Hello everyone!
I have been a chocolate enthusiast since I can remember and the time has now come for me to deep dive into a pool of dark shiny melting chocolate!
Firstly, I'd like to share my larger vision. It is to build a strong chocolate movement in India - more awareness, more options and creation of more reasonably priced products - and build a product that ensures the lowest carbon footprint for a population as large as ours, with an in-built social and economic balance.
The purpose of this forum is to understand and discuss a range of topics revolving around chocolate in India from the viability of starting a new venture in India in cocoa farming, manufacturing, supply chain, the limitations posed by climate, new innovations, sustainability and costs, holding conferences with experts in-country to even using chocolate as a medium for experential learning in schools!
Basically, anything that interests you and will benefit the group.
There are many questions on farming, manufacturing, sustainability whose answers would enable me and I believe, others to understand the scope of developing cocoa and chocolate products in India.
With a huge sense of possibility, I request you all to share your expertise and your questions on this forum, and come together for living the chocolate life, as Clay calls it!
To begin the discussions, one of the first questions I'd like to post is:
Are there opportunities to apprentice with chocolatiers and cocoa farmers in France/India/Belgium/elsewhere and what are the nitty-gritties involved?
Looking forward to many lively discussions here!
Best
Subhashini
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Agree with comments below'Wow chirag' Pls fwd me pic's or progress of how your chocolate comes out ...chocolate is easy to fall in love with . devika.kandhari@gmail.com
Thanks Devika
will surely send u pics n update you of my progress.. and i totally agree, chocolate is very easy to fall in love with
Looking forward to the pics! :)
HI ALL
I recently joined this forum and surely would love to be part of building a big chocolate movement in India.
Creating awareness about real high quality chocolate is a big challenge... but i strongly feel that this platform can help us in realising our dream.
Permalink Reply by Mahesh joshi on April 9, 2012 at 2:04am hi chirag from where you studied hotel management? very good to hear that you are experimenting chocolate at home.:) good brother.I study hotel management from India pune.Presently i am at New Zealand working in chocolate factory.I used be a pastry chef.let me know your progress if you need any help write me mvjmahesh@gmail.com
thanks and regards,
mahesh joshi.
Permalink Reply by Mahesh joshi on April 9, 2012 at 2:07am hi are you in interested in chocolate?? write me mvjmahesh@gmail.com
Permalink Reply by Mahesh joshi on April 9, 2012 at 2:06am hi Subhashini it is nice to hear that you are working on chocolate.I am presently atNewzealand working in chocolate factory.I am from India,Pune.lets connect mvjmahesh@gmail.com
Hi Chirag,
So happy to learn that you have attempted to make chocolate from cocoa beans - AT HOME ! You are an adventurous innovator ! But you did not let us know how the result .....was your chocolate smooth and tasty ? Regards Rajendra Mangharam ( www.makechocolates.com )
hai chirag.,
I am Anish Pallivathukal from kodaikanal. I am very happy to know that your trying to make chocolates from indian orgin cocoa beans. In india majority of cocoa bean grows in kerela , as far as i know this beans are little acidic , so major stubling block is to alkalise the cocoa beans.
Hi,
Glad to connect with the group. I am a Chocolate enthusiast as well and have been predominantly working with chocolate compounds and covertures for my creations. Looking to know the availability of any Indian chocolate bars or covertures that I can use in my creations :)
Regards Mr Rajendra Mangharam and Mr. Mahesh joshi
I did my hotel management from Sophia Polytechnic(HAFT)
and yes my chocolate does turn out smooth n tasty but still facing a few technical difficulties and of course the obvious problems of temperature and humidity in Mumbai.
Sorry for the late reply and thanks alot for your interest, will keep You updated on the progress
Regards
Chirag Bhatia
kudos to you for your bean to the bar chocolate....i am archana from delhi....just started my own venture of bar to melter to mould to wrapper to consumer about a year back.. wonderful to read about such enthusiasts and hoping to learn much..cheers
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