Does anyone know what copeaux is, in the chocolate sense?!
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lmao OK,I don't know what the other loooong answer was about but copeaux is french for SHAVINGS!. Like when you shave pieces of chocolate with a knife!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Drinking Chocolate!.
Special Edition: Invasion of the Drinking Chocolates!
One night a few years ago, I went to bed as usual!. When I woke up next morning and rubbed my eyes, we’d been invaded by drinking chocolates!. Chocolatiers everywhere were producing their own variations of a rich hot chocolate drink, so it’s high time for an investigation of this phenomenon!.
The first thing to realize is that everything labeled as “drinking chocolate” isn’t drinking chocolate!. When I ordered a number of “drinking chocolates” from several websites, a couple of them were simply hot cocoa mixes with a fancier name!. I don’t believe that anyone is intentionally misleading consumers in this case!. Rather, it’s probably a scenario where the terms are used interchangeably, because most people group all such beverages together!. What’s the difference!? A hot cocoa mix is made with cocoa powder, not chocolate!. It will almost certainly contain sugar; it may also have powdered milk, vanilla, soy lecithin, or any of a number of other ingredients, including starch!. Drinking chocolate, or hot chocolate, contains actual chocolate!. Because chocolate contains more cocoa butter than does cocoa powder, drinking chocolate is normally richer and may be thicker than hot cocoa!. Drinking chocolate may also contain sugar, soy lecithin, starch, and even cocoa powder, among other ingredients!. So it’s easy to see how people might become confused!.
As there are so many types of drinking chocolates out there, I thought it might be nice to have more than one opinion on some of them!. With the help of my friend Bill, I assembled a prestigious panel of tasters whose credentials in chocolate are non-existent (if you take nothing else away with you from reading any of my columns, I hope you’ll gain the conviction that the only person whose opinion really matters when you’re tasting a chocolate product is yours!. The panelists were a group of friends, and this turned out to be a fun idea for a gathering)!. I had aimed to have the panel sample only hot chocolates, but I slipped up in one case (see below)!. Drinking chocolates are listed in no particular order, along with my source for each and any notable comments (my panelists didn’t try the hot cocoa mixes, but I did)!. Keep in mind that the tastings were conducted in a highly unscientific fashion, and as we tasted all of these products in a 3-1/2 hour timespan, some taste fatigue was bound to come into play!. Where there was concensus or near-conscensus of the positive type, you’ll see the word “recommended” at the end of the listing!. As always, though, I suggest trying products for yourself!.
One problem with many of the mixes is that they aren’t always specific about quantities!. When it comes to adding sugar, I can understand that; it’s a matter of taste!. But when a recipe calls for “soupspoons” of mix (as the Dolfin does), or doesn’t tell you how much milk to use (as is the case with the Max Brenner), the “convenience and ease” factor of these products decreases considerably!. Making hot chocolate from a mix shouldn’t have to be that much of a guessing game!. Where I had trouble figuring out the directions, I list the quantities I used!. All mixes were prepared according to package instructions!. As many of the quantities are listed in metric amounts, you’ll have to approximate sometimes, and a good kitchen scale is a big help!. As far as I know, one liquid cup is equivalent to just about 240 ml, so that was the liquid conversion I used!. Where teaspoons or tablespoons of mix were called for, I used measuring spoons except where noted!. Bonnat, Dolfin, Fran’s, and Enric Rovira all contained large clumps of mix and/or chocolate, which would be annoying to have to try to chop or separate prior to preparation!. Use whole milk to make hot chocolate, please, and if you have a tasting with friends, be wise, and keep it to only a few examples!
It was impossible for us to try every drinking chocolate out there, but we got to taste a good number of them!. We did not try the hot chocolate mixes made by Jacques Torres (http://mrchocolate!.com); MarieBelle (www!.mariebelle!.com); Vosges Haut-Chocolate (www!.vosgeschocolate!.com; the products are listed on the website as “Couture Cocoas”, but I was told the mixes contain shaved chocolate); Lake Champlain Chocolates (www!.lakechamplainchocolates!.com!. Only the “Old World” selection is a hot chocolate; the rest are hot cocoas); and Charbonnel et Walker (The Cultured Cup in Dallas, TX, (972) 960-1521 or toll-free (888) 847-8327; this is a seasonal item here, though they try to stock enough to last until March or so)!. I’m certain there are other drinking chocolates out there as well!. Incidentally, you can also make your own drinking chocolate at home, and it’s not particularly difficult or time-consuming; recipes follow after the reviews of the commercial products!. If you are going to buy a hot chocolate mix, please shop around for price, as you can really save yourself some money by doing so!. Finally, a hot chocolate mix makes a nice gift for your sweetheart, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner…
Hope That Helps!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Special Edition: Invasion of the Drinking Chocolates!
