Comments on: Chocolate, and more chocolate http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/ Listen. Reflect. Explore. Solve. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: lcsa99 http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-23 lcsa99 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:34:13 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-23 So much for watching my money this month. Your description of that hotel chocolate has me drooling :) So much for watching my money this month. Your description of that hotel chocolate has me drooling :)

]]> By: timbunce http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-18 timbunce Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:05:30 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-18 lcsa99, I'm more of a nibbler than a gobbler when it comes to real chocolate. I'll usually have no more than a square or three per day. Sometimes I'll have a square (a piece) from each of two or three bars so I can try to work out which I like best. It's hard to remember the subtleties and depth of the complex flavours from one day to the next. So comparing the chocolate 'side by side', nibble by nibble, works well. One of my favourites was a slab of 70% single-origin Cuban chocolate from http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk - looks like it's no longer stocked so I can't link to it. (Here's something similar in style: http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/St-Lucia-72-Single-Minislab-Box-P310056/) It was amazingly 'light' flavour for a 70% bar, almost like a milk chocolate made with cream, but a very clean taste, without any of the clacky texture or muddy tastes that milk chocolate can have. So far nothing has topped it. lcsa99, I’m more of a nibbler than a gobbler when it comes to real chocolate. I’ll usually have no more than a square or three per day.

Sometimes I’ll have a square (a piece) from each of two or three bars so I can try to work out which I like best. It’s hard to remember the subtleties and depth of the complex flavours from one day to the next. So comparing the chocolate ‘side by side’, nibble by nibble, works well.

One of my favourites was a slab of 70% single-origin Cuban chocolate from http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk – looks like it’s no longer stocked so I can’t link to it. (Here’s something similar in style: http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/St-Lucia-72-Single-Minislab-Box-P310056/) It was amazingly ‘light’ flavour for a 70% bar, almost like a milk chocolate made with cream, but a very clean taste, without any of the clacky texture or muddy tastes that milk chocolate can have. So far nothing has topped it.

]]> By: timbunce http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-17 timbunce Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:38:50 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-17 Allison, yes, pictures would be fun. I'll try to get round to that. Some of the packaging is lovely. Perrin, that would be great. I've never had an American chocolate that came close to the best of the Europeans. I'd love to find one. (Remind me before OSCON.) Allison, yes, pictures would be fun. I’ll try to get round to that. Some of the packaging is lovely.

Perrin, that would be great. I’ve never had an American chocolate that came close to the best of the Europeans. I’d love to find one. (Remind me before OSCON.)

]]> By: Perrin http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-14 Perrin Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:46:12 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-14 Let's arrange to swap chocolate bars next time we're at a conference together. I can bring some interesting New York chocolate makers like Jacques Torres and Martine's among others. Let’s arrange to swap chocolate bars next time we’re at a conference together. I can bring some interesting New York chocolate makers like Jacques Torres and Martine’s among others.

]]> By: Nicole http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-13 Nicole Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:41:11 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-13 It's hard not to appreciate that post. It’s hard not to appreciate that post.

]]> By: sassybee http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-12 sassybee Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:57:08 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-12 Hey, looks cool to me. Hey, looks cool to me.

]]> By: lcsa99 http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-10 lcsa99 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:06:55 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-10 You posted this yesterday so I am curious how many of those are still in the drawer today :) You posted this yesterday so I am curious how many of those are still in the drawer today :)

]]> By: Allison http://blog.timbunce.org/2008/02/11/chocolate-and-more-chocolate/#comment-6 Allison Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:39:22 +0000 http://timbunce.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-6 Not enough information. Pictures would be appreciated. Not enough information. Pictures would be appreciated.

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