Wow! What else can I say? This afternoon Bryn and I visited an independent chocolate shop called Allô! Chocolat in Waukesha, Wisconsin. We met with the owners, Roger and Carrie, who have been in the chocolate business for about 3 years.
It’s a nice shop on Main Street. They’ve got a plentiful selection of chocolates available to suit any taste. They’ll even customize formulas on request for special clientele!
Today I want to take a moment to write about their chocolate covered bacon. Yum! The bacon is cooked up extra crispy and then covered in a dark chocolate. The combination of smoky and salty bacon, with the sweetness and impact of the dark chocolate, is marvelous.
When I first opened the package I was instantly hit with a nice chocolate aroma. Then, when I took a bite, I immediately noticed that the chocolate itself is really smooth, with a great mouth feel.
I’ve previously tasted a Mo’s Bacon Bar from Vosges. (I’ll have to post a review of that soon.) Anyway, the bacon in Mo’s gave me the sense of more of a candied bacon, whereas the chocolate covered bacon from Allô Chocolat was a slab of real bacon with a real dark chocolate.
If you haven’t tried this combination – bacon and chocolate (granted it sounds really strange) – I seriously recommend you do. And, certainly, if you are in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, area stop by Allô Chocolat on Main Street and pick up a bag for yourself.
