“Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same
reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other
similarities between the two but can't remember what they are.”
Matt Lauer
Last week I was lucky enough to receive 3 bars of Seed and Bean chocolate in the post! Oh happy days.
It was difficult not to scarf the whole lot
down, especially the white choc – for some reasons milk and white chocolate
seem to have a kind of quenching effect for me, like drinking something
refreshing when thirstily I just want to keep going.
These seed and bean chaps take their chocolate
making very, very seriously so I treated it with the utmost respect and tried
each of the chocolate thoughtfully and with respect. Here are my findings.
Extra Dark Chocolate ~ Chilli & Lime
The first thing I
noticed was that lovely snap that really good dark chocky has when you break
it. The hit of chilli is quite strong, which suits me just fine! The lime was
less obvious but the overall effect delicious.
Rich Milk Chocolate
~ Cornish Sea Salt & Lime
Well I’m bound to be
a bit biased here as Cornwall is my home! Salty chocolate is a wonderful thing
especially when you bite on a grain of salt as is the case here. I was a little dubious about the lime but it works so well I can't stop eating it!
Creamy White
Chocolate ~ Lemon & Poppy Seed
The lemon flavour is
a mild but perfect complement to the rich creaminess of the excellent white
choc and the poppy seeds are very much in evidence.
I also think that the Chilli & Lime Chocolate is an ideal candidate for a chocolate quesadilla!
Seed & Bean Chocolate is rather special in more ways than just delicious.
Exciting:
Just look at that!
Here is a list of the flavours in case you can’t quite read them!
Cornish Sea Salt
Extra Dark
Coconut &
Raspberry Extra Dark
Pumpkin Seeds and
Hemp Oil Extra Dark
Extra Dark
Lemon & Poppy
Seeds Creamy White
Rich Milk
Tangerine Rich Milk
Lavender Extra Dark
Chilli & Lime
Extra Dark
Mandarin & Ginger
Extra Dark
Mint Extra Dark
Coffee Espresso Fine
Dark
Lemon & Cardamom
Fine Dark
Hazelnut & Almond
Milk
Just Ginger Fine Dark
Sicilian Hazelnut
Fine Dark
Cornish Sea Salt
& Lime Rich Milk
Raspberry & Vanilla
Creamy White
British:
This is as British as chocolate can be bearing in mind cocoa
is grown in the tropics – it is all handmade in England.
Made with Care:
Seed and Bean do not mix their cocoa beans, giving a much
richer, smoother taste and all their chocolate is made in small batches – in the
aforementioned England!
100% Ethical and Organic:
All the ingredients are Fairtrade and Soil Association
approved. This means that cocoa farmers get
a fair deal. Furthermore the wrappers are recyclable and, in some cases their
packaging is even biodegradable – it’s made from Eucalyptus leaves!
Award Winning:
Seed and Bean have won 5 “Great Taste Awards” for people who
are passionate about the quality of the food they produce.
Seed and Bean chocolate comes in 32g mini bars, 85g bars and exciting looking hampers and is stocked in Wholefoods and Planet Organic as
well as a range of farm shops and delis around the UK and Europe. It is also available from: www.seedandbean.co.uk
Guess what!
I just had to try just a little of each chocolate whilst writing this
just to double check – assiduous or what!
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