Comments on: The Wonderful World of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder http://thelunacafe.com/the-wonderful-world-of-unsweetened-cocoa-powder/ ... a spirited celebration of regional food and culinary craft, season by season, with original recipes by Susan S. Bradley Tue, 22 May 2012 19:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mary (Fit and Fed)http://thelunacafe.com/the-wonderful-world-of-unsweetened-cocoa-powder/comment-page-1/#comment-24538 Mary (Fit and Fed) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:28:18 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=7629#comment-24538 I meant to say to avoid chocolate where point of origin of the cocoa is the Ivory Coast. Obviously you can't tell anything by the country where the final product has been produced. I meant to say to avoid chocolate where point of origin of the cocoa is the Ivory Coast. Obviously you can’t tell anything by the country where the final product has been produced.
Mary (Fit and Fed)´s last [type] ..Chocolate Orange Jalapeno Sorbet

]]> By: Mary (Fit and Fed)http://thelunacafe.com/the-wonderful-world-of-unsweetened-cocoa-powder/comment-page-1/#comment-24537 Mary (Fit and Fed) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:23:04 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=7629#comment-24537 Quite the tasting service you've provided! I recently bought some cocoa, I wanted something fair trade and organic, since that would also insure that it would be slavery-free (organic certification includes a labor quality standard). Another way to avoid slave labor is to avoid chocolate produced in the Ivory Coast. I chose between the three kinds at PCC co-op. Guess I'm glad I didn't pick Equal Exchange since you really didn't like it. I chose Rapunzel which isn't on your list, and while it worked in my recipe, I'm not convinced it's the best I can get. Dagoba is fair trade, you didn't seem to like it either. Fortunately, so is Green & Black which you liked a lot better. I will try that next time. Quite the tasting service you’ve provided! I recently bought some cocoa, I wanted something fair trade and organic, since that would also insure that it would be slavery-free (organic certification includes a labor quality standard). Another way to avoid slave labor is to avoid chocolate produced in the Ivory Coast. I chose between the three kinds at PCC co-op. Guess I’m glad I didn’t pick Equal Exchange since you really didn’t like it. I chose Rapunzel which isn’t on your list, and while it worked in my recipe, I’m not convinced it’s the best I can get. Dagoba is fair trade, you didn’t seem to like it either. Fortunately, so is Green & Black which you liked a lot better. I will try that next time.
Mary (Fit and Fed)´s last [type] ..Chocolate Orange Jalapeno Sorbet

]]> By: Rick Rodriguezhttp://thelunacafe.com/the-wonderful-world-of-unsweetened-cocoa-powder/comment-page-1/#comment-24494 Rick Rodriguez Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:13:58 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=7629#comment-24494 It would have been interesting to see the results of a blind taste test and know the origin of the cocoa beans for each brand but thanks for the information. I'm always in pursuit of the best products to use in my baking and you've given me some new ones to evaluate. It would have been interesting to see the results of a blind taste test and know the origin of the cocoa beans for each brand but thanks for the information. I’m always in pursuit of the best products to use in my baking and you’ve given me some new ones to evaluate.

]]> By: Rodhttp://thelunacafe.com/the-wonderful-world-of-unsweetened-cocoa-powder/comment-page-1/#comment-23986 Rod Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:12:20 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=7629#comment-23986 My previous comment posted before editing was completed. It should have read:More experience: Cacao nibs that are not moistened grind best when cool (more oil might be separated from nibs that are warm).Also, 3/4 cup of black currants (or dark zante currants) perfectly complement the quantity of chocolate mixture in the Tessera recipe when creating “energy squares”. Don't like currants? Try diced, dried cherries or dried wild blueberries! My previous comment posted before editing was completed. It should have read:

More experience: Cacao nibs that are not moistened grind best when cool (more oil might be separated from nibs that are warm).

Also, 3/4 cup of black currants (or dark zante currants) perfectly complement the quantity of chocolate mixture in the Tessera recipe when creating “energy squares”. Don’t like currants? Try diced, dried cherries or dried wild blueberries!

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