Rózsavölgyi Csokoládé Spiced Drinking Chocolate
I don’t know about where you are, but here it’s cold. So it’s not the earth-shatteringly cold that we had
Read moreIn ancient times, the Maya and Aztec civilizations prepared a cold, spiced drink from chocolate. The Conquistadors brought this drink to Spain, where it eventually evolved into the hot beverage we refer to today as cocoa. Cocoa is a mixture of cocoa powder and hot water. The drink is generally sweetened with sugar or a sugar substitute, though the Aztecs chose to drink their version unsweetened. The Maya however, sweetened their beverage, referred to as xocoatl, with honey. The spiced drink of the Aztec was called cacahuatl. Cocoa powder is produced by removing a portion of cocoa butter from the bean, grinding the rest into a fine powder. Many consumers confuse hot chocolate and cocoa, often believing them to be the same. However, while cocoa is mixed with hot water and cocoa powder, hot chocolate is actually produced from shaved chocolate. Hot chocolate tends to have a richer flavour since it also contains the cocoa butter that was originally removed from the bean during the production of cocoa powder.
I don’t know about where you are, but here it’s cold. So it’s not the earth-shatteringly cold that we had
Read moreHere in Blighty it’s blisteringly hot. Well for the UK in early June it’s a great deal warmer than it
Read moreAlthough there was no information about provenance. It was still a very pleasant 100% cocoa powder.
Read moreA luscious hot chocolate experience, but sadly it doesn’t compare to drinking chocolate made with the dark stuff. Still, it had a very interesting character.
Read moreHere we have a lovely bitter dark drinking chocolate that can be bought at the 100% cocoa solids level and then sweetened to taste.
Read moreIf its cold, you’ve got a headache or just generally stressed then reach for the Jaz and Juls hot chocolate to blow away that dark cloud hanging over you. This stuff is hot and spicy, but very enjoyable.
Read moreIf you’re bored with the hot chocolate that you’ll find in each and every supermarket, and what some choice then try this Indian-inspired drinking chocolate from Devnaa which contains cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. It’s very refreshing indeed.
Read moreI was very much looking forward to this Martini hot chocolate from Artisan du Chocolat, but unfortunately it wasn’t as powerful or alcoholic as I’d like.
Read moreThis special edition Christmas hot drinking chocolate wasn’t as special as I’d hoped it to be. There were some good Christmas notes, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Read moreThis is my first try of the Chocadores hot chocolate and absolutely loved it. There are some good flavours coming through.
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