http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog Chocolate Truffles Wed, 11 May 2011 09:50:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/about-chocolate-truffles/ “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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/chocolate-and-passion/   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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/about-white-chocolate/   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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/about-milk-chocolate/     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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/about-dark-chocolate/ “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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/the-story-of-chocolate/ 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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/chocolate-dictionary/ “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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/chocolate-quotes/ 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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/tasting-chocolate/ 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 →]]> http://www.ameliechocolat.co.uk/blog/2011/05/how-chocolate-is-made/