Super Seeds Crunch
by Fearless
Impact
Super seedy (to state, sorry, the obvious) & shady (oh, were it only in a gangsta way).
Less obvious: along with hemp, chia, flax & sunflower seeds in the mix, add another -- cacáo seeds, from which the chocolate base in this bar is made, seeds that plant to take root in the the shaded understory of the forest canopy.
Or as V S Naipaul famously wrote: The cacao woods are another world… woods of fairy tales… dark, mysterious, shadowed & cool
Less obvious: along with hemp, chia, flax & sunflower seeds in the mix, add another -- cacáo seeds, from which the chocolate base in this bar is made, seeds that plant to take root in the the shaded understory of the forest canopy.
Or as V S Naipaul famously wrote: The cacao woods are another world… woods of fairy tales… dark, mysterious, shadowed & cool
Appearance 3.9 / 5
| Color: | deep mahogany |
| Surface: | tiny pips & protrusions |
| Temper: | heavy lacquer |
| Snap: | weak & unhinged on the score lines; pops & quarrels on the middle of the tabs |
Aroma 8.7 / 10
exotic tropic
sunflower leads the parade...
followed by flax,
then a gust of candied citric marmalade / chutney rears up & steals the show
sunflower leads the parade...
followed by flax,
then a gust of candied citric marmalade / chutney rears up & steals the show
Mouthfeel 11.9 / 15
| Texture: | clash & chaos |
| Melt: | gelatinous (thanks to flax & moreover chia) |
Flavor 30.4 / 50
nut brittle -> conflicting cocoa acids crash into sundry seeds & sugar -> metallic streak propels the pile toward the end... astringency holds it in from ever finishing the job
Quality 10.2 / 20
A random mess. Hard to tease the flavors apart despite the fact they never come together.
Strictly a functional food slab.
Bits & pieces stick to the bite surfaces as well as between the teeth. Should've gone all in & included a few Nibs among the crunch complex.
The whole contraption just a pre-thought.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, hemp, chia, flax, salted sunflower seeds, unrefined sugar
Reviewed May 22, 2013
Strictly a functional food slab.
Bits & pieces stick to the bite surfaces as well as between the teeth. Should've gone all in & included a few Nibs among the crunch complex.
The whole contraption just a pre-thought.
INGREDIENTS: cocoa mass, hemp, chia, flax, salted sunflower seeds, unrefined sugar
Reviewed May 22, 2013