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with carlos / tu chocolate-Husband-and-wife team Maria Fernanda and
Alvaro Elias didn't find a place in New York where they could buy their
beloved chocolate of their native Venezuela; so they started their own
Venezuelan chocolatier, Tu Chocolate. We recently sampled five of their bars and we genuinely liked what we tasted.
The chocolate itself is excellent: rich in flavor; slow and smooth to melt on the tongue. So it's not too much of a surprise that our favorite bars were the simplest. Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Sea Salt ($5) had plenty of each, and the ample salt against the rich chocolate made for a memorable good bite; Dark Chocolate with Pecans, Hazelnuts and Toffee Almonds ($5) was much the same. While we didn't dislike the Dark Chocolate with Ginger, Sesame Seeds and Green Tea ($5), we found its taste much more ginger than either sesame or green tea. And the curry in the Dark Chocolate with Cashews, Curry and Pepper ($5) was a little jarring against the rest of it.
The chocolate itself is excellent: rich in flavor; slow and smooth to melt on the tongue. So it's not too much of a surprise that our favorite bars were the simplest. Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Sea Salt ($5) had plenty of each, and the ample salt against the rich chocolate made for a memorable good bite; Dark Chocolate with Pecans, Hazelnuts and Toffee Almonds ($5) was much the same. While we didn't dislike the Dark Chocolate with Ginger, Sesame Seeds and Green Tea ($5), we found its taste much more ginger than either sesame or green tea. And the curry in the Dark Chocolate with Cashews, Curry and Pepper ($5) was a little jarring against the rest of it.
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| Venezuelan Chef Carlos La Cruz 'Cooking With Carlos" Presents: TU CHOCOLATE |
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| Venezuelan Chef Carlos La Cruz 'Cooking With Carlos" Presents: TU CHOCOLATE |
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| Venezuelan Chef Carlos La Cruz 'Cooking With Carlos" Presents: TU CHOCOLATE |
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