Tag Archives: Cacao

29Mar/17

Twenty Reasons for Swimmers to Eat Chocolate

March 29, 2017Factual, Information, NewsBenefits, Cacao, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Chocolate, Cholestorol, Flavanols, Health, Insulin, Protection, Seretonin, Swimmers, SwimmingSephra

Chocolate is often labelled as a cheat food, guilty pleasure, or rich dessert but these categorizations neglect its health benefits.

21Feb/17

The Rise of the Chocolate Snob

February 21, 2017Factual, Information, News, ProductsBean, Cacao, Chocolate, Chocolatier, Coffee, Criollo, Flavour, Forastero, Origin, Rise, Snob, Snobbery, Taste, Trinitario, Vanilla, WineSephra

First it was wine lovers, then the Aeropress-wielding coffee fans. Ahead of the Valentine’s chocolate feast, our reporter discovers a new breed of devotees.

05Sep/16

How to Make Chocolate Work in a Salad

September 5, 2016Entertainment, Factual, Fun, Products, Recipes and TreatsBalsamic, Bouillon, Cacao, Chili, Chocolate, Craving, Fruit, Garnish, Godiva, Green, Heaven, Mexican, Pepper, Salad, Sauce, Savoury, Spice, Spinach, Strawberry, VinegarSephra

Sure, it’s easy enough to satisfy chocolate cravings by mainlining the stuff (just kidding, please don’t inject chocolate into your veins)—but Chocoholics looking for new ways to consume their favorite food shouldRead More…

17Aug/16

Chocolate and History

August 17, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, NewsBatangas, Beverage, Bohol, Cacao, Cashew, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dumaguete, Gardens, History, Islands, Medicinal, Mexico, Nut, Orchards, Pampanga, Peanut, Philippines, Portuguese, Queen, Rice, Spanish, Trade, Trees, West IndiesSephra

While enjoying a cup of hot native chocolate with some off-season puto bumbong during the rainy weekend, I remembered that hot chocolate in our home used to be made from cacao beansRead More…

04May/16

Smile! Laughter and chocolate are good for your health

May 4, 2016Factual, Fun, Information, News, Products, TechnologyAdrenaline, Benefit, Bliss, Brain, Cacao, Chocolate, Cortisol, Emotion, Flavanoids, Happy, Health, Heart, Hormone, Laughter, Love, Memory, Research, Science, Smile, SugarSephra

Here’s something that’s sure to put a smile on your face: A key to good health just might come in the form of a chocolate chuckle.

05Apr/16

How to be a Chocolate Snob!

April 5, 2016Culture, Entertainment, Information, News, ProductsAds, Bean, Brands, Cacao, Chilli, Chocolat, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coconut, Coffee, Commercial, Consumer, Couverture, Craving, Flavour, Food, Gourmet, Health, London, Medical, Milk, Promos, School, Snob, Soil, Sugar, Sweet, Tasting, Tea, Therapy, Weather, WineSephra

Chocolate is the new wine and coffee, but you’ll need a masterclass to figure out flavour notes and pinpoint the provenance of the bean.

01Dec/14

At $173 An Ounce, Is This The World’s Most Expensive Chocolate?

December 1, 2014Entertainment, Factual, Fun, InformationBeans, Cacao, Chocolate, Ecuadorian, To'ak, ValuableSephra

The Guinness World Record for the most valuable chocolate (MVC! MVC!) was set in 2001, when an anonymous buyer in a Christie’s auction paid $687 for a 4-inch-long Cadbury’s bar that hadRead More…

17Nov/14

The Magnificent Seven (Dark Chocolate Benefits)

November 17, 2014Factual, InformationCacao, Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, HealthSephra

Chocolate can be extremely healthful and beneficial to your health, but before you get carried away with those common candy bars from childhood, understand that the superfood nutritional qualities come from cacaoRead More…