Cacaomistry: Instant Cacao Mix from Davao via Antipolo

One of my souvenirs from the most recent trip to Davao City was this box of instant cacao mix from Cacaomistry. I do try these products to have my chocolate drink fix. Of course, my go-to drink whether at home or the office is Swiss Miss Dark Chocolate. But I try to find others that I can enjoy. I wrote about the Amazon chocolate mix I got from a trip to Bangkok last year. So I was curious to find this mix at a chocolate-themed store in Davao City.

A box contained 6 28g packs of cacao mix. It already says unsweetened and dairy free so you should expect it to be so when you finally taste the drink.

Details at the back of the box include nutrition information, ingredients and maker (or in this case, processor). I was actually surprised to read that this came from a company in the city of my residence, Antipolo, instead of Davao. Davao is just the source of the cacao.

The nutrition information didn't offer any numbers at all! I was wondering how this passed quality control or DTI. Were I to assume the values to be zero?

Each pack bears the same design found in the box.

Preparation instructions as well as the expiration date are at the back of the pack.

I found the basic mix to be on the bland side. Though I have not tried it yet, some milk and sweetener (perhaps muscovado sugar) could probably improve the taste. I sort of expected the taste to be closer to the classic tsokolate drink based on the tableya. I thought it was far from that. I will give some updates on this when I finally come up with a better way to enjoy this.

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Chocolate review: Another taste of Royce Nama Chocolate

It's been a while since we've had Royce chocolates. Fortunately, the wife traveled to Japan a few months ago and got a few from the airport on her return trip. We had almost forgotten about the Nama chocolates she bought until last week when we cleaned the refrigerator and found 2 boxes tucked at the back of the ref. We opened one and enjoyed the chocolates over a few days; trying not to finish them in one sitting.

The box design is a little different from what I posted many years ago.

Description of the chocolate but in Japanese

Inside the box are well-preserved pieces of the nama chocolates that many have attempted to replicate.

Each individual piece of nama chocolate is satisfaction guaranteed. However, it only fuels the desire to eat another.

I would still say that Royce Nama Chocolate is still the best. We'll definitely getting some again soon.

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Craving for Kra pao at the Greyhound Cafe

We ended up at The Podium for lunch after our daughter's voice lessons nearby. As we kind of missed Thai food, we decided to eat at the Greyhound Cafe, which served Thai food. The name of the cafe somewhat confused us as didn't hint at being a place where you can get Thai food.

Greyhound Cafe's version of Kra pao is their "Minced Chicken with Sweet Basil Leaves and Hot Chillies. This is practically the description of Kra Pao.

This was a real good version of kra pao though the current top on my list is the version by a restaurant at SM Megamall - Nara. I will write about that one soon!

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