proppe.org » chocolate http://www.proppe.org/blog Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2009 gunnar@proppe.org (proppe.org) gunnar@proppe.org (proppe.org) posts 1440 proppe.org proppe.org gunnar@proppe.org No no http://69.89.31.117/~proppeor/testblog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg proppe.org http://www.proppe.org/blog 144 144 Chocolate http://www.proppe.org/blog/2006/05/31/chocolate/ http://www.proppe.org/blog/2006/05/31/chocolate/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:37:12 +0000 gunnar http://www.proppe.org/blog/?p=26 If I could be said to have a vice, it would be fine, dark chocolate. Good thing too, since it is actually healthy (I happen to really enjoy red wine and coffee as well — all three are high in antioxidants). But the health benefits are beside the point. There’s nothing like breaking off a small square of 70% bittersweet goodness and savoring it.

valrhona_lenoir.jpg Le Noir 71% from French makers, Valrhona has been a dependable high quality choice for years. It has enough bitterness to be sophisticated, and just a hint of fruitiness to open up the palette. Trader Joe’s is the place to get this — they are somehow able to charge less than half what most do.

santander.jpgFor my birthday, along with a cd of music from the chocolate lands and a book about the chocolate barrons (my friends really know what I like), I received a bar of Santander 70% Columbian chocolate. This is really something different. It starts off fruity, moves into vanilla (or marshmallow) territory, slides into espresso roast, and finishes with a beautiful 50/50 mix of bitter and sweet. This one really changes if you exhale through your nose as you let it melt on your tongue. It may be a bit too sweet and candy-like to have on a regular basis, but so far I’m really enjoying it. It also happens to be an incredible value.

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