In all likelihood, you are already familiar with Lindt chocolate, as it is one of the most visible high-end chocolate brands in the United States, along with Godiva and Ghiradelli. What I've always appreciated about Lindt chocolate is the exceptionally uniform quality of each bite. Lindt chocolate is much more consistent than other bars I've tried, with each bite lending itself to the same creamy, melty quality as the last. Lindt chocolate--be it a truffle or a generous square of a bar--melts quickly in your mouth, causing the flavors to spread rapidly. So rapidly, in fact, that it is like a sipping chocolate in bar form.
The Lindt Chili bar is called "Noir" but a peek at the ingredients list revealed that it only has a 49% cacao minimum, making it an average to slightly-darker-than-normal milk chocolate in my book. Perhaps Italia has a different idea of what constitutes a dark chocolate. This is part of what allows the chocolate to melt so smoothly. Bars that have a higher cacao content have more cocoa, and therefore, more ingredients that are of a powdery or granulated texture. With less cacao, there is more room for butter, milk, sugar and, in the case of Lindt Chili, essence of chili pepper. I expected this bar to be spicy, but it wasn't at all. It had almost no aftertaste, but there was a slight warming sensation that lingered. I really liked that this bar paid subtle tribute to its chili component, as I have had other bars in the past in which the spiciness completely overshadows the taste of the chocolate--and often what would otherwise be very good chocolate. What a shame!
Lindt chocolate is widely available. You can find it at most any drugstore, foodstore
The Lindt Chili bar is called "Noir" but a peek at the ingredients list revealed that it only has a 49% cacao minimum, making it an average to slightly-darker-than-normal milk chocolate in my book. Perhaps Italia has a different idea of what constitutes a dark chocolate. This is part of what allows the chocolate to melt so smoothly. Bars that have a higher cacao content have more cocoa, and therefore, more ingredients that are of a powdery or granulated texture. With less cacao, there is more room for butter, milk, sugar and, in the case of Lindt Chili, essence of chili pepper. I expected this bar to be spicy, but it wasn't at all. It had almost no aftertaste, but there was a slight warming sensation that lingered. I really liked that this bar paid subtle tribute to its chili component, as I have had other bars in the past in which the spiciness completely overshadows the taste of the chocolate--and often what would otherwise be very good chocolate. What a shame!
Lindt chocolate is widely available. You can find it at most any drugstore, foodstore