Gourmet Dark Chocolate

When dark chocolate was first created, it was considered to be only for the very wealthy as well as folks of nobility. Therefore, it certainly was a gourmet dark chocolate. Now, most dark chocolate has a somewhat gourmet feel to it and there are now many variations that can also fit this bill.

  
Usually, it is the dark chocolate laced truffles that would fit this bill.

Now days, the word gourmet may be a bit overused when referring to the chocolate genre when every company seems to be jumping on the gourmet bandwagon. Therefore, one must be picky as well as discrete when selecting the ones that are actually considered to be in the gourmet vein. And, there are those that are out there that can be considered this too. But, whether they taste better than some of the other considered to be gourmet dark chocolate is simply a matter of personal taste and preference. Lets take a look at some of these types of candy bars and discuss a bit about them. You can then get them and sample them and decide whether they are actually gourmet or not. However, be aware, that to try these specific gourmet dark chocolate bars, one will most certainly have to oder them off of the internet considering that they are not nationally distributed brands.

Lets begin with probably one of the top brands. Recchiuti Confections of San Francisco. Coincidently, this is probably one of the very few that can truly me called gourmet. Michael Recchiuti created these wonderful chocolates in nineteen ninety seven following many years working in a test kitchen. He treats chocolate like a work of art and painstakingly hand selects each and every ingredient that he uses. He utilizes tried and true European techniques to create these and the taste will certainly convey his passion. They can be ordered directly from their website and are about seven dollars per dark chocolate bar.

Enstrom's is primarily known for almond toffee but, does create a selection of dark chocolate truffles that include fruit purees as well as fine liquors. They can be ordered by the truffle box assortment directly from their website and from their stores in the Denver, Colorado area.

Godiva has been in the chocolate business for a very long time. They offer dark chocolate in various degrees for the specialty taste and these include seventy two percent as well as fifty percent dark chocolate candy pieces that will rank closely with the best of them all. This is one company that has boutiques located throughout the United States where these can be purchased and they can also be bought online too.

Therefore, when gourmet dark chocolate is desired and wanted, explore one of these places to get the best of the best.


Leave a comment | View Comments


   

Recommended Products

Dark Chocolate Cake Without Butter News

Nigel Slater's hazelnut recipes

Whether you mix it with fruit, dark chocolate or golden caramel, the hazelnut is at the heart of great baking, says Nigel Slater

Read more...


The Best Mother's Day Gift. Ever.

I'll be honest with you, I'm not a mother, so this is something of a hunch. But, I do have a mother, and a mother-in-law, so I'll retract that, it's really more an educated hunch. Mothers, it seems to me, like nothing more than to have the luxury to enjoy doing exactly what they want to do, not necessarily what you think they want to do. Trust me, the two are almost never the same thing. Another ...

Read more...


How to cook perfect chocolate chip cookies

Are chocolate chip cookies America's single greatest contribution to world cuisine?

Read more...


Honor mom with coffee cake

The first thing I ever picked out to bake with my mother was a lemon blueberry Bundt cake. I’d seen an ad for the cake — complete with lemon-yellow icing — and thought it was the most sophisticated, beautiful cake possible.

Read more...


Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: With proper maintenance, growing season can provide diverse harvest

Whew! I finally got all my vegetables in for this season. If luck is with me, I'll be harvesting a bounty come August and September.

Read more...