For our first post back, we will be tasting two chocolate offerings from Dude, Sweet Chocolate, one of which is a toffee fudge concoction. Dude, Sweet got its start in a dive bar in South Dallas in 2008. Since then, Chef Katherine Clapner ran with the idea and established Dude, Sweet as a leader in the Texas chocolate market. With a focus on the taste of the chocolate and a decision to keep bells and whistles minimal, Chef Clapner has excelled in creating unique sweet and savory offerings, as we will explore below.
Tasting No.: 37Dude, Sweet Chocolate: Holiday in Cambodia Chocolate BarDude, Sweet Chocolate: Fungus Amongus Soft Butter Toffee
Initial Impressions:
The Holiday in Cambodia chocolate bar is a beautiful bar to look at; smooth and dark brown with a soft snap, which reveals the inner texture of whole black sesame seeds. The aroma is sweetly acidic and earthy, reminiscent of chocolate covered cherries. The bite is firm, leading into a surprisingly savory and delicious complexity.
The toffee fudge is soft and its appearance has many evident chunks of pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and porcini mushroom chunks. Its main chocolate ingredient is Valrhona cocoa. The aroma is rich, and almost like a gamey meat, with notes of soil and musk. There is no snap, we cut it and the outside was firm while the inside sliced easily. It melts easily once it hits the tongue.
Chocolate Bar Chocolate Toffee
The toffee fudge is soft and its appearance has many evident chunks of pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and porcini mushroom chunks. Its main chocolate ingredient is Valrhona cocoa. The aroma is rich, and almost like a gamey meat, with notes of soil and musk. There is no snap, we cut it and the outside was firm while the inside sliced easily. It melts easily once it hits the tongue.
Chocolate Bar Chocolate Toffee
Flavor Profile: Flavor Profile:
Initial – soil, smoke Initial – sweet, maple
Middle – nutty, slight sweetness Middle – toffee
After – earthy, sesame After – earthy
Texture:
The bar melts easily but is still chewy with crunchy bits of black sesame seeds rounding out the tasting, a fascinating texture that kept us wanting more.
Of course, the fudge smooth, with a pepita every once in a while that adds a surprise crunch.
Texture:
The bar melts easily but is still chewy with crunchy bits of black sesame seeds rounding out the tasting, a fascinating texture that kept us wanting more.
Of course, the fudge smooth, with a pepita every once in a while that adds a surprise crunch.
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| Here you can see the delicious texture of the chocolate bar |
Overall:
The chocolate bar was most definitely a savory bar with only a slight sweetness. It was incredibly satiating and Laura and Gaby have both added it to their list of favorites.
The toffee fudge was cloyingly sweet, but it is a toffee fudge! We would have enjoyed it more with a strong espresso while tasting only the smallest piece. Because we don't normally try toffee fudge, we did not feel that we should rate this chocolate.
The chocolate bar was most definitely a savory bar with only a slight sweetness. It was incredibly satiating and Laura and Gaby have both added it to their list of favorites.
The toffee fudge was cloyingly sweet, but it is a toffee fudge! We would have enjoyed it more with a strong espresso while tasting only the smallest piece. Because we don't normally try toffee fudge, we did not feel that we should rate this chocolate.
Bar Rating: 10/10
Toffee Rating: N/A
Toffee Rating: N/A
*Notes:
Purchased at Dude, Sweet Chocolate
Price range: Under $7
Next week, we'll introduce you to another Dallas local chocolatier from Gaby's trip. Join us!
For now savor: "The greatest tragedies were written by the Greeks and Shakespeare...neither knew chocolate." - Sandra Boynton
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