Trick or Treat: Codinha Chocolate

A roarin' treat ...or is it another trick?

Can you spot the chocolate in this photo? Nope, those are caramels. Trick question, you say. There’s no chocolate in this photo.

Wait… what’s that gold tiger amulet doing in the marshmallow bowl? Is that real gold?

All depends on what you consider ‘gold.’

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But first, before we dive in, let’s zoom out. This is the confectioner’s equivalent of the 36,000-foot view, just before landing:

If this isn’t Heaven, I want my money back. Better yet, nevermind Heaven, apparently it’s too bland for this Earth.

Chocolate maker: Codinha Chocolate

Codinha Chocolate knows how to do delish. Founded by Tina Codinha, who studied under master chefs Jacques Torres and Melissa Coppel, and practiced the art of the world’s most beloved food in the pastry kitchens of the top hotels in Las Vegas, Codinha combines “French techniques with Filipino flair.” The company believes that “eating chocolate leads to happiness.”

I would not dare disagree.

Location: Los Angeles, where else

Awards: Codinha entered two of its bars in the 2022 Chocolate Bar Awards. The Tiger Bar’s namesake feline energy hunted down multiple awards:

• Gold in the Most Unique and Best Bar Design & Art (non packaging) categories

• Silver in the Best Flavored Chocolate Bar category

• Bronze in the Best Ingredient Combinations and Best Chocolate Bar categories

• Honorable Mentions in the Best Taste and Best Texture categories (disagree with “best taste” but thumbs up for “best texture”)

Scroll on, intrepid chocolate lover, for my independent review¹ of this scrumptiously roarin’ bar. But first, dive fast and deep and close, feast your eyes on this work of art: