December 2021: Mala Gifts, Including Chinese Chocolates
December 12, 2021
Holiday Shopping Homestretch
Seasons Greetings, Friends of The Mala Market!
This will be a short one, as we're writing mainly to let you know thatwe will take orders for Christmas delivery through December 15. Some orders placed after that date will also arrive by December 24, but the 15th is a conservative date that should allow everything to arrive on time according to the carriers' cutoff dates.
However, there are no guarantees during this time of supply chain chaos, so the earlier the better! You don't want your loved ones to miss out onSichuanpepper grindersin their stockings or your colleagues to go without this presentation-worthy handmade soy sauce.
We hope you'll take the advice of the legendaryRuth Reichl, who ticked off her favorite Mala Market products in her holiday gift guide, the ones that have "pretty much changed [her] life":
"Can’t decide? Ma La Market has a number of different kits.But be warned: once you start using their products, you’re never going back."
❤️
🌶Taylor & Fongchong 🌶
P.S. Watch this space for our new line of noodles, coming your way soon!
Fossa Chinese Chocolate Collection (Spicy Mala, White Sesame & Seaweed, Honey Orchid Dancong Hongcha)
$39.00
Singapore-crafted Fossa Chocolate first caught our attention when they introduced an exquisite bean-to-bar chocolate that features the flavors of mala. The first bite of this uniqueSpicy Malabar blew us away, because it actually tastes like a Sichuan mala stir-fry, not only spicy but really and truly numbing from its generous helping of Sichuan pepper amid the dark chocolate.
Our tasting then moved on to the company'sWhite Sesame & Seaweedbar, a savory-sweet flavor that cooled and soothed our tongue with its nutty, briny, umami edge in a caramelized white chocolate.
Finally, we ended our Chinese chocolate flight with a dark chocolate featuringHoney Orchid Dancong Hongcha, a rare red (black) tea from the famed Phoenix Mountain of Guangzhou. It too delivered exactly as promised, with an intensely satisfying black-tea taste (which won it a gold medal in the 2019 International Chocolate Awards).
We've bundled these three—our favorites from the company's line of inclusion bars—as a Chinese meal via chocolate. You have to try them!
Kathy made some changes to the family recipe—specifically, she skips the steps of killing and cleaning the chicken—but you'll definitely want to read Mala Mama's memories of how they made this dish in her Sichuan youth.
