October 24, 2008
Top Five Most Expensive Chocolates
Category: Food
posted on 10/24/08 @ 10:55 AM
posted on 10/24/08 @ 10:55 AM
It's that time again! There are candy dishes everywhere, filled with those evil Halloween stick-to-your-teeth minis. Quality candy comes at a high price, but these gourmet chocolates can give the trick-or-treater in you something to dream about. Candy expert Monica Mitchell of CandyAddict.com with the help of Forbes.com has compiled a list of the world's most expensive chocolate. Have a taste...
5. Richart
Richart grinds their Venezuelan Criollo cocoa finer than
any chocolatier in the world, ensuring an ultra-smooth texture, and
pair it with specifically chosen nuts, fruits and spices from around the globe. Based in Lyon, these chocolates have won France's highest confectioner's honor seven times, and you can even get individual morsels personalized with a name or message of your choice. $130 per pound.
4. Godiva "G" Collection
Available only in limited release, Godiva describes their "G" Collection as an
ultra-premium, hand-made, couture-style line of chocolates. Created
by world-renowned pastry chef Norman Love, the collection brings the
chocolate experience to the next level with a combination of
aesthetic design and extraordinary flavor. $125 per pound.
3. Delafee
Imagine eating chocolate that's been hand-decorated with edible 24 karat gold. That's what this ritzy Swiss chocolate company does to all of their chocolate designs, plus lollipops, wine and even cigars for all your luxury needs. Their pralines, made from Ecuador's grand Cro chocolate, were even presented in the 2006 Oscars gift baskets. $508 per pound.
2. Noka Vintages Collection
The Texas-based Noka Chocolate's goal is to "return chocolate to its pure, luxurious state" by crafting the finest chocolates and truffles, and their Vintages Collection does just that by presenting a compilation of the finest single-estate dark chocolates with a minimum 75% cacao from select plantations in South America and Africa. $854 per pound.
1. Chocopologie by Knipschildt
Created by Fritz Knipschildt, La Madeline au Truffe has the
distinction of being the world's most expensive -- and extravagant -- chocolate. A rare French Perigord truffle (the mushroom after which these confections are named) is surrounded by a decadent ganache of 70% Valrhona dark chocolate, heavy cream, sugar, truffle oil and vanilla, enrobed in dark chocolate, then rolled in fine cocoa powder.
The 1.9oz. treat, made to order, is then presented on a bed of sugar pearls for the bargain price of $250 -- that's $2,500 per pound!
Hey Kevin...Are you going to Paris again anytime soon? I want to try the Chocopologie by Knipschildt truffles.haha
I'D REALLY LIKE A SAMPLER BOX WITH TWO OF EACH OF THE TOP 5. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE A TESTER, THE SECOND TO MAKE SURE I GOT MY MONEY'S WORTH! WINK.WINK