Here’s Why Everyone Is Gaga Over Chocolates
It may seem simple that we like chocolates because it tastes nice. But there’s more to it than that- which relates to a fat/carbohydrates balance that is set right from the very beginning of our lives. Chocolate in the Toronto chocolate tour is made from cocoa beans, which have been grown and consumed in the Americas for thousands of years. Long back, there was a drink made out of cocoa beans called xocolatl, which means ‘bitter water’. This is because in its raw form, cocoa beans are intensely bitter. In order to get at the beans, you first have to crack open the thick husk of the cocoa pod, releasing a pulp that an intense tropical flavour that is halfway between lemonade and a custard apple. It is known as baba de cacao, and is sweet, acidic and very sticky. The beans and pulp are further sweated and are even allowed to ferment for several days before being dried and roasted. The process of roasting helps to release a range of chemical compounds including 3-methyl...