May 25,2007

Edelbitter Bliss

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chocolate goodness: The Edelbitter Mouse series

tasting notes

Before this last Christmas, when I decided to seek out hard to find Lindt chocolate bars for my husband, I never knew that Edelbitter Mousse existed. I had no idea what I was missing. As a Lindt enthusiast, we had long indulged on the Lindt Excellence series, with its delicious Intense Pear and Intense Orange, which feature juicy bits of fruit peel, almond slivers, and rich dark chocolate (3 bars for $5 at Holiday Market). But, Edelbitter Mousse is by far the most perfect series ever created in chocohistory.

Let me explain what makes Edelbitter so scrumptiously amazing. Each bar in the series is composed of three components: a powdery rich layer of chocolate mousse (imagine a high quality truffle covered in excessive cocoa powder), a sticky sweet jam (AMAZING!!), and an encasement of always delicious Lindt dark chocolate. The magic happens when the bitter mousse (which would be dry on its own) is mixed with the sweet jam, which comes in exotic flavors such as: Fig-carmel, cherry-chili, ginger, and guava (personal favorite). The deadly combo is trapped forever together in a dark chocavity.

The entire tactile experience just adds to the enjoyment. You’ll find yourself toying with the candying, lightly pushing the jam side to side as you apply gentle pressure to the outside of the unusually heavy chocolate bar. Pealing the oversized candy bar’s shiny gold wrapper off, you will find yourself thinking back to Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, imaging your special Lindt golden ticket on the inside. Instead what you will get is a cardstock brochure describing (in German) the various other flavors in the Edelbitter series.

I only wish I could share my love with other chocolate (particularly Lindt) enthusiasts on an chocolate lover’s version of Cork’d. I wish there was a website that would list out all of these hard to find candy bars, what areas of the world they are available, and help you find chocolate shops while on vacation. Sadly, I have yet to find a Lindt outlet in Paris where I can grab some Lindt Intense Raspberry, which is not available in the US, while I’m in France this fall.