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Notes on chocolate: strong but gentle bars to relish
Some beans from Ecuador are really next-level in the right handsTwo bars this week that have absolutely knocked my socks off. Duffy’s 83% Ecuador Camino Verde, £5.65, and the 80% Guatemala Sweet River, £6.95. With the 83%, I’ve long had a real penchant for cocoa from Ecuador and Duffy’s describes the beans as ‘soft and gentle’ and they are! Duffy’s says that because the beans have been carefully roasted and there’s been a long conching process, any bitterness has been ‘driven off’ and it just leaves a ‘strong chocolate’ This is one of the most accurate descriptions of a chocolate I’ve ever read. It is strong, but also gentle and just delicious. Honestly, I’m in love.The Guatemalan is sharper, more lively, but so vibrant and tasty. You could sink a whole afternoon eating this chocolate and staring out of the window. Continue reading...
Some beans from Ecuador are really next-level in the right hands
Two bars this week that have absolutely knocked my socks off. Duffy’s 83% Ecuador Camino Verde, £5.65, and the 80% Guatemala Sweet River, £6.95. With the 83%, I’ve long had a real penchant for cocoa from Ecuador and Duffy’s describes the beans as ‘soft and gentle’ and they are! Duffy’s says that because the beans have been carefully roasted and there’s been a long conching process, any bitterness has been ‘driven off’ and it just leaves a ‘strong chocolate’ This is one of the most accurate descriptions of a chocolate I’ve ever read. It is strong, but also gentle and just delicious. Honestly, I’m in love.
The Guatemalan is sharper, more lively, but so vibrant and tasty. You could sink a whole afternoon eating this chocolate and staring out of the window. Continue reading...
