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Frankly speaking, Gourmet Chocolates are the only chocolates that I actually like since I had never liked chocolates. Something about that smoky smell, the sour aftertaste, blatant sweetness and my occasional bouts of allergy reaction (don't ask me why, it just happens sometimes when I eat some of those commercial chocolates) that make me choose vanilla over chocolate anytime of the day.
However for gourmet chocolates (think Valrhona, Michel Cluizel and Amedei), it is just pure love and indulgence. Why? Because these chocolates do not have that smoky smell (due to the fact that the cocao beans are sunned dry instead of going the faster way of being smoked dry), have none of those nasties that I encountered with commercial chocolates due to the quality beans used (namely from South America, instead of Africa where children are exploited as cheap labour) and stringent control of the processes.
All these show in the very quality of the chocolates themselves, rich, velvet in texture, complex (with hints of the taste of different kinds of fruits or nuts, depending on the origin) and with the taste lingering on the palate. It is kind of unbelievable that I can taste the distinct taste of citrus fruits in Michel Cluzei's Mangaro when no fruits are added inside. Thus coming to this humble little shop is a gourmet chocolate's fan's sweetest dream, and they even sell those tiny samples (they do let customers sample some chocolates for free if they are interested in the bars) for customers to try all the different types of chocolates.
Besides Chocolates, there are Gelato of different flavours available and they taste natural and good.
The service is friendly and personal, and the lady boss even went the extra mile to pack the samples I brought into a nice packaging, completed with ribbons when I told her it was meant as a gift.
I always like to say, "If you want to eat chocolates, gourmet chocolates are the ones you should try."
My Thoughts: Very Nice!
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