Identify Your Chocolates in a Box Without a Guide
Many boxed chocolates come with a small menu that tells you what kind of chocolate you are dealing with. This is useful if you want to, say, eat all the caramels and keep the coconuts, but even if you don’t have a guide, it’s pretty easy to tell the types of chocolate just by their shape.
Epicurious spoke to Godiva Executive Chef Thierry Muret, who explained that many chocolatiers actually shape and decorate their chocolates to indicate what’s inside.
For example, thick, angular chocolates tend to indicate bolder flavors such as caramel and fudge. Soft caramels are usually square, while chewy caramels are rectangular. If you’re looking for chocolate with a soft, creamy middle, look for rounded, soft shapes. It’s pretty obvious, but Muret notes that butter and cherry liqueurs are usually domed. Colors can also indicate taste. For example, lemon-flavored chocolate may have a slight yellow streak, while coconut-flavored chocolate may have a white dot.
Some of the ideas are pretty intuitive (you’ll learn a thing or two if you eat a lot of chocolate over the years), but it’s interesting information nonetheless. Read the full text at the link below.
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