Like a chocoholic! :)

Whether it is dark, white, chocolate cake or some other type, I just adore chocolate. :)  It is hard to find somebody who doesn’ t enjoy its excellent taste. There’s plenty of chocolates in the markets and I’ve tried most of them. I’m some sort of choc gourmet :D  I have got my favourite ones. But there are also chocolates which I only like, not love ;P I could kill for good double-milk chocolate… Or for the one with an interesting filling. For example a coconut filling :D As you can see I have a clear preference. I adore milk choc and I particularly don’t like chocolates with yogurt filling… :)

All right  :)  Let’s not talk ‘bout me. Let’s talk ‘bout the chocolate :D

Among all of the different types of chocolates, dark chocolate is considered healthiest chocolate. :)   The ingredients of dark chocolate are compose of vanilla, sugar, cocoa butter, and lecithin. It is called dark chocolate because of its dark color which is due to the high percentage of cocoa. There are bittersweet chocolates and semisweet chocolates and these all are from the dark chocolate category. Dark chocolate is also divided in several variants. There is a certain sweet dark chocolate which is called like that because it has high sugar content. And if there is some dark chocolate on the market, there is also a light or white chocolate. Why chocolates have large quantities of cocoa butter in it. This is why it tastes more like vanilla, has a mild chocolate taste and white color.

Milk chocolate is created by harvesting cocoa beans and processing it. Afterwards it is roasted and grinded it until its fine and starting to liquefy. And it is mixed with sugar and vanilla and other flavorings and left out to be solidified in molded into whatever shape the manufacturer wants it to be. And basically, that’s the process in that the time that is spent on the chocolate is quite long. That is the reason why it isn’t that easy to reach out. Specially milk chocolate.

Speaking of milk chocolate, it is created using the same process; the only difference is condensed milk is present in large amounts on it. Its actual ingredients are cocoa butter, sugar and milk. :)

Some say that it is in the chocolate and some say it is not even chocolate. No matter what they say about it, white chocolate is still one of the favorites when talking about sweets. White chocolate is actually not totally chocolate. :) What I mean is it is in the chocolate but it is mixed with something else, so basically, it’s a hybrid. What makes it different is the process that it went through. It differs from the traditional process of creating chocolate. Particularly the taste, it is more being on the creamy vanilla case rather than the chocolate taste. So to know what exactly the difference between chocolates and white chocolate, we will discuss briefly how chocolates are made. And when we come to the point where the difference is evident, we will then emphasize that difference.

I'll be writing soon :) Take care.


Ania