I'm familiar with the traditional combinations of orange, mint, and raspberry and a few of the new flavors such as chillies and bacon. What other ideas are there though?
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I'm a real lover of unusual chocolate flavours. (I'm talking flavours incorporated into the chocolate, not accompaniments.) I too like sea salt - there's something about salt with sweet chocolate. Bacon works well as an alternative. Chilli is great too - I prefer it with a very dark chocolate. Chilli and lime works well too. Indian spices such as cardamom and even plain "curry" (probably mostly cumin and coriander) work well too, if you like something quite unusual. I tried a banana and thyme bar that was quite unusual - I preferred the thyme component and wasn't so keen on the banana. Rose works well, and I like orange and geranium though I found the geranium subtle in the latter (probably it had to be!). |
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sea salt is my newest fave. also red wine. |
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I've found that chipotle and dark chocolate make a great combination. A little chipotle goes a long way though, so try not to overdo it. |
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One of my favorite pairings is a dark beer, usually a porter or stout. You can actually fine tune the pairings between particular beers and chocolates to find highly synergistic matches. Oh, and along the same lines, don't forget good old fashioned malt powder. |
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Coffee. Sampling 3-4 different coffee and chocolate varieties together makes for interesting discoveries. |
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