{"id":107,"date":"2005-11-20T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-20T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sararosso.com\/wordpress\/2005\/11\/20\/choco-holic\/"},"modified":"2013-01-10T19:17:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T17:17:31","slug":"choco-holic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/20\/choco-holic\/","title":{"rendered":"Choco-holic"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, we went back to the “Cioccolato! Sapori e magia del cioccolato artigianale” little festival in Pavia. It was packed!! Luckily we went yesterday so we had already sampled and chosen our purchases for today.<\/p>\n

PS> Diabetics may want to check their blood sugar level after this post.<\/p>\n

People were getting a little more aggressive today and we were forced into a cattle-drive circle around the displays. Sometimes the crowd was so thick, you couldn’t even see what they were displaying. I had a blue-haired woman in a blue fur jacket push me frantically toward the tasting of a chocolate hazelnut cream. I looked back at her, but her eyes were on the prize. (Senior citizens get away with a lot in this country…more about that later)<\/p>\n

This is one of the chocolate artists – he decorated a chocolate plate (for only 80 euros, in case you’re interested) Check out the constantly flowing chocolate behind him. This made me yearn for the Food Network – I had it on constantly this summer when I was at home.<\/p>\n

We picked up some cinnamon, peperoncino<\/em> (hot pepper) and milk hot chocolate, and chocolate salami…YUM. Here’s a pic of it to the right<\/p>\n

There were so many people, and we had already sampled a few things the day before, that we decided to leave and go to get a hot chocolate from a very popular place in Pavia, Da Cesare (on Corso Garibaldi, if you are local).<\/p>\n

The best thing there is the Hot Chocolate with zabaglione<\/a> on top, which is much better than just simple whipped cream (which you can also get there). It’s made with fresh eggs, cream, sugar, and usually a type of wine or rum. The ice cream is pretty good there, too.<\/p>\n

As with all good places (especially in Italy), it’s quite small, and therefore has a huge line. Most people wait inside for about 20 minutes before sitting at one of their 10, 2-person tables. The line also spills outside, if it’s not too cold. We decided to get it to go at the take-out window (we only waited 10 minutes to get them) because we were too hyped-up on chocolate already. They make the zabaglione by hand, and usually run out about every 15 minutes, so there’s always a bit of a wait involved.<\/p>\n

It’s a bit sinful. If you don’t know, hot chocolate in Italy is nothing like the watery, brown-colored substance we have in the States…it’s more like liquid pudding, and is very, very dense. It’s almost always eaten with a spoon.<\/p>\n

The trick with this stuff is to make sure you eat the zabaglione and the hot chocolate equally, or you’ll end up with only chocolate at the end!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, we went back to the “Cioccolato! Sapori e magia del cioccolato artigianale” little festival in Pavia. It was packed!! Luckily we went yesterday so we had already sampled and chosen our purchases for today. PS> Diabetics may want to check their blood sugar level after this post. People were getting a little more aggressive…<\/p>\n

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