Taza's cacao puro discs are made with 70% dark chocolate, simply composed of organic cacao beans and organic cane sugar. These discs are pleasantly gritty and not overwhelmingly sweet.

But the discs of Mexican-style chocolate made by Taza Chocolate in Somerville, Mass., which arrived at the office of the magazine where I was working this winter, caught my attention.

Four Massachusetts chocolate shops are among the best in ... and Taza Chocolate in Somerville as standout local ... and shined a light on Taza’s organic, Mexican-style chocolate discs. ...

After bursting onto the scene in 2006 and getting hit with an unbelievable demand right out of the gate, Somerville-based Taza is as well-known in the professional cooking world as in the amateur ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A New England city may not be the place one associates with an ancient, Mexican chocolate-making tradition. But ask Henry Ung and his girlfriend Mimi Rodriguez about Taza ...

Taza Chocolate, Somerville: "Mexican-style chocolate discs—100% organic—are some of the finest around, making for a memorable drinking chocolate experience." ...

Even Taza's strongest bar, at 80 percent chocolate, tastes sweeter than most other dark chocolate. The large compensation is an unusually intense, especially fruity flavor.

From left: Fruition Chocolate Rustic Crunch, $8.95; Taza Cacao Nib Crunch bar and Cacao Puro disc, $5 each; Madre Chocolate Likao Kula Gini Choobua bar, $11; Peppalo Sea Salt, $6.

After bursting onto the scene in 2006 and getting hit with an unbelievable demand right out of the gate, Somerville-based Taza is as well-known in the professional cooking world as in the amateur ...