Toppo – Grilled Sweet Potato
To describe my relationship with sweet potato candy/chocolates as tumultuous would be an understatement at this point. And yet, I keep coming back for more. Perhaps it’s that ever optimism that leads me to believe…
Category: Chocolate
Ritter Sport – 74% Intense Dark Chocolate
I’m realizing that when it comes to snack foods or candies, something about seeing numbers feels weird to me. Like it’s trying to turn what I believe to be magical and artistic to numbers and…
Ritter Sport – Milk Chocolate with Butter Biscuit
When I was a kid, I had to engage in fundraising to help subsidize my overnight and out of province field trip. Thinking back on it now, it was kind of a scam. We basically…
Tirol Chocolate – Unagi
Tirol does so many flavours I’ve kind of placed them in the gimmicky brands in my mind nowadays. Not that it’s necessarily a bad thing, but the approach I take with them, and the expectations…
Tirol Chocolate – European Sugar Cone
As more time passes and I try more and more of what Tirol has to offer, I’m beginning to think that they take the approach of throwing as many darts at a board and seeing…
Ritter Sport – 61% Fine Dark Chocolate
There’s been a big push in the last decade or so (or so it feels that way) to go for ethically sourced, and sustainable cocoa. In particular, there has been a lot of focus on…
Tirol Chocolate РPur̩ Lemon
Curiosity is the only thing that drove me to try this. Citrus and chocolate can sometimes be a good combination, but I have my doubts on this piece. Lemon flavoured chocolates alone are already kind…
Tirol Chocolate – Peach Parfait
Peach parfait, or at least what I recognize as the dessert is a combination of peach slices, yogurt, and crunchy granola/oats or crunchy cookie bits. It’s something I enjoyed as a kid, but at some…
Toppo – Hokkaido Milk Cream Cheese
Some companies like to bring back seasonal flavours back once a year. A great example is the McRib that comes back briefly each year. It builds expectations and not much changes, which is both good…
Black Thunder – Pablo Cheese Tart
Cheesecake is not a new thing in Japan, but it did come into vogue for a while in the past decade or so, and it doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere in popularity. Unlike a…