Orange and almond, Saffron, Mint, Chile, Sage, Coffee...CHOCOLATE
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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establi... [read more]
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establi... [read more] Blog: Chocolate Passions
Date: January 21st 2005
FIERA DEL CIOCCALATO ARTIGIANALE, January 21st, 2005 A friend accompanied me to a chocolate fair, for which we paid 8 euros to visit and to…taste. We were tempted by each stand, with chocolates artfully placed and seductively layed out in heaps, on platters or in careful stacks. We tasted (assagiato) several different types of FONDANTE (one at 50% cacao, 75% and indeed one PURE at 100%!). I ... read more
Date: January 21st 2005
FIERA DEL CIOCCALATO ARTIGIANALE, January 21st, 2005 A friend accompanied me to a chocolate fair, for which we paid 8 euros to visit and to…taste. We were tempted by each stand, with chocolates artfully placed and seductively layed out in heaps, on platters or in careful stacks. We tasted (assagiato) several different types of FONDANTE (one at 50% cacao, 75% and indeed one PURE at 100%!). I ... read more
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Having lived in Florence for 6 years, life is now guiding me southward. Tuscany to Basilicata. Compasses redirected, settings adjusted, a new life awaits in another perspective of Italy.
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