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"The chocolate that thinks it's a sandwich"
This is our "Chocwich" and it is a product we came up with when we started in 2013 - 2 thin pieces of chocolate with pate de fruits sandwiched in the middle. The result is an interesting contrast in texture - the crunch of chocolate with a softer centre.
We love pairing our Chocwich with various wines and alcoholic drinks. Have you tried this?

Always enjoy attending the Fine Chocolate Industry Association Elevate Chocolate events. Yesterday the summer event was held in New York City.
This year Rich (Dancing Lion Chocolate) organised the Chocolatiers sampling table at this eveny and asked us if we would participate. With carrying the chocolates all the way from London and then the summer temperature in New York, there's every chance the filled chocolates would be damaged. But our boxes of "Siem Reap" (Cambodian Curry Chocolate) and "Kagoshima" (Yuzu & Pink Peppercorn) arrived in perfect condition - both were winners International Chocolate Awards World Final. Thank you to our friend George for carrying them over. . Did you manage to try these 2 bonbons if you were at the event?

Recently we were interviewed by Victoria Cooksey from Dark Matters Chocolate Reviews. Victoria is a Seattle-based blogger who writes about fine and craft chocolate from around the world. It's been an honour to be interviewed by her, and she has asked some very interesting questions - enjoy reading!
https://darkmatterschocolatereviews.com/Ō Ć”/interview-with-aŌĆ”/

Have you bought your dad chocolates for Father's Day this coming Sunday?
There is still time to order our limited edition Father's Day box of chocolates - https://www.5dchocolates.com/fathers-day- chocolate-box-18-ŌĆ”/
There are also other gift ideas you will find from our website - https://www.5dchocolates.com/fathers-day/
... Make sure you place the order by noon on Wednesdsy 12 June.
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Sesame crunch is the latest flavour in our filled chocolates collection, and we have named this chocolate "Shanghai".
The inspiration came from "ma jiang mian", a Shanghainese noodle dish mixed with sesame paste. Instead of a smooth sesame paste, we gave our filling a contrast in texture by mixing in a sesame croquant.
This chocolate is available in our personal selection boxes. Maybe a gift idea for Fathers Day?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our cacao babies in London that are one year old today!
We planted the beans exactly a year ago. We have kept 2 for ourselves, and we have given their siblings to many of our friends.
Here's a short video on their growth in the past 12 months.
... We have shared our experience in growing cacao in our latest blog post - link is in the comment below
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Father's Day Chocolates
For Father's Day this year, we have put together 2 special selection boxes, containing a number of our award-winning chocolates, including "Grytviken" (Whisky), "Hong Kong" (Soy Caramel), "Siem Reap" (Cambodian Curry) and "Hanoi" (Ginger Caramel).
There are other chocolate and caramel gifts which your dad would love too - take a look at our website, and order before Wednesday 12 June 2019 to make sure the gift arrives on time)
... https://www.5dchocolates.com/fathers-day/
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Do you find the topic of wine and coffee complicated enough? Wait till you start exploring the world of chocolate and cacao!
Saying there are 3 types of cacao (Criollo, Trinitario and Forastero) is like saying there are red wine and white wine - a broad over-simplified generalisation. There are many varieties of cacao - here are just a few. Even the pulp smells and tastes different when you open the pods.

Many of the flavours in our filled chocolates collection come from food we encounter while travelling. The names we give to these chocolates tell you our travel tales.
Take our latest bonbon called "Shanghai" - the flavour inspiration comes from a simple dish of cold noodles with sesame paste in this Chinese metropolis ­¤ć©­¤ć│­¤ć©­¤ć│­¤ć©­¤ć│­¤ć©­¤ć│­¤ć©­¤ć│. And we love the contrast in texture in Shanghainese cuisine. So we have created a Sesame Crunch chocolate - toasted sesame paste with a sugar crunch filling, with a milk chocolate shell.
Read our latest blog post about this chocolate - https://www.5dchocolates.com/ŌĆ”/shanghai -sesame-crunch-milkŌĆ”/

One of our most popular chocolates is "Kagoshima" - Yuzu and Pink Peppercorn.
The flavour inspiration comes from the southern city in Japan. The citrus flavour of yuzu pairs well with the floral note of pink peppercorn, and the chocolate we use is the wild Bolivian dark chocolate.
This chocolate was introduced in our filled chocolates collection in 2015.

