Chocolate

8 Apr 2013

Oxford University scientists have custom-built a 3-D printer that can create a new type of material with the properties of living tissues.

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Guzzle chocolate while you can

1 Apr 2013

Enjoy those Easter eggs while you have the chance, that’s the message from the world’s chocolate growers. It seems chocolate will soon become so expensive only the wealthy will be able to afford...

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Chocolatiers raise the sweet stakes in China

22 Mar 2013

Some of the world's finest chocolatiers have set up shop on the mainland in recent years, hoping to capitalise on the country's hunger for luxury goods. But to what extent sweet-toothed...

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Vero's double happiness with Lunar New Year and Valentine's chocolate

21 Jan 2013

Although chocolate can be enjoyed all year round, Janus Chan, general manager of Vero, said Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day have to be when the treat is most sought after.

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Truc

6 Jan 2013

I have a love-hate relationship with making chocolate confections. On the plus side, it's challenging, fun to do and, if done right, the results are beautiful, impressive and delicious.

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Ask the Foodie: Roger Chan

22 Nov 2012

Roger Chan, 34, co-founded Hong Kong's first artisanal chocolate company Vero in 2004. Its high-end treats are still available at a boutique in Landmark in Central, while the chocolate workshop...

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4:18AM

Eat more chocolate…'win more Nobel prizes', scientists find

Of all the chocolate research out there, the most unabashed tribute to the "dark gold" has to be a study just published in one of the world's most prestigious medical journals.

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4:04AM

Chocolate's bitter-sweet symphony

Chocolate has come a long way. Back in the day, milk chocolate was almost all you could get. That was mostly about the sugar, and had little to do with the cacao itself.

11:58AM

Story on a plate: mole

To many Mexicans, mole (pronounced mo-lay) shows their national cuisine at its finest and most complex.

11:59AM

Chocolate reduces stroke risk for men, study finds

Eating a standard chocolate bar every week could lower a man's risk of having a stroke in later life by 17 per cent, according to a study. It suggests that eating even more chocolate could reduce...

4:11AM

A bitter truth

Everyone loves chocolate. And the more guilty the pleasure, the more we reach for studies which prove that - contrary to received wisdom - chocolate may actually be good for us.

6:35PM

Into the dark: not all bars are created equal

If the health benefits of chocolate derive from the antioxidants in cocoa, as seems likely, then there's no point eating a Snickers bar and expecting it to help your heart. You're going to need...

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