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It takes two to four days to make a single-serving chocolate bar.
Chocolate contains two doses of cocoa butter—the natural amount from the bean, plus an extra dollop to bump up creaminess.
Cacao percentage determines the amount of cocoa bean products by weight in a chocolate.

“Cacao” is how you say “cocoa” in Spanish.

Champagne and sparkling wines are too acidic to pair well with milk or dark chocolate. Try pairing a sweet bubbly with white chocolate and red wine with dark. In general you want to match the sweetness level of the wine with the sweetness level of the chocolate.

Some cocoa certification programs are modeled on success with a similar product–coffee.

Chocolate can make dogs and cats ill–meaning no tastings for your furry friend, and more for you.

A farmer must wait four to five years for a cacao tree to produce its first beans.
German chocolate cake was named for Sam German, who developed a sweet bar for Baker’s Chocolate–and was not from Germany.

The French celebrate April Fool’s Day with chocolate-shaped fish, or “Poisson d’Avril.”