Comments on: Fauchon chocolates: hazelnutty goodness http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/01/04/fauchon-chocolates-hazelnutty-goodness/ Candy bars, artisanal chocolates, bubble gum and every sugary thing in between. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: jane http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/01/04/fauchon-chocolates-hazelnutty-goodness/#comment-8611 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:52:39 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/01/04/fauchon-chocolates-hazelnutty-goodness/#comment-8611 There is nothing wrong with the chocolates. Because they made the trek from Europe to America, they were subjected to temperature on the plane - from hot to cold to hot. What happens is that the cocoa butter seperates and you get a condition called 'bloom'. The chocolates are perfectly safe to eat. You notice this alot when you bring chocolates from hawaii (hot) back to the USA mainland. There is nothing wrong with the chocolates. Because they made the trek from Europe to America, they were subjected to temperature on the plane - from hot to cold to hot. What happens is that the cocoa butter seperates and you get a condition called ‘bloom’. The chocolates are perfectly safe to eat.

You notice this alot when you bring chocolates from hawaii (hot) back to the USA mainland.

]]> by: cybele http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/01/04/fauchon-chocolates-hazelnutty-goodness/#comment-6650 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:56:37 +0000 http://sugarsavvy.net/2007/01/04/fauchon-chocolates-hazelnutty-goodness/#comment-6650 I was also gifted some of these recently and thought that they were stored improperly because they were also chalky ... with your review, I'm thinking maybe the problem is with them. I was also gifted some of these recently and thought that they were stored improperly because they were also chalky … with your review, I’m thinking maybe the problem is with them.

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