Rourke's Random Musings

A friend of Jen’s showed me this page, which lists the ten most expensive chocolates in the world. Jen has … good taste in chocolate, so I was familiar with some of the companies listed towards the bottom of the page. I was amused and alarmed to see that there are people selling chocolates for $250 a piece ($2,600 a pound). Even more surprising, the company is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

What sort of chocolate will people pay $250 for?

Knipschildt Chocolatier was founded in 1999 by Fritz Knipschildt, who got his culinary education as a chef in Denmark. The most-expensive chocolate he sells–a $250 dark chocolate truffle with a French black truffle inside–is available on a preorder-only basis. It’s made of 70% Valrhona cacao, which is blended into a creamy ganache with truffle oil. The truffle is then hand-rolled with a dark truffle on the inside and dusted with cocoa powder.

I really enjoy savory dishes made with small amount of black or white truffle, but I’m slightly alarmed by the idea of eating such a large chunk of black truffle.

All that aside, I highly recommend Richard Donnelly Chocolates in Santa Cruz. Donnely has the worst packaging and marketing of any major chocolate producer, but he makes some of the best and most interesting chocolates out there. If you happen to live in northern California, stop by and visit Richard’s shop in Santa Cruz. It doesn’t look like much, but you’ll probably get to meet Richard and try a chocolate before you even buy anything.

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