Our Adventures in Japan: chocolate finds

Sunday, February 05, 2012

chocolate finds

Been finding new chocolates to try these days...

Green Dream, a Belgian fair trade chocolate...72% dark chocolate with cranberries, this one had a nice snap and was a little acidic.

People Tree, a Swiss fair trade chocolate, this one was a creamy milk with hazelnuts.

Both could have had a little more "stuff" in them.

From Dean & Deluca Japan, I tried the Mast Brothers 74% dark chocolate with organic almonds, olive oil and sea salt.

This is a bean to bar maker from New York. I really liked this one.

The hot chocolate ball was 60-65% and made for a rich hot chocolate.

Belgian Cafe-Tasse's chocolat noir au thé russe earl grey (a 60% dark chocolate with Russian Earl Grey) the earl grey flavor wasn't overly perfumy and I was trying to figure out if they add crispies to it or if there were actual earl grey tea leaves in there, I think it may be the latter.

I like this one too.

Valentine's Day is coming up, so hopefully there is more chocolate out there to be tasted.

16 comments:

Dennis K. said...: Weird, I never have a sweet tooth and I picked up a KitKat matcha flavor the other day out of curiosity...; 1:59 PM, February 05, 2012
Japan Australia said...: Got to get ready for Valentine's Day :)

Japan Australia; 3:14 PM, February 05, 2012
K and S said...: ooh that is weird, Dennis, I hope you enjoyed it :)

Take care.
Kat; 3:15 PM, February 05, 2012
Fabian said...: "Café Tasse" is a funny name for a chocolate company, since it literally means "coffee pot"... well, let's eat some coffee pots ;-); 6:20 PM, February 05, 2012
K and S said...: I thought "tasse" meant cup in french, Fabian. So "cafe-tasse" would be "coffee cup", I could be wrong.

Take care.
Kat; 7:30 PM, February 05, 2012
Rowena said...: Your chocolate finds puts the stuff here to shame. Never heard of any of those, and that hot chocolate ball is too cute!; 2:41 AM, February 06, 2012
Fabian said...: Ah sorry, my fault - of course you are totally right, I just wrote it wrongly... Thanks for your hint!

Anyway, quite a funny name - I imagine "eating" coffee cups :-D; 7:27 AM, February 06, 2012
K and S said...: I'm on the hunt for RitterSport's commemorative bar, they have some kind of anniversary this year, Rowena :0 (you'd probably see it before me)

Fabian :)

Take care you two.
Kat; 11:38 AM, February 06, 2012
Anonymous said...: How fun and delicious!; 2:58 PM, February 06, 2012
K and S said...: it was Paz :)

Take care.
Kat; 4:32 PM, February 06, 2012
Nami | Just One Cookbook said...: I wish I can allow myself to try so many kinds of chocolate! Valentines Day comes too quickly after New Year's resolution! lol.; 5:17 PM, February 06, 2012
K and S said...: I think this is why I don't make resolutions, Nami :)

Take care.
Kat; 5:48 PM, February 06, 2012
Deb in Hawaii said...: I have been wanting to try the Mast Brothers Chocolate. I have seen them on The Food Network. ;-); 6:25 PM, February 06, 2012
K and S said...: hope you get a chance to try them Deb, really delicious.

take care.
kat; 6:58 PM, February 06, 2012
K said...: Yum that last tea chocolate sounds delicious!; 11:54 AM, February 07, 2012
K and S said...: it was K :)

Take care.
Kat; 2:49 PM, February 07, 2012