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Some Things You Might Not Know About Tea
For ages, tea has been enjoyed in countless civilizations all over the world. We take it in many forms and styles, and our love affair with this ancient beverage is growing stronger all the time. But how much do you really know about it? Here are a few things to think about the next time you lift that cup of your favorite Oolong or Lapsang Souchong to your lips.
By Anthony Beal7 years ago in Feast
A Guide to Tempering Chocolate
It means specially treating melted chocolate, so that it dries to a hard, shiny finish–so you get chocolate that doesn't melt at room temperature, breaks with a nice snap instead of crumbling apart, and is perfect for coating things.
By David Greenwood-Haigh7 years ago in Feast
Chocolate: The Sweetest Drug
The emperor was Moctezuma II, last ruler of the Aztec Empire of Mexico, and his addiction to chocolate like a drug, was revealed to us by Bernal Díaz, a Spanish soldier under the conquistador Hernando Cortés who destroyed Moctezuma’s empire in 1521. The beverage that so captivated Moctezuma was actually called cacahuatl by the Aztecs, which Díaz corrupted to chocolatl, from which chocolate and other modern names derive.
By Armando Carrera8 years ago in Feast