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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!

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Chocolate – A Piece of Pure Bliss

May 28th, 2015

History of Chocolates

The chocolate is a confectionery, mainly derived from the cocoa, cocoa butter, and fine sugar. The history of chocolates dates back to the pre-Christian time during the Mayan civilization, where chocolate was used in different rituals. Later, in the 18th century, Christopher Columbus along with his crew happened to seize a large canoe of cacao beans and traded them later. Earlier in Spain, it was often used as a frothy drink usually after dinner time. Over the centuries, the concept of savouring the chocolate has definitely evolved to a great extent. Now, chocolate is the greatest comfort food with definitely certain health benefits.

Chocolates- The Best Expression of Love

There has been something special about chocolate since the very beginning. Chocolate has been associated with all types of special occasion and a lot of warmth and love. Whether it is a birthday or a marriage anniversary, Valentine’s Day or mother’s day – chocolate has always remained the best way to express love for any occasion. Chocolate is generally, more popular with woman and children. It has been associated with every other emotion as well. It has become the unspoken word of love and affection for all generations and occasions. For children, it is the ultimate joy and satisfaction. Even in cases of depression, mental agony and loneliness, chocolate has always, faithfully remained the only friend and support for the bereaved soul.

Types of Chocolates

There are different types of chocolates all over the world to cater to the different tastes of the huge fan following for this confectionery. The unsweetened chocolate, also known as the “Bitter Chocolate” is generally used to form the base of cakes, cookies and brownies. The “Dark Chocolates” are usually high in the portion of cocoa and very less of milk chocolate and sugar. The “Semi-Sweet Chocolates” are usually used in different recipes for cooking purposes. The “Bitter Sweet Chocolates” are high in cocoa butter, vanilla and lecithin. It has more liquor and less sugar than the semi-sweet chocolate. Chocolates that are rich in cocoa butter are popularly known as the “Couverture”. These chocolates contain a high percentage of cocoa and some of the very popular brands are Valrhona, Felchlin, Lindt and Sprungli, Cacoa Barry, Guittard and Scharffen Berger. The “White Chocolate” is also very popular which is mainly made with fine sugar, milk solids and no cocoa solids at all.

The “Milk Chocolate” is the most popular and desired amongst all. The main ingredients that go into creating this pure bliss are mainly the cocoa powder, milk powder, milk solids, condensed milk and cocoa solids. The perfect texture and smoothness just melts in the mouth to give the best feel ever of a fine chocolate. The Hershey’s chocolates manufactured in North America and the Swiss Chocolates made in Switzerland are the El Dorado of the chocolate lovers globally. There are various flavours of milk chocolates as well as chocolates with roasted nuts and raisins

Reaching Out For the Chocolates                   

Chocolates are abundantly available all over the world. It is easily reachable through numerous local stores and shops. Life becomes all the more euphoric if you can send the chocolates by post, instead of venturing out to the shops. With recent technology and globalization, online availability has increased the demand of the chocolate industry and simultaneously has continued the flow of supply to make lives happy with every bite, everywhere.

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