With interim ending next Wednesday, I try to appreciate each chocolate tasting even more than I have been. Today's class started off with a chocolate tasting with several El Rey chocolates.
-Bucare: 58.5%, even though this was the lowest amount of cocoa, I still think it had a strong flavor. Almost earth.
-Mijao: 61%, the sweetest of the three, extremely creamy
- Gran Saman: 70%, almost fruity taste, astringent, this one was probably my favorite.
The next aspect of our day was a cinnamon test. I never realized that most of the cinnamon we had grown up with was not actual cinnamon, but rather some form of cassia.
Ceylon: Actual cinnamon, spicy, lasting flavor
Chinese Cassia: Very tangy
Saigon Cassia: Extremely spicy, tastes like a Red Hot candy
Korintga Cassia: The smoothest, less spicy than the others
The cheese tasting we did today was by far my favorite. We tried various blue cheeses, which are by far my favorite type.
Stilton: Creamy, my favorite kind, we have this every year at Christmas time, and I always enjoy it
Valdeon: extremely strong, lingering taste, not bad but it almost overpowers everything
American: The least flavorful, creamy, not my favorite
Cambozola: developing flavor, less flavor as well
I enjoyed the cheese tasting a lot, and definitely confirmed my love of Stilton. It was a great day, and I am looking forward to cooking Indian food tomorrow for President Dunlap.
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