Dried cocoa beans historically have been shipped to Europe and the U.S. for chocolate making. But keeping the process close to home empowers farmers and supports local economies.
Category: Chocolate
The Cheese Geek’s Guide to Affinage
Did you know that France produces more than 350 types of cheese ? Each variety is the unique result of a specific production method and aging process, requiring both technical skill and intuition. We talk about cheese a lot on Chocolate & Zucchini: we’ve covered how to shop for cheese and the notion of cheese terroir , and today I am happy to present a guest post by Jonathan Deitch, a.k.a. Monsieur Fromage , a fellow bilingual blogger and passionate explorer of all things cheese.
Sue Allen: No more Cadbury’s for me, just Whittaker’s
OPINION: I am declaring, here and now, that I will never buy Cadbury’s chocolate again after it announced last week that it was halting all production at its Dunedin factory. This stand might be a bit hollow, as I can’t actually recall the last time I willingly bought any Cadbury’s chocolate.