{"id":382,"date":"2011-10-13T20:49:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T00:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2011-10-13T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T01:55:32","slug":"the-chua-firecracker-something-a-little-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"The Chua Firecracker: Something a Little Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Firecracker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-383 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Firecracker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Firecracker-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Firecracker-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Firecracker-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Firecracker.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As anyone who knows me can tell you, when given the choice of savory or sweet I almost always yield to the siren call of savory. \u00c2\u00a0I have, on more than one\u00c2\u00a0occasion, enjoyed oysters,\u00c2\u00a0foie gras, or french fries as my dinner companions muddle their way through somethin&#8217; sweet. \u00c2\u00a0Still from, time to time, I run across a honeyed creation that peaks my attention.<\/p>\n<p>I picked-up this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuaochocolatier.com\/\">Chua\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>chocolate bar as a I grabbed a few Friday treats for the office. \u00c2\u00a0Only on my first bite did I realize\u00c2\u00a0awesomeness\u00c2\u00a0of the fun little gem I stumbled across.<\/p>\n<p>This guy clocks in with 60% <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cacao_bean\">cacao <\/a>(the stuff that gives dark chocolate its great bitter flavor) \u00c2\u00a0I recommend holding a small piece in your mouth an letting it melt. \u00c2\u00a0At first the flavor is mild. \u00c2\u00a0But as the melting starts you get a wave of cacao, then you feel a warmth and get a little smoke from the chipotle, all the while the salt lends a savory depth. \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0AND THEN THE FUN STARTS. \u00c2\u00a0Suddenly you feel the little prickles on your tongue and soon the feeling fills your mouth and the popping sound fills you head. \u00c2\u00a0I was a little kid, visiting my grandparents, and eating poprocks for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a chocolate snob or high end chocolate bar skeptic, this bar is a must try.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As anyone who knows me can tell you, when given the choice of savory or sweet I almost always yield to the siren call of savory. \u00c2\u00a0I have, on more than one\u00c2\u00a0occasion, enjoyed oysters,\u00c2\u00a0foie gras, or french fries as my dinner companions muddle their way through somethin&#8217; sweet. \u00c2\u00a0Still from, time to time, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other","tag-chocolate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}