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Frey Citron & Poivre Chocolate review

Popular ingredients to combine with chocolate include mint flavoring, peanut butter, crisped rice, nuts, dried fruits and cacao nibs. Some chocolates even add chilies and cinnamon for extra flavor. The combination of lemon and pepper, however, is one that would seem to suit fish or chicken better than chocolate. Nevertheless, Swiss chocolate maker Frey used that very combination in their Citron & Poivre Chocolate Bar.

I was gifted a bar of this chocolate for Christmas and was somewhat hesitant to try it. The mild burn of chilies suits cocoa, while pepper can be more aggressive. Would the lemon be too bitter? The promise of high-quality extra dark Swiss chocolate made me set aside my doubts and taste the bar.

Surprisingly, it was delicious. The lemon flavor came through as very zesty and bright, not at all bitter and with a much cleaner flavor than orange, which tends to linger in the mouth long after you have finished a piece of orange chocolate. There was only a hint of pepper, although if you were to eat the whole bar in one sitting it would probably be more noticeable. The chocolate itself was excellent, with a silky smooth texture that melted right into your mouth. I would definitely buy it again (it is sold at some select Target stores) and plan to keep an eye out for the brand's other unusual flavors, like Rhubarb & Aloe Vera (in white chocolate), Coeur de Macadamia (caramelized macadamia nuts in milk chocolate) and Pécan & Caramel (pecans and crunchy caramel pieces in milk chocolate)

Filed Under: Food Oddities, Raves & Reviews, Stores & Shopping, Ingredients
Tags: chocolate, chocolates, dark chocolate, fine dark chocolate, frey, frey chocolate, lemon, lemon and pepper, lemons, milk chocolate, oddities, pepper, review, stores-and-shopping, swiss

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Amber

1-04-2007 @1:50PM Amber said... I tried this right before Christmas, and it was really good! I wasn't sure if the lemon pepper combo would be overwhelming, but it turned out to be a wonderful complement to the dark chocolate.
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pickleman

1-06-2007 @10:45PM pickleman said... Watch Out! The name is in French, meaning it is linked to the French. And... They eat frog legs and escargot, and now lemon pepper chocolate.


PS: Don't take it personally if you are French.
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megan

1-07-2007 @3:27PM megan said... It sounds rrrreeeeaaalllllyyyyy good.I would LOVE to try it.
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megan

1-07-2007 @1:36PM megan said... It sounds rrrreeeeaaalllllyyyyy good.I would LOVE to try it.
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amie

2-09-2007 @9:46AM amie said... I found these at my local Super Target (not one on the company's list of sources), and it was SO GOOD. The little lemon crystals are very interesting, and you're right, the pepper is really what ties it together. Thanks for the tip on these!
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