Lindt 70% dark chocolate bar

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Jawo

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Originally posted by: Wag
I found an interesting story about Lindt Excellence Chocolate

Lindt Perfects World?s Purest Chocolate Bar

Thanks for the great article! This reminds me of the Ham on the Street show when George Duran had peole try several types of chocolate and most went for the 100% and didnt realize how unsweet it was!

I saw this chocolate all over Italy, when I was there a month ago, but need to look for it here!
 

killface

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Originally posted by: Dubb
yeah, where the hell do you buy the 99%?
I've seen them at supermarkets and other places around here. The 99% is gross. It's really bitter, like sucking on a coffee bean. On the package, Lindt suggests you slowly work your way up to the 99%.
 

DaShen

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Originally posted by: Wag
Originally posted by: CoquitoI see a 99% bar as well on there. They've been updating. :)

Now I just need to find those white chocolate, orange, coconut bars they use to sell.
As well as the hot fudge sauce.
Thanks for pointing out the 99% bar. I think I'm going to have to really search for that one locally. Trader Joe's carries some premium chocolates, I'll see what they have.

I love the caption for the 99% bar
Excellence 99% Cocoa is a unique chocolate that reveals all the strength and richness of cocoa beans. To fully appreciate its flavor and texture, we recommend that you progressively develop your palate through our range of high cocoa content chocolate bars, starting with Excellence 70% coca, then 85% and finally 99% Cocoa. To best experience Excellence 99% Cocoa, taste a small piece and let it melt in your mouth. You can accompany your tasting with a coffee to help bring out the bouquet of cocoa.

That is like taking Cocoa baking powder and adding a gram of sugar to it and then pressing it together and baking it. :confused: How is that indulgent?
 

darthsidious

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Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Wag
Originally posted by: CoquitoI see a 99% bar as well on there. They've been updating. :)

Now I just need to find those white chocolate, orange, coconut bars they use to sell.
As well as the hot fudge sauce.
Thanks for pointing out the <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...m/shop_barkits-zoompop.cfm?PID=975</a>">99% bar</a>. I think I'm going to have to really search for that one locally. Trader Joe's carries some premium chocolates, I'll see what they have.

I love the caption for the 99% bar
Excellence 99% Cocoa is a unique chocolate that reveals all the strength and richness of cocoa beans. To fully appreciate its flavor and texture, we recommend that you progressively develop your palate through our range of high cocoa content chocolate bars, starting with Excellence 70% coca, then 85% and finally 99% Cocoa. To best experience Excellence 99% Cocoa, taste a small piece and let it melt in your mouth. You can accompany your tasting with a coffee to help bring out the bouquet of cocoa.

That is like taking Cocoa baking powder and adding a gram of sugar to it and then pressing it together and baking it. :confused: How is that indulgent?



99% cocoa does not mean 99% cocoa powder. Cocoa content includes both cocoa powder and cocoa butter, which mellows the flavour and gives it texture. I haven't tried their 99% chocolate, but like I mentioned earlier, their 85 % is really good for something you can pickup at a supermarket. This 99%, I think would be hard pressed though to beat my favourite chocolate Michel Cluizel Noir Infini