My very first foray into the world of chocolate manufacturing consisted of three rounds that I did on a whim. The goal of these rounds was to determine which kind of milk powder I like...
I had the good fortune to meet José Meza, one half of the chocolate power couple behind Mindo Chocolate, while I was in Mindo, Ecuador, a month ago. Mindo is located in the Ecuadorian province...
You probably weren’t aware, but the viticulture industry in Ecuador is growing. I had no idea about this until about a month ago, when I was at a café and met a guy who began...
On the farm where we make our chocolate in the north of Ecuador, we select and process the cacao beans every other Thursday. This gives us complete control over the production of chocolate from bean...
During the first couple of weeks that I spent in the Philippines at the beginning of 2017, I heard the term tablea, which may also be spelt tableya, a great deal. When I was in...
In spite of what most people think, chocolate did not originate in either Belgium or France. In point of fact, it wasn’t until a few centuries ago that it was brought to Belgium or France,...
Despite the fact that farmers only earn an increase of 20% above the price of the market for their products, fair trade chocolate is sometimes hailed as the most equitable chocolate in the world. Why,...
Do you want your hot chocolate to be on the sweet side? Salty? Savory? All of the above have been provided to me by some of the most skilled chocolatiers in the world, and now...
Can BBQ Sauce Go Bad? BBQ sauce can go bad, although it has a pretty long shelf life. The main thing to watch out for is the color of the sauce. If it starts to...
