Chocolate Forum

Chat => General => Topic started by: Scarlet Passion on March 25, 2007, 04:18:01 am

Title: Chocolat
Post by: Scarlet Passion on March 25, 2007, 04:18:01 am

I watched this movie tonight.

Loved Johnny Depp in it. Very cute.

 

My question is, do any of you really think chilli pepper would go with chocolate, (for anyone who hasn't seen it, in the movie she puts it in some of the chocolates she makes and also grates it finely onto the top of some hot chocolate) and have any of you tried it?

Just curious to find out what you think before deciding whether or not to try it myself.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: wjp666 on March 25, 2007, 06:24:31 am

chillii pepper? that'll never work!

 

i had some very odd tasting chocolate in spain once. it was indeed seasoned with some kind of hot chilli - and it was totally revolting. it burnt your tongue and tasted awful.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: chocadmin on March 25, 2007, 09:06:20 am

I've tried chilli pepper chocolate (someone got me a bar from montezumas), it's supposed to be 'posh' but honestly, for me, it completely overpowered the chocolate. I guess it's a good way to teach you to only eat a bit at a time, but I think your taste buds would be in a bad way by the end of it.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: oldspice on March 25, 2007, 10:57:45 am

Before chocolate was ever turned into bars, it was taken as a drink with spices, including chilli. This is how the Maya people used cocoa beans and this is how Europeons first encountered chocolate. They bought it back to Europe, including Britain, and it was first consumed as a fashionable drink in coffee shops and enjoyed only by the very wealthy.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: StarSparkle on March 25, 2007, 11:25:01 am

Aww i like this movie, dam i forgot it was coming on and i missed it

Ive had chilli chocolate before. I was thinking great i love chilli, i love chocolate, perfect. I was so wrong  one of the worst things ive ever tasted i felt like i was going to be sick for the next hour after eating it. My opinion.. It dosnt work.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: smurfboy on March 25, 2007, 02:08:21 pm

My sister had a chilli chocolate dessert once and I tried a bit - it wasn't entirely unpleasant, but I don't think it's something I'd choose to eat a lot of.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: goldencup on March 25, 2007, 03:29:59 pm

It works in reverse though - adding a little plain chocolate to chilli gives it a great flavour

Title: Chocolat
Post by: smurfboy on March 25, 2007, 03:39:27 pm

Yes, I've tried that, it's quite nice.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: Scarlet Passion on March 26, 2007, 03:06:26 pm

Thanks for all your input ladies and gents.

I think I'll follow the majority and leave the chilli chocolate to the movies.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: robbie on March 26, 2007, 03:11:39 pm

I have recently had a bar by Lindt, which was dark chocolate and chilli, it was quite nice, had a bit of a kick.

Title: Chocolat
Post by: loulou on March 26, 2007, 08:21:53 pm

I like a bit of kick.