Poll
Question:
What flavor would you most prefer with dark chocolate and butter toffee?
Option 1: orange
Option 2: raspberry
Option 3: cinnamon
Option 4: peppermint
Option 5: coffee
Option 6: chili pepper
Option 7: rum
Option 8: other - please explain
Tomorrow we start making our holiday flavored toffees. I have my preferences and my partner has hers. Now, what's Languish's?
Ah, so you're actually starting a toffee business.
To answer the question, I don't like dark chocolate.
Not starting; building on what was already there.
My partner/boss started the business seven years ago. She's now at a point where she really has to build it up to meet demand. I'm her first minion. :menace: Though, technically, I'm sort of a partner, since I have stock in the company.
And we have milk chocolate, too. I suppose you could vote using that, instead. I just prefer dark. :D
As in all together in 1 or as in 3 separate pieces packaged together?
Other - Jalapeño and cheese.
Orange, mint, and coffee all work. I recently went to a place that sells dark chocolate infused with all sorts of Chinese tea flavours. Excellent.
Mint is the most "posh" one, I think - it gives a unique taste so pick it if you want to show off to your guests/customers.
Personally, I'd go for cinnamon or coffee, because these are my favorite flavors to go with dark chocolate. I am not a big fan of combining dark chocolate and fruit tastes, but it's just my personal preference.
Edit: I haven't tried yet dark chocolate and chili. I planned to get it many times but never had enough courage - I fear it may taste like crap. :P
No worried Martinus. I've tried dark chocolate mixed with chili. It sucks big time.
Coffee. Fruits generally don't mix well with any chocolate.
Orange, preferably blood orange, although that's a bit more difficult to get.
As for rum, I think it (as well as other liquors) works best with chocolate when used as a liquid filling. As a flavoring, though, not so much, as they sweeten the whole thing too much, in my opinion and do not contribute that much to the flavor otherwise.
None.
Bacon.
I dislike toffee, but if you must make it, cinnamon toffee sounds interesting. :cool:
Quote from: Brazen on November 11, 2009, 05:45:52 AM
Bacon.
That sounds interesting, as do the chili pepper and jalapeno ideas.
Go wild sister.
Some exemples: Chai Tea, Ginger, Wasabi, Campagne, Tobacco, etc
G.
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http://www.allchocolate.com/enjoying/intro_to_chocolate/chocolate_notes.aspx
http://www.chocoley.com/chocolateflavorings.htm
http://www.brunatto.com/flavor/
http://www.extremechocolate.com/extreme-and-unusual-chocolate-flavors.html
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on November 11, 2009, 01:41:58 AM
As in all together in 1 or as in 3 separate pieces packaged together?
Separate entirely
Quote from: Martinus on November 11, 2009, 05:30:53 AM
Mint is the most "posh" one, I think - it gives a unique taste so pick it if you want to show off to your guests/customers.
Personally, I'd go for cinnamon or coffee, because these are my favorite flavors to go with dark chocolate. I am not a big fan of combining dark chocolate and fruit tastes, but it's just my personal preference.
Edit: I haven't tried yet dark chocolate and chili. I planned to get it many times but never had enough courage - I fear it may taste like crap. :P
Unfortunately, while mint goes spectacularly with dark chocolate, it is truly awful with butter toffee. Something about the butter with the mint. :x
I haven't tried the chili, either. Like you, I'm too skeered to try. :ph34r:
Well, we went with the butter rum toffee and the cinnamon. I've no idea how they taste yet, though. I'll know tomorrow, when we coat them. Should be interesting. We're also going with white chocoate with butter toffee.
Dark chocolate and chili is strange, but oddly satisfying. You guys realize this is kinda how the indigenous Mexicans consumed it, right?
yep, minus the sugar... i.e. mole' :mmm:
Quote from: Caliga on November 12, 2009, 08:42:44 AM
Dark chocolate and chili is strange, but oddly satisfying. You guys realize this is kinda how the indigenous Mexicans consumed it, right?
:yes: Cinnamon and nutmeg aren't that uncommon in chili recipes, so where's the harm in chocolate along with it? Anyway, it also depends how strongly you use the chili. It can be used to just give the chocolate a bit of zest.