A friend whom once told me, we only have one stomach and why not fill it with only the best? And I say, if you think that eating chocolates makes you fat, and the fact of getting fat still remained, why not eat the best chocolates?
I hate to say this but, I do really have a palate for fine chocolates. My reputation as a chocolate snob supersedes me and they called me "choc" instead of "eiling". Although I could not market the best chocolates in the world or the fact that I cannot own the most expensive car in the world, the best that I can do is to at least have a taste of it!
Ok, back to the chocolates. I am a very crazy person and I will go out of my way and means if I really wanted something. And I am willing to fly a 50 minute journey + 1 hour journey to the airport + 1 hour of waiting + being delayed by Arseasia to get my chocolates. Yes, to that extend. In September last year, Valrhona opened its first ever "shop-in-store" in Singapore. It's located in the Three Sixty Marketplace which is a gourmet food store in Ion Orchard which until today I have not fully explore the entire complex. This shop here is located on the 4th floor. This was my first time to the store.
I was so delighted. The feeling is like a three-year-old girl squealing in delight when she enters a candy store. Only difference is that I'm a grown-up-26-year-old lady jumping with joy in a store filled with expensive chocolates that empties your pockets in a jiffy.
They have a wide range of chocolates from Bars to Pralines. This box of 6 rows of 66 carres de Grand Crus which is 330g will set you back S$99 poorer. That's equivalent to RM240 which translates to 60 plates of Char Koay Teow at the coffee shop. So the million dollar question is: Will you choose this chocolate over 60 plates of CKT? If you decide to live with the CKT, then obviously you're not chocoholic enough.
These are the Estate-Grown Chocolates which is categorised by the estates such as Ampamakia which is a 64%, Gran Couva 64% and Palmira 64%. I once received these 3 bars for my birthday this year. This wooden box that comes with 6 bars is S$138. Haha... you'll never look at chocolate the same way again or when you do ever receive this box, don't share them with anyone!
These are the Estate-Grown Chocolates which is categorised by the estates such as Ampamakia which is a 64%, Gran Couva 64% and Palmira 64%. I once received these 3 bars for my birthday this year. This wooden box that comes with 6 bars is S$138. Haha... you'll never look at chocolate the same way again or when you do ever receive this box, don't share them with anyone!
You may know chocolate, but exactly how much do you know? These are not the usual bars you'll find in supermarkets and I have to stress that over and over again. What you buy in the supermarkets is a different proposition from those fine quality ones that you get at gourmet stores and delicatessens. If you think you know chocolate, think again. There's just so much to learn about chocolates that you'll find that having a good piece of chocolate is like drinking a good bottle of wine. From beans to bars, you'll have to know what you're getting.
A serious chocolate lover or rather a chocolate connoisseur will stick to the bars. It's the pure, unadulterated form of chocolate. A piece of filled chocolate packed with gianduja or alcohol might be tasty but is it really the chocolate you're tasting? Therefore, I suggest, a true bar is always the best to appreciate the fine quality of the chocolate. I wouldn't waste so much money and time on a filled chocolate just as a wine buff wouldn't waste time on a table wine.
These bars which I have carefully chosen, is a collection of Grand Cru which is an epitome of "tasting heaven in a bite". I chose a bar of Manjari 64%, Caraibe (promounced as ka-laib) 66%, Alpaca 66% and Guanaja (pronounced as Gwa-nah-ha) 70%. I've previously tried the Tainori 64% here. Reading these bars is just like reading a wine label. They even have the tasting notes for your reference. These bars of 70g are S$11.50 each. In fact, I opened a Manjari bar yesterday at the winemaker's dinner to go with the Katnook Prodigy and Odyssey wines just to see how far this chocolate can enhance the taste profile of wines or rather likewise.
Valrhona is a chocolate originated from France. What I liked about the Valrhona chocolates is that their quality is consistent and the beans that they used are of the best. The taste profile is unlike any other chocolates you're consumed and you'll know when you have truly tasted one. It's one of the best commercialised chocolate that one could ever get. It's my choice of chocolate. It's Valrhona from France, Amedei from Italy and Beschle from Switzerland.
These chocolates, we DON'T SHARE.
These bars which I have carefully chosen, is a collection of Grand Cru which is an epitome of "tasting heaven in a bite". I chose a bar of Manjari 64%, Caraibe (promounced as ka-laib) 66%, Alpaca 66% and Guanaja (pronounced as Gwa-nah-ha) 70%. I've previously tried the Tainori 64% here. Reading these bars is just like reading a wine label. They even have the tasting notes for your reference. These bars of 70g are S$11.50 each. In fact, I opened a Manjari bar yesterday at the winemaker's dinner to go with the Katnook Prodigy and Odyssey wines just to see how far this chocolate can enhance the taste profile of wines or rather likewise.
Valrhona is a chocolate originated from France. What I liked about the Valrhona chocolates is that their quality is consistent and the beans that they used are of the best. The taste profile is unlike any other chocolates you're consumed and you'll know when you have truly tasted one. It's one of the best commercialised chocolate that one could ever get. It's my choice of chocolate. It's Valrhona from France, Amedei from Italy and Beschle from Switzerland.
These chocolates, we DON'T SHARE.
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