Chocolate Truffle

First everyone has a different taste for chocolate. There is dark, milk, unsweet, bittersweet, semi-sweet...and i could go on forever. You have to first look at the chocolate and make sure that it is not old and cloudy. All new chocolate is glossy. If it doesn't snap when you break it then more than likely it is old as well.

The second step to take it so smell the chocolate. It should not smell like the ingredients put into chocolate such as vanilla. FYI chocolate picks up odors such as coffee. So when it is kept in the same environment it will soak in the smell. Very good example of why you should only store it in a safe place. You wouldn't want to store your chocolate in the same place as garlic, or onions.

Third you must pay close attention to how it tastes. It should be a pleasant experience and feel almost like velvet. If you experience anything other than that i would assume it was a bad batch. Good chocolate should be noticeable. It should have a wow factor.

After you have finished tasting your chocolate and you find what you like. Have the company prepare your truffles for you so that you know what you are getting. I can't even begin to list the different types of truffles but if i were getting them for a party i would buy the most popular kind. That increases the chances of your guest trying them and liking it.