ChocolateBet: March 27, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
World's Finest Chocolate
Mint Meltaways
Good + - nice classic chocolate mint combination; a little sweet, but good.
Wt. 1.375 oz. (39 grams) for 1 serving; 2.75 oz. (78 g) total pkg.
Calories: 230 calories
Cost $2.00?
Purchased from: Colleague at work (thanks Bao!); fundraiser

ChocolateBet: March 26, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
GuyLian
Belgian Chocolate Twists
Extra Dark - 70% cocoa
(Dark chocolates with a dark chocolate filling)
Very Good
Weight: ~9 grams per piece (total package is 4.9 oz. (139 g))
Calories: 50 calories in one piece
Cost: $3.99 for total package of 16 pieces
Purchased from: Fry's Electronics, in Palo Alto, CA

I liked these individually-wrapped, dark chocolate (70% cocoa) seahorse-shaped chocolates with the smooth dark filling.

ChocolateBet: March 25, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 bar
Michel Cluizel (Paris)
Noir Infini 99% cacao
Very Good
Wt. ~.5 oz. (~15 g.) in 1/2 bar; 1.05 oz. (30 grams) total
Calories: not clear (~72 calories for 1/2 bar)
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: (don't know as it was a gift; possibly Dean and DeLuca)

Thank you George for sharing this find!

A hard wax-brittle start gave way to rich flavors (think unsweetened baker's chocolate and you'll get the general idea).

The very high 99% cacao content was achieved by adding just a small pinch of cane sugar, and omitting milk or any other fillers that might dilute the chocolate. The absence of sugar lets the cacao flavors and maker's skill shine through.

ChocolateBet: March 24, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 chocolate egg
Dove/Mars
Smooth Milk Chocolate Truffle Egg
Very Good - Dove chocolates have a nice richness and smooth texture that balances out the sweetness in a way that is not always achieved with other chocolates.
Wt. 0.90 oz. (25.5 grams)
Calories: 150 calories
Cost: $ 0.79
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

This chocolate egg will be the last (I think) in the Easter-related chocolates this week. Chocolate "theme weeks" are always fun.

Chocolate Eggs in the News
Reports of very large chocolate Easter eggs surface from time to time. Apparently the largest egg to date was made in Belgium. The egg measured 8.32 meters (27 ft) high and was made of at least 50,000 bars or around 2,000 kg of chocolate. (This fact appeared in a 3/24/08 article entitled "Giant chocolate Easter egg made in Brazil" about a slightly smaller 160 kg (352 lb.) Brazilian egg, courtesy of the Russian News Information Agency.)

ChocolateBet: March 23, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 peep
Just Born
Peeps - Marshmallow Bunnies (Cocoa)
Good+ - nice light cocoa flavor
Wt: ~.3 oz. (~8.4 grams) per peep; 2 3/8 oz. (67 grams) total
Calories: 30 calories per peep
Cost: $0.59? (sale?)
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

Cocoa flavored-peeps. How great is that.

ChocolateBet: March 22, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

3 solid milk chocolate bunny ears
(1 ear each from Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail chocolate bunnies)
Beatrix Potter The Tale of Peter Rabbit (3 diff bunny characters in series)
Distributed by Frankford Candy & Chocolate C.O.
Product of Chile
Good+ (A bit sweet but richer tasting than most milk chocolate)
Wt: .1 oz. (each ear) x 3 ears = .3 oz.
Calories: ~ 45 calories in three small ears
Cost: $4.50 for all three bunnies (~$1.50 each) sale price
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

ChocolateBet: March 21, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/4 choc cross
Palmer (R.M. Palmer Company)
May His Light Shine Upon You (solid milk chocolate-shaped cross)
Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28 grams)
Calories: 37 calories (150 calories total)
Cost: $0.99
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA