Enjoy Your Chocolate Experience With These Tips
You can be more mindful if you go for for high-quality chocolate and see the label before buying. You can quickly get an idea with regard to the sweetness or bitterness of chocolate by understanding the chocolate to sugar ratio.
“If you buy chocolate with a higher cocoa content, it will be less sweet,” said Stephen Durfee, a pastry chef instructor at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in St. Helena, California. “You will get more of the natural flavor of chocolate.”
That being said, how will you know this immediately by checking the label? Nowadays, most quality chocolates have the percent of chocolate or cacao listed on the label. Considering it’s a percent, you can think of it as parts per 100. The sum of all ingredients could not go beyond 100.
That would only imply that if you look at a 72% dark chocolate bar, that sugar cannot go beyond 28%. While an 80% dark bar can have no more than 20% sugar. More bitter, less sweet.
Milk chocolate bars have to pave way for milk as an ingredient, but typically the amount of chocolate is sacrificed, not the sugar.
The origins of your chocolate has a big influence on the final flavor. “As with wine, chocolate made from beans grown in select regions of the world reflect the ‘terroir’ or sense of place of that region,” Durfee said.
“Soil conditions, climate, the lay of the land as it meets the sun — all influence subtle differences in flavor.” Soils of acidic nature produce a noticeable citrus flavor. More to these, such type of soil yields as lighter color to the chocolate.
To be able to completely enjoy your high-quality chocolate, you must let it melt in your mouth first before chewing on it. High-quality chocolate has cocoa butter in it, and this melts at body temperature, which will give you a ‘melt in the mouth’ feel.
“Let chocolate melt on your tongue for a few seconds before you start to chew,” Durfee suggests. “As the warmth of your mouth softens the chocolate, you will notice a real explosion of flavor.”
If you go on a chocolate-tasting spree, you should have some crackers and water with you. They will help cleanse your palate between tastings. At all times, use your every sense when eating your high-quality chocolate. Check the color, smell its alluring aroma, observe the taste and texture, and listen to the sound it makes while chewing on it.
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Chocolate For Women
Can you even believe there are sexist chocolates?! Funny, I know.
Ever since, the media have clamored about gender specific food items available in the market. Dr. Pepper for Men and Chick Beer? Come on. They’re a bit too annoying. But despite the infamous marketing strategies of such companies, some other companies just can’t resist to follow their lead.
Cadbury launched its latest chocolate wafer bar called Crispello. This is actually the first new chocolate product the company released since the 1990′s. It has been quite a stretch of time, right? I guess it is just about time.
And in such lengthy period of time, all they could think of was this particular marketing strategy, targeting the female gender? Yes, we all know it. The xx gender is the more vulnerable one and chocolate junkie women who just cannot get enough of anything sweet are an easy target.
However, there are some women who can actually resist the tempting chocolate just so they can maintain their figure. Not like it’s a surprise. Body over food is their motto. So, Cadbury took this as an opportunity. They zeroed in on the women’s weakest point with a sweet and tasty wafer covered in chocolate awesome goodness which is low in calorie. That way, you won’t have to fret thinking about gaining a few inches around the waist. What more could you ask for?
It’s best, though, to keep any branding from fooling you. Certainly, you won’t get poisoned if you try it on for size and you happen to be a male. For the male species, just take this as a hint, it might be a nice idea to give some as a gift to a girl you are wooing.
What can you say about this chocolate treat? Is it yay or nay?
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