The World's Most Expensive Chocolate

Since my last post about the world's most expensive coffee, as a chocolate fan..im really curious about the world's most expensive chocolate^^..So here we are..

This article is taken from extremechocolate.com:

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And the winner is...
As extreme as they are, none of the above items can compare with the magnum opus unveiled at New York's Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York in November 2007. At a jaw-dropping $25,000, the Frrozen Haute Chocolate sundae has been certified by Guinness as the most expensive chocolate dessert in the world.
Actually, it's the most expensive dessert in the world, period. Check out these specs: not only does it contain a blend of 28 chocolates, 14 of which are the rarest in the world, it's infused and dusted with five grams of edible 23-carat gold. You get a Knipschildt La Madelaine au Truffle on the side as a bonus.
On top of that, it comes in a crystal goblet and is eaten with a diamond-encrusted gold spoon, which of course you can take home with you. It's what's at the bottom of the goblet that makes it the most expensive chocolate treat ever... an 18-karat gold bracelet studded with one carat's worth of white diamonds.

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I really can't believe its reallyyy that expensive...=='...$25,000...lol I can buy alot of stuff with that^^..

Chocolate For You

I personally like chocolate a lot^^..I like the look and taste of it^^..somehow for me chocolate really look elegant(they look shiny and oishii)^^...cool^^

Check out this elegant chocolate image^^..especially Angel from Earth who want a chocolate xD(All I can give you only these chocolate^^) ..I like the 1st one..really shiny trully elegant!!

Basically there are 3 types of chocolate:

(Credit to: cacaoweb.net)

1. White chocolate

-Chocolate made with cocoa butter, sugar, milk, emulsifier, vanilla and sometimes other flavorings.

- Does not contain any non-fat ingredients from the cacao bean (tats y white colour ne?)

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2. Dark chocolate

- Sweetened chocolate with high content of cocoa solids and no or very little milk

- Can either be sweet, semi-sweet, bittersweet or unsweetened

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3. Milk chocolate

- Sweet chocolate which normally contains 10-20% cocoa solids

- Contain more than 12% milk solids

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For more info about chocolate check this website:

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Chocolate/about.html

Happy Chocolaty Valentine’s Day

While searching materials for my assignment..look what I found accidently^^..Its an article about Valentine’s Day^^..Yup..something about chocolate during Valentine’s Day..

I believe this article will answer all your question regarding question something similiar to this question..(ehrm..ehrm..) ”Why give chocolate during Valentine’s Day? Why not Bear2? Or Chinese Food? Why not Candy bar? Or perhaps a facial cream?”

Part of The Article:

Perhaps one of the reasons why chocolate is preferred as a valentine icon is because it too can invoke similiar feeling of pleasure. Pure chocolate odour has been liken to that of a perfume, arousing the various moods.

Some scientists believe that chemicals such as theobromine and caffeine are somewhat wild stimulants contained in chocolate, when eaten, may be responsible for some of the mood-related effects. Other imply the presence of naturally occuring chemical in the body called phenylethyme (PEA) – a group of compounds associated with synthetic stimulant drug class, the amphetamines. It has been suggested that chocolate may act on the mechanism that regulates body levels of cause “mood” changes, causing an increase of the chemical to further stimulate the brain.

Interestingly, the levels of PEA have been reported to increase in “moody” experiences such as “falling in love” which give another reason why chocolates are apt for valentines. In addition, the glucose released upon eating chocolate could trigger the surge of endorphins, a naturally occuring opium-like substance in the brain, causing mood elevation and feeling of happiness, and at time, boardering on euphora. Experiences such as runners “high” and aerobic “burn” could be explained in such terms. Endorphins are also important in moderating pain and fatigue relating to such high impact activities.

(Taken from: New Sunday Times, February 12, 2001)

I would like to wish boys and girls “Happy Valentine’s Day <3“

“Chocolate is heavenly. Chocolate is downfall, happiness, pleasure, love, ectasy, fantasy” by Elaine Sherman