Dark chocolate with a hot chili flavor.* Weird? Probably. For someone who loves chilis and chocolates, it was a must try. 
Making chili as a flavor for desserts isn’t an uncommon trend. In a region of the Philippines, Bicol, they even have an ice cream flavored “siling labuyo.” (Those are the small red chilis that are super hot.)
I tried the chili-chocolate and the first thing you taste is the chocolate. Nothing special. And then, just when you thought there was nothing to it, the hot chili kicks in.
I love spicy, hot food and have a high tolerance for chilis but I prefer my chocolates to be just that, sweet. I did find it interesting (and inspiring) though that at the back of the packet was this line:
By the Philippines, for the Philippines, of the Philippines
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*Note: This chocolate is from an organic shop at the mall Podium. I also saw a similar product at the European shop, Mark & Spencers, if you’d like to try it.
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The chili-choc sounds great. They do chili-beer in New Mexico. It takes a little getting used to but it’s surprisingly good.
Chili beer? Sounds interesting! Though wouldn’t you heat up double time with that? Haha! Great to hear from you again, Pete! 🙂
Unlike the chocolate, you’re not actually munching on the chili when you drink the chili-beer although it does sort of catch up on you. Here’s a link to a chocolate (spiced rather than chili-ed) that I like although I’m not sure if you can get it in the Philippines:
http://www.greenandblacks.com/uk/what-we-make/bars/maya-gold.html
Also, if you’d like to be in touch other than by exchanging comments on blogs, my blogger profile does have an email address associated with it (and I even check it). Ciao!
Cool site. Though you’re right, I probably wouldn’t get to taste the chili beer any time soon 🙂
And of course chili can get you in various ways. Fast-burn, slow-burn and after-burn.
Hmmm… Intriguing. San kaya meron nyan dito? 🙂
Sa Davao? Try mo sa mga organic shops. 🙂 or dahil magaling ka mag DIY ng mga food, Baka makagawa ka ng own recipe mo! 🙂
Wahahaha… Magaling lang akong kumopya ng recipe noh. Hahaha
i was introduced to the chili chocolate by unit 16 sweets. i saw them in a food fair and i thought spicy chocolate was truly interesting. i love that scribble. makes you proud to be filipino.
Interesting indeed! The scribble and maybe Pacman makes Pinoys proud. Haha!
I like spicy too and have tried spicy chocolate (I think) but as you said it was the sneak attack at the end that I was not expecting. I think I liked it.
I didn’t like it. Haha! 😀
Spicy, no. And I still consider myself a true-blue Bicolana. Chocolate, I never crave. What’s wrong with me?
You’re lucky you don’t love chocolates. Haha. Though a Bicolana who doesn’t like spicy food? Odd. But I guess you make up for it for your spicy life. Haha!
That does sound interesting! Must try it….
Yup, let me know what you think…