The absolute best way, in my opinion, is to allow a whole day to pass before
evaluating a new chocolate. This way your palate has no memory, and time
has helped prevent you from being biased against the new chocolate because
you remembered yesterday's.

Otherwise, probably the best method is to eat plain, warm polenta to cleanse
the palate.

Geoff

"Scott" > wrote in message
...
> This is a somewhat academic question, but...
> I was wondering if there was a proper order in tasting chocolate like
> there is wine.
>
> I just picked up two bars each of Scharffen Berger and Valrhona, one
> each dark (~80%) and one each milk.
>
> I thought that if you tasted the dark first then the milk, the latter
> would taste overly sweet in comparison. Similarly, if the order were
> reversed, the dark's bitterness would be exaggerated. Should I just let
> a good amount of time pass between each sort?
>
> Also, what's the best way to clear the palate between tastings of the
> same sort/different brands of chocolate?
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