Chocolate Tasting

Fantastic Green & Blacks Hazelnut & Currant Bittersweet Dark Chocolate

After our brief detour into chocolate-lacking caramels, we return to the delicious world of Green and Black’s chocolate; this time we’re looking at their quietly elegant Hazelnut and Currant bar.

Based in London near Waterloo, Green & Black’s is now owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They operate as a stand alone business with founder Craig Sams remaining as Chairman. Cadbury Schweppes are now able to enhance the brand’s success by further adding their in depth knowledge of cocoa production to ensure the continued supply of quality, organic cocoa.

Green & Black’s Hazelnut & Currant bar has a minimum cocoa content of 60% and contains organic hazelnuts and currants. Green & Black’s is known for selecting only the finest organic ingredients and taking extra time and care to bring out the intense flavor that has become their trademark.

Each bar of Green & Black’s Bittersweet Hazelnut & Currant contains a net weight of 3.3oz (100g).

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Extraordinary Salted Butter Caramels by France Delights

While these don’t technically contain chocolate – oh OK, they have no chocolate whatsoever – they’re too good to pass up!

Salted Butter Caramels by France Delights come neatly packaged in a wood Camembert box.

The succulent individually wrapped caramels come from the South of Brittany and are made with wheat glucose syrup, sugar, fresh salted butter (9.1%), powdered skim milk, and of course, “fleur de sel Guerande” (1%). Fleur de sel is rich in minerals and lower in sodium than regular salt, providing an exquisite final touch to this mouthwatering marriage of flavors.

Each box contains eight (2.68 ounces net weight) Caramels au Beurre Sale by France Delights from France.

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Delicious Chai Tea Cordials Cube by Koppers

Koppers, the originator of the chocolate covered espresso bean brings you a “little taste of heaven” in every bite with these Chai Tea Cordials. The world’s only non-alcoholic liquid-center “cordials” are uniquely delicious.

Koppers? Chai Tea Cordials have a Spiced Chai Tea flavored liquid center drenched in milk chocolate with a spiced coating. The complex combination of flavors and textures is incredible, there’s a flavorful burst of liquid in every chocolate bite.

Each plastic cube contains 1 pound 1 ounces net weight of Chai Tea Cordials by Koppers. Kosher certified Dairy Manufactured in a plant that processes peanuts, dairy, soy and wheat products.

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Exquisite Green & Blacks Organic White Chocolate

Based in London near Waterloo , Green & Black’s is now owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They operate as a stand alone business with founder Craig Sams remaining as Chairman. Cadbury Schweppes are now able to enhance the brand’s success by further adding their in depth knowledge of cocoa production to ensure the continued supply of quality, organic cocoa.

Fragrantly rich and creamy, Green & Black’s White chocolate is the ultimate melt in the mouth treat. Full cream milk is blended with cocoa butter before adding the most important ingredient of all-pure Bourbon vanilla.

Each bar of Green & Black’s Organic White Chocolate contains a net weight of 3.5oz. (100g).

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Extraordinary Nutella – Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Nearly three generations of Europeans have grown up eating Nutella, which was created in the 1940’s by Pietro Ferrero, a pastry maker and founder of the Ferrero company.

At the time, cocoa was in short supply due to war rationing, and chocolate was a delicacy limited to a lucky few. So Pietro Ferrero mixed cocoa with toasted hazelnuts, cocoa butter and vegetable oils to create an economical spread of chocolate which he called “pasta gianduja” (pronounced: pasta jon-du-ja). Pasta gianduja’s success was unprecedented.

In 1949, Ferrero made a “supercrema gianduja” which was spreadable as well as inexpensive. This product became so popular that Italian food stores started a service called “The Smearing”. Children could go to their local food store with a slice of bread for a “smear” of “supercrema gianduja”. In 1964 supercrema gianduja was renamed “Nutella” (its origin being the word “nut”), and began to be marketed outside Italy!

Today, Nutella is the number one spread in Europe (In Germany Nutella is a favorite breakfast spread, and in both Italy and France Nutella is a popular afterschool snack). Worldwide, it outsells all peanut butter brands combined.

You simply spread it on Italian bread, toast or croissants. You can use Nutella atop apple slices or pretzels. Substitute Nutella in recipes calling for peanut butter and you will wonder why you hadn’t discovered it before.

Each jar contains 13 oz. of Kosher certified dairy Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread.

Nutella “Dog” Recipe

Spread the cut sides of a hot dog bun with Nutella. Cut a banana in half, length-wise, and sandwich with half the banana in the bun.

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Delicious Green & Blacks Organic Ginger Chocolate

Based in London near Waterloo, Green & Black’s is now owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They operate as a stand alone business with founder Craig Sams remaining as Chairman. Cadbury Schweppes are now able to enhance the brand’s success by further adding their in depth knowledge of cocoa production to ensure the continued supply of quality, organic cocoa.

Green & Black’s has created a bittersweet dark chocolate bar with a minimum cocoa content of 60% and filled with crystallized ginger pieces. It is suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans.

Each bar of Green & Black’s Organic Bittersweet Dark Chocolate with Crystallized Ginger Pieces contains a net weight of 3.5oz. (100g).

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Exquisite Chocolate and Ancho Chili Bar by Il Cioccolato di BruCo

Ancho is a type of chili pepper from Mexico known for its intense aromas and for its mild spiciness. It is said that the flavor of chocolate can be accentuated by partnering it with hot chili and the combination of the two is believed to have been used as early as 900 in Mayan civilizations.

Chocolate and Ancho Chili Bar by BruCo has combined prized South American cacao varietals with Mexican Ancho Chili to create this unique chocolate bar with extraordinary flavor and texture. The Ancho is embedded in a creamy milk chocolate filling (48%) and then surrounded with a cooling coating of varietal chocolate (68%). This red hot chocolate bar has been honorably mentioned in many Italian magazines and was nominated at the NASFT show in 2003 for Outstanding New Product.

Each package contains 1.2 ounces net weight of Chocolate and Ancho Chili Bar by Il Cioccolato di BruCo from Italy.

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Fantastic Orange Chocolate Dessert Sauce By Life in Provence

The favorite traditional marriage between the subtle sweetness of orange and the force of dark chocolate, creates a refined pleasure and an instant feast!

Some “gourmands” have this dessert sauce right out of the jar — in the spoon or on a piece of bread. Although it loves the attention, Life in Provence Orange Chocolate Dessert Sauce also has higher ambitions: lightly heated, to accompany your favorite ice-creams or gently spread, to lay on top of your cakes. Put this smooth, rich orange chocolate dessert sauce on the highest shelf or it will soon be gone! Product of France.

Each jar contains approximately 9.9 oz. of Life in Provence Orange Chocolate Dessert Sauce.

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