We’ve been eyeing
these filled bars for a while now and decided to take a break from our typical
tastings to try two filled bars from World Market with absolutely no idea of
chocolate percentage. Since they differ so much from our base bar, we
thought it was best to compare these to one another rather than using our usual method. The bars are Dark Chocolate with Passion Fruit
Filling and Dark Chocolate with Caramelized Plantain Filling.
Tasting No.: 11
Initial Impressions:
Very firm snap, thick
squares, the color of the chocolate was so similar that it leads us to believe
that they used the same chocolate for both bars. The plantain bar smells
spicy while the passionfruit smells acidic, both have a firm bite.
Plantain Flavor
Profile:
Passionfruit Flavor Profile:
Initial –
fruity
Initial – lemon
Middle – caramel
banana
bread Middle
– passionfruit
After
– plantain, apple
After – fruit
preserve
Texture:
After the initial
firmness of the chocolate, the filling was the consistency of fruit preserves.
The chocolate itself was smooth.
Overall:
Much like the Coconut Caramel bar that we'll
review in a few weeks, these bars are more of a candy bar where the chocolate acts as a
vessel or binding ingredient for the focal point, the fillings. This was
cemented by our struggle to truly taste the chocolate because the fillings were
so prominent. While we enjoyed these bars, we feel they are more for nibbling
and sharing with a large group of people rather something you’d eat by
yourself; this is also due to the filling making these bars not an easy item to
tote around.
Rating: 5/10
*Notes:
Purchased at: World Market
Price range under $3
These are good bars
to have in place of a dessert; share them at a potluck or at your next
gathering of friends.
Would you ever think
to pair pine tree oil with chocolate? Check in next week to read our
adventures with this unique chocolate combination.
For now savor:
“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your
bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.” Judith Viorst – Love
& Guilt & The Meaning of Life
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