Oddly enough today is the last day of both National
Chocolate Week and of National Curry Week so when better, I ask you, than to
write about, ta da ...
"3 flavours of choccy have left the building. Don't worry they are all
barking mad but do work, enjoy!"
I was a bit nervous but like the staunch foodie I am gave
them my best shot!
With each flavour I put a bit in my mouth (did you guess?),
closed my eyes and concentrated on the texture and flavour as per the chocolate tasting instructions given by the Independent Newspaper here. The only thing I didn't do was try tasting
with others as this sort of interesting, exciting food is really not my real
man’s sort of thing. Luckily.
The Results
The chocolate in all three bars is lovely high quality
Belgian chocolate and melts smoothly and lusciously in the mouth.
Pina Colada – the most normal of the three
As the chocolate melted I immediately thought "Rum" (mind you
I often do!!) which was followed by a pleasant fruity taste, I couldn't quite identify
coconut and pineapple (the other pina colada ingredients) but the overall
effect was a bit tropical and certainly very pleasant.
Bubblegum
I’m afraid I don’t like bubblegum and I didn’t really like
this but I didn't chicken out. I think that it is pretty true to the taste I
remember as a child and if you like bubblegum then maybe this is for you!
Orange Jalfrezi
This was gorgeous – honestly! A very orangey start with a hot spicy curry
finish which sounds incongruous and wrong but certainly isn't. It contains cumin, coriander, paprika, onion, salt, chilli, cinnamon, clove, cardamom, bay leaves, turmeric, garlic, ginger
and black pepper no less and I recommend it wholeheartedly.
These surprising chocolate are made by Choc Amor award
winning chocolatiers with tea rooms, The Chocolate Rooms, at Tarleton in
Lancashire. They also have a shop at Botany Bay and luckily it’s the Botany Bay
in Chorley just off the M61 rather than the Australian version. I don’t have a list of their flavours but
have read that they include things as chilli & lime,
peanut butter, banoffee pie, salt liquorice & lemon meringue. All very good ideas but nothing to rival the
lovely Orange Jalfrezi Chocolate
By the way ... Two for the Price of None!
(Especially as it’s Free)
plus link to “Easy Ways
to Pimp your Food” which is also free!
1 comment:
Well that sounds like chocolate I need to try - think they're following me on Twitter too. I'd better get talking to them.
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