Easter,a celebration
best known for chomping chocolate eggs is the perfect time of year for the York chocolate
festival.
The York Chocolate
Festival is spread over the whole Easter weekend and today (Saturday) I went to
feast on all the Chocolatey goodness.
The chocolate market
can be found on Parliament street where a variety of chocolatiers are gathered
and wouldn't it would be considered rude not to try their wares?
Duffy's award
winning handmade chocolate made in Lincolnshire uses single origin cocoa beans
from around the world. This means that each bar has a distinctive and
completely unique flavour.
Our next stop was at
the Deliciously Yorkshire tent where the Walmgate Ale House were demonstrating
their special chocolatey recipes that were only available for this weekend.
Including: chorizo and cocoa nib ragu, venison with chocolate oil and red wine
jus and last but not least duck confit with chocolate and orange.
Each dish was more
delectable than the last and I would definitely recommend a trip there the next
time you find yourself in York.
After a quick slice
of cake (chocolate of course) and a spot of shopping we ventured into the
chocolate tasting tent for a workshop on the art of chocolate tasting.
When you are tasting
and judging chocolate you need to use all five sense. Good quality chocolate
should be smooth in texture, have a very satisfying aroma, the snap when
breaking the chocolate should be crisp, and the chocolate should have a shine
to it rather than looking matte as well as being uniform colour. Last but not
least when tasting the chocolate you should let it melt in your mouth;
experiencing the many flavours with the
chocolate bar or truffle.
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