At the mention of chocolate, each person presents a holiday, smiles, childhood and senses an amazing aroma and taste.
Chocolate figured - an indispensable attribute on anyholiday. A fragrant product in the form of Santa Claus, bunny, angel or heart will be an excellent gift for a child, relative, loved one or a friend. This is not only an original surprise, but also a universal one. He will come for a birthday, a wedding, a date and just to express his gratitude and love.
The prototype of figured - tiled chocolate appeared in1659 thanks to David Shayu, who opened the factory. Since that time, the production of chocolate began to develop rapidly: it was added to confectionery products and produced new varieties, having adjusted mass production. However, in the XVII century they did not know how to shape, so it's impossible to say with certainty that it was figured chocolate.
For the first time chocolate figured was made by Germanproduced by Franz Stolwerk. He opened a factory, which at first specialized in lollipops for coughing. Thanks to Henry Stolwerk, the founder's son, the production of chocolate was not manual, but mechanized: steam machines, giant furnaces and five-high-speed machines for grinding the mass appeared. Franz for the first time remade gingerbread boards to use them for casting. However, figured chocolate was then a variation of the tiles.
Franz Stolwerk paid due attention to advertising. He disseminated information not only in newspapers, but also in trains, on ships, using a plate with color images. For that time it was a successful and innovative advertisement. Particular attention was paid to packaging confectionery and decoration of shops. One of the innovations of the German manufacturer is the machine for selling chocolate, which appeared in 1880. They had a refined look, a mirror, a clock and a barometer.
Various forms have been given to black chocolate since 1840 by Berwaerts in Belgium. This is the first company that produced a figured delicacy brought to a new level.
For the first time in 1870, Henry Nestle was madea tile of milk chocolate. Instead of bitterness, a creamy sweet taste appeared. Over time, a variety of recipes and the latest technology brought the taste sensations to perfection. Since that time, the figures were made not only from the black variety, but also from the milk, the forms became original, making chocolate a figurative work of art.
Forms of figured chocolate are different. For their manufacture, split forms are used. They consist of two or more parts.
The range of masters is expanding. On sale there are both hollow figures, and cast, with stuffing. Here are some examples:
As an interesting gift is chocolate with a portrait of a man. To do this, use food colors. Masters transfer to the base of chocolate not only portraits, but whole pictures.
Scientists say that the use of this product has a beneficial effect on brain function, stimulates memory and increases efficiency.
Chocolate figured remains a delicacy and brings,first of all, pleasure, and then a favor. The formulation of its manufacture is modified and supplemented, technology is invented, but the taste of the product remains unchanged.
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