452 g.) in total box
Calories: ~ 150 calories
Cost: $18.80 for total 1-lb. box (+ shipping)
Purchased from: Govatos Chocolate, in Wilmington, DE

Chocolate countdown: 7 more days until I eat my 1,000th different chocolate

ChocolateBet: May 30, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

3 oz.
Victoria's Toffee, LLC
Victoria's Toffee - "handmade gourmet toffee"
Very Good +
Weight: 3 oz. (84 grams) serving/4 oz. (114 g.) total package
Calories: 450 calories (estimate) for 3 oz.
Cost: $6.99 for total 4 oz. package
Purchased from: Draegers, in Menlo Park, CA

I can tell it's good, when I eat 3/4 of a package of chocolate -- for breakfast.

Just when I thought I might have tried every chocolate born in the (San Francisco) Bay Area, I spoke to Rich and Amy at Draegers market. Thank you to Rich for helping me find the local brands in and amongst all the bars and boxes, in the store's impressively large chocolate display area.

Chocolate countdown: 8 more days until I eat my 1,000th different chocolate in as many days