Mayordomo Mexican Chocolate

[Mikey1214]

Does anyone know where this chocolate can be found in San Francisco? Thank you.

[wolfe]

If you can't find it perhaps Taza with do. It is available at Rainbow.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/521214
The Taza line.
http://www.tazachocolate.com/store/se...

[bbulkow]

Mayordomo is super good stuff. Straight outta oaxaca.

[wolfe]

Not arguing, just being practical. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Not really apropos but I love that quote. If you can't find Majordomo what is a good substitute that you can find.

[Windy]

Taza isn't a good substitute for Mayordomo though; I find it brittle and bitter, and it's not cheap.

I'd go with Abuelita instead, even though it's made by Nestle.

But I'd love to find Mayordomo too.

[Robert Lauriston]

Maybe La Oaxaqueña Bakery and Restaurant would sell you some, reportedly they use it.

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La Oaxaquena
2128 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

[wolfe]

My Taza chocolate maven suggests you contact Tacubaya as a possible source.
http://tacubaya.net/

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Tacubaya
1788 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

[jmarek]

They used to have it at La Borinquena in Oakland, but I haven't been in a few years.

[Mikey1214]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm still strictly on the Mayordomo (or is it Majordomo?) track, so will try to get back and re post my results after checking out all your suggestions. Many thanks to all.

[TerriL]

I found it a few years ago at Tacubaya in Berkeley.

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Tacubaya
1788 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

[ckshen]

It was mentioned in this thread that Mayordomo chocolate is available in El Oaxaqueno in San Jose.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/565663

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El Oaxaqueno
300 E William St, San Jose, CA 95112

[chocolatetartguy]

Just called Tacubaya and they now sell only a brand called Soledad from Oaxaca.

I'd be very interested in hearing if you are able to find Mayordomo. I am nursing the last to the Mexican chocolate tablets that a friend bought for me at the Mexico City airport from a shop that sources small local products. He suggested trying the Mexican groceries. There is a small smoke/candy/newstand on the south side of Market somewhere near Fremont that once told me within the past year that they carry some unusual brand, but didn't tell me which. It was on the way to the old East Bay bus terminal.

Good luck on your quest!

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Tacubaya
1788 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

[Windy]

That would be Fog City News, famous for its chocolate selection and the fact that the bars don't have prices, so they shame you into asking. I can't imagine Mayordomo would be upscale enough for their selection, but it's possible.

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Fog City News
455 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105

[chocolatetartguy]

I didn't think that was the infamous Fog Cit y News, but I could be wrong. I ran in one day looking for a magazine. The proprietor seemed to be a woman and it was a large space with not too much in it. The missing Mex. chocolate brand was the only one they carried. I think it was in the block before the the corner where the 38 Geary used to turn to go to the East Bay Terminal.

[chilibaby]

Soledad is amazing stuff, both the chocolates and the mole they make. It is worth a long trek, so you may wish to head over to Tacubaya and give it a try. Soledad and Mayordomo are literally across the street from each other in Oaxaca. The whole street was scented with chocolate love.

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Tacubaya
1788 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

[moto]

according to one company that formerly imported xocolatl Mayordomo, gourmetsleuth.com, it isn't available in the U.S. at present. a web based bidness wouldn't know the resources of every small, independent, ethnic grocer, but it's suggestive that the product might be difficult to locate. greater LA/OC is probably a better hunting ground for productos oaxaqueños, no ?

[chocolatetartguy]

I found it. I was over on Solano getting food to go at China Village on Friday and noticed Casa Oaxaca, a Mexican gift store a couple blocks below on Key Route?. Since I knew that the best chocolates came from Oaxaca, I walked down in the rain and lo and behold: Mayordomo.

I may have bought the last package. The owner had to rummage around to find it under a pile of papers. I got a plastic bag with about 2 dozen medium-sized tablets for $15. He did say that he was hoping to get more before the holidays. He did have several bottles of the mole: black sesame? and another? for $18. You have to add your own chocolate. The mole sauces are the peppers and seed paste only.

Not sure if Mayordomo is really that much better than the small local brand that my friend brought back for me from Mexico and I have not had Ibarra in a long time. I can say that there does seem to be a lot more chocolate involved in the tablet. When I put it in milk it initially turns into a melted piece of chocolate, not dry pieces. I have been drinking that Dagoba drinking chocolate, so maybe need to use more Mayordomo to get to that strength. The owner said that 1 quarter of a tablet was enough for a cup. I am now up to 3/4 of a tablet, but I have lots to play with. It is very fragrant and I can still smell it in my car from last Friday.

[Windy]

Yum. Thanks for posting.

[chocolatetartguy]

On my third try, I finally got the proportions of chocolate to milk right and had a very good cup. I used 3 times as much Mayordomo as the proprietor suggested. Also possible that a different prep might yield better results. I used skim milk (because that's what I normally drink) and a wire wisk to raise a modest amount of foam. I think I heated the dissolved chocolate milk a little longer too.

This TG, it will be Mayordomo for all my visiting relations.