Friday March 12 , 2010

Chocolate

Cordial, rich, slightly sweet flavor. Once sweetened, used to flavor drinks, cakes and other confectionery, however, in Mexican cuisine, flavors meat, fish, chicken or tomato dishes adding a lush, exciting taste.

Chocolate & cocoa

(theobroma cacao)
STERICULACEAE

 

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Curious Facts about chocolate & cocoa

 

How to Identify chocolate & cocoa

 

How to use and store chocolate & cocoa

 

How to grow chocolate & cocoa

 

Cooking with chocolate & cocoa

Cooking with chocolate will let you try some adventurous innovations. Use chocolate not only in sweet dishes, but savory as well; use it as condiment and as main flavoring ingredient.

Cooking your way with chocolate & cocoa

 

theobroma cacao: cocoa, chocolate - French cacao, chocolat - German kakao, schokolade - Italian cacao, cioccolato - Spanish cacao, chocolate.

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