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May 22, 2006

They Explode in Your Mouth

Shirley has a box that started with twelve chocolates from the "Collection Mascletà" by Oriol Balaguer. Our daughter-in-law, who is from Barcelona, gave them to her for her birthday last week and today she got around to offering me one. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a great fan of chocolate so I didn't mind the wait. But these chocolates are something different. They are just the right size and shape to place on your tongue and have them melt in your mouth.

Oriol Balaguer's Collection Mascletà

As you can see, they also melt in your hand. But that is not all they do. As they melt, an increasing cascade of small explosions takes place right in your mouth. Amazing! One reviewer called them "firecracker chocolates."

In case you don't know and I sure didn't, Balaguer is one of the most renowned pastry and dessert chefs in the world. His website claims the following list of honors:

I was a little dubious about the fourth claim until I realized that what he meant was that his book Dessert Cuisine of Oriol Balaguer was rated the best dessert cookbook in 2000 by whoever decides what the best dessert cookbooks are. At $179.95 from Amazon, you'd hope it was the best dessert cookbook in the world.

He also has one of the world's slowest websites.

Posted by Duane Smith at May 22, 2006 8:15 PM | Read more on Odds and Ends |

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How are they exploding?

Posted by: Aydin at May 24, 2006 8:11 AM

I think is works like Rice Crispy but on a smaller scale, but I'm not sure how Rice Crispy works. Somehow activated by moisture?

Posted by: Duane at May 24, 2006 8:24 AM

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