I haven’t mentioned Vosges chocolate before. I bought one of their chocolate bars almost a year ago and showed you a glimpse of it in the very first post where I talked about San Antonio. It was the dark chocolate bacon bar. The reason I didn’t mention it is actually because it was the second such bar I had tried, but it wasn’t nearly as good as the first (which I got in Montreal). As I once commented on Pork, Knife & Spoon, I actually felt that the Vosges bar didn’t taste enough like bacon. I just wish I could remember what brand I had the first time...
Anyway, I tried two more bar flavours, and I am SOLD. These two are awesome. There’s the Black Pearl Bar, a dark chocolate bar (55% cocoa) with wasabi, ginger and black sesame seeds. The wasabi is hardly noticeable, so this isn’t a spicy bar, but it goes very well with the ginger and the dark chocolate. The other bar I like is the Naga Bar, which is deep milk chocolate (45% cocoa) with sweet Indian curry powder and coconut flakes. Again, these are flavours that are somewhat unexpected, but absolutely perfect together. They’re the perfect grown-up treat. I usually grab a bar or two when we’re at Whole Foods.
The Black Pearl Bar is vegan, and both are gluten-free, but they do contain traces of nuts and peanuts.
I've always wanted to try a bacon-chocolate bar, but since bacon is not kosher, it is unlikely I'll ever get the chance.
ReplyDeleteThe most recent attempt at circumventing the laws of kosherness was procuring a jar of Bacon Salt from Thinkgeek (kosher and vegan!). Unfortunately, it takes exactly like Fritos corn chips and nothing like bacon. Sigh... I guess the search for acceptable substitutes will continue. I did see turkey lardons at a kosher butcher a few weeks ago...
How much bacon can there be in bacon salt if it's kosher and vegan?
ReplyDeleteI personally do like turkey bacon. It doesn't taste like pork bacon, but it looks just like it and it satisfies most cravings, while being substantially less fatty. You can substitute it in recipes, too, but it usually has to cook less (because it has less fat to burn). Louis Rich is the brand I remember, but I haven't bought any in a long time and am not sure if they sell it in Quebec...
I've still never seen actual kosher turkey bacon. The challenge is that Jews don't know what they're missing, so no kosher butcher I've been too has ever thought to stock turkey bacon and I can't buy the non-kosher meat...
ReplyDeleteOne day they'll genetically engineer a kosher pig!
I just looked it up, and there's a company called Meal Mart that makes kosher turkey bacon. Perhaps you could ask you grocery store to keep it in stock?
ReplyDeleteIn New York City, Dean & Deluca apparently sell duck bacon, lamb bacon and beef bacon too! If it's kosher, perhaps the Actor could get some for you next time he comes up?