Wednesday, May 1, 2013

TASTE: Dark Chocolate and Snus pairing


Eating and tobacco use don't typically go hand-in-hand.  In fact, under most circumstances I would urge you to avoid it (especially with los).  But, I've found an exception in small squares of pure dark chocolate... specifically FINE dark chocolate with a low melt point... the kind that melts in your mouth.  In fact, I'm only going to recommend two brands to attempt this with.  First is Godiva (the wide thin bars)... these can be found nationally at just about any drug store (Walgreens/CVS for sure)... calling this fine chocolate might be a bit of a stretch, but it's readily available... and is at the very least, worthy of the title "good".  Next, is Scharffen Berger (again the wide thin bars), definitely the best commercial chocolate on the market.  If you can get something better (i.e. you're in Europe, or have a true gourmet market like Fox and Obel near by), by all means go for it.  Whatever the case, aim for something in the neighborhood of 70% cocoa/cacao.  I'm not going to give you a laundry list of which snus will go well with it (*cough* my favorites *cough*), just avoid the overly sweetened/flavored stuff.  In fact, I'm not even going to try to do justice to the party in your mouth which results...  All I'm going to say is... try this:  Pop a snus in (ideally a portion), and then break off a small piece (enough to cover half your tongue) place it in your mouth.  Don't suck or chew... just apply a little pressure, and agitate it slightly between our tongue and the roof of your mouth... until the chocolate melts/disperses.... swallow, smile, say "Mmmm"...  rinse/repeat. *grins* If you don't enjoy this... you have no business reading my blog *shakes fist*   Happy Snusing!!!

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