September 15: “Know Your Chocolate” Workshop

Strongly recommended by fellow Yalie & ChubbyHubby Aun Koh, the Club organised an outing to a chocolate tasting/education worksop “Know Your Chocolate” on Saturday 15 September, 3 – 4.30pm, at the National Museum (The Salon, Level 1).

The great thing about food workshops is that you get to taste what you learn. The key speaker was a pastry head for Valrhona in SEA (if I recall correctly). He walked us through at least six different types of chocolates and were provided a basic framework to understand the flavours in chocolate. Other stuff covered included the production and manufacture of chocolate, and basics of what makes a good pralineWe all went home with a box of Valrhona chocolates each. Yummy.

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Know Your Chocolate write-up

Can you tell the difference between a good chocolate and a great one? Does having a higher percentage f cocoa in a chocolate necessarily mean a superior taste experience?

This workshop traces the origins of our favourite deep, dark indulgence and teaches you how to tell the difference between different kinds of chocolates. As part of this sinfully rich course, participants will artake in a chocolate tasting session

~ by yaleclubsingapore on k September 2007.