Thread: Chocolate

I don't remember if we've talked about this, but didn't see a recent thread so I figured I'll just do like everybody else and start one

Being a 16 year old girl (or not) I like chocolate. Just not the hershey's stuff and the like.

I am not a choco-elitist, if such thing exists, but over the last half decade or so here in US seems to be an explosion mass-produced high quality chocolate. So that's what I tend to get to munch on.

Right now I'm munching on a bar of chocolove 70% (the paper says made in boulder co with belgian chocolate)


last night was a bar of dagoba with lavender bits

and before then iirc was a bar from santander (colombian, 70%).



Anybody else enjoying this pleasure?

Originally Posted by gugi

Anybody else enjoying this pleasure?

Yes.
Green & Black is the best store bought I have tried. A friend brought me some assorted chocolates from Kakawa in Santa Fe. They add a little chile powder to their products. It's pretty darn good.

I was pleasantly surprised recently with a bar that had Tellicherry black pepper added. I can't remember the brand at the moment but would buy it again in a heartbeat.

Try the Chocolove with chili peppers. Very interesting!

I have tried the Chili pepper ones but although they are "good" the black pepper one was great!

Originally Posted by 32t

I have tried the Chili pepper ones but although they are "good" the black pepper one was great!

I don't think I've seen the black pepper bar. I'll have to look for it next time I go to the market.

Thank you for not judging my uber scrub Vaseline concoction!

One of my son's recently gifted me with a tin of McIlhenny's Tabasco Brand Spicy Chocolate. I am eating a piece right now and my mouth is telling me I don't love it anymore and please take another bite.

I like chocolate/pepper and chocolate/chili a lot; dark chocolate - whatever.

Videri opened up in Raleigh a while back and makes excellent stuff. You can walk in the door and watch the process from beans to nibs to packaging. Here is the process if you never saw it before: https://viderichocolatefactory.com/chocolate-making

And then there are horrid Vanilla advocates like me ..........but I do like me some Milk chocolate with peanut butter, chocolate Yoohoo and Nutella and a deepfried Mars Bar ain't too shabby either.