I can not hide that as a child I adored the chocolate in all forms: chocolates, tablet, Nutella spread on bread ... In Piedmont, where I was born, the processing of chocolate has an excellent tradition of the rest of the country and a delightful dessert gianduiotti typical: bonet, my mother prepared us Sunday and opened the race for the last spoon with my brothers to finish ... The passion growing has increased so much that I became more and more demanding, or the chocolate is amazing, with quality ingredients, or I do not care! Preference given to one containing 60 to 80 percent cocoa. As a true
Honorary fellow, even after moving to Tuscany, I'm going to hunt the best producers in festivals, fairs, exhibitions ... where you can taste different variations of the food of the gods. For two months, the events follow each other. In Florence there was the Artisan Chocolate Fair, theater Saschall January 19 to 28, among the exhibitors as true craftsmen of chocolate Simone De Castro, Donna Elvira Dolceria of Modica, the chocolate boutique in Florence. I can not report "Hemingway," a room in Florence, near Piazza del Carmine, where you can spend a pleasant afternoon or evening with friends while enjoying a hot chocolate, simply divine, obtained by dissolving a tablet in the percentage that each chooses to meet your taste. On 2 February I was at the trade show "Cioccolosità " in Monsummano Terme, a nice spa near Pistoia, known for being the birthplace of the famous poet Giusti, of which you can visit the house. A collection of high quality which were well represented at the chocolate artisans who made it famous the so-called world Tuscan Chocolate Valley: Slip, De Bondt, Catinari, Mannori, Corsini, La Molina. Also of interest are the stands of Sicily and Bonajuto Absence of the Consortium and Turin's chocolate. A unique opportunity to enjoy the excellence in chocolate.
I attended a tasting sponsored by Slow Food with the theme: the great chocolate, I had been caught. Rare experience to enjoy a selection of chocolate with cocoa percentage not below 80 percent. Three outstanding producers, who have guided us in the tasting: the Tuscany Catinari Agliana and Slip of Monsummano Terme, Sicily Bonajuto of Modica, a company founded in 1880 is the oldest factory Sicilian chocolate. In conjunction with Slow Food
proposed: Pantelleria raisin, brandy and Barolo Chinato. At the end of the meeting I spoke to Roberto and Pier Paolo Catinari Bonajuto talking chocolate and found that they deemed both in first place for the quality of cocoa beans, those from the island of Sao Tome. ...
What about dear friends who read me, the passion for chocolate is contagious. To the person who really loves the show CioccolaTÃ’ worth a trip, a great celebration of chocolate that is taking place in Turin until 11 March. The appointment is in the charming Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the largest in Europe, which these days is the sweetest in the world. The program includes music, entertainment, games for kids and many fine cultural events. Good chocolate at all!
forgot if you are lovers of sweets made of chocolate in Tuscany there is a mythical address: Prato you must try the cake seven veils of Luke Mannori, won the world championship of chocolate desserts and is simply sublime ....
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