jsnipy wrote:
white chocolate is a lie
White chocolate is made of cocoa butter, milk, and sugar. Most often, the cocoa butter is deodorized to remove its strong and undesirable taste that would hurt the flavor of the finished chocolate.[3] Regulations also govern what may be marketed as "white chocolate": In the United States, since 2004, white chocolate must be at least 20% cocoa butter (by weight), at least 14% total milk solids, at least 3.5% milk fat, and less than 55% sugar or other sweeteners[4]. Before this date, U.S. firms required temporary marketing permits to sell white chocolate. The European Union has adopted the same standards, except that there is no limit on sugar or sweeteners.[5] Although white chocolate is made the same way as milk chocolate and dark chocolate, the ingredients are different. Because of the ingredients, many people do not consider white chocolate to be chocolate at all although it does contain cocoa butter: a product that, like many cocoa solids, is derived from the cacao bean. However, some preparations (known as confectioner's coating or summer coating) are made from inexpensive solid or hydrogenated vegetable and animal fats, and as such, is not at all derived from cocoa. These preparations may actually be white (in contrast to white chocolate's ivory shade[3]) and will lack cocoa butter's flavor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_chocolatethanks for making "abomination" an option hehe
Last edited by Kimmmmmmmmmmmm (2010-01-09 20:11:53)