White chocolate, shockingly enough, is not really chocolate at all, which means that everything we know is a lie. It is made of sugar, milk and cocoa butter, but no cocoa solids, yet there are still some faithful people that consider it chocolate. The origins of white chocolate are somewhat mysterious, said to have been created in Switzerland in the 1930’s. It’s creators wanted to put the excess cocoa butter to good use, which brought us where we are today. It can be difficult to melt, and can become lumpy if heated up quickly or at too high of a temperature. It contains ingredients such as vanilla or cinnamon, but no chocolate liquor. It is the cocoa solids inside the chocolate is what gives us the expected brown hue and chocolatey flavor. However, white chocolate is a yellow/pale ivory color, with a sweet, milky, buttery flavor. It pairs well with fruits, nuts, and other types of chocolate as well.
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