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Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2011
Verified Purchase
I checked the vendor's website (Taylor's Market), and they only picture the item the same as it is shown here. But that isn't what they sent me - "55% Dark Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs". No mention of dark chocolate covered on Amazon or Taylor's.
It's hard to judge the quality of something you've never seen before, but here goes. They seem well made. Deep cocoa aroma in the can. First taste is the dark chocolate, which melts away to the nibs. They are little chunks of roasted cacao bean. The beans are crunchy, a bit bitter and sort of mealy, not smooth. I don't think I'll buy any more, but I got them for our "dark chocolate tasting club" and the adventure of something out of the ordinary. So I'm satisfied with what I got, but the product is not quite as detailed.
Ingredients: Dark chocolate (cacao beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, whole vanilla bean), roasted cacao nibs. All ingredients certified organic. May contain traces of nuts.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite the same item
By Amazon Customer on February 14, 2011
I checked the vendor's website (Taylor's Market), and they only picture the item the same as it is shown here. But that isn't what they sent me - "55% Dark Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs". No mention of dark chocolate covered on Amazon or Taylor's.
It's hard to judge the quality of something you've never seen before, but here goes. They seem well made. Deep cocoa aroma in the can. First taste is the dark chocolate, which melts away to the nibs. They are little chunks of roasted cacao bean. The beans are crunchy, a bit bitter and sort of mealy, not smooth. I don't think I'll buy any more, but I got them for our "dark chocolate tasting club" and the adventure of something out of the ordinary. So I'm satisfied with what I got, but the product is not quite as detailed.
Ingredients: Dark chocolate (cacao beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, whole vanilla bean), roasted cacao nibs. All ingredients certified organic. May contain traces of nuts.
After all the comments that said they got chocolate covered nibs, I ordered based on that. I received regular nibs. They are very good, and I can use them, but buyer beware: You now apparently get exactly what this is advertised as, not the 55% chocolate covered nibs that some have received. Kind of a weird 'buyer beware' but there ya go.
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2011
Verified Purchase
I ordered the pictured product (organic roasted cacao nibs) but received a different product, 55% Dark Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs.
I didn't want chocolate covered nibs. I wanted the roasted cacao nibs to make my own chocolate with. The merchant doesn't seem to know the difference between the two products.
It took them eight days to respond to my order and ship it, so that is a little slower than some merchants I've done business with through Amazon.
Although chocolate covered nibs are great for snacking on, I am very disappointed to have waited longer than I had hoped only to get the wrong item. And, I ordered three tins.
too bitter and not what I expected. Very little chocolate taste and hard bits that you just can't chew. Might be good for baking or on top of ice cream.
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