Making Chocolate The Gnosis Chocolate Girl Way
I first found out about The Chocolate Girl and her website, GnosisChocolate.com – (no’sis) n. [Greek, knowledge], from a former client in Belize when I was visiting his Eco-Lodge during Chocolate Week. You make your own chocolate from the Cacao Pod to a final wrapped chocolate bar. Pretty amazing process and the final product will spoil you forever as far as store bought chocolate…there is no comparison…
Cacao Pod Seeds
The Cacao Pod is harvested from the tree, they bust them open and take all the little chocolate pieces out…wouldn’t that be cool if that’s how it worked…it does somewhere…not in this plane of existence unfortunately. They open the pods and the seeds inside are coated with a kind of clear gel and white skin…you can pop one in your mouth and the gel is sweet…the seeds are then fermented, then roasted…after they are roasted, the pan is taken out of the oven or off the fire, cooled a bit, then the Chocolatier, in this case, The Chocolate Girl, will start to flip them over and over, the way a chef would toss a salad…this is done to remove the chaff from the seeds.
When that step is done, you have chocolate nibs…you can eat them at that point, but they’re a bit bitter, If I remember correctly. Then you start to grind them up and add whatever it is you are going to add. I remember when I was in Belize, the grinder would be on all day and night…it was a small grinder so that could be why it took so long?
The grinder is like a Steamroller wheel…it grinds them down into a beautiful paste…I say beautiful because chocolate IS beautiful…imagine a world WITHOUT chocolate!! Maybe I should say, imagine having chocolate taken away from us, kind of like the way our rights are being taken away right now because of a group of people on the “left” that don’t like chocolate and what it does for us. That’s why they make their poison chocolate.
Chocolate made by pure companies like Gnosis Chocolate, that don’t have corporate handlers and that don’t put the poison in their brand like the big ones do, will always do well! I had a bunch of candy bars made for an annual party I would throw…they were incredible and went fast! Chocolate, when made properly, like the way The Chocolate Girl makes it, is GOOD for you and she puts all kinds of really healthy things in her creations…the most healthy ingredient added is LOVE!
The Gnosis Chocolate Girl Philosophy
I took this from GnosisChocolate.com, her website: ” She feels the only way to run a company with integrity is to see business as a full circle which isn’t complete until it includes giving back.”
“Gnosis Chocolate still produced 100% by hand, is carried in over 400 store worldwide.
Vanessa’s philosophy is to invest 100% of her energy and resources into making an amazing product and supporting customers with excellent service and education and truly earn the shelf space and word of mouth loyalty. It’s working – to this day, Gnosis Chocolate is grown 100% organically, with zero sales teams or reps.”
You can read more about Gnosis Chocolate and take a look at all the chocolate she has at her website: https://www.GnosisChocholate.com. You won’t have to worry about the amount of processed sugar that she uses, because there is none!! Her Chocolate falls in the Super Foods category because of the ingredients she uses to produce a superior product…why do you think the word of mouth is working for her so well! I ordered the Raw Veritas 120 (Chocolatey & Brilliantly Delicious) and SuperChoc today!
Click any of the links and go to her site to get some Love for your tummy! “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I Got Love In My Tummy…“
She, The Chocolate Girl, has also just launch another website, geared towards the “giving back” part of her philosophy. The site is called Hero Foods. Here’s an excerpt from the site.
Click the link below to visit HeroFoods.org:
What kind of food should heroes be eating?
“Heroes deserve foods that will nourish and fuel them through their difficult days. They deserve all the clean energy, micronutrients and macronutrients offered by organic, unprocessed, nutrient-dense, low-glycemic foods.”
Vanessa The Chocolate Girl
Peace, Love, Blessings & Chocolate!
Oliver