I'd steal for this chocolate....actually, I kind of did. I bought a sampler set for my husband for the holidays. He graciously shared a bite. Once he left the house, I polished off the rest. No joke.
These discs are designed to be used for hot chocolate. I haven't made it that far. One bite of this amazing stone-ground cocoa, and you'll be compelled to finish the entire thing.
The texture is a bit grainy... not quite as grainy as corn meal, but not as fine as sand. This is not your Mom's cocoa powder. This is the real-deal, aztec tradition. And it's amazing. The salt and pepper is similar to a salted hot chocolate (found at numerous coffee houses and grocery stores). It's just enough salt to bring out the flavor in the cocoa. The pepper is almost an after-thought. If you read the label, you'll be able to pick out the flavor, but if you blind-tested this bar, you'd notice something unique about the taste, but probably wouldn't peg it as pepper.
This stuff is the end-all be-all for gourmet chocolate. Buy as many discs as you can. Heck, buy stock in the stuff. I'm fairly sure it could solve the problems in the Middle East, cure cancer and make time travel possible. Seriously. This stuff is miraculous!