One night a few years ago, I went to bed as usual!. When I woke up next morning and rubbed my eyes, we’d been invaded by drinking chocolates!. Chocolatiers everywhere were producing their own variations of a rich hot chocolate drink, so it’s high time for an investigation of this phenomenon!.
The first thing to realize is that everything labeled as “drinking chocolate” isn’t drinking chocolate!. When I ordered a number of “drinking chocolates” from several websites, a couple of them were simply hot cocoa mixes with a fancier name!. I don’t believe that anyone is intentionally misleading consumers in this case!. Rather, it’s probably a scenario where the terms are used interchangeably, because most people group all such beverages together!. What’s the difference!? A hot cocoa mix is made with cocoa powder, not chocolate!. It will almost certainly contain sugar; it may also have powdered milk, vanilla, soy lecithin, or any of a number of other ingredients, including starch!. Drinking chocolate, or hot chocolate, contains actual chocolate!. Because chocolate contains more cocoa butter than does cocoa powder, drinking chocolate is normally richer and may be thicker than hot cocoa!. Drinking chocolate may also contain sugar, soy lecithin, starch, and even cocoa powder, among other ingredients!. So it’s easy to see how people might become confused!.
As there are so many types of drinking chocolates out there, I thought it might be nice to have more than one opinion on some of them!. With the help of my friend Bill, I assembled a prestigious panel of tasters whose credentials in chocolate are non-existent (if you take nothing else away with you from reading any of my columns, I hope you’ll gain the conviction that the only person whose opinion really matters when you’re tasting a chocolate product is yours!. The panelists were a group of friends, and this turned out to be a fun idea for a gathering)!. I had aimed to have the panel sample only hot chocolates, but I slipped up in one case (see below)!. Drinking chocolates are listed in no particular order, along with my source for each and any notable comments (my panelists didn’t try the hot cocoa mixes, but I did)!. Keep in mind that the tastings were conducted in a highly unscientific fashion, and as we tasted all of these products in a 3-1/2 hour timespan, some taste fatigue was bound to come into play!. Where there was concensus or near-conscensus of the positive type, you’ll see the word “recommended” at the end of the listing!. As always, though, I suggest trying products for yourself!.
One problem with many of the mixes is that they aren’t always specific about quantities!. When it comes to adding sugar, I can understand that; it’s a matter of taste!. But when a recipe calls for “soupspoons” of mix (as the Dolfin does), or doesn’t tell you how much milk to use (as is the case with the Max Brenner), the “convenience and ease” factor of these products decreases considerably!. Making hot chocolate from a mix shouldn’t have to be that much of a guessing game!. Where I had trouble figuring out the directions, I list the quantities I used!. All mixes were prepared according to package instructions!. As many of the quantities are listed in metric amounts, you’ll have to approximate sometimes, and a good kitchen scale is a big help!. As far as I know, one liquid cup is equivalent to just about 240 ml, so that was the liquid conversion I used!. Where teaspoons or tablespoons of mix were called for, I used measuring spoons except where noted!. Bonnat, Dolfin, Fran’s, and Enric Rovira all contained large clumps of mix and/or chocolate, which would be annoying to have to try to chop or separate prior to preparation!. Use whole milk to make hot chocolate, please, and if you have a tasting with friends, be wise, and keep it to only a few examples!
It was impossible for us to try every drinking chocolate out there, but we got to taste a good number of them!. We did not try the hot chocolate mixes made by Jacques Torres (http://mrchocolate!.com); MarieBelle (www!.mariebelle!.com); Vosges Haut-Chocolate (www!.vosgeschocolate!.com; the products are listed on the website as “Couture Cocoas”, but I was told the mixes contain shaved chocolate); Lake Champlain Chocolates (www!.lakechamplainchocolates!.com!. Only the “Old World” selection is a hot chocolate; the rest are hot cocoas); and Charbonnel et Walker (The Cultured Cup in Dallas, TX, (972) 960-1521 or toll-free (888) 847-8327; this is a seasonal item here, though they try to stock enough to last until March or so)!. I’m certain there are other drinking chocolates out there as well!. Incidentally, you can also make your own drinking chocolate at home, and it’s not particularly difficult or time-consuming; recipes follow after the reviews of the commercial products!. If you are going to buy a hot chocolate mix, please shop around for price, as you can really save yourself some money by doing so!. Finally, a hot chocolate mix makes a nice gift for your sweetheart, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner…
Hope That Helps!?Www@FoodAQ@Com