Chocolate tasting
2008-04-24 | Filed under Swarthmore |
Tonight we went to a Swat alumni event: the second annual chocolate tasting. I do not recall why we did not go to the first annual chocolate tasting; I assume we had something incredibly important to do.
The evening began with an economics prof talking a bit about the chocolate biz, current marketing trends, buying patterns, corporate consolidation, fair trade, etc. The evening ended with samples of pot luck confections (homemade and store bought, including Larry’s matzah brittle) which were quite yummy.
But the real highlight was the middle bit, when a West Chester chocolatier spoke about his business. And brought samples. This is the first time I’ve eaten chocolate with nibs in it; great contrast to the creamy texture of the bulk of the piece. I couldn’t distinguish the various fruits involved in the different mendiants (maybe a decent sense of smell would help, or maybe it’s just a function of an untrained palate) though there was indeed an evolving taste as the chocolate sat in my mouth. (The chocolatier called it a story; I can’t quite go that far, given the lack of POV, character arc, etc. But it was nonetheless delightful.)
I can highly recommend Éclat’s mendiants. Tonight we sampled the Arriba (Ecuador), Alta El Sol (Peru), Madagascar, and Tanzania. Friends in the audience said the salt-sprinkled truffles are also delumpscious. We are planning to make a pilgrimage in the near future.
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You missed my talk at _First_ Annual Event!
Another reason, perhaps, to look forward to the third?