Hot Dish Review

While shopping at World Market I spotted it. Mo’s Dark Bacon Bar made by Vosges, the pricey ($7.50ish each) specialty chocolate brand found at markets like Whole Foods. My first thought was that this was the best idea ever!

The chocolate maker’s inspiration for the sweet and savory combination is on the back of the package. Katrina, who attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and traveled the world studying its cuisines stumbled upon the joy of chocolate and bacon at the wee age of six while eating chocolate chip pancakes and bacon (who was this chick’s mom?).

Applewood smoked bacon, alderwood smoked salt and 62% dark chocolate come together to create this funkalicious bar. Upon closer inspection, unexpected ingredients show up like dry juniper berries and celery juice in the bacon. Weird. Delicious?

Then I tried it. Chewy bits of bacon permeate the smooth black chocolate. To be honest, it sounds better than it tastes.

Vosges is certainly the leader in the luxury chocolate industry with exotic combinations like Tibetan goji berries and pink Himilayan salt in 45% deep milk chocolate or the ginger, wasabi and black sesame seeds in 55% dark chocolate. The flavor profiles are precise, scientific. My favorite is their Red Fire bar with Mexican ancho and chipotle chillies with Ceylon cinnamon in dark chocolate…..spicy!