I heard that it’s World Chocolate Day (July 7)! Chocolate is my favorite food, so I like to think that every day is Chocolate Day. In honor of this special occasion, I’d like to share some of my blog posts featuring seven of my favorite chocolate things.
I ordered the Black Forest pancakes, which were so rich that it was like eating chocolate cake! (Read more – Visiting Berlin: Where to Eat)
I simply wanted to peruse the sweet treats in the pâtisserie, located on the ground level. There were many beautiful confections: candies, macarons, viennoiseries, cakes, and tarts. The sensory overload made it impossible to choose. (Read more: ONE65 Pâtisserie & Boutique in San Francisco)
I love Michoko Noir, the dark chocolate coated soft caramels made in France. I discovered them in France and, thankfully, I’ve even seen them at my local French pâtisserie sold by the piece. (Read more – Michoko Noir: Dark Chocolate Covered French Caramels)
J’adore Petit Pot! I first saw the cute jars of pots de crème at my local grocery store a couple of years ago. As a Francophile, I was charmed by its logo: a blue jar wearing a striped shirt, an orange beret, and a smile. He even has a name: Il s’appelle Louis! (Read more – Petit Pot: Organic French Pudding Made in California)
The drink on the right is the Dark Chocolate Strato – “a creamy, icy beverage finished with an espresso float” (Read more: Strolling Around San Francisco’s Marina District)
I took this picture in the San Francisco Bay Area. But the napkin holder, with its French message (“Save the planet and your smile, one napkin at a time”) along with an Italian chocolate chip cannoli made me think I was somewhere else, miles away from home… (Read more: Leave the Gum, Take the Cannoli)
This lunch was my absolute favorite! The chocolate mousse dessert was delicious! (Read more: Airplane Food)
Have a sweet day!
Tell me in the comments: Do you like chocolate?
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“I like chocolate” would be an understatement 😄😅 as long as it’s not chocolate ice cream. I never was able to eat that 🤷🏻♀️ and that Black Forest pancake looks sooo delicious 😋
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It was yummy!😋
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By coincidence I have also never liked chocolate ice cream, though I like chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream. (As long as the sauce isn’t made with palm oil, which seems to be common in the US.)
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Chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream is perfectly fine with me too. It’s just the chocolate ice cream flavor 🤨
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My boyfriend also adores Michoko Noir (as we live in France!) however I find toffee candies like that a little too chewy (but I think that’s thanks to having had braces! It’s now ingrained!)
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Hi Ally, thank you for reading. My apologies, I just saw your nice comment. What a bummer about toffee! I’ve heard from people I know who’ve had braces that popcorn and chewing gum are off-limits, too!
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Ah, I had no idea that it was World Chocolate Day today! Such a shame, because I did go out for dessert, but didn’t get anything chocolate! 😦 Any case, your desserts look absolutely decadent!
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Thank you, and no worries, you can get a chocolate dessert today… It should be chocolate day every day! 😊
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Absolutely!
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I once taught an entire 2-hour lesson in my English conversation course at the Frankfurt Adult Education Center on the topic of chocolate, starting with a recording of the owner of a British chocolate shop, with four questions about it to be discussed in pairs and then in plenum: “What is the name of Andy’s company? What did Andy do before he bought the company? When and why did he decide to buy the company? What does he especially like about working there?”
Then I gave them a written text to read and discuss (also in pairs, and then in plenum). I didn’t tell them who the author was, but it was actually from my own website: https://operasandcycling.com/the-secrets-of-chocolate/ The questions for this text were: “Why does this museum present chocolate in such a positive way? What did Casanova think about chocolate? Why does the author eat 90%, 95% or 99% chocolate bars?”
Towards the end of the evening, to prevent it from being too one-sided, I gave them some questions like: “What do you know about how and where cacao trees are grown? What does the chocolate industry have to do with child labor and deforestation?”
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I took a chocolate making class once. It was fun and entertaining as we learned about the cacao pod and beans/seeds and how they’re roasted and crushed to form the nibs that are then used to make chocolate products. The instructor talked (albeit briefly) about the human rights, environmental, and social impacts. Though it was a bit of a downer, I’m glad she talked about it to raise awareness. I understand many chocolate producers are working to reduce child labor in Africa, deforestation, and use of palm oil in the near future. Your lesson on the topic of chocolate sounds thought-provoking and I’m curious to know how the students responded to the questions you posed. I imagine a lively discussion ensued!
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Yes, we did indeed have a lively discussion. My students in those pre-corona years were well accustomed to discussing in pairs and small groups as well as in plenum. https://operasandcycling.com/conversation-and-more-b2/
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Glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing your posts and class pictures!
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World Chocolate Day passed me by this year as I had finally caught Covid and had no appetite whatsoever! Normally, I love dark chocolate!
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I’m sorry to hear that. How are you feeling? I hope you have regained your appetite.
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Feeling much better now, thanks Darlene. Even managed a tiny piece of chocolate tourte last night😋
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Happy to hear that, June!
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Those Germans sure know how to do dessert — the ‘pancakes’ look decadent. Love chocolate, dark and in small but regular quantities.
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Yes, the pancakes were rich. I agree with you that chocolate should be enjoyed regularly! ☺️
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