I was able to get over to Cacao Prieto's outpost in the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. Nice! Some good things, some...well... are on their way. It is definitely a fine first effort. It has the look and feel of an old time-y store with a selection of 7 molded candies,
several bars displayed, though only one bar available (66% Dark with Pop Rocks) Sunday afternoon. I'll try to do a tasting blog of that soon, but the candies I can report on. Basically, there's two types of molded pieces: one with solid chocolate that combines fruits and nuts, and one with delicate molds and ganache filling. The solid pieces with fruits and nuts are best sucked on and melted in the mouth quite slowly. The ganache-filled pieces had a delicate, thin mold and a great balance of flavors in the ganache. They also incredibly make rums and liqueurs from cacao, too! I hope to be seeing and hearing much more from the cool guys that run this, Daniel Preston (from
Cacao Biotech, makers of specialized cacao-making equipment) and Michael Cirino (from
A Razor A Shiney Knife).
Remember, don't buy chocolate unless it tells you where it's from! You can still send a letter to corporations who support the Cote d'Ivoire government and the problems that persist.
Sign the letter here.
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