Lindt Excellence Chili

Greetings all,

So I had been given the highly controversial task of locating, buying and sampling a chocolate bar that was infused with red chili. I thought, "Sweet and spicy don't go together, that's madness." After a bit of angry mumbling in the candy aisle at Target, I found Lindt's creation, the Dark Chocolate Bar with Chili. At about $3, it wasn't too expensive, but I was hoping I'd be getting my money's worth.

Anywho I tried it and I was actually quite surprised. Though I was expecting a strange concoction of chocolate soaked in Tabasco sauce (or something), what I actually bit into was a very sweet and pure tasting chocolate bar, followed by a little kick of chili. In no way was the taste of the chocolate overpowered by spiciness. That was a big plus for me! The reason these two flavors work so well together is because you're taking the best qualities of two very prominent foods and combining them into one. After all, that's what cooking is all about, combining new flavors to make new ones!

This combination of flavors is actually one of the first ways that chocolate was enjoyed. The Aztecs used to make a chocolate drink that had hot chili. It's an idea that has certainly stuck around!

-Sarah

Chuao Chocolatier

Once a week, we'll update this page with 2 different chocolate bars. One will be done by myself (Dom) from here in Boerne, Texas. The other, will be done by my friend Sarah, out in Colordao Springs, CO. We're here to answer that question most people have when walking down the candy isle. Is that 5$ chocolate bar really worth it? We do this so you don't have to.

We'll start this off with the bar that gave me the idea. Chuao Chocolatiers have come up with this Panko bar. It's dark chocolate (60%) with toasted panko breadcrumbs and sea salt. The panko gave a great crunch, but not enough so it didn't feel like you were eating a Nestle Crunch bar. The sea salt was really fine, not at all grity. Overall I really enjoyed this. The sea salt was balanced out really well with the dark chocolate. I'd rate this a 7 out of 10. At a price of 4$ it is a pretty decent bar and it can be found at most local Walmarts. Expect another update tomorrow or the day after...and an improvement in my writing skills.