{"title":"Slitti Chocolate","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndrea Slitti, award winning chocolatier from Italy has won over 35 Chocolate awards since 1992, including Gold Medals from the Grand Prix International de la Chocolaterie in Paris, to Berlin, and Salzburg. Numerous Gold bar awards and the Best Italian Chocolate Maker.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when you first taste any of his chocolates (for the first time or after 20 years) the chocolate has a smoothness and flavor that is rewarding to the mouth feel and a wonderful chocolate taste. Just like you want your eating chocolate to be.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the disks, a holiday favorite, to the jars of chocolate soft crema, Andrea Slitti chocolate is a treat!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"slitti-chocolate-covered-black-cherries","title":"Slitti Chocolate Covered Black Cherries","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSlitti Chocolate Covered Black Cherries\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e150 gram box\u003c\/strong\u003e - Tuscany, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything from Andrea Slitti is a special treat. And these Chocolate Covered Cherries are no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Andrea does best is take what is common or readily available, and then make it special, unique, and cravingly great!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust like Slitti Nocciolata is the very best Hazelnut Crema there is, or Andrea's Rusty Tools (ok, not so common) and chocolate spoons, these cherries are a sensational taste, besides being a cool shape!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBite into your first cherry and create a memory to cherish forever! The soft bite of chocolate and the cherry is this delectable combination of holiday cheer... first the chocolate is smoothly bitten through, and then the cherry comes with a contrast, not of a fresh sweet cherry, more like a soft morsel of sour cherry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot too much, just right!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalan Gourmet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44544784171158,"sku":"8795","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Slitti-Chocolate-Covered-Black-Cherries-Cacao-Pregiata.jpg?v=1740750462"},{"product_id":"slitti-chocolate-covered-bronte-pistachio","title":"Slitti Chocolate Covered Bronte Pistachio","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSlitti Chocolate Covered Bronte Pistachio\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e120 gram box\u003c\/strong\u003e - Tuscany, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a seasonal product. Supplies are limited.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalan Gourmet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44544784203926,"sku":"8796","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Slitti-Chocolate-Covered-Bronte-Pistachio.jpg?v=1740750463"},{"product_id":"slitti-dark-chocolate-disk-with-almonds","title":"Slitti Dark Chocolate Disk with Almonds","description":"Slitti Dark Chocolate Disk with Almonds \u003cp\u003e150 gr disk - Italy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e As seen in La Cucina Italiana Magazine \u003cp\u003e I always forget how great this is. Deep, dark chocolate, rich and smooth with almonds. It is really really good!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1969 Luciano Slitti, opened Caffe Slitti, a coffee roasting shop, on a provincial highway outside the village of Monsummano Terme, with son Daniele taking care of the roasting. Monsummano Terme lies in the north of Tuscany between Lucca and Pistoia, not far from Florence. Their obvious mastery the art of buying, blending and roasting beans, developing quite a following for the roasting house.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Young Andrea, Luciano's second son, was often employed to deliver the coffee to regular customers throughout the area, mainly caffes, pasticcerias, and confectioners. Coffee and chocolate are great companions and it was during this time that Andrea came under the spell of chocolate making. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1986 the roasting house moved to a larger space and Andrea's father added a caffe. Extra space allowed Andrea to set up a workspace of his own, for chocolate. Thanks to his passion for the careful selection and roasting of cocoa beans, and his completely homemade production methods, Andrea has gained a worldwide reputation for his chocolate. Andrea Slitti's chocolate making ability has accustomed professionals and chocolate fanciers alike to delicious and beautiful creations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis extra bitter bars are the ultimate chocolate-without-distractions experience. He also creates chocolates filled with classic and innovative creams and topped with pale yellow decals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Since 1993, the self-taught Andrea has been winning international awards for his chocolate creations, gold medals and first place prizes that is. Chantal Coady's \"The Chocolate Companion\" ranks Andrea among the best chocolate handcrafters in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is an advisor to magazines and has many requests from schools that offer him to teach, but Andrea doesn't like to leave his laboratory where he spends most of his time. Being a great master in working chocolate, he always astounds us with his artistic creations and deliciou products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Choosing his cocoa beans is just the beginning; it's the roasting and blending that make Andrea Slitti the master of dark, bittersweet chocolate, as his Gran Cacao bars demonstrate. With 73%, 82%, and 100% cocoa content respectively, these bars will be the benchmark for the discriminating chocolate aficionado and the chocoholic alike. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is Slitti's embarcation point for the \"dark side\" of chocolate, the line where most chocolate makers are forced to stop. The richness of the cocoa expresses itself fully in this propriatary blend of beans with the sugar playing a support role. It is fine alone, but it really shines with a rich cup of coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e These delicious disks combine Slitti's delicious dark chocolate with lightly toasted almonds...a match made in heaven. It is a great size to serve with coffee after a dinner party with 5 or 6 friends. That is, if you can bring yourself to share.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalan Gourmet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44544784334998,"sku":"3555","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Slitti-Cioccolato-Fondente-Extra-con-Dark-Chocolate-with-Almonds.jpg?v=1740750476"},{"product_id":"slitti-gianera-creamy-dark-hazelnut-spread","title":"Slitti Gianera Creamy Dark Hazelnut Spread","description":"Slitti Gianera Creamy Dark Hazelnut Spread \u003cp\u003e250 grams - Italy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Award winning!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMy level of anticipation to open this jar of chocolate hazelnut spread was a little surprising to me. We get a lot of new food, almost every day, here. Sometimes we request it, and sometimes it shows up on its own.