According to a colleague, Amedei from Tuscany, Italy is probably the world's best chocolate ever. Hence, I didn't hesitate to pick a box of it up when I spotted a whole range of Amedei's products at Jones the Grocer. I have to give it a try!
According to Wikipedia:
Amedei is a chocolate manufacturing company located in Pontedera in Tuscany region of Italy. Their products range from chocolate bars to truffles and pralines. Their award winning chocolate bars use single origin and single varietal cocoa beans. One of its products, Amedei Porcelana is known as the world’s most expensive chocolate". They obtain the cacao from a Venezuelan region called Chuao; this cacao has been called the best of the world.
So, I ask my colleague, "Any rituals I have to observe before tasting 'the world's best chocolate'?"
Because I don't just wanna eat a cocoa bar; I want to savour it the right way. Like tasting wine, savouring good chocolate requires all five senses. The colour of the chocolate, the snap of the bar, the aroma of cocoa beans, the richness of the melted chocolate on your tongue...
Okay, actually I already know what to do. =) Excusez moi, while I go brush and floss my teeth. The palate must be cleansed before I could taste nirvana.
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May I suggest this ritual:
Strip. Lightly run a piece of choc over your bare skin and up to your lip. Flick your tongue over it to whet your appetite.
Then when the anticipation is too much to bear, toss it into your mouth and chew. Chew s.l.o.w.y.
And oh, do this only when Archie is looking at you.
CC: 70% is quite rich (more bitter than the other brands out there). The aftertaste is slightly 'sharp' or acidity... reminds me of tobacco. Definitely something you'd want to savour slowly to experience the few aspects of taste in full. Slightly an acquired taste if you're used to Japanese chocolates. But still worth a try!
Karen: That's... hot. I need to practice. Gasp!