Okay. Now that I have everyone's attention, let me be honest and say that I don't actually HAVE any chocolate...
...YET.
Also, I'm not going to be eating the chocolate, but drinking it.
No. I'm not talking about Hershey's, Swiss Miss nor even Callebaut nor Lindt.
Instead, I'm talking about...
CACAO!!! The real thing, ripe and straight from the tree!
Unfortunately, it wasn't picked today, so the mucilaginous pulp was almost completely dried out, with just traces of it remaining around the seeds:
Of course, I did have to try what little pulp there was, but it was DELICIOUS - tasting somewhat like a mixture of lychee, pear and citrus with the smoothness of a peach.
The next things to do are to spread those seeds out in the sun:
until they are dried, roast them in a low-temperature oven until they audibly crack twice, grind them up along with some dried out bread (for Mexico) or dried corn (for Honduras), add them to some boiling milk with sugar and cinnamon and enjoy!
I can't wait, but I must.
...YET.
Also, I'm not going to be eating the chocolate, but drinking it.
No. I'm not talking about Hershey's, Swiss Miss nor even Callebaut nor Lindt.
Instead, I'm talking about...
CACAO!!! The real thing, ripe and straight from the tree!
Unfortunately, it wasn't picked today, so the mucilaginous pulp was almost completely dried out, with just traces of it remaining around the seeds:
Of course, I did have to try what little pulp there was, but it was DELICIOUS - tasting somewhat like a mixture of lychee, pear and citrus with the smoothness of a peach.
The next things to do are to spread those seeds out in the sun:
until they are dried, roast them in a low-temperature oven until they audibly crack twice, grind them up along with some dried out bread (for Mexico) or dried corn (for Honduras), add them to some boiling milk with sugar and cinnamon and enjoy!
I can't wait, but I must.
If blueberry muffins have blueberries in them, what do vegan muffins have?