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What is chocolate liquor?
Author: Annecy Carlyle
Website: http://www.About-Chocolate.com
Added: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 13:26:54
Category: Chocolate Questions
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Chocolate liquor or cocoa liquor is the starting point of all chocolate. First, cocoa beans are fermented to develop their flavor. Then they dried, sorted and roasted. The beans are then cracked open and the center, which is the cotyledon or 'nibs,' is extracted. These nibs are then pulverized into a dark brown, smooth liquid called chocolate liquor. When the chocolate liquor cools, it can then be molded into chocolate blocks. Chocolate liquor does not contain any alcohol; liquor in this case merely means liquid.
Chocolate manufacturers have their own secrets regarding the formula, amount of liquor, and methods they use. The exact flavor of the resulting chocolate is determined by these variables, and of course the quality and flavor determine the price of the final product.
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