I just came across this new-to-me-item while browsing the internet. Has anyone tried this? As far as I can tell from my browsing, the only place I can find this is from a supplier in Utah. Before I go out on a limb and order some (and pay the attending no doubt frightful S & H) I'm wondering if anyone on this forum has tried it and if so, how they liked it. It sounds like it tastes like a dark chocolate drink but is brewed like coffee.
Thanks!
Crio Bru
Started by
ElsieD
, Oct 04 2011 03:18 PM
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andiesenji
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Posted 14 December 2011 - 11:23 AM
I'm bumping this topic up because there has been some mention of it on another forum (among Australian members) and I guess I missed this topic when it came up a couple of months ago.
As far as I can tell, Crio Bru is just cacao nibs that have been roasted and coarsely ground.
I buy organic raw cacao beans, roast them, remove the skins and use the nibs in various ways - not to make chocolate candy, but to see how I can use them without it triggering an allergy that I have had for many years.
Dutch process cocoa does not trigger the allergy so I am able to cook with it, no problems.
My allergist can't explain why I do react the way I do but he has seen me during an episode, relieved with an injection of a rapid-acting steroid.
It sounds interesting, but a bit expensive at a dollar an ounce.
As far as I can tell, Crio Bru is just cacao nibs that have been roasted and coarsely ground.
I buy organic raw cacao beans, roast them, remove the skins and use the nibs in various ways - not to make chocolate candy, but to see how I can use them without it triggering an allergy that I have had for many years.
Dutch process cocoa does not trigger the allergy so I am able to cook with it, no problems.
My allergist can't explain why I do react the way I do but he has seen me during an episode, relieved with an injection of a rapid-acting steroid.
It sounds interesting, but a bit expensive at a dollar an ounce.
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ElsieD
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 08:02 AM
I did buy some of this. The label says "100% ground cocoa beans". It has, as might be expected, a very deep chocolate taste. It is ground much like coffee with some almost powdery bits and some granules. I like it but am still getting used to the taste. it sure is different from the regular hot chcolate that I am used to. Andie, if you would like me to, I'd be happy to send you a sample once the Christmas rush is over at the post office. Just pm me your mailing address.
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Wholemeal Crank
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 01:18 PM
Does it taste thinner/lighter in addition to not-sweet? I'm curious because typical hot chocolate is pulverized beans, then dissolved or suspended in liquid, with the cocoa butter removed (hot cocoa) or left in (true hot chocolate). And I wonder if some of that richness comes out when the beans are effectively crushed and steeped instead of consumed entire (pulverized, but the whole shelled bean is consumed).