One of our most favourite bonbons in our collection must be 'Siem Reap' - Cambodian Curry chocolate.
White chocolate is used for the shell and also in the ganache. Just like any SouthEast Asian cuisine, the flavour is complex due to the number of spices and herbs used - lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime and coconut are just some of the ingredients we have used in creating this chocolate.
Many people have commented that when they bite into this chocolate, they know they are ea...ting chocolate but the beautiful explosion of flavour typically found in a Thai curry just fills the mouth. They are surprised by how well the flavour works with the chocolate.
This chocolate was a Gold winner at the International Chocolate Awards British Chocolatier Competition, and then it went on to win a Silver award at the World Final in Italy.
Have you tried this chocolate?
https://www.5dchocolates.com/siem-reap-ca mbodian-curry/
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"I love your caramels - it's not just sweet.... it's actually got flavour" - someone said to us.
As we make all our caramels from scratch, we can control the whole process and flavour profile. Here we are making our Soy Caramel - the flavour is soya sauce (yes, you have read it correctly!). It's been referred to as Salted Caramel 2.0, due to the innovative use of soya sauce. The salt brings out the sweetness of the caramel, but the umami flavour gives it an extra depth too.
T...he caramel sauce won Great Taste Awards 2 stars in 2017, and it also won FoodTalk Gold award in 2018. Apart from using it on ice-cream, we love drizzling it on pancakes and roasted bananas. And it also works as a glaze finish for BBQ chicken or baked salmon. Here are a few recipe ideas: https://www.5dchocolates.com/recipes/
Its predecessor, our Soy Caramel filled chocolate called "Hong Kong", won 3 awards in 2016, including a world bronze at International Chocolate Awards and a silver award at Academy of Chocolate awards.
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Have you tried our "Penang"? A Coconut & Pandan chocolate that we released earlier this year.
This is a rework on a flavour we had back in 2013. The "original" Penang was pandan in dark chocolate. Pandan comes in the form of long green leaves and is often used in Southeast Asia cuisine - it is not eaten but used more as a flavour. It is commonly known as Asia's answer to vanilla as its beautiful aroma and subtly nutty flavour adds complexity to many dishes.
This year we want...ed to revisit this flavour and we paired pandan with coconut. We also came across a vegan milk chocolate and this is used in a coconut milk based ganache and also as the shell. Our first non-dark chocolate that doesn't contain any dairy.
https://www.5dchocolates.com/penang-cocon ut-pandan/
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Updated our filled chocolates map (also known as "Flavour Journey Planner") to include our 2 new flavours (so far) this year - "Penang" (Coconut & Pandan) and "Shanghai" (Sesame Crunch).
A few years ago we came up with this idea of Harry Beck's iconic London underground tube map design, to explain our chocolates. The 3 horizontal lines represent the 3 main types of flavours we do, and the yellow, purple and green lines link up the flavours that have won awards.
This infograph...ic also helps us to remember all our flavours more easily, as we can visualise all the "stations" on this map. Currently there are 27 but there will be more coming (have you noticed a blank space in the middle left? There will be a new caramel coming later this year!).
Do you find this graphic helpful when choosing our chocolates?
https://www.5dchocolates.com/our-menu
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­¤ć©­¤ć│­¤ć©­¤ć│NEW FLAVOUR ­¤ć©­¤ć│­¤ć©­¤ć│
Our new flavour is Sesame Crunch, and it is named after the city of "Shanghai".
The inspiration came from a dish called "ma jiang mian" - read our latest blog post to find out about this new bonbon - ... https://www.5dchocolates.com/ŌĆ”/shanghai -sesame-crunch-milkŌĆ”/
The chocolate is available in our Personal Selection boxes on our website https://www.5dchocolates.com/the-personal -selection-box-18ŌĆ”/
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One of our baby cacao PJ is moving to a bigger home!
He's not even one year old yet and he is moving to another bigger pot! Quite amazing that it is growing so well in London.

How we spent Saturday.... chocolate judging at Academy of Chocolate. Today Albert was at the rejudging table with fellow experienced judges Dom Ramsey and Cherrie Lo, judging chocolate bars which have very different scores at the earlier rounds of judging.

NEW FLAVOUR COMING SOON!
Lets start the long weekend with another "Guess the Flavour" game!
We have named our new chocolate "Shanghai" - so what do you think the flavour is?
... Let us know your answer in the comment below Ō¼ć’ĖÅŌ¼ć’ĖÅŌ¼ć’ĖÅŌ¼ć’ĖÅŌ¼ć’ĖÅ
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