[Sca-cooks] Cacao fruit -- was, Period Gifts in Jars

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Chris Stanifer:
>By the way... I just got the opportunity to taste the fruit of the 
>Coacoa tree this morning.  If
>you have never had it (as I hadn't), it tastes very much like a 
>soft, pulpy coconut with a hint of
>chocolate flavor.  More like an aftertaste, actually.  Interesting.

That evil baking and confectionery supply store that I occasionally 
buy stuff from had Cocoa Nibs (essentially chopped, roasted cocoa 
beans) the last time I was there. I still have some in the freezer. 
They're kind of like chopped, toasted Brazil or Macadamia nuts, with 
an intensely rich, fatty, bitter chocolate aroma and flavor. I could 
see them topping ice cream or baked in cookies... I used them on top 
of a chocolate mousse, and I bet sticking a few grains into the 
center of each chocolate truffle would be good. I also once threw a 
teaspoon of them into the filter when making coffee, and that was 
good, but may have been a waste in the long run.

Adamantius
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