Tag Archive: dark chocolate
Baci Perugina Dark 70%
November 24, 2018
In 1922, Luisa Spagnoli created a hazelnut confection and covered it in dark chocolate. She called it “Cazzotto,” because the shape reminded her of a “fist.” But one of the founding partners, Giovanni Buitoni, wondered why a customer would want to buy something called a fist? She changed the name to Baci, meaning “kisses.”
Tabal Chocolate – Ka 70% Columbia
October 30, 2018
My last post about a Tabal chocolate bar described their single origin 70% from Bolivia. Today’s review is also a Tabal single origin but this time it’s a 70% from Colombia and it only contains two ingredients; chocolate and cane sugar. In fact, the name of the bar, “Ka”, means “two”.
Salba Chia – Chocolate Covered Chia Seeds
October 24, 2018
I remember commercials from my childhood for “Chia Pet”. And it is because of this memory that I had a hard time thinking of chia as an edible food.
Chia seeds as an ingredient is all the rage these days. Sprinkle them on yogurt. Make your own chia seed pudding. You can even find them in pre-packaged items like cereal, granola bars, applesauce, candy bars, and crackers. Now there’s another twist – dark chocolate coated chia seeds.
Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier
October 19, 2018
I love it when Gail Ambrosius, owner and masterful chocolate creator of Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier, writes “In my opinion, good chocolate is its own food group”.
It’s like she knows me!
Theo Orange Dark Chocolate
October 11, 2018
I’ve tasted and reviewed a few Theo chocolates in the past. It’s been a while, though. Revisiting a familiar friend is nice once in a while.
Alter Eco Super Blackout
September 20, 2018
Alter Eco offers a variety of chocolate snacks, chocolate bars, and chocolate truffles. According their website, www.alterecofoods.com, they work with their cacao partner, Acopagro Co-op in Peru to conserve the Amazon rain forest by replanting. They intend to boost biodiversity, improve the co-op’s food security with crop diversity, and provide a retirement plan for farmers by creating a sustainable forestry of mature trees.
Alter Eco is one of my top go-to chocolate bar crafters, especially the really dark bars like Blackout (85%) and Super Blackout (90%).
Dagoba Extra Dark – 84% Organic Dark Chocolate
September 7, 2018
In 2001, Dagoba’s founder Frederick Schilling began making organic chocolate in his home kitchen. According to the Dagoba website, www.dagobachocolate.com, Frederick’s goal was to “craft deeply satisfying chocolate in a socially responsible way.”
Today, I’m reviewing a Dagoba Extra Dark, 84%. By the looks (and taste) of things Frederick’s vision is still going strong.
Pascha Organic Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao
August 31, 2018
I know I’ve reviewed Pascha chocolate before, but it’s soooo worth repeating. Pascha is one of my favorite bean-to-bar chocolate artisans for a variety of reasons.
One reason, and the it’s the reason I first bought Pascha, was the fact that my daughter can eat their chocolate bars because they are made in a peanut and nut free facility. In fact, they’re free of a lot of things, like the top 8 allergens including soy, dairy, egg, wheat and gluten.
D. Barbero Italian Chocolates
August 21, 2018
Sometimes life hands you a nice surprise...
...Like when out of the blue, your mom gives you a gift of “some chocolate I bought at an Italian restaurant’s gift shop” and discover not only is it delicious but it’s 70% Cacao Cubano!
Extremely (and Supremely!) Dark Chocolate
August 2, 2018
I eat very little refined sugar and don’t consume artificial sweeteners. Not because I have to, but because I want to. For me, it’s the smart thing to do. I feel better physically and mentally. I live more days having that wonderful “sense of well-being” than I do without. And I still have a chocolate-filled life!
Last week I reviewed two stevia sweetened chocolates. I rarely eat chocolate with sucrose replacers like alcohol sugars or stevia. I much prefer eating chocolates that lower the sugar by increasing the cacao percentage.