Today was yet another dark chocolate tasting in class. The brand was Santander and from a single origin, Colombia. The different percentages were 53%, 65%, and 70%. My favorite was defintely the 60%. I have learned to appreciate the true taste chocolate instead of just it's sweetness. Sweeter isn't always better now. The 53% had a strong vanilla taste, and the 70% was too rich for my taste. However, the 60% was very good and had a nice nutty taste. These chocolate tastings have taught me that maybe % isn't the most important factor in chocolate.
Next, was the vinegar tasting, which I enjoyed because I love sour tasting foods. The lightest color vinegar is the Apple Cider, which was my least favorite becuase of it's strong sourness. The middle, darkest color vinegar is Basalmic was sweet and tangy. The red wime vinegar was fruity and very light. I liked all three because of the sour tangy taste. 
The three cheeses was Parmesan, Pecorino, and Myzithra. I wasn't a fan of any of them. They were all too hard for my liking. When I was tasting the samples I kept thinking that the cheese was stale and old. The Parmesan was too tangy, The Pecorino was very musky, and the Myzithra tasted like chalk. Overall I didn't like the cheese's for today. Hopefully, next week's cheeses are better.
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