day(s) of chocolates

It's Valentine's Day today, I still don't know what I'm giving to Satoshi...

But, I have been doing "research"...

Belgium's Baru had a marshmallow covered with dark chocolate and toasted coconut sprinkles...more coconut please!

A local mall had a contest to guess how many pieces of chocolate they used to make this...the Mona Lisa!

Spain's Bombon Cudie, caramelized marcona almonds covered with dark chocolate & cocoa powder.

Cellar de Chocolat, a chocolatier, Naomi Mizuno, in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto.

This chocolatier has won awards and was recently at Salon du Chocolat.

This chocolate was what he won awards with an apricot ganache covered with milk chocolate & sprinkled with a little Dead Sea salt.

Sweet-salty combination...perfect!

Dari K, a chocolatier from Kyoto, who uses Indonesia cacao.

Top: Raja-roasted cacao bean covered with chocolate and topped with nibs
Kismis-homemade rum raisin
Bottom: Jeruk-lots of orange peel in the ganache
Ratu-plain chocolate truffle

My favorites were Raja & Jeruk

How can you go wrong when something is called "chocolate covered cloud"?!...Baru's Fleur de sel caramel & Ginger Lime marshmallows.

Fleur de sel caramel marshmallow.

Ginger Lime marshmallow.

Love the list of ingredients on the back of the package too, "May contain soya, milk, nuts, tree nuts, wheat, gluten and traces of peanuts and lots of fluffy happiness"

Hope you enjoy this day with your special someone!