The Definitive Guide to Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Making: Ingredients and Recipes Introduction The phrase "bean-to-bar chocolate" refers to the entire process of making chocolate, beginning [...]
Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Making: Everything You Need to Know in 10 FAQs Indulging in a bar of velvety, smooth, and luxurious chocolate can be one of life's simple [...]
Chocolate Labelling: What to Look For? If you're a chocolate lover, you've probably noticed that there are many different types of chocolate available on the market. From [...]
There's nothing quite like a good piece of chocolate, but have you ever stopped to really taste and savour it? Chocolate tasting is a sensory experience that can be [...]
What to do with Expired Chocolate Whenever we go grocery shopping, it is always smart to check expiration dates before adding stuff to the cart. Some foods are meant [...]
It is a long process to produce chocolate from cocoa beans, and possibly the most important stage is roasting. Cocoa beans are roasted to develop the flavour, kill bacteria, [...]
Historical Chocolate Facts and Information Top 12 Historical Chocolate Facts 1. Christopher Columbus first brought cocoa beans to Europe Cocoa [...]
‘Chocolate Di Modica’, A Sicilian Protected Chocolate Inspired by the Aztecs. Chocolate di Modica or Cioccolate di Modica is a unique type of chocolate that has been made for nearly [...]
What is the best way to store chocolate? The idea of storing chocolate baffles a lot of people as it is just too tempting to eat straight away. [...]
A field of sapling cocoa trees in Udon Thani, Thailand. Quite surprisingly, I discovered a field of cocoa tree saplings just by the side of a busy [...]
Interesting Facts and Information about Chocolate Chocolate captures the imagination of so many people worldwide and even has a day dedicated to celebrating it. On top of [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Making Equipment Are you looking to make bean to bar chocolate at home or start a small chocolate making [...]
Banoffee Chocolate Truffles Recipe Banoffee pie is probably my favourite dessert from back home and so had to be the first chocolate truffle recipe on my blog. It [...]
Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe One thing I have missed a lot since living in Thailand is caramel chocolate. I have always loved chocolate filled with caramel and so [...]
What are the different varieties of cacao? Varieties of Cacao There are actually over ten varieties of cacao but most people consider there to be three main [...]
What are the top 10 cocoa producing countries in the world? It is believed that over 1 billion people eat chocolate every day. Chocolate is made from the [...]
Can overheated chocolate be saved? Melting chocolate would seem like an easy thing to do, but you may find that sometimes it doesn’t always go to [...]
Rescue Your Chocolate: Simple Steps to Fix Seized Chocolate When melted chocolate is silky, smooth and free flowing it is hard to resist but when it seizes [...]
Ruby Chocolate: The New Fourth Variety Everyone knows that there are three types of chocolate, Dark, Milk and White. Except, there is now a new pink coloured variety, [...]
What's the Difference Between Cacao and Cocoa? Raw Vs. Processed When it comes to cocoa and cacao, many people are unaware of the differences between the two. [...]
From Plain to Extraordinary: How to Add Fruit to Your Homemade Chocolate What could be better than a bar of homemade dry fruit and nut chocolate? [...]
From Bean to Bar: How to Make Delicious Milk and Dark Chocolate at Home I have always loved chocolate and had no idea how it was made until [...]
Exploring a Thai Isaan Dairy Farm I have been making chocolate for a while now and although I’ve been sourcing cocoa beans from Thailand, I now wanted to find [...]
What is in chocolate? Dark chocolate is the healthiest type of chocolate as it has the highest percentage of the most nutritious ingredient, cacao, or cocoa. Cocoa butter [...]
History of chocolate as medicine Cacao, the primary ingredient of chocolate, has been consumed for its health benefits for thousands of years. It has been used for its [...]
Is eating chocolate good for you? Chocolate is not the first food that comes to mind when thinking about health. But, cacao really is a super ingredient and more [...]
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How to make white chocolate Some people believe that white chocolate is not real chocolate. They say this because there are no cocoa solids used in the making of [...]
Visiting Cacao Trees at Discovery Garden, Nong Khai An unlikely place to grow Cacao. Not many people know about Discovery Garden in Nong Khai, Thailand but I just came [...]
