“Black Chocolate with toasted and puffed barley and lava salt.” omNom Chococolate

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Summary

• Earthy, chewy barley, and a hint of salt
• Unique profile that even chocolate purists will find delightful
• Cost: N/A (book a trip to Iceland)

Review

The top of the bar feels smooth against the tongue, quickly melting in your mouth. It ends with a fun finish, when all that remains are the barley bits and you’ve got to give a bit of jaw action to finish it off. The barley is chewy — making the experience distinct, as it takes a bit of chewing to finish off a bite.

It is one of the best looking chocolate bars I’ve ever seen. Extremely dark; almost black. The design of the bar makes you think of lava, volcanic ashes, and glaciers all in one. Looks gorgeous and tastes delicious.

If and when I ever have the chance to go to Iceland, I would love to try more flavors from omNom.

 

The Story of this Bar

This bar is another gift bar from my thoughtful sister and brother-in-law. It was purchased for them by a friend who visited Iceland.

This is the first ‘mixed’ chocolate bar that I have delighted in for a while. Generally, I am a purist, enjoying bars that contain no more than two or three ingredients. The moment I see lecithin on a package, I usually cast it out of the category of bars I would consider top quality bars and do not purchase them myself. In fact, most chocolate bars I enjoy today that include (usually soy) lecithin, are gifted. (It is not meant to be a snobbish attitude — it is only because it is generally used in large-scale, manufactured chocolate…which generally goes against the grain of craft chocolate production.)

Wow. Not this bar. The packaging says this bar contains a whopping eleven ingredients, of which include sunflower lecithin, polishing agent, and sealing agent. This usually would elicit immediate judgment on my end.

But, once you taste the bar — you taste the quality. Whatever additional ‘processing ingredients’ added, it certainly did not compromise on the taste, texture, and art of this bar.

Rather, quite the contrary. One of the ingredients is activated charcoal, which directly contributes to the blackness and beauty of this bar.

This one is a winner!