Monday morning on our Portland trip, we visited two of the city's fine chocolate shops. The first was the Swiss chocolate maker, Teuscher, located in a small shop on Broadway in downtown. We bought several bars. As expected, the milk chocolate was good, with the sugar-based bar being much better than the fructose-sweetened, but my preferences definitely stray toward darker varieties these days, so I thought that the dark chocolate was the best bar. And then there were the truffles. Since they are expensive and we didn't know how they tasted, we only bought a pair from Teuscher. Quite simply, their champagne creams are the best truffles I have after eaten.
The second stop was Moonstruck on Alder in downtown Portland. The quality of their bars was more consistent than Teuscher. I enjoyed the Espresso bean dark chocolate, and the Fortunato, single origin dark chocolate from Peru, is uniquely flavorful. At $12 for a 2oz. bar, the Fortunato is very expensive, but I don't regret the price. The chocolate is first-rate. On the other hand, the truffles were more mixed. Some were not special, but then there is the Pure Gold, a delicious dark chocolate ganache infused with Drambuie and honey.
If you're in Portland and a chocolate lover, I would suggest visiting. You can also check out their websites: Teuscher and Moonstruck. Teuscher has a few other locations in major cities, while Moonstruck can be found in some stores throughout the United States.
No comments:
Post a Comment