Chocolate of the Month
September 2010: summer truffles
September is the last gasp of summer, and I wanted to pay homage to it with a special chocolate that was bursting with ripe summery flavors. I decided on a Mediterranean-inspired truffle assortment box of special bittersweet truffles made with olive oil ganache (the silky smooth interior of a truffle) instead of the usual coconut butter ganache. Extra virgin olive oil makes a soft, rich ganache that is super savory, with a luxurious mouthfeel. There are eight truffles in the September truffle box, with two each of four flavors. As usual, all are organic, handmade, fair-trade, and vegan.
- Tomato balsamic: A sweet balsamic vinegar syrup infused with olive oil ganache, enrobed in chocolate and dusted with homemade heirloom tomato powder.
- Corn: Yes, there was corn in one of the August Chocolates of the Month, but my corn + chocolate thirst was not quite slaked, so here is a basil-infused olive oil ganache enrobed in chocolate and dusted with homemade corn powder.
- Classic: The classic, original truffle: just ultra-smooth ganache enrobed in chocolate and rolled in cocoa powder.
- Cilantro: Yep. We did it: a cilantro truffle!! One of my tasters called it “not like chocolate, but like something else entirely. Something AMAZING.” It has faint licorice notes, and an herbal vibe. If you’re not a fan of cilantro, just let me know when placing your order (write a note in the “notes” field of your PayPal order, or email me if you’re in the Chocolate of the Month Club) and we can give you two of another truffle. But unless you have that gene that causes you to dislike cilantro, I’d really encourage you to give this one a try. It’s wonderful in a most weird way. This is garnished with a small chunk of Cyprus black lava flake salt.
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Remember, there is a two-box minimum order (any variety). You might like to read about chocolate care and ordering details.
If you are placing an order to be delivered to New Paltz, NY please email your order to chef@lagustasluscious.com and we will hand-deliver your chocolates for free. Ordering over PayPal will incur shipping charges.
If you are shipping your truffles to a destination over 65°F, select the Cold Pack option below and choose 2-Day Airmail as your shipping method during checkout. Only one cold pack is needed for every two boxes ordered.
8 summer truffles: $15
add cold pack add gift wrapIngredients: All truffles contain organic and fair trade chocolate (cocoa paste, cocoa butter, non-bone-char sugar, soy lecithin, vanilla), extra virgin olive oil, organic coconut milk.
Tomato balsamic contains: organic balsamic vinegar, organic fair-trade vegan sugar, organic local tomato.
Corn contains: organic local basil, organic corn.
Classic contains: nothing additional.
Cilantro contains: organic cilantro, sea salt, Cyprus black lava flake salt.