Mmmmmm…. chocolate
I’d like to introduce you to the new love of my life, Cru Sauvage chocolate truffles from Sprüngli, one of Zurich’s two most famous chocolatiers (Teuscher being the other, tackier one). I don’t actually know what Cru Sauvage means, but I’m imagining that it has something to do with the raw, wild, savage nature of these little chocolate delights (I know, I could look it up, but the real translation won’t be anywhere near as good as my made-up one).
As we do with all our international guests, I was escorting my brother on a tour of Zurich’s chocolate shops when we came across these at the Bahnhof Sprüngli. I was recommending them as a gift for a certain chocolate-loving relative back home when I realized that I had never actually tried them (I think my recommendation was based purely on something I read on Maki’s food blog). Naturally there was only one thing to do: buy an extra box for ourselves.
As soon as we got home, the box came open, and a love affair began. Fortunately (for my waistline, at least) they are much too expensive to make into a regular habit. At least that’s what I’m trying to tell myself.
