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I had to go grocery shopping last night, and I picked up several bars of quasi-upscale chocolate to do a taste test: 2 different dark Ghirardelli, 2 different dark Lindt, and a dark Green & Black (made in Poland!). I'll get a bar of the Valrhona I like (have to go to a different store), and maybe I can find some B***ian, Guittard and/or Scharffenberger before I do the test.
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HardwareChocolateGeek said:Chocolate pedantic dickweedery (mmm, the best kind of pedantic dickweedery)
Filed under: FTFY
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HardwareChocolateGeek said:That, too. :)
I picked up the Valrhona after work last night, along with a couple of bars of Trader Joe's dark, at least one of which claims to be imported from that patch of dirt south of the Netherlands. I'll probably do the test this weekend. I need to figure out what to use to cleanse my palate between samples. I seem to recall reading that dill pickles are recommended, but I don't like them, so I'll have to figure out something else.
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@ChocolateGeek said:
I need to figure out what to use to cleanse my palate between samples
In Japanese restaurants they give you ginger to cleanse your palate. Perhaps that will work?
Have fun with your taste testing :-)
One of these might be of use too, they're great for getting your tongue nice and clean so you can taste things better. I've got one and they're fantastic (I'm actually on my 2nd one, they last ages too).
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In Japanese restaurants they give you ginger to cleanse your palate. Perhaps that will work?
That's an idea.
I kinda think dill pickles are recommended (if I remember correctly that they are) because the salty-sour-dill taste is such a contrast to the sweet-bitter chocolate. I have an idea that caprese without the cheese might have the same effect — sour from the tomato and balsamic vinegar, herb flavor from the basil, and add a little extra salt if the olive oil isn't salty enough. Then, after I'm done with the taste test, add the mozzarella di buffala. Mmmm... It's a good thing it's lunch time, because now I'm hungry.
Filed under: Life is short. Eat dessert first, then salad.
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So, how did the chocolate taste testing go man?
Have you got any delicious recommendations for us?
Filed under: It's almost lunch, I'm hungry and could totally nail some chocolate right now
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So, how did the chocolate taste testing go man?
I still haven't gotten around to actually doing it. Maybe next weekend.
Filed under: If there were a badge for procrastination, I'd win the platinum with diamond clusters.
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Filed under: If there were a badge for procrastination, I'd win the platinum with diamond clusters.
Haha, I think that's a common problem around here :-)
+1
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If there were a badge for procrastination, I'd win the platinum with diamond clusters.
Only if you could get around to entering the competition…
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Sorry, couldn't be arsed to set up the competition.