Aye Aye Captain

The charming and iridescent @TheFlossieTP has once again come up trumps and delivered yet another chilli chocolatey specimen for me to sample. This time Chili Bird’s Eye from zotter.

It is described as….

“Genuine chocolate culture. A ganache of bright soy chocolate with a fiery chilli filling, refined with grape marc spirit, is immersed in a noble bitter chocolate coating.”

Behold!

Taking it slowly, we do not want to rush things, let us flip this thing over and see what delights await us…




So, a product from our European cousins in Austria?

“…filled with Chilli Bird’s eye cream” and “..contains alcohol..”?

Curiouser and curiouser!

Slice and Dice

The outside packing opens to reveal an inside of the brightest gold adorned with the manufacturers name.



This then opens up to a single smooth bar.

No lines to snap? No individual pieces to break off? Great! I get to use a knife!!



The “cream” makes sense with the first incision…



The smooth dark chocolate outer layer protecting the soft chilli creamy goodness of the interior.

So like any normal person given the blank canvas of a chocolate bar, I chopped it up into triangular pieces.

Hot Damn!

Finished with unwrapping, smelling its delicate bouquet, and giving it a surreptitious squeeze while no one was looking, it was time to taste this tantalising delicacy.

A gentle crunch from both sides through the outside chocolate and I am in, quickly moving through the soft cream centre. The chilli flavour was immediately evident, this sucker was not pulling any punches. No gentle introduction with soft lights, Barry White and a glass of wine. No, this bar takes you straight to the bedroom where it gently caresses your taste buds with a strong intense burst of chilli that slowly dies leaving you gasping for your next piece.

Finally, lying there dishevelled, out of breath, smoking a cigarette and staring at the empty packet, the verdict is a definite thumbs up. All that is left to do is take a long cold shower.

The Moral of the Story

You learn something new every day (Ganache? Who knew?), good things can come in small packages and the world, despite claims to the contrary, is filled with really nice people, a goodly sample can be found on my twitter timeline.

Salut!