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Up until the twenty-first century, most North Americans thought
that chocolate only had one flavor because chocolate bars and confections
were primarily made of a homogenous milk chocolate. But in fact,
chocolate manufacturers produce a great variety of chocolates. more....
Why do plain chocolate bars vary so much in flavor? When you buy
a semisweet bar, for example, it could taste very different from
another brand. What exactly is all this talk about chocolate percentage
and what impact does that have on flavor? more....
 Chocolat
Chaud — Best Hot Chocolate
A quick lesson on how great chocolate is made from bean to bar.
Each step in the process is crucial to entice the best flavor from
the bean. more....
Cocoa butter is the fat in the cacao bean that gives chocolate
its unique mouth-feel and stable properties. To be considered “real”
chocolate, a chocolate bar or chunk can contain only cocoa butter,
not any other fat. Cocoa butter is the reason why you have to “temper”
real chocolate. more....
Dipping wonderful goodies like fudge, roasted nuts or candied ginger
in chocolate is easy. You just have to learn the technique and then
practice to get a perfect coating. more....
Chocolate molds have been around since chocolate consumption moved
from predominately drinking chocolate to predominately eating chocolate.
more....
With truffles you have the chocolate to end all chocolates —
rich, unbelievably smooth texture and flavor. One of the joys of
owning my own chocolate shop was that I was required to taste truffles
wherever I went to make sure ours were the best!! It was certainly
a labor of love. more....
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