We had chocolate in class. I say this and it may seem kinda silly to mention, 'So what?' Anyone who knows me knows what a sweet tooth I have, especially when it comes to chocolate. Now why did I mention that we had chocolate in class? Because it was the best chocolate I've had in my life. I'm talking fly to Italy just to get this chocolate, good. Our professor picked the chocolate up from a place called Confetteria Moriondo e Gariglio and let me tell you, this place has an amazing history.
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It was founded in 1850 in Turin but then moved to Rome after the unification of Italy. We got to try a chocolate (mine was a dark chocolate) and a fruit jelly (I had an apricot one) and both were amazing, the chocolate was just sweet enough and the fruit jelly, which was made using real fruit juice, by the way, didn't taste artificial in any way. Seriously, if you're ever in Rome you should check this place out, it is definitely worth your time.
It was amazing to learn about the European Food Revolution, and how it impacted Italy. Although France became the center of Nouvelle cuisine, the impact of the changes nouvelle cuisine brought could be felt in Italy. Whereas eating food out of season had been a popular trend, it now became popular to only eat fresh and as local as possible. There also started to be a distinction between sweet and savory, with sweets now being eaten at the end of the meal. One of the largest changes in my mind was the fact that spices became less important and prominent in cuisine and trade, though tea, chocolate, and coffee seemingly replaced them.
Hot chocolate is very different here in Italy than it is at home in the US. Here in Italy is much thicker and always made with milk, it's practically chocolate pudding. On a trip to Verona, my friends and I stopped in a small cafe for something warm to drink and for a light lunch. This cafe had a huge list of different flavors of hot chocolate that you could order, I decided to get the chocolate, hazelnut one and it tasted like Nutella pudding! I don't know how they get it so thick but I need to learn because I absolutely love hot chocolate here!
Ciao for now!
Veni. Vidi. Mangia.
Hot chocolate is very different here in Italy than it is at home in the US. Here in Italy is much thicker and always made with milk, it's practically chocolate pudding. On a trip to Verona, my friends and I stopped in a small cafe for something warm to drink and for a light lunch. This cafe had a huge list of different flavors of hot chocolate that you could order, I decided to get the chocolate, hazelnut one and it tasted like Nutella pudding! I don't know how they get it so thick but I need to learn because I absolutely love hot chocolate here!
Ciao for now!
Veni. Vidi. Mangia.
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