I have just tried
this chocolateand it has utterly changed my life. So I exaggerate...I guess I'm just effusing because it was one of the smoothest, most even, pleasingly textured bars of Gianduja I have ever had.
I suppose this post is a little late considering that the world was abuzz with talk of chocolates from Torino during the Olympics. I slept through that. Well, as the cliche goes, better late than never
Here are the vitals:
Name: Guido Gobino "Modern Art" Gianduja (milk chocolate)
Ingredients: Sugar, Piedmont Hazelnuts IGP '2005, Cocoa Butter, Cacao, Whole Powdered milk, Bourbon Vanilla, Soy Lecithin (GMO free).
Best Consumed by: 12/31/2006
Weight: 65g
Cost, via mail order: 6.99
Cost per gram: $.11/g
Cost per ounce: $3.01
Texture: smooth, not waxy, velvet, extra small grains of hazelnut
Flavor: sweet, nutty, even (no 'burnt' cacao or nut flavors), slight vanilla
Appearance: vertical stripes along top; no blooming or irregularities
Aroma: mild, chocolatey, hint of nuts
Source:
http://www.worldwidechocolate.com/shop_guidogobino.html
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Also may have it at Hannah's Bretzel
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