Vosges Chocolate Bar

Well, today I tasted my first Vosges Chocolate bar. I make it a rule to not have chocolates with "other" flavors, but I was persuaded to taste the Mo's Bacon Bar by my wife and cousin Vivi.

Taste Result: Did not like.  Those of you who know me, know me and milk don't get along. So this 41% cacao bar was hurting my throat. The after taste left my throat burning, this is more my intolerance to milk products than a testament to the chocolate. In regards to the actual tasting, it was smooth in the beginning with a very strong burned bacon flavor. I like bacon and I love Chocolate, but just because I like electronics and I like to swim, doesn't mean I want to mix them. This chocolate bar is definitely not for me. I do not recommend it one bit. If you are a milk chocolate lover and like chocolate and bacon on your pancakes, this may be a good bar to tuck between pancakes and allow to melt.

-Efrain "The cocoalizard" Ortiz 

USDA-ARS, Mars and IBM to Sequence Cacao Genome

The USDA, Mars (Yes, Mars Chocolate company) and IBM are going to sequence the cacao genome. This is wonderful news for the future of cacao. Check out the press release at:

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/24523.wss

Just as the Human Genome Project has already begun to provide insights into the inner workings of the human body, the Cacao Genome Project should help the world understand the beloved fruit.