Ever since I tasted Lindt's Strawberry Intense, the white chocolate version, I've wanted to sample their
other Strawberry Intense product, this one a dark chocolate. And as
it happened, I received some as Mother's Day gift!
The wrapping is the white and gold
package typical of this particular brand (like in Coconut Intense), with a picture of chocolate
and strawberry. The chocolate squares are fairly thin but rather
large, which, of course, is a good thing.
When I opened the wrapping, the scent
of strawberry wafted into my nose. It is quite intense... and very,
very inviting!
The chocolate has the cocoa content of
47 %, so not the darkest of dark chocolates. It is intense enough,
however – anything stronger and it might overpower the strawberry,
and then the whole thing would be rather pointless, wouldn't it? The
strawberry comes as bits of dried strawberries scattered in the
chocolate. There is a generous amount of them, they're not at all dry
but soft and chewy and taste wonderful! Being tart and lively, they
provide a lovely contrast to the rich darkness of the chocolate. It
is neither bitter nor too sweet – and, well, the combination of
chocolate and strawberry is rather sensual, isn't it?
If I had to choose between this one and
the white chocolate version, I'd choose this. That is probably
explained by the fact that I generally prefer dark and milk
chocolates for white chocolate. However, it also seemed to me as if
the strawberry flavour had been more intense in this one. I don't
know if that is possible... Still, I found this both refreshing and a
bit luxurious at the same time.
Mansikka ei kuulu suosikkeihini, mutta suklaassa varmasti herkullista!
ReplyDeleteKeskikesän taikaa!
Herkullista tosiaan, mutta lempimarjani onkin mansikka... ei kun kirsikka. Ei kun vadelma. Ei kun... äh, en osaa valita. :)
DeleteMuistinkin jostain, että et erityisemmin pidä mansikoista... mulle banaani on sellainen, josta en ole koskaan oikein tykännyt. Mutta banaani"jätski" runsaalla tummalla kaakaojauheella maustettuna kelpaa kyllä. :D