ChocolateBet: September 5, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 turtle
Tecnoalimentos Caribe Mex., S.A. de C.V.
Cancun - Tortuguitas de Chocolate
Good
Weight: .2 oz. (6 g.) / 1.75 oz. (50 g.) total box/package
Calories: 30 calories (estimate)
Cost: $60.00 Mexican Pesos
Purchased from: Convenience Store, Cancun Aiport, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Yesterday I sampled a milk chocolate dolphin, and today I tried a little (solid milk) chocolate turtle, from a company based in Cancun, Mexico.  Judging from the picture on the box (photo to be posted upon my return), these turtles looked very happy snorkeling around the Caribbean. I was a little disappointed to find that little turtle didn't come with a snorkel tube and mask.

Note: Due to travel this month, posts and photos may be delayed.

ChocolateBet: September 4, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 dolphin
Chocolates del Caribe, S.A. DE C.V.
Milk Chocolate Dolphins (Delfines de Chocolate)
Good
Weight: .1 oz. (3.5 g.) (estimate) / 1.75 oz. (50 g.) total box/package
Calories: 15 calories (estimate)
Cost: $50.00 Mexican Pesos for total box
Purchased from: Convenience Store, in Cancun Airport, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Today was spent taking pictures (and keeping an eye out for local chocolates), while attending events, researching art and technology in the Caribbean, and taking a ferry ride across a harbor. No dolphins were spotted -- except the milk chocolate variety on our lunch table after the ferry ride.

Note: Due to travel, photographs and posts may be delayed this month.

ChocolateBet: September 3, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 oz. serving
Vida Nuez / Hacienda El Mortero
Pecanin Choco Light - Nuez Pecanera Cubierta en Chocolate
Good - Good +
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2.6 oz. (75 g.) in total package
Calories: 145 calories (estimate)
Cost: 89.00 Mexican pesos
Purchased from: Convenience Store, in Cancun Airport, Quintana Roo, Mexico

For those not fluent in Spanish, today's chocolate was a mix of white and milk chocolate covered pecans.

Note: Due to travel this month, postings and photos may be delayed.

ChocolateBet: September 2, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
.9 oz. bar
Kaokao Chocolates Damarsicheli
72% bar
Good + - Very Good
Weight: .9 oz. / 1.06 oz. (30 g.) total bar
Calories: 120 calories (estimate)
Cost: $6.95 U.S. Dollars
Purchased from: Los Cinco Soles (store) in Cancun Airport, Mexico

Once again, airport shops proved to be a good source of local chocolates. Los Cinco Soles offered a nice selection of bars and other chocolate products in the Cancun airport. I enjoyed trying the Kaokao 72% bar. According to the label, the company is based in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

ChocolateBet: September 1, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 oz. serving
The Grove
Chocolate Almonds
Good Plus
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.)
Calories: 125 calories
Cost: $3.99
Purchased from: The Grove, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas

ChocolateBet: August 31, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 small cup
The Grand Mayan (Resort)
Hot Chocolate
Very Good
Weight: 3 fl. oz.
Calories: 100 calories (estimate)
Cost:  No charge
Purchased from:  Obtained from The Grand Mayan resort, in Mexico

Today was sweltering, but not too hot for a taste of homemade hot chocolate at this resort in Mexico. This hot chocolate, served in ceramic bowls/mugs, was made from scratch with very hot water, and also contained cinnamon and milk.

I was hoping to try more chocolates from Mexico on this trip. After visiting some Mayan ruins today, so near the birthplace of chocolate, I couldn't help but think there must be more local cacao products, but the shops I visited carried primarily chocolates from the U.S.

Note: Due to travel this month, posts and photographs may be delayed.

ChocolateBet: August 30, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:

1 cookie
Pamela's Products
Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Good +
Weight .7 oz. (17 g. )/5.29 oz. (150 g.) total package/box
Calories 75 calories for 1 cookie
Cost $4.39 for total package/box
Purchased from Five Seasons Whole Foods Market, in Ocean Springs, MS

To imagine today's chocolate, think of a wheat-free chocolate chip cookie embedded with bits of ground espresso, making it a good choice for a breakfast entree this morning, on the way to the airport.

Note Due to travel this week, chocolate eating will continue, but pictures and posts may be delayed.