![]() ![]() Have you tried this product? Let us know what you think in the comments below!īakepedia received this product as a gift for review. The site also offers a retail locator search function and sells its products at its factory store in Somerville, MA. ![]() 339 reviews of Taza Chocolate Taza Chocolate is a wonderful new boutique. Where to Buy: Taza Chocolate is carried at many Whole Foods stores and can also be ordered directly from Taza. COVID update: Taza Chocolate has updated their hours, takeout & delivery options. Taza suggests using it for a rich Mexican hot chocolate. It would be great in chocolate chip cookie dough as well. Suggested Uses: This chocolate is fabulous as a snack or to use chopped up in recipes such as our Browned Butter Chocolate Chunk & Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. The Con: This is a pricey chocolate at almost $30/pound. The Pros: The retail packaging of the discs really stands out in a crowded field of specialty chocolates and is also minimal, which many consumers appreciate. The cacao percentages vary per flavor and range from 40% to 70%. Note that their discs come in other flavors as well, such as Salted Almond, Cacao Pure, Fire Puncher, Orange Cinnamon, Chipotle Chili, Coffee, Ginger, Guajillo Chili, Orange, Salt & Pepper and Vanilla. Taza states that this is 50% cacao, but to us it tastes darker and richer. The cinnamon is obvious, but neither too subtle nor too pronounced it has great balance. This temperature sensitive chocolate’s exceptionally luscious TASTEONLY when patiently helped to completely melt in the mouth, by manipulating it with our WARMER tongue, to THERBY titillate its THOUSANDS of flavor sensing taste buds (WITHOUT ANY CHEWING)is well preserved by this shipper, during even mid-summer southern Florida temperatures, by its professionally insulated packaging and. Like all of Taza’s chocolates, it features a rough, rustic texture that, while very different from most chocolate, is exciting on our palates. It is potent and makes you pay attention. The chocolate is rich, fruity and acidic with tons of character. According to the manufacturer, they are the same, just in different shapes. The retail version, shown below, comes in a small disc shape. Taza founder and CEO Alex Whitmore took his first bite of stone ground chocolate while traveling in Oaxaca, Mexico. Test Kitchen Overview: Taza sent us the wholesale/bulk version of this product to test, which is in the shape of rectangular chunks, as seen in the image above. COVID update: Taza Chocolate has updated their hours, takeout & delivery options. Ingredient List: 50% dark chocolate, organic roasted cacao beans, organic cane sugar and organic cinnamon. It is certified USDA Organic, Gluten Free, Dairy & Soy Free, OU Kosher Pareve and Taza Chocolate Direct Trade Certified Cacao. ![]() retail package is comprised of two discs, each scored into eight wedges, in a simple paper wrapper. Although I’m a little dubious about chilis in chocolate, a disc sampler would probably be the best way to go if you’re interested in trying quite a few flavors.Product Description: Taza Chocolate describes its Stone-Ground Mexicano Cinnamon Chocolate as organic Dominican cacao ground using Oaxacan stone mills along with whole cinnamon sticks. Yes, I share my chocolate… most of the time. What else did I enjoy other than the taste? The shapes! Each disc (there are two in each package) breaks off into little triangles, which were perfect for sharing. Cinnamon paired with chocolate is a great choice. Stone-ground chocolate may be grittier and less smooth than its more refined and more conched counterparts, but the flavor is BOLD. We stone grind organic cacao beans into perfectly unrefined, minimally processed chocolate with bold flavor and texture.” That is why we do less to bring you more. When the opportunity for a taste of Taza chocolate came my way, I chose cinnamon (pictured).Īccording to Taza: “Cacao is so complex in flavor that we want to let it shout loud and proud. Known for its distinctive disc-shape (although other shapes are available), Taza is a stone ground chocolate. One shape just about everyone is familiar with: Kisses from Hershey. Squares and rectangles will never go out of style, but it’s great fun to expand and see what else is available. One of the many things I love about chocolate (besides how it tastes!) is the diversity of shapes.
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