tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34062576282058145522010-11-15T12:53:33.164-08:00chocoholics' treatsEfrat-chocolateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129051279126241925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406257628205814552.post-76144341159549437702010-11-07T01:37:00.000-07:002010-11-15T12:05:33.802-08:002010-11-15T12:05:33.802-08:00What is couverture chocolate?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m9keyTelWf0/TNZihoKfDyI/AAAAAAAAABY/35OdOi5X6Eg/s1600/couverture+chocolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 377px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 134px;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m9keyTelWf0/TNZihoKfDyI/AAAAAAAAABY/35OdOi5X6Eg/s200/couverture+chocolate.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hi!</span></b></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">Today we are going to talk chocolate!<br />
We’ll begin with a very special kind- <i>couverture chocolate</i>. If you are not a pastry chef or a chocolatier, chances are you didn’t hear of couverture chocolate before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Couverture chocolate is creamier, firmer (snaps when it’s broken) and has more shine than regular and commercial chocolate because it contains much more cocoa butter (32%-39%). Couverture chocolate is a very high quality chocolate and is manufactured from the best cocoa beans.</span><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype></span><shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 206.25pt; margin-left: 173.55pt; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-horizontal: right; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical: center; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 213.55pt; z-index: 1;" type="#_x0000_t75"><imagedata o:title="couverture chocolate" src="file:///C:\Users\Nir\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"></imagedata><wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"></wrap></shape><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
</span><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri;">So what is couverture chocolate being used for?</span></span></i></b><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Because of its qualities, couverture chocolate is excellent for tempering, molding chocolate, dipping, coating (fruits and pralines) and glazing all kinds of excellent deserts and chocolate pralines. <br />
If you have thoughts about tempering your chocolate or if you want to become more professional in your chocolate making – this is the right chocolate to look for.<br />
Because it is usually used by chocolatiers and pastry chefs, you should look for wholesale chocolate suppliers, when seeking to buy couverture chocolate.</span></span><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>For more info on<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></strong><a href="http://gourmet-chocolate-4u.com/what-is-couverture-chocolate"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>couverture chocolate</strong></span></a><strong> and much more chocolate delights visit my website-<br />
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Talk <span style="background-color: white;">soon</span>..<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3406257628205814552-7614434115954943770?l=gourmetchocolatesite.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Efrat-chocolateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129051279126241925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406257628205814552.post-34961906276423849652010-10-28T03:15:00.000-07:002010-11-15T12:53:33.177-08:002010-11-15T12:53:33.177-08:00Welcome to gourmet chocolate world!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello chocolate lovers!</span></span></b><span style="color: #ff66cc; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is my first sweet post and I’m excited about what’s coming next.<br />
My name is Efrat and I am a pastry chef and a cake decorator. In this blog, I ‘m going to share with you my great passion – CHOCOLATE! And I don’t mean commercial and regular chocolate, one can buy in a supermarket, I mean <em>gourmet chocolate</em> (or if you know it by the expression premium chocolate /luxury chocolate / fine chocolate). <br />
Well, lots of people don’t know what gourmet chocolate really is, and what is the difference between those two kinds of chocolates (regular chocolate and gourmet chocolate), and there is a HUGE difference.<br />
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The difference doesn’t mean that gourmet chocolate is the kind that sells in elegant box with golden ribbon and cost much more.. The real difference is in the ingredients, excellent ingredients, cacao percentage (at least 35% cacao), no preservatives</span></span><span style="color: #984806; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, </span></span><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">handmade process of manufacturing… and of course the superb taste!!<br />
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Well, there is a lot to write about chocolate and I don’t want to miss a thing.. <br />
So join me on my upcoming posts!</span></span><b><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I never met a chocolate I didn’t like”</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"> (<i>Star Trek: The Next Generation</i>)<br />
</span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Upcoming posts – A comprehensive guide to what you need to know –</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 37.95pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #984806; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">* </span></span></span><span style="color: #984806; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The difference between ALL kinds of chocolates </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 37.95pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #984806; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">* </span></span></span><span style="color: #984806; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">gourmet chocolate for your </span></span><span style="color: #984806; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Self indulgence</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 37.95pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #984806; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">* </span></span></span><span style="color: #984806; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everything you need to know on chocolate ingridients</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #984806; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">* Make your own chocolates - all tempering methods</span><br />
<span style="color: #984806; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">* Professional chocolate schools and workshops</span><br />
<span style="color: #984806; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">* Chocolate tours around the world</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #984806; font-family: Calibri;">* And much more chocolate goodies...</span></span></div><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><b><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For more info on what gourmet chocolate is and much more chocolate delights visit my website-<br />
<a href="http://www.gourmet-chocolate-4u.com/">your gourmet chocolate site!</a></span></span></b><b><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Have a sweet day!</strong></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3406257628205814552-3496190627642384965?l=gourmetchocolatesite.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Efrat-chocolateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129051279126241925noreply@blogger.com0