What does the word chocolate bring to your mind? Chocolate is the best known food that we all know. You might hardly find anyone who has bad memories with chocolates. Just like the taste, even the history of chocolate is fascinating. While talking about history we have two phases of chocolate discovery and use. One […]
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Chocolate is made from fermented cocoa beans. After roasting the beans, the outer shell cracks open releasing the nibs inside. The nibs are purest form of chocolate containing cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Cocoa tree is also called Theobroma Cacao. Theobroma is a combination of two greek words, Theos (God) and Broma (food) which means
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Recently we had closed a deal with a store and finalised the display terms and conditions when one of the salespeople asked us for a sales pitch. This set us thinking as to why we are good. But the main question is there anything that sets us apart from the other chocolate manufacturers? Let us
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Shinny, colorful, artwork, collectible, chocolate wrappers are simply so desirable. It is not just the design but other important purposes to serve too. So let us understand the different types of chocolates and how they are wrapped. Need for a wrapping – the aluminium foil There are two types of foil we generally find on
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To keep it short, a chocolate maker is the one who buys dried cacao seeds directly from the farmer. On the other hand a chocolatier takes a chocolate as a start point to create confectionaries. Chocolate harvesting and making is a complex process. So let us understand the process and the distinction. Farming and harvesting
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In this article we shall explore the various terms of chocolate making process. Harvesting Cocoa beans grow on a tree called Theobroma cacao or simply called the cacao tree. Flowers grow on the trunk of the tree about 2 cm in diameter. The fruit also called pod grows to 30 cm in length. It changes
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Cocoa beans are the fermented and dried seeds of the Theobroma Cacao tree. These seeds are processed to create cocoa solids and cocoa butter. These are the raw materials for making chocolate. Historically these trees have originated in upper Amazon in countries like Brazil and Peru. But they can grow in any place on the
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Every since a local pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero mixed hazelnuts, cocoa and sugar into a paste, it has taken the world by storm. Nutella has a dedicated and growing fan following. It was created to take care of the cocoa shortage during WW II. So let us explore and understand this magical blend of
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Chocolate is one of the most popular food in the world and top in confectionary category. Traditionally chocolate was categorised depending on the amount of cocoa powder and cocoa butter it contained. But the law is different for each country and so is the definition. This is our guide in identifying correctly the right one.
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