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Things only a die-hard chocoholic will relate to

November 20th, 2015

Each time you go on your monthly grocery shopping spree, the first and perhaps the only thing which you always make sure of is the chocolate. Each time a friend or cousin is flying back home from abroad; all you ask them to bring for you are chocolates. Each time you are angry, all it takes for your closed ones is buy you a chocolate. If you can relate to any of these, you are a die-hard chocolate lover. Read on to meet the different situations in your life which you sure must have experienced as a chocolate lover.

You always, always have a good idea about where in the darkest of places did you hide the last piece of chocolate for nobody else to find it. And when nobody is around, you quickly gulp it down. Don’t you?

Every time your friends plan for a hangout, all you suggest is a café where you can relish on some hot chocolate. Dessert for you has only one meaning – chocolate.

When you are out eating, you always will successfully manage to fish out that one dessert on the menu card which has chocolate fillings in it. And then, of course, more than the dessert, you eat the chocolate fillings.

When someone says they do not like to eat chocolates, you feel more than happy. For obvious reason that you do not have to feel obliged to share your chocolate with them.

Every time someone asks you whether you like to eat chocolates or no, you expect them to offer you one and sometimes even ask them for it when not offered.

The definition of “kisses” for you is certainly Hershey’s.

You choose a favourite dish on the basis of how well it has been topped with chocolate. If it has chocolate topping, it has to be a heavenly dish.

You can share everything with your siblings and friends, but when it comes to chocolate, you are that selfish and mean person, who never shares. Sometimes you eat it up secretly when nobody is noticing so that there arises no question of sharing.

You lick your fingers like a baby and devour on each piece like it is the last one.

That moment when you are at a birthday and you see the chocolate icing of the cake being wasted by smearing it on the birthday person, your heart simply breaks into a million places.

When you are baking a cake, half of the chocolate is licked by you rather than being stuffed in the cake.

When you go to Dominoes, your first order is the molten lava cake. Only after that do you order a pizza.

When you look at a chocolate fountain, you tell yourself that it is the greatest invention by humankind ever.

When someone asks you what is it that you want as a birthday gift, your prompt reply is always the same – chocolates.

If you know one such chocoholic, send them chocolates by post this winter to share some happiness and sweetness!

Chocolate desserts in 5 minutes!

November 17th, 2015

Are you in a hush-hush situation? Do you want quick dessert recipes with chocolates? If yes, then we are here to help you. These chocolate delights take only 5 minutes to perfect if you have all the ingredients set on your table. Let’s get started with the recipes…

  • Chocolate mousse – Not really the proper mousse but just a chocolate delight mixed with a little milk. Take melted chocolate sauce which has thick consistency and mix it with a little milk. Keep folding it until the texture gets even thicker and put it in your freezer for 2 minutes. That is all you need to do for this easy recipe.
  • Chocolate crunchy – Take waffle biscuits and put some raspberry syrup on the biscuit (You can take any biscuit of your choice; make sure it is big in size). Add in chocolate sauce all over the syrup and put a little cream. This recipe can be made on the spot too when you run out of ideas for desserts with unwanted guests.
  • Nutella sandwich – Take two big rectangular biscuits, which have no sweet in them. They can be salty but not sweet. Put a layer of Nutella on one and cover it with the other biscuit like a sandwich. Put a little cream on top and a cherry for decoration. This hardly takes 5 minutes if you have everything in hand. It is delicious, easy and super simply.
  • Chocolate smoothie – Use your mixer or food processor to make this recipe. Add in lots of chocolate sauce, throw in some biscuits, add a hint of fruits to this and blend it on medium speed. Once the texture is thick enough, remove it and serve it! You can add ice cubes to make this cold and a little vanilla ice cream on top too. Sounds delicious, right?
  • Hot chocolate – We all know how hot chocolate is made. You can either make it with the help of part milk/part water mixed else take hot milk and mix it with chocolate powder, sugar (if required). Blend this well by stirring constantly and if the powder doesn’t blend then make this in a saucepan. You have to just heat the ingredients together to combine them. This will take hardly 5 minutes to make. You can make the cold version of this too by adding tons of ice cubes to the hot chocolate and stirring it 5 to 6 times.
  • Chocolate fruit salad– Put a little chocolate sauce in a large bowl and add in freshly cut tiny pieces of different fruits. Mix this well until all the fruits are covered in chocolate. You can add more chocolate if you want. Other than this, you can serve it with cream on top. This is healthy, sweet, chocolate filled and scrumptious. Plus you can make this in 3 minutes only. It is all about mixing well!

