Tag: candy

How to make Sakura Matcha Nama Chocolate (recipe)

Have you ever heard of nama chocolate? It is basically a very thick, rich and velvety chocolate candy that contains mostly cream and chocolate. Its texture is quite distinct from the regular chocolate mostly from the extremely high moisture content from the large amount of cream used. Its velvety and silky palate often reminds us […]

Vietnamese Gummy fruit candies recipe (Mứt hoa quả)

If you are to visit a Vietnamese home during Tết (Lunar New Year holiday), there are certain things you will almost always see: a pot of cherry blossom (Northern Vietnam) or golden apricot flowers (Southern) or a kumquat tree, living room decoration in a red and gold theme, calligraphy hanging on the wall, and on […]

3 ways to make CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES (Belgian, French and low-carb recipe)

Chocolate truffles, despite sounding like extravagant creations from some fancy food world, are surprisingly not difficult to make! I gotta put that out there first, because I myself had never thought of producing home-made chocolate truffles before. Years of living in Belgium, the holy land for world-class chocolate, has given me plenty of chances to […]