Tabasco Chocolate
Tabasco Chocolate is a spicy and sweet dark chocolate.[1] It is made with dark chocolate and Tabasco[1] brand dry red flavoring (red pepper). The sauce is produced in the U.S by McIlhenny Company.
History[edit]
Tabasco sauce was first produced in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny, a Maryland-born former banker who moved to Louisiana around 1840. McIlhenny initially used discarded cologne bottles to distribute his sauce to family and friends. He aged red peppers for over 3 years in barrels to develop its unique flavor Tabasco uses Tabasco peppers grown in Louisiana. Over the years he created an empire brand sold in mostly every country.
Packaging[edit]
Tabasco chocolate is packaged in a red circled tin. It contains 1.75 Oz of eight chocolate wedges.[citation needed] It is also sold in paint-can style cans that contain 120 separately packaged wedges.[2]
Popularity[edit]
Since Tabasco brand has become popular worldwide, it has taken this opportunity to create a whole new branch of Tabasco products. Additional products include T-shirts and mobile phone cases.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tabasco brand Spicy Chocolate". Tabasco Country Store. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Gyekye, Liz (March 11, 2013). "Tabasco Brand Spicy Dark Chocolate Paint Can unveiled". Packaging News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.