Monday, July 25, 2016

Chapter Thirteen: Passionfruit & Plantain

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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