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Chocolate in general has always been a weakness of mine and while I used to find dark chocolate quite an acquired taste, I’ve recently grown into it.
I got the chance to try three flavours from a south London based dark chocolate company that is “putting the fun into dark chocolate.”
FATSO, which is based in Richmond and launched in March this year, has an ethos of producing dark chocolate that is ecologically sustainable as well as supporting communities in Columbia to improve their quality of life.
There are three unique flavours to try which all take quite different approaches to a typical dark chocolate bar.
Ella McKay, a co-founder of the company FATSO, told Newsquest south London: “You’ve got milk chocolate sat next to you on the shelf being all like fun, playful, and exciting with interesting flavours – why is milk chocolate getting to have all the fun?
“We wanted to show that dark chocolate can we just have just as much fun as milk chocolate and something that was completely uncompromising on ethics.”
Ella – co-owner of FATSO
You know as soon as you hold the packaging that you are about to have something special.
The vintage boxes and quirky designs make these chocolates ideal for gift giving, or just if you feel like treating yourself.
Each bar is a good size and incredibly thick while being packed full of different bits of tasty pieces each styled to the bar’s chosen theme.
The first one was Nans Stash – which contains peanuts, toffee, and biscuits – this is a much richer bar with 70 per cent cacao.
This chocolate has a really powerful flavour, and it was at this point that I realised that these bars were built to be savoured and put back into the cupboard rather than eating it all in one go.
It was the most prominent dark chocolate taste out of the set.
My partner, Ben, made a really stand-out comment.
He said: “It reminds me of a good quality coffee, in fact, I bet you…
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Source : times
