In case you missed it, I’ve been reviewing chocolates from ChocolaTas: their dent-du-midi (almond praline), Earl Grey, and four-spice milk chocolate bonbons.
The last chocolate that I tasted from ChocolaTas was the salted dark chocolate ganache. Salt and chocolate are all the rage these days, with the flavour combination popping up everywhere. It makes sense, really, because good chocolate has a really complex flavour profile – similar to wine or coffee – but is missing salt. And salt, as we all know, makes things taste good.
In all seriousness, salt enhances flavours. And since chocolate is already delicious, just think about what a little kick-start could do.
I was expecting something a little bit different, but – wow. The salt the flavours rounder, more subtle, and more cohesive. It really brings out the earthiness of the chocolate, and highlights new flavours, some of which I can’t quite put my finger on yet. This one is fun – you should try it the next time you’re at Granville Island.
ChocolaTas
151 – 1669 Johnston St.,
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3R9
604-488-1226
The Well-Tempered Chocolatier 
Your comments on ChocolaTas are right on. They have an amazing array of chocolates. I think they are the best in Vancover. I stumbled across them at the kiosk in the Granville Island Food Market.
I think they’ll do really well at that location. As to being The Best in Vancouver – well, they’re one of the best.
do you think there is a best in vancouver?
and where would you place ChocolaTas?
It’s so hard to say who “the best” is, because it’s so subjective. Thomas Haas does beautiful, classic chocolates – but then there are lots of smaller producers – Bad Girl Chocolates, Cocoa Nymph – that I also love. ChocolaTas does a bit of both (some classic, some new stuff), and Mink makes great filled chocolate bars. Some restaurants and hotels (Voya in the Loden Hotel, in particular) have beautiful in-house chocolates, too.
It’s a non-answer, but that’s all you’ll get out of me. 🙂