Tag: chocolate

The taxonomical name for chocolate is Theobroma, that is, food of the gods—appropriately named, because these beans, when dried, processed, and sweetened, make a tasty confection that is simply divine. Not only is chocolate potentially a health-saver (as Forbes blogger Dr. Robert Glatter, put it, the flavonoids in chocolate “may provide antioxidant, anti-thrombotic, and generalized anti-inflammatory protection against cardiovascular disease”), but also it’s tasty as hell. Let’s eat.

According to the International Cocoa Association, the net sales value of confectionaries in 2011 was $55 billion worldwide. And I can safely say that I contributed to that value.