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Chocolate Review: Bovetti Bitter Chocolate with Fennel

February 19th, 2008 by scott

Today I’m going to review a chocolate bar I was given last fall when Berthold visited. He brought this delight from the Jaegers, Jana and Andreas. It’s a chocolate bar I approached with some distrust, only to be very pleasantly surprised.

Who would think of putting together bitter dark chocolate and whole fennel seeds? The artisan at Bovetti, that’s who. Leave it to the French to do something weird that works. It’s a great combination. The licorice-like fennel seeds add an interesting dimension to the very dark chocolate (73% cocoa). It reminds me a little of the Dolfin anise-flavored chocolate from Belgium. The chocolate could be a little creamier, but crunchiness is forgivable (and inevitable) when the amount of cocoa rises above 70%. The fennel seeds, in addition to their delicious flavor, add an unusual texture, a seedy crunch not normally found in chocolate. But then, this is no normal chocolate bar. It’s an experience.

If you like unusual chocolates (and I do), give this one a try. You’ll be glad you did. Plus, because it contains fennel, it might just help that cough of yours, and keep the witches away.

What other chocolate bar can do that?

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