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen we order anything un-tasted, based on our trust in the “maker”, in this case Andrea Slitti, the excitement is based on our memory-of-palate.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing a believer that Slitti Noccialata is the be-all end-all of all chocolate sauces in a jar, we were slow on the uptake for Slitti’s Gianera. After first “taste”, we now find them both essential to our “lunch box” for the dessert island.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon opening the jar of dark hazelnut spread, you smell the hazelnuts entwined with cocoa. You press your popsicle stick in expecting resistance and instead the smooth, creaminess of the Gianera is not only surprising, it is absolutely delightful! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s immediately obvious why this hazelnut cocoa spread has won a Gold Bar twice for Best Spreading Cream.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo many dessert chocolate sauces achieve a cream feel with an addition of fructose syrups and the like. Gianera dark hazelnut spread, on the other hand, is nothing but round and mild Piedmontese hazelnuts from the “Langhe” area, blended with sugar and cocoa!  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s not only the spreadable part that makes it a winner, though, it’s the chocolate, hazelnut creaminess that finishes with a nice, dry, dark cocoa finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you swirl it delicately against the roof of your mouth, your tongue can feel that the super smoothness of the crema and the flavor of the hazelnuts are so perfectly melded in a harmonious balance of a smile. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's like Slitti Nocciolata, but smoother in texture, and no milk.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChocolate hazelnut spread sparks a craving for more, yet completely satisfies a dessert craving! Slitti Gianera, like Slitti Nocciolata, means perfection!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalan Gourmet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44544787284118,"sku":"7402","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Slitti-Gianera-Creamy-Dark-Hazelnut-spread-2.jpg?v=1740750484"},{"product_id":"slitti-milk-mandorle-d-avola-chocolate-covered-almonds","title":"Slitti Milk Mandorle D Avola Chocolate Covered Almonds","description":"Slitti Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds \u003cp\u003e120 gram box - Italy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eingredients: roasted almonds, fine milk chocolate, icing sugar\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalan Gourmet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44544790429846,"sku":"0221","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Slitti-Mandorle-D-Avola-Milk-Chocolate-Covered-Almonds.jpg?v=1740750497"},{"product_id":"slitti-riccosa-milk-chocolate-spread","title":"Slitti Riccosa - Milk Chocolate Spread","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSlitti Riccosa - Milk Chocolate Spread\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e250 gram jar \u003c\/strong\u003e- Italy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove the hazelnuts of Nocciolata? And the creaminess of Gianera? But want the milky'ness of, well, milk? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Slitti Riccosa is the perfect blend of three! The dark milk is Andrea Slitti's super chocolate, the best milk you can find. Then, with a spoon, you can't help but massage a tongue full while you close your eyes and enjoy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis milk chocolate hazelnut spread is what Nutella wishes it were. Riccosa is SOOOO much better. For Nocciolata lovers who want something smoother. Wow!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eingredients: Hazelnuts (52%), sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed cocoa powder (10-12%), whole milk powder, cocoa mass, vanilla extract, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin (cocoa minimum 16%)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalan Gourmet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44544790495382,"sku":"7478","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Slitti-Riccosa-Milk-Chocolate-Spread.jpg?v=1740750498"},{"product_id":"slitti-chocolate-spoons","title":"Slitti Chocolate Spoons","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSlitti Chocolate Spoons\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e250 gr - 3 spoons\u003c\/strong\u003e - Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beautifully shaped chocolates look fabulous, and they taste even better than they looook! They look like spoons, albeit in need of a polish. Think the ultimate in adding chocolate to your coffee or hot milk, just with the dip and swirl of your spoon!\u2028\u2028Or consider a nice chocolate or vanilla pudding eaten with a spoon of chocolate. What a simple luxurious delight!! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1969 Luciano Slitti, opened Caffe Slitti, a coffee roasting shop, on a provincial highway outside the village of Monsummano Terme, with son Daniele taking care of the roasting. Monsummano Terme lies in the north of Tuscany between Lucca and Pistoia, not far from Florence. Their obvious mastery the art of buying, blending and roasting beans, developing quite a following for the roasting house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung Andrea, Luciano's second son, was often employed to deliver the coffee to regular customers throughout the area, mainly caffes, pasticcerias, and confectioners. Coffee and chocolate are great companions and it was during this time that Andrea came under the spell of chocolate making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1986 the roasting house moved to a larger space and Andrea's father added a caffe. Extra space allowed Andrea to set up a workspace of his own, for chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to his passion for the careful selection and roasting of cocoa beans, and his completely homemade production methods, Andrea has gained a worldwide reputation for his chocolate. Andrea Slitti's chocolate making ability has accustomed professionals and chocolate fanciers alike to delicious and beautiful creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis extra bitter bars are the ultimate chocolate-without-distractions experience. He also creates chocolate pralines filled with classic and innovative creams using almonds, hazelnuts, coffee, tea and other flavorings. Rectangles, squares, balls, and cups of dark, milks, and white chocolate are the result, each creatively decorated with the likes of contrasting chocolate and even gold leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the most beautiful and delicious chocolates that we've ever tasted. Wrapped in Andrea's signature cream colored sleeve and brown and gold ribbon, they will make a great gift for the chocolate lover in your life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ChefShopCom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974876295318,"sku":"6938","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/files\/Andre-Slitti-Chocolate-Spoons.jpg?v=1746221396"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8199\/5414\/collections\/6938PV_t.jpg?v=1738946765","url":"https:\/\/chefshop.com\/collections\/slitti-chocolate.oembed","provider":"ChefShop.Com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}