at Sat, 24 Jul 2004 18:07:34 GMT in >,
(Jake Patterson) wrote :

>I love the Galler Cat Tongues, especially when the sign up sheet goes up
>at the office for the pot luck, I just write "Cat Tongues" and people go
>"ewww cat tongues!?" and then when they finally try them, they are like,
>"oh, cat tongues, and it is really good chocolate!"
>
>And then, a year later, when I write "Cat Tongues" on the sheet, the
>newbies are like "ewww cat tongues!?" and all of the folks who have had
>them before play along... great fun.
>
>Anyway, as far as chocolate novelties go, Langues de Chat seem to be
>unique in that they are made of really good dark chocolate. At least
>unique in the ones I have seen. Anyone know of another novelty item that
>is of similar quality?

Dilettante's Chocolate Salmon (http:www.dilettante.com) is perhaps the
ultimate chocolate novelty. First, it's seriously hefty for serious
chocolate eaters (12 oz!). Second, it's all quality Guittard dark
chocolate. They also play along with the novelty theme by putting it in a
wooden box like a smoked salmon.

At Easter they also have *dark* chocolate Easter eggs (the foil-wrapped
variety. Everybody loves these.

Fran's (http://www.franschocolates.com) at Easter sells solid dark
chocolate bunnies, in 2 and 4 oz sizes. Made from pure El Rey chocolate, in
this case.

Valrhona has Fantasies de Chocolat - various novelty-shaped pieces. Get
them from http://www.chocosphere.com.

So the dark chocolate novelty category (I assume, btw, that you're looking
for solid chocolate, not filled chocolates) isn't a one-horse race.

--
Alex Rast

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