When most people think of candy, chocolate is at the forefront of their minds. Chocolate is a versatile product; it can be an ingredient in savory or sweet dishes, a component of candies and drinks, or a sweet treat to… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘cacao’
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Different Kinds of Cacao
Chocolate comes from cacao. It is then transformed in several stages from its raw form into what we know as chocolate. Those sweet treats are sometimes loaded with different flavors, and it might all have to do with the cacao… Read More
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Why Should You Buy Craft Chocolate?
Why should you put forth the extra buck to purchase high-quality craft chocolate? The Multitude Of Flavor Components It might sound hard to believe, but chocolate is rather complex food. In fact, according to food scientists, there are over 600… Read More
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Everything You Need to Know About the Three Types of Cacao
While many of us are familiar with cocoa and chocolate, many people haven’t heard much about cacao. Even though cocoa and cacao have similar spellings, they have some key differences. Cacao beans are harvested from pods; cocoa is what results… Read More
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From Seed to Store: How Great Chocolate is Made
All chocolate, whether it is white chocolate, dark chocolate, or milk chocolate, starts out in a cacao pod. Different types of cacao grow throughout the world; depending on the type and origins, they produce different chocolate flavor profiles. The cacao… Read More
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Cacao: Chocolate’s MVP
Most of us like to enjoy at least one cup of coffee in the morning. It helps us wake up and start our day. Coffee is made with beans, and there are many different varieties of coffee beans. Like coffee,… Read More
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Chocolate: A Brief History
Upon hearing the word chocolate, images of bars, covered nuts and other delicious images come to mind. But, who can we attribute this wonderful discovery to? Historians estimate that chocolate has been around for at least 2,000 years. The derivation… Read More