Chocolate: The Food of the Gods by Chantal Coady

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  • ISBN 10 1851459596
  • ISBN 13 9781851459599
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  • Published Oct 07 1993
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 128
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Anova Books
  • Imprint Pavilion Books

Publishers Text

Sensuous and emotive, chocolate is a prized quality ingredient. coveted by the most talented chefs and consumed in delicious sweets and desserts around the world. This book is about chocolate at its purest and best, truly a food fit for the gods. Chantal Coady, founder of The Chocolate Society, examines the truth behind popular myths (Does chocolate cause migraines? Is it an aphrodisiac?) and examines the different types of chocolate and why they vary so much in taste and quality. She also traces the colourful, often chequered, history of chocolate from the bitter, scummy drink popular among the Aztec Indians of Central America through its introduction into European society by the Spanish conquerors of the New World to the production of the first commercial chocolate bars in Britain by philanthropic Quaker families. Twenty-five recipes featuring chocolate in all its forms - sweet, savoury and liquid - from Claudia Roden's delicious and simple chocolate to a luxurious eighteenth-century recipe for hot chocolate complete this guide.

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