Sunday the hubbie and I went to the Twin Cities Chocolate Extravaganza at the Minneapolis convention center. LOTS of chocolate and wine tasting, shopping, a fashion show, demonstrations...fun. Unfortunately my tummy was a little upset by the time we got out of there with all the rich food and drink. Here are some things we learned from the show:
-In the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the infamous shower scene.
-The largest Toblerone bar weighs 10 lbs.
-The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature, which is why it literally melts in your mouth.
-Cocoa beans were used as currency by the Mayan and Aztec civilizations over 1400 yrs ago. When they had too much money to spend, they brewed the excess into hot chocolate drinks.
-A recent study indicates when men crave food, they tend to crave fat and salt. When women crave food, they tend to desire chocolate.
My favorite wine that I tasted was an Italian wine called Ca De Medici Rosso Lambrusco..mmmmmmm so good. I'm making hubbie pick up some tomorrow.
A few pics:
So tonight we just got back from the Wild game and I'm so tired...need to get to bed. Remind me to tell you the story about our ride to the game....very interesting.
Cya!
