Haut Chocolate

After work this evening, to celebrate the fact that it was my last day with that particular employer, I went to my favorite gift shop to buy myself a treat. I ended up buying myself 3 treats, because I had a gift card and thus got $24 worth of treats for $12.03.

I am really good at picking out presents for myself and this was no exception. One of my purchases was a Vosges Naga Bar. Vosges Haut Chocolat makes a bacon and chocolate bar that I was once disappointed with, I think because I felt at the time that I could have eaten a slice of bacon and a Hershey bar at the same time and gotten the same effect for a lot less money. But the Naga bar was not disappointing and not something I could have recreated on my own. It was milk chocolate, curry, and coconut flakes. The chocolate had the perfect shine and gave the perfect snap. The coconut added more texture-wise than flavor-wise (although my palate may be off due to ongoing sniffles) but was a pleasing component nonetheless. The curry was amazing and gives the whole chocolate-peanut butter combo a run for its money. It was just the right ratio and gave the chocolate an inexplicable sparkle.

So, next time you need a treat, seek this out. The price tag was kind of redick ($2.50 for 0.5oz), but some occasions just call for that kind of extravagance. Maybe I'll even send one to the next person who posts on this blog, because that would be worth celebrating.