These were just few simple ideas to do with chocolates. The next time you send chocolates by post to your loved ones, add these recipe ideas with the gift.

Facts about chocolates you never knew!

November 6th, 2015

Are you a chocolate lover? Do you have a tough time resisting chocolates? Well, if you are a diehard fan of this rich food item, then you must read some unknown facts about it.

  1. In 2007, a thief managed to rob around 28 million dollars of jewellery because he had gained the trust of the guards that worked at the bank in Belgium. He used to offer them chocolates every day to gain their trust.
  2. The famous movie Psycho from which the famous shower scene was made using chocolate syrup. Yes, the blood was actually chocolate syrup.
  3. The Nazis plotted a plan against Winston Churchill with an exploding slab of chocolate.
  4. Chocolate has a scientific name which is Theobroma Cacao. This means, food of the god. Well, chocolate is quite heavenly!
  5. Theobromine is the compound found in chocolates, which is like poison to dogs, this can kill humans too. If a child has around 1900 miniature chocolates, then he/she will reach the stage of risk.
  6. Chocolates were consumed in the liquid form instead of solid in olden days.
  7. Aztec emperor, Montezuma II has drunk at least more than 50 cups of chocolate each day.
  8. During the time of the revolutionary war, a lot of soldiers were paid in chocolate sometimes.
  9. This one might make you stop eating chocolates – It is said that people who dislike or are allergic to chocolates are mainly allergic to cockroaches. It is believed that around eight insect parts are found in one bar of chocolates. This has been stated by the Food and Drug Administration.
  10.  The woman who created the famous chocolate chip cookie had sold her recipe to the company Nestle and in return, Ruth Wakefield asked them for a lifetime supple of chocolates.
  11. The first ever chocolate bar created was by Joseph Fry in the year 1847.
  12. Did you know that the chocolate industry makes around 110 billion every year? We eat a lot of chocolates!
  13.  In the year 1947, a lot of Canadian kids boycotted chocolates after the price increased from 5 cents to 8 cents.
  14.  The largest and hugest chocolate bar, which was ever made, weighed more than 12,770 pounds that is around 5792 kg. We wonder who ate it all.
  15. The most valuable and costly chocolate bar ever in the entire world is around a 100 years old and is a Cadbury bar. It was sold in 2001 at an auction for around 687 dollars!
  16.  It is said that chocolate milk is very good and works well post workout. It provides instant energy.
  17.  Milk chocolates do not contain cocoa. Hence, they are not true chocolates. We guess you knew this already!
  18.  Chocolate milk was first founded in Jamaica by Sir Hans Sloane. It is said that he randomly mixed chocolate and milk when he was in Jamaica in the early years of 1700.

These facts are sure unknown and unique. So, order chocolates by post now whilst reading these interesting details!

Chocolates demystified

July 31st, 2015

Some of you may be mystified by the title of this article. Well, myths surround objects, living things, places and phenomena, both mundane and marvellous. You may be surprised to know that chocolate cannot escape the net of myths either! Yes, it is true that there are false beliefs that surround this oh-so-adorable member of the food family! If you are looking to send chocolates by post this year to someone special, but they decline to accept your gift citing on or more of the following myths – then be sure to let them know that their belief is in fact just a myth about chocolate that should be discarded immediately!

  • People with high levels of bad cholesterol should give up chocolates – or those who believe this myth, you should know that the source of at from chocolate is in fact twin pronged. One is from cocoa butter present in chocolate, which does have high levels of unsaturated fat. But, the second and more important source of fat in chocolate is stearic acid, which does not have the same properties as saturated fat. So, moderate amounts of chocolate will do no one any harm!
  • High caffeine levels – If you enjoy your morning cup of coffee from the local bistro or Starbucks, then you certainly should not be saying this! Chocolate contains very little caffeine. A Starbucks grand cup of coffee has 320 mgs of caffeine whereas a rich bar of regular chocolate has just 9 mgs of caffeine; the dark chocolate version having just 31 mgs!
  • Very high sugar levels – High sugar levels means hyper active people, right? Well, this is a correct statement. But assuming that chocolate has very high sugar levels and is to be avoided by children, who tend to be more hyper active than most, is not a correct statement. Children, by nature, have a very agile mind and are eager to do everything, see everything and eat everything! Eating chocolates has nothing to with them!
  • Chocolate and weight gain – The next time a diva talks about eating a green salad and turns up her nose at a chocolate bar – remind her that a small quantity of chocolate (of the good variety and not in a fudge or poured all over a brownie, mind you!) every day, in fact, helps a person reduce his weight! The foods usually consumed with chocolate add to the weight problem, not chocolate itself.
  • Increase in stress levels – Really – this myth borders on incredulity! Everybody knows that chocolate is the “fell happy” food because some of the ingredients actually trigger that part of the brain or gets serotonin (a chemical, again in the brain) released which relax a person. So, the next time you are on a verge of a loud and long bout of crying, buy yourself a tub of chocolate and indulge yourself a bit!

Chocolate also has nutritional value and makes for a tasty as well as healthy gift – so don’t hesitate to pack some in your next hamper!

Explore different kinds of chocolates

July 28th, 2015

The best gift that one can think of while sending something from far and distance is chocolates. Chocolates have this special property of making one happy in an instance. All the more, it is considered to be a mood elevator and can surely fill in for the void of missing you. In addition, chocolates have health benefits too and with the apt consumption, one can easily flaunt a good skin and enjoy a fit life with chocolates. However, before sending chocolates to your beloved, it is essential to be aware of the different kinds that are available in the market, to ensure that one is choosing the right pick

  • Dark Chocolates– Made from fresh cocoa seeds with a tinge of vanilla and cocoa butter, the dark chocolate is, undoubtedly, the best form of chocolate. With a flavour ranging from completely bitter to bitter sweet, dark chocolates are really good for the ones, who crave the real signs of chocolates. All the more, dark chocolate is also healthy for being as it helps to prevent various kinds of heart diseases and boost the immunity levels of the body. Though available in different brands, the core content of dark chocolate remains the same
  • Milk chocolates– Milk chocolates contain a major portion of milk in its ingredients, precisely 12% of the total contents. Milk in the form of dry solids or condensed milk form is mixed along with chocolate liquor and cocoa butter. This has a mellow taste with more of milky tinge. Usually, milk chocolates are sweeter than the usual chocolates and hence are highly rich in sugar content. Milk chocolates, however, provide a lot of energy and, it is believed that a bar of milky chocolate can help to keep a person active for about 8 hours.
  • White chocolates– White chocolates can be distinguished from its austere white color, which enhances its appeal. Basically constituted of cocoa butter, white chocolates have their unique flavor. More or less, they taste like the vanilla products. Since, the content of chocolate liquor is almost zero, many do not even consider this as chocolate product. However, white chocolates are quite in demand owing to their distinct effect on the taste buds; they are a marvel for consumption
  • Wafer chocolates– Constituted with layer of wafers and chocolate syrup, the wafer chocolates are apt for those who love the crunchy appeal in chocolates. All the more, since wafers form the core of these chocolates, one can sumptuously have this kind of chocolate when the consumption of chocolates needs to be reduced.
  • Chocolates with nuts, raisins and almonds– These are one of the favorite kinds, with nuts, raisins and almonds all mixed up in chocolate liquor and cocoa butter to give a lip-smacking taste. The almonds, raisins and nuts just add to the chocolate flavor and support it with a befitting taste. Also, because of these ingredients, they form a good snacking option

 

Well, this will make your selection of chocolates easier. If you still can’t make up a decision, go for an assortment and surprise your loved ones with this gift.