Chocolate –A dessert, a sweet treat, food of the gods, a symbol of love and commitment… there are so many things that it means and so many others that we might want it to mean! But the closest to what it makes us feel is to live in the moment and enjoy it while our tongue rolls with its deliciousness as it melts into our mouth, leaving us with an undefinable sensation. That’s quite like how ‘love’ is, isn’t it?Well, that’s why we say, don’t fall in love, fall in chocolates!!
While enjoying that piece of wholesome deliciousness that chocolate is, we often brush off a lot of questions that we may have. We may eat an off-the-shelf chocolate, a fine Belgian chocolate or handmade artisanal chocolate, but most of us do have a few questions on what we are eating. Be it Milk Chocolate, Dark chocolate or White Chocolate – we all have our own favourites, often received as the perfect gifts. Though the true chocolate connoisseurs are always looking to have the finest chocolates, which helps them appreciate this ‘food of the gods’!But wouldn’t we all like to be connoisseurs?
At Adler’s Den,our attempt is to create an exhaustive list of all the questions that you might want to ask about chocolates and appreciate them better. Our endeavour will be to answer these questions in our subsequent blogs. Without further ado, here we go with some of these questions –
- What are the facts about chocolate?
- Where does Cocoa come from?
- How was chocolate invented and by whom?
- Why do people love chocolate so much?
- How is chocolate made? And what are the different types in Chocolate?
- Which chocolate type is most popular?
- What is bean to bar chocolate?
- What are the factors that determine the price of a chocolate? And why are some chocolates more expensive than others?
- What are the eclectic flavours that can be added to chocolate?
- How are cocoa plants cultivated?
- Which cacao beans are the best?
- What are the different steps that go in the making of chocolate?
- Is there a different between Chocolate and Chocolates?
- What the different things for which chocolate is known for?
- What are the words that can be used to describe chocolates?
- What defines the taste of a chocolate?
- ‘Origin Chocolates’- what are these?
- Why is chocolate also called the ‘food of the gods’?
- Is it true that in 40 years, chocolate will be extinct? ☹
- What are the health benefits of chocolate?
- Is chocolate anyway bad for health?
- Artisan Chocolates / Artisanal Chocolates / Gourmet Chocolates– What are they?
- What is the usual shelf life for chocolate?
- What are the precautions to be taken care of for storing chocolate?
- What is “Chocolate Bloom”?
- How to find the best chocolates?
- “Organic Chocolate”, what does it mean?
- What are the most common methods used to pack chocolates?
- Is there any impact of chocolates on our hormones?
- Does eating chocolates impact our mood?
- Is chocolate actually an aphrodisiac?
- Is there an impact of eating chocolate on sexual desires?
- Which chocolates are the best in the world?
- How much chocolate and which one should one have per day for optimum health benefit?
- What is the difference between the different chocolate preparations like bon-bons, truffles and pralines?
- Is white chocolate a pseudo-chocolate?
- What are the challenges that the new age cocoa farmers facing?
- What is “Fair Trade Chocolate”?
- Who makes the best chocolates in the world?
- What is the number on selling brand of chocolate in the world?
We will soon be answering most of these questions. Meanwhile, if you wish us to answer any of your questions about chocolate, do write to us at: writetous@adlersden.com
Looking forward to a chocoliscious hello from you!!
