Daily Archives: 09/05/2011

About Chocolate Truffles

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

“Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas…” Jean-Anthelem Brillat-Savarin (1755 – 1826) French magistrate and gastronome Chocolate, nowadays, is eaten world-wide in various solid forms such as chocolate bars, chocolate moulds, filled chocolates, cake … Continue reading →

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Chocolate and Passion

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

“Chocolate, of course, is the stuff of which fantasies are made. Rich, dark, velvety-smooth fantasies that develop the senses and stir the passions. Chocolate is madness; Chocolate is delight”. Judith Olney American Chef   Chocolate … the gastronomic temptress! Chocolate … Continue reading →

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About White Chocolate

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

  Soft, smooth and deliciously creamy…       White chocolate is, for the most part, dismissed by connoisseurs as not being real chocolate and is said, because it contains no cocoa solids (or cocoa liquor), to only vaguely resemble … Continue reading →

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About Milk Chocolate

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

  richly seductive & velvety smooth       Milk chocolate, decadent and delicious, remains, unsurprisingly, the most popular variety of chocolate in the world! The production of milk chocolate, as we know it today, was first perfected in Switzerland … Continue reading →

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About Dark Chocolate

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

    richly seductive & velvety smooth     Classic dark chocolate, produced by traditional methods, still remains the preferred choice of chocolate connoisseurs and aficionados. Also referred to as “bittersweet” or “semisweet”, good dark chocolate contains a high percentage … Continue reading →

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The Story of Chocolate

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

“The devine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food” Montezuma (1480 – 1520) Aztec Emporor   Chocolate is made from cocoa, which … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Dictionary

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

MELIE CHOCOLAT Chocolatier of discerning quality; suppliers of fine continental chocolates. BLOOM A dull, white film appearing on the surface of chocolate. This is either due to re-crystallised sugar, caused by excess humidity, or fat caused by temperature fluctuations. Neither … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Quotes

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

“I came into this world with a relish for life and its gifts, and chocolate happens to be on of the most tempting that one can possibly imagine.” Jeanne Bourin French writer  “Chocolate is heavenly, mellow, sensual, deep. Dark, sumptuous, … Continue reading →

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Tasting Chocolate

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie

Most people would agree that nothing tastes quite as good as chocolate, often referred to as the ‘Food Of The Gods’. Few people, however, really ‘taste’ chocolate … in the way, for example, that wine is tasted for its aroma … Continue reading →

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How Chocolate is Made

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Amelie
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The cocoa bean, which is the main ingredient of chocolate, is the seed from the fruit-like pod of the cocoa tree, also known as Theobroma Cacao. The cocoa tree is a tall, thin evergreen, and a native species of the … Continue reading →

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