Ever since the controversial new ruby chocolate was revealed at a Shanghai trade show in September 2017, the ever-wandering eye of the public has been curious about pink chocolate. China's not exactly a hub for chocolate making (yet). But one of the …
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Thailand’s Homegrown Craft Chocolate Culture
Thailand is hot. Even in the dead of winter, the south is sticky, melty hot. It's not the kind of hot you normally associate with chocolate, but Thailand has actually been growing cacao— the raw material for chocolate— for over a century. Over the …
What is WholeFruit Chocolate? (Made With Cacao Sugar)
Almost exactly two years after the company's release of ruby chocolate, Zurich-based Barry Callebaut has released a new product: WholeFruit Chocolate. Some statistics dropped about the product line include 70%, which is how much of the cacao pod is …
Cacao vs. Cocoa: How They’re Different
How are "cacao" and "cocoa" different? As a chocolate writer, I get this question all the time, and the answer is quite simple: cacao and cocoa are the same word in different languages. It's a bit of a debate in the craft chocolate industry as to …
Where To Buy Craft Chocolate Online
Happy World Chocolate Day! In honor of this sacred, completely arbitrarily-chosen date, here are the best places to buy craft chocolate online. We go from the best craft chocolate on Amazon to online craft chocolate retailers (sorted by country). …
Korean Chocolate Culture: From Bean to Bar & Beyond
Korean chocolate is a topic close to my heart, as I've been living in South Korea for the last three years, and watched the local market blossom. However, South Korea is rarely— if ever— associated with great chocolate. It's not that Korean chocolate …
What Is Tablea? All About Filipino Hot Chocolate (Sikwate)
I heard the word tablea— also spelled tableya— so many times over my first couple of weeks in the Philippines, back in early 2017. I even bought some honey tablea in Bohol a couple of years ago. Then again, when I went back in to research Philippine …
What Is Bean To Bar, Craft Chocolate?
Bean-to-bar, small batch, craft, artisan, micro-batch chocolate; all of this boils down to the same idea of a new way of making chocolate. Although some terms are older than others, all of them refer to a small-scale chocolate making movement. …
7 Ways to Keep Chocolate In A Healthy Diet
As a chocolate writer, I easily eat a kilo of chocolate each month, if not two. Yet I'm not overweight. This is partly due to my age and genetics, yes, but the amount of chocolate I eat is almost inhumane some days. I've had my periods of …
Why Travel For Chocolate?
For some people (like yours truly), finding amazing chocolate in surprising places is reason enough to travel. But traveling for chocolate is not as simple as going to a different country to buy a Cadbury cream egg. In fact, despite …
