Via Eater, here’s good news for anyone with an extra $133,000 lying around and a wish to take care of potty?business in a bathroom made entirely of chocolate: you can buy a sink, toilet, tub, and bidet made entirely of chocolate! For that aforementioned $133k. Apparently the company that made the chocolate plumbing fixtures is…
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Comprehensive chocolate baking tips from Serious Eats
Here’s yet another post on baking with chocolate from Serious Eats. We’ve got a triptych! The last is a long and thorough write-up all about chocolate baking, from cacao percentages to chocolate types.
Serious Eats on unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder
More on baking with chocolate from Serious Eats. This time, an explanation of why unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder can’t be subbed for each other. The former has cocoa butter; the latter does not.
Dutched versus Natural cocoa powder.
From Serious Eats, a description of the difference between Natural and Dutched cocoa powder. Honestly, I never pay attention and just use whatever we’ve got in the can at home, but it does make a difference, apparently.
Haribo Bärchen-Pärchen [Review + Meaning!]
This is the second bag of Haribo gummies that I bought while in Switzerland. They caught my eye because I’ve never seen them in the U.S., and they had a giant Neu sticker on it, which made me think that they were, well, New. What does?B?rchen-P?rchen mean? Google translate tells me that?B?rchen-P?rchen means Bear Couple….
Serious Eats on how bees make honey
This is not exactly candy, but it was so cool that I had to share: Serious Eats with a long and informative write-up on how bees make honey. Spoiler alert: honey is bee vomit!
Make your Magnum ice cream bar pop-up shop
If you’re not following me on Twitter, you missed this cool post on Chocablog about a pop-up shop in the UK that will let you design and make your own Magnum Ice Cream bar. Very cool, and I want one! PS: I think magnum doesn’t quite have the same connotations in England as it does…
Kinder Toys blog
While I was in Switzerland, I was jealous to see that Kinder Eggs were for sale there. They are illegal in the U.S. and Germany?because they mix toys with chocolate, which I think is silly because the toys are safely encased in a plastic shell and thus separated from the chocolate. I found this hilarious…
Haribo – Orangina Pik [Review]
Today and Friday, I’ll review some Haribo gummies that I bought while in Switzerland. First up is Orangina P!k. I know Orangina is a fizzy orange drink that’s available in Europe. No idea what the P!k means (and why it’s not a Pik). Haribo, of course, is a candy brand that is found all over…
Lindt Fioretto – Marzipan
I bought this Lindt Fioretto Marzipan on my recent trip to Switzerland. It came out of a bulk bin set-up; the only Lindt product that wasn’t a Lindor truffle. The tuft of pink foil wrapper contained a lumpy mound of marzipan topped with rice crisps and covered in milk chocolate. The softly grainy marzipan had…