at Chocolate Pearl. But where does one get lovely lavender in Cowichan? Oh wait, there’s Damali Lavender & Winery in Cobble Hill. Distance between us: 15 km Tea Ganache Even before we launched in 2017, a lovely tea ganache was always intended to be on our menu. And what do you know? There’s our neighbour, Westholme Tea Company, that has the distinction of being Canada’s only Coffee Caramel Pearl, Tea Ganache, Coffee tea farm. Westholme Ganache, Salted Caramel Ganache, Milk has earned another Chocolate Salted Caramel distinction: exclusive supplier of Classic Cheryl Painter Earl Tea to Chocolate Pearl. Yonge is head chocolatier and co-owner Distance between us: 8 km
Chocolate Pearl: Lo-cal, no. Local, yes
of Chocolate Pearl, 133 Craig Street in Duncan. www. chocolatepearl.ca
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f you look at Chocolate Pearl’s ad in this section, you’ll see our familiar catchphrase: “Lo-cal, no. Local, yes.” What that means is this; although our chocolates aren’t low-calorie, they do incorporate ingredients from many local agribusinesses – many of which are based just a few kilometres from Chocolate Pearl. What follows is a list of some of our chocolates made with local ingredients and the local suppliers associated with them. Apple Pie Caramel A delicious, soft chewy caramel full of apple spicy goodness. The secret ingredient to this divine treat is a hint of “Apple Pie Moonshine” from our friends at Salt Spring Shine Craft Distillery. Handmade in small batches, their moonshine incorporates locally sourced apples and honey. Distance between us: 18 km
Wine Ganache “Like water for chocolate?”. Hmmm… how about, “We like wine with chocolate?” Obviously, for our wine ganache, we have umpteen quality local wineries to choose from. Currently we use Zanatta Winery’s Pinot Nero in our wine ganache. Its fruit and spice flavours complement our dark chocolate beautifully. Distance between us: 4 km. Coffee Ganache At Chocolate Pearl we’ve got tea ganache, so why not coffee ganache? We have two varieties to choose from, a half-round ganache and a round milk chocolate pearl filled with espresso-infused caramel. Source of the coffee: our friends at Drumroaster Coffee in Cobble Hill. Distance between us: 10.5 km Chocolate Pearl: “Lo-cal, no. Local, yes.” continued on page 55
Lavender Ganache Lavender is a flavour that marries wonderfully with chocolate. It’s the reason why we wanted to introduce a lavender ganache
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