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Gianduja, another fine product from Italy

January 24th 2008 Posted at Chocolate, General
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Wednesday, january 23rd 2008

Gianduja: Typical Piemontese chocolate with hazelnuts. The term “Gianduja” comes from a theatre character living in Turin. The Gianduja’s were the first chocolates which in were wound in silverwrap (around 1850).

Zebra, different layers of gianduja with roasted pine tree nuts.

Amandola, gianduja with a little bit of powder coffee, finished with a milk chocolate bean.

Ramona, gianduja with roasted pistache nuts in little pieces, a wrap of marzepain and fondant chocolate. (they really look like tree logs)

Rutino, gianduja with rice crips and fondant chocolate.

Krotino, clear gianduja with cracked nougat.

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Next week there will be a new chapter. Then I will be talking about different forms of chocolate.

Cheers

Staniollen with filling

January 10th 2008 Posted at General
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Wednesday, january 9 th 2008

First of al I wish everybody a very good 2008 and of course a lot of chocolate. Chocolate keeps you young. Don’t forget, it’s not the chocolate that makes you fat but all the rest.

The first lesson of the year was all about “staniollen”. Staniollen are little goldcups made from aluminium foil. These staniols are filled with chocolate and directly emptied again. This way you get a little cup where you can put in some filling. The filling itself is a mix of fondant sugar, butter, taste substance and sugar syrup. All these ingredients are making it tastefull.

The pictures are underneath :

Advocado filling