[Tokyo] Le Chocolat de H (2)

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Le Chocolat de H

Add: Shibuya Hikarie ShinQs B2F, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 2-21-1 / 東京都渋谷区渋谷 2-21-1 渋谷ヒカリエ ShinQs B2F
Tel: (03) 54683167
Hours: 10am~9pm
Website: www.lcdh.jp
Price: Coffret du Chocolat ¥2,700~10,368
Tasted on: Nov 2014

A friend recently came back from Tokyo and brought me a box of chocolates from Le Chocolat de H by Hironobu Tsujiguchi. You might have read my previous posts on this Japanese chocolatier (here and here) and already know that I’m a huge fan of his creations. Needless to say, I was grinning from ear to ear upon receiving this box…an assortment of 16 different chocolate bonbons!

In this two-tiered box, there were:

• Criollo (plain chocolat ganache)
• Hime  (earl grey)
• Arabique (coffee)
• Bananier (banana)
• Roussillon (red wine from Roussillon)
• Marbré (coconut mousse & caramel)
• Rustique (crunchy hazelnut)
• Epine (French chestnut)
• Sylvain (hazelnut praliné)
• Rocher (nougatin)
• Japonais “Yuzu” (Japanese yuzu)
• Japonais “Maccha” (Japanese green tea)
• Muscadine (half bitter chocolate ganache)
• Maxima (cinnamon)
• Cappuccino (cinnamon & coffee)
• Bacchus (rum)

It’s absolute fun to discover each chocolate, to feel the textures and tease out the flavors, which are at times subtle and at times powerful. A few that left an especially memorable note include the Bananier (banana), Arabique (coffee), and Bacchus (rum), though my old favorites – Yuzu and Hime (earl grey) still had my heart.

Incidentally, I’ve been getting a box of Le Chocolat de H every year for three years in a row now. Could this become an annual tradition?