February 16, 2005

chocolat a l'ancienne

So in French class last night the prof showed up with absolutely wonderful chocolat chaud. I had written a brief little essay the week before on the virtues of chocolat a l'ancienne (hot chocolate in the old way) from Angelina's (on the Rue Rivoli in Paris).

Apparently, it struck a chord. Starbucks has recently added an offering here in the Pacific Northwest (perhaps everywhere?) of chocolat chaud in the old French style. So she brought a couple of thermos cups of it. We (she included) were highly skeptical but I've got to say that Starbucks has pulled it off to my mind. It's first-rate. Perhaps not quite as good as sitting on the Grand Boulevards of Paris and having one but the taste is excellent. Starbucks calls it Chantico. I guess they figured we could not pronounce "chocolat a l'ancienne".

Here are a couple of recipes from a French cuisine site (in French, of course):

Chocolat chaud à la Française

Pour 2 personnes
100 g de chocolat noir
40 cl de lait frais entier
2 cuillère à soupe de crème fraiche

Râper le chocolat. Faire bouillir le lait et la crème. A la première ébullition, retirer du feu
Mélanger le choclat et fouettrer vigoureusement au fouet
Dès qu'il est tiédi et mousseux, servir


Chocolat Brésilien

Pour 2 tasses : faire infuser 50 g de grauns de café du Brésil mouliné dans 40 cl de lait frais entier
Filtrer
Ajouter 2 c à c de crème épaisse. Lui mélanger, hors du feu, 100 g de chocolat noir râpé. Fouetter et servir dès qu'il a tiédi

Chocolat Réunionnais

Pour 2 tasses :

2 barres de chocolat
2 dl de lait
1/2 gousse de vanille

Verser le lait dans la casserole et ajouter la vanille
Porter à ébullition
Faire fondre le chocolat à part
Mélanger et servir brûlant

Posted by artandscience at February 16, 2005 07:15 AM
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