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Wasabi Chocolate Praline

Sushi has almost already become part of our daily food list when eating out or even shopping in the mall. Only 25 years ago they were nowhere to be seen and unheard of, except in Japan of course where they come from. Now we can find them everywhere at an affordable price as well. People have got used to the taste of the wonderful Japanese cuisine and its condiments. This brings us to the subject of this article which is Wasabi, also known as the "Japanese horseradish". The Japanese love this condiment and use it extensively with their meal almost in the same way the French use their mustard, except that wasabi is about 10 time stronger than the strongest of the French mustard. On another subject we also have, in the last few years, been getting used to accommodate chocolate with many kind of condiments or spices like cinnamon, chilly, pepper, nutmeg, ginger and so on. This is why I have tried to venture a little further and add some wasabi to my favourite chocolate ganache fi...

Couverture Chocolate - Health Benefits

  Chocolate was first created around 5,000 years ago, by the Aztec and Mayan peoples. It took till the 16th century for it to be brought to Europe and its popularity continues to grow! Boutique chocolate shops are flourishing! Dark couverture chocolate   is a very high quality chocolate, and has the most beneficial components for health! It contains 32-39 per cent cocoa butter, and therefore has the highest level of flavonoids, which offer the health benefits. mader-couverture Our skin loves flavonoids! These contain antioxidants, and so allow the skin to be glowing and healthy by reducing the number of free radicals. The flavonoids help to protect the body from damage caused by these free radicals, which are produced by the body itself, for example, through breathing, or are created after exposure to other factors, such as pollution. Heart health is promoted through the actions of one type of flavonoid, Epicatechin. It lowers damage to the arteries. Stigmasterol and stigmaste...