Just before we entered Liberty Bakery on Main st., our eyes were drawn to a lovely painted shop across the street. It’s a Chocolatier! The shop is small and simple: there are only a counter on one side displaying all the chocolates and a kitchen behind it. The wall besides the counter is a blackboard with the “menu” on it. The owner Anne-Geneviève greeted us with a warm smile, and then went on explaining the ingredients she used in the chocolates. All of her chocolates are made from French Single Origin and Plantation chocolate, which is hard to find in general supermarkets. Most of the chocolates and chocolate candies on the market are made of cocoa beans from different regions around the world. Unlike these chocolates, the Single Origin and Plantation chocolate is made of cocoa beans from a single region or a specific plantation. Perhaps this is why her hand-made chocolates taste so rich and flavourful.

There are milk, bittersweet, and dark chocolates available in forms of truffles, chocolate fingers, and squares. I took 5 pieces home with me. The Earl Gray bittersweet truffle is my personal favourite. It’s like none of the chocolates I’ve ever had  before.

Chocolates made with passion and authenticity–I think we should support specialized gourmet shop like Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France.

❉ Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France: www.chocolaterienouvellefrance.ca