The Best Chocolate

I'm afraid I've become a bit of a chocolate snob. Shopping largely at Whole Foods, and their giant wall of fancy chocolate that beacons to me, urging me to try each and every kind does that to a person.

Cheap Hersheys has it's place. It's fun when you just want to have something sweet and a lot of it. But real chocolate, oh my. You only need a few pieces, because each piece demands to be savored.

It's also been fun finding all the little differences in various kinds of chocolate. For example, there is a company, TCHO, who markets all there chocolate as having a slight citrus, or floral flavor. They don't add anything, it's just the different tones from the beans.

I suppose my point is that I enjoy a lot of different chocolate. But so far I have one clear favorite.

Noi Sirius 56% bitersweet is a bit of Icelandic deliciousness. I do love the rich sharpness of good dark, chocolate, but I'm not nuts about the equally sharp texture in most bars.

This stuff is perfectly creamy. It's a little too sweet, but the deepness of the chocolate makes it work. Plus, they do it in little, thick squares that feel hefty while still being bite size and they are actually easy to break apart. The traditional wax paper wrapper is also a nice touch.

Oh, and each package contains two bars.

I'll probably have a new favorite next month, but right now I've been smuggling little bits of this stuff to class, and it is significantly improving the quality of my life.