If Johann or the Jostys couldn't, can you?
That is … leave home without chocolate? And that's what Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, considered Germany's Shakespeare, was said to have done when touring Switzerland in 1797. He loved chocolate so much that he insisted on having it at all times.
Showing posts with label chocolate truffles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate truffles. Show all posts
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Pralines: What Is Unique About Belgian Chocolates?
Belgium should be proud.
When sharing a box of chocolates with friends and told to choose one only, how many times do we fear that we'll have the last choice and when our turn comes, we can't just make that selection? Fortunately, when it is a box of Belgian chocolates, any choice is always good. I have to say there are no gross Belgian chocolates; you can eat the entire box. Chocolate in its finest form, Belgian chocolates can be addictive.
Belgium is one of the biggest producers of chocolate world-wide. It is especially famous for its pralines. Unlike in the USA where pralines consist of whole nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans) individually coated in caramelized sugar, European pralines refer to the powder (or the paste made from it) resulting from grinding sugar-coated nuts which is then mixed with chocolate.
Belgian chocolates or chocolate bonbons are chocolate that contain this type of pralines … simplifying, in general, pralines may refer to filled-chocolate pieces and when you say chocolate, you're talking about the former, pralines.
When sharing a box of chocolates with friends and told to choose one only, how many times do we fear that we'll have the last choice and when our turn comes, we can't just make that selection? Fortunately, when it is a box of Belgian chocolates, any choice is always good. I have to say there are no gross Belgian chocolates; you can eat the entire box. Chocolate in its finest form, Belgian chocolates can be addictive.
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Belgium is one of the biggest producers of chocolate world-wide. It is especially famous for its pralines. Unlike in the USA where pralines consist of whole nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans) individually coated in caramelized sugar, European pralines refer to the powder (or the paste made from it) resulting from grinding sugar-coated nuts which is then mixed with chocolate.
Belgian chocolates or chocolate bonbons are chocolate that contain this type of pralines … simplifying, in general, pralines may refer to filled-chocolate pieces and when you say chocolate, you're talking about the former, pralines.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Sweet History: -1500 ... Ancient Beginnings
Everybody just loves chocolate!
My first memories of chocolate was on the Sunday morning – every Sunday without fail – when my Dad would take out this heavy-bottom pot, start beating a tune with his steel ladle to wake up the kids. Then he would take out his tin of cocoa powder and proceed in concocting his special hot chocolate drink. It was a truly comforting drink, a wickedly creamy treat. Though I thought that was it, it was always the best. Growing older, I learned that chocolate wasn't limited to the chocolate drink. I became truly captivated from the small brown squares to cakes, fudges, chocolate truffles, pralines, caramels, and numerous chocolate creations. I just keep wanting and coming back for more.
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