The Chocolate thread

[DarkSentinel]

I like vanilla better.

 

[Apollo]

I like vanilla better.

Jumping Jehosaphat!!

 

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Chocolate with a tate of... Andean rose. Weird.

https://home.pacarichocolates.uk/products/roses-chocolate-bar

 

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The first ruby chocolate:

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/18/new...-ruby-chocolate-nestle-japan-korea/index.html

 

[Dave McFly]

mmm chocolate

 

[Breogan]

Can't have this thread without a shoutout and thanks the Mesoamerican, Olmec, Nahuatl people...
Xocōlātl was the beverage of warriors and nobles. It was considered a potent intoxicant ... described In the sacred book of the Mayans, they refer to an intoxicating beverage that was drunk with “great solemnity and gravity” -Xocolatl could be prepared in a huge variety of ways and most of them involved mixing hot water with toasted and ground cacao beans, maize and any number of flavorers such as chili, honey, vanilla and a wide variety of spices...(in it's still unsweetened form)

Xocōlātl ---> Chocolate
Spanish then brought it to Europe in the sixteenth century, and sweet cane sugar was combined, Spanish Hot Chocolate became popular throughout the Americas and Europe, during the 17th-century, chocolate-drinking became very popular, and was considered an aphrodisiac.
Inevitably consumed with pastries, (someone sunk a Churro into it), onto sweet rolls, pastilles, deserts, into bars, and eventually ices,...
The first reference to "chocolate" in what is now North America is from the Spanish ship Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Carmen, which arrived in St. Augustine, Florida with crates of chocolate in 1641.... we've been hopped up on it since - here we are.

 

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Trader Joe's is the first major retailer in the US to sell 'ruby chocolate'

 

[jolldan]

You know how some people have a sweet tooth? I have sweet teeth lol.

What's the top US candy bars I need to try while im there?

Anyone remember these beauties no idea why they stopped making them

 

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New WholeFruit chocolate cuts waste by using entire cacao fruit

 

[Iceman]

You know how some people have a sweet tooth? I have sweet teeth lol.

What's the top US candy bars I need to try while im there?

Anyone remember these beauties no idea why they stopped making them

Does it taste quite different to a regular Mars bar?

 

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Going for gold: The Product Makers uses sugarcane extract to create gold-coloured chocolate

 

[Silvermoth]

I can highly recommend marble chocolate at the moment



it’s the number one thing getting me through the pandemic

 

[tzarinna]

I just snacked on 4 squares of Ghirardelli Blood Orange with some red wine.

Yesterday was a couple of Nestlé Chunky bars.

I don't usually eat chocolate everyday. I go through phases.

 

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Glitch at Lindt factory covers town in cocoa nibs

 

[Mandon Knight]

Anyone gearing up for Christmas with any new ideas they would like to share about new choc ? Something you haven't tried before perhaps.

Here, have bought as part of her present, got my GF Lindt Salted Caramel's and Malteaser Truffles.

 

[tzarinna]

I’m going to attempt to make chocolate ginger stamped cookies with my mini me tomorrow. I don’t think I’ve ever had chocolate ginger, they looked yummy.

 

[InCali]

For some reason, I don't really like chocolate and haven't eaten refined sugar in I don't know how long. I will sometimes eat some chocolate after dinner if I have a nice glass of port.

 

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Had no idea there was a chocolate named Twin Peaks:

Twin Peaks Bar: Honeycomb, Almond/Honey, Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Fruit & Nut Review - YouTube

 

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New cocoa fruit drink to make hot chocolate a has bean - France 24

 

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Chocolate Cravings Are Going to Get More Expensive to Satisfy

 

[squeekness]

I was shocked at how expensive M&Ms are. $2.50 for a bag that used to cost a dollar. Sad times.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

I was a Milka guy but I stopped eating chocolate years ago.

 

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Have scientists discovered climate-proof chocolate?

A scientific breakthrough may pave the way for developing more climate-resilient cocoa trees, potentially ensuring the continued production of cacao-based products like chocolate.

www.confectionerynews.com

 

[Silvermoth]

We actually went to a chocolate festival recently which was amazing. It was like living in a Charlie and the chocolate factory book. It’s interesting the actual South American chocolate is way better than what we’re used to generally in the west

 

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Man caught smuggling 45 kg of Dubai chocolate over the Swiss border - Falstaff

The hype surrounding Dubai chocolate continues unabated. The extreme demand is now apparently driving some people to break the law.

www.falstaff.com