The invention of the cocoa press in 1828 made inherent separating the natural fat in cocoa beans, called cocoa butter, from the bean solids. This not only improved the consistency and taste of the remaining cocoa powder but made inherent the improvement of solid chocolate. Eating chocolate or solid chocolate, as opposed to drinking chocolate, was first produced in 1847 in Fry's chocolate premise in Bristol, England. Solid chocolate is a aggregate of cocoa powder, sugar, cocoa butter and often flavorings like vanilla. In 1879 Swiss Henri Nestle and Daniel Peter advanced milk chocolate by combining solid chocolate with milk powder. Experimentation in France and Switzerland led to the improvement of ganache.
Ganache is the center component of a truffle. Ganache is a velvety flat aggregate of solid semisweet chocolate and cream. Cooked at just the right climatic characteristic it cools to form a rich and firm paste with intense chocolate flavor. A truffle is a candy made of a round ganache center, often flavored, covered with a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate. Truffles are often covered in cocoa powder, sugar or finely chopped nuts.
Truffles And Trifles
Perhaps originating in France, the truffle is named for its optic similarity to the French mushroom-like fungus of the same name. Like the customary truffle, chocolate truffles have come to be synonymous with luxury and a sumptuous taste experience. Truffles are made in a wide variety of tastes. In many chocolate houses the Chocolatier's finest ingredients are reserved for the truffle.
For more information about other forms of chocolate see supplementary e-zine articles by this author.
History of Chocolate TrufflesTrifles aka truffles Video Clips. Duration : 2.35 Mins.The play
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