Ungathenga kuphela imikhiqizo kaLaurent Gerbaud endaweni yokudlela e-Raven Ravenstein, engekude ne-Brussels Central