August 29th 2009 Posted at Chocolate
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Friday, august 28th 2009
I must admit it, I am addicted to chocolate. Today I was walking in the wonderfull city of Bruges and I passed a window with some chocolate I never tasted. The flesh is weak and I had to buy some of it.
The first one I bought is wrapped up like a bag of tobacco and is from Dolfin. It contains 52% of cocoa and green aniseeds. Amazing taste ! It tastes perfectly with a glass of cold pastis.
The second one I got was Lacasa, a Spanish brand of chocolate. I am not really enthousiast about this chocolate. It contains 70% of cocoa but the taste is not according to it. Also I noticed that the translation of the ingredients on the package is wrong, Lots of errors.
If you have any suggestions for good chocolate, please let me know and I will give it a try.
Enjoy !
Alain
August 26th 2009 Posted at General
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Tuesday, august 25th 2009
While I was having a drink on a terrace from a bar in Bourboule, Auvergne in France I saw this artefact on their front. I guess they used to make chocolate in this place. When the chocolate was ready they let the clock make the bell noise to attract people. Might be a true story, I don’t know. But it looked surely great.
August 17th 2009 Posted at Butter mass, Chocolate, Ganache, Spices and herbs
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Saturday, august 15th 2009
Today I wanted to refine some chocolates that I like. I made a mokka cream praline and a ganache with fresh mint with dark chocolate. I also moulded some figures for testing purposes. The came out well. Lucky it didn’t get too hot and sunny outside since I have no airco present yet.
Moulded chocolate
Mokka cream and fresh mint ganache
Chocolate meringue cookies
Enjoy the sun !
August 11th 2009 Posted at Spices and herbs
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Wednesday, august 12th 2009
Today I visited Antwerp with an American friend Jim. I saw this super good chocolate from Zaabär lying in a window. Zaabär chocolate is chocolate with different flavours of herbs. The chocolate contains 55,9% cacao and tastes great. I bought a few of them. You can see the pictures underneath. Enjoy !
Macis de Grenade
Macadamia de Carpentarie
Noix de pecan de Taos
Citronelle du Sri Lanka
Réglisse de Galeria
