Probably, it would be quite difficult to find a person who has never tasted the sinful sweetness or passionate bitterness of chocolate. Everyone likes this delicacy more or less. But do you know that chocolate might be considered as a product of vegetables? Do you know how much caffeine you get with one piece of dark chocolate? Or have you ever heard how much people can pay for one chocolate bar? If all answers are no, then you cannot be called a true chocolate lover! Interesting Facts The Belgian, Austrian, and Danish chocolate and sweets are famous all around the world. However, Europeans consume just 40% of all chocolate worldwide. The major part of all chocolate is consumed by Americans. According to the statistics, Americans consume more than 13 billion kilograms of chocolate annually. The well-known joke that chocolate is...

Belgian chocolates are a superior type of chocolate than the basic chocolates you will find in the general supermarket. Making these chocolates are considered as a sacred honour due to its popularity among several people all around the world. The chocolates are made by a set of professionals who follow a strict recipe. Belgian chocolates even beat the Swiss Chocolate company in their marketing power rates. These chocolates have gained and never broken the trust of its fellow consumers all around the globe. This all commenced in the year of 1912, where chocolates were commonly made by chefs dipping their hand in edible liquids like caramel, jam, jelly or even a ganache. The outer layer of chocolates which is protecting the firm centre inside, is delicate and very thin, allowing for customers to see the creativity and give the buyer's...

Putting salt in chocolate isn’t a fad. Adding matcha or turmeric is something that goes away as fast as it appears. So you can be sure that the people that make your chocolate won’t stop integrating salt into the chocolate they make. Chocolate bars with sea salt will always be in stores among the different varieties of chocolate bars. There are two reasons that humans love chocolate with salt in it, and here the reasons: Salt helps our body detect sugar You have probably wondered about why when people make a dessert that they would add a pinch of salt. You might think that putting salt in your dessert is going to make it less sweet. The human body can taste sugar better if there’s salt with it too. It’s sort of like a paradox involving flavour. When you eat...

Everywhere around the world, every season of the year, both children and adults take comfort in steaming or iced, based on personal preference, serving of liquid chocolate. Whether you buy your chocolate drink concoction from stores or make them from scratch at home, any frown will be turned upside down with one sip of a delicious chocolate drink. In Oaxaca, Mexico, they have a special recipe for chocolate that has been passed down all the way back from ancient times. They call this mesmerizing drink tejate, a beverage made from cacao and maize. In the small village of San Andrés Huayapam in Oaxaca, they even have a special festival to commemorate this drink, the Feria del Tejate. Ancient Origins of the Cacao Tejate Hot or iced chocolate is comfort food to the majority of cultures in the world. However, it...

Do you know the 7th of July is a more significant event than Christmas to some people? It is World Chocolate Day, which indicates the entrance of chocolate in Europe 468 years ago. This is not a marketing trick to improve chocolate consumption. If you are a chocolate enthusiast, you may be satisfied with the popular chocolate bars that melt in your mouth. However, there are fancier things that have been made of chocolate not just to promote the sweet delight, but also to use it as an icon. Swiss Chocolate Stamps The Swiss Postal Service released scented chocolate stamps which soon became a chocoholic's dream. Of course, these stamps never appeared on envelopes, but this meant that people who were enamored with chocolates went into the stores and purchased some stamps for keepsakes, or to send to their loved...

Hearing somebody say the term “chocolate” is the worst nightmare a dieter can have. The simple act of just listening to it makes you yearn a whole slab. Blame it on the smooth and delicious way the word rolls in your mouth, none of it is your fault. Chocolate has accomplished its task of imprisoning the entire world. (more…)

For those who have an undying passion for violating the usual way of doing things, becoming a chocolatier is a perfect life goal. This is a career path that is an extension of the food industry. Not only is a chocolate maker a job reserved for those with a major sweet tooth, but it is also quite challenging to make it big. To make chocolate many processes must be followed, and many recipes should be experimented with, as no chocolate tastes the same. The chocolate varies depending on the maker and his abilities. Those who find that they have an affinity for molding and creating sweet experiments, the trade is a haven. The way to begin your chocoholic career depends entirely on the type of chocolatier you want to become. There are many types to choose from. You can be...

Consuming chocolates in large amount was considered unhealthy by the experts, a few years ago. But suddenly, the reports and articles talking about the benefits of eating chocolates have started surfacing on the covers of magazines and newspapers regularly. Some experts even state that consuming chocolate can help you with your brain functioning, and can also make your skin glow. Chocolate has suddenly become the healthiest food, according to these reports. But the truth is that the big chocolate companies have started this propaganda to lure people into buying their product in today's health-conscious world. There was a time when pure cacao would be consumed with water. As the world headed towards commercialization, the manufacturers started focusing on branding, rather than the quality of the product. Also, with the development of technology and new machines, the chocolate companies have built...

If you've ever bought wine before, then you know that buying chocolate is similar to it. You'll be spending more than half an hour finding out what kind of chocolate you want to buy. Different kinds of chocolate are vastly different from each other. Each type of chocolate range in types according to price, taste, and quality. There are cheap chocolates, reasonably priced chocolates, and expensive chocolates. What Makes Good Quality Chocolate? In modern times, making chocolate is a popular business. There are many new brands of chocolate that pop up all around the world every year. When there's more competition for the chocolate makers, it means that there are more kinds of chocolate to indulge in for lovers of chocolate. But when there's a lot of chocolate to pick from to eat, then you'll have a more challenging time...

You have most likely heard about it recently. In September 2017, there was an event that was held in Shanghai for chocolate manufacturers. During that event, Barry Callebaut, who is a large chocolate manufacturer, showed off what was appointed as the fourth chocolate type. Experts in chocolate traveled to China from every corner of the world to take part in this revolutionary creation. You probably think it seems like a huge deal, and that's because it was. It's been more than eighty years since white chocolate was invented, and the research and development department of Barry Callebaut managed to create a new type of chocolate. The types of chocolate thus far were dark, milk, and white chocolate, but the new type of chocolate is pink, but it's officially called Ruby. What's It All About Really? The revolutionary news of a...