Has anyone cooked with this? gonna feel abit funny cooking with chocolate in everyday dishes, I got a bar for christmas!!!!!
100% Cacao
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I got some of the 99% stuff that Lindt sell, might be OK for cooking but for eating it was pretty rank.
The 70% stuff is good as well as the 85% but for me the 99 was a step too far.
The 70% stuff is good as well as the 85% but for me the 99 was a step too far.
http://www.waitrose.com/food/productranges/chocolate.aspx
Toddy, cacao I think is cocoa solids, the solids and the butter mixed make chocolate, I think.
The 100% stuff as demographic points out is rank, but I think the cocoa butter is the nasty bit for us humans (In excess of course). I just made hot choclate and it really was as bitter as black coffee, milk and honey soon sorted it out though.
There was a program on Willys wonky chocolate or something where he was promoting it and using it in recipes.
Toddy, chilli chocolate is fantastic, there is a guy on Arran that makes some fantastic stuff, James of Arran or something, its great
Toddy, cacao I think is cocoa solids, the solids and the butter mixed make chocolate, I think.
The 100% stuff as demographic points out is rank, but I think the cocoa butter is the nasty bit for us humans (In excess of course). I just made hot choclate and it really was as bitter as black coffee, milk and honey soon sorted it out though.
There was a program on Willys wonky chocolate or something where he was promoting it and using it in recipes.
Toddy, chilli chocolate is fantastic, there is a guy on Arran that makes some fantastic stuff, James of Arran or something, its great
demograpic, try this, mines turned out ok
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipe...zuelan-hot-chocolate-recipe-08-02-29_p_1.html
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipe...zuelan-hot-chocolate-recipe-08-02-29_p_1.html
Ah, got you 
The black, black stuff is gorgeous
Try adding orange to it, it makes a tremendous difference.
cheers,
Toddy
The black, black stuff is gorgeous
Try adding orange to it, it makes a tremendous difference.
cheers,
Toddy
Cheers, will have to give it a go.
I sometimes buy the 85% stuff in the local coffee shop for my wife and perhaps rather stupidly assumed the 99% stuff would be the same but slightly stronger. It was a huge difference and although we should have looked online for recipies, we just tried eating a bit on its own and didn't really like it.
In short, it was kind of our fault that we didn't like it and perhaps if we had put a bit of effort in we could have had something a lot nicer.
http://www.grouprecipes.com/12086/oaxacan-black-mole-mole-negro.html
a classic mexican dish which features dark chocolate. This is delicious.
Chocolate sauce is delicious with venison too.
a classic mexican dish which features dark chocolate. This is delicious.
Chocolate sauce is delicious with venison too.
