Monday, March 21, 2011

Lesley's Gourmet: 72% Cocoa French Grey Sea Salt

During my visit to The Chocolate Box in Seattle, I did not neglect my mission to consume as much salted chocolate as humanly possible. While several options were available, I stuck with a locally-made bar: a 72% Cocoa French Grey Sea Salt bar from Lesley’s Gourmet in Bellevue, WA.

The bar is nearly coated with salt on one side, and the intensity of the salt can be a bit overwhelming at first bite as a result.

It appears that there is not any salt mixed in with the chocolate, and as a result, the bites don’t all include a uniform ratio of chocolate and salt flavors. The chocolate itself is firm with a buttery melt; there may be some fruity notes but it’s difficult to tell with the sheer mass of salt included. The bar is passable, but the salt needs to be better distributed.

My quest for the perfect salted chocolate continues.

Salt coated chocolate: yay or nay?

9 comments:

  1. I vote YAY. Biagio sells a really nice one, whose name escapes me at the moment. It's a dark chocolate with a clear wrapper ... something something River. It's pretty amazing.

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  2. Salt+sweet= a way to kill sugar and salt cravings in a single snack! :D

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  3. For people starting out with their first salted chocolates, can you recommend any yet from your experiments?

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  4. YAY for the first bite. NAY for all subsequent bites. The salt becomes overpowering.

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  5. @Michelle Thanks for the heads up - I will have to look for it next time I'm there.

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  6. @Mary at n00bcakes I have to say in general, Vosges does a pretty good job of distributing and balancing salt in chocolate. If you like nuts, their Barcelona Bar in particular is quite nice.

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  7. Oh I love salted chocolate, especially salted caramels yumm!!

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  8. I love the salty sweet combo but don't know if I would love a chocolate with all that salt just on it. Doesn't seem appetizing.

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  9. Definitely yay! I really like the Lindt Fleur de Sel bars...

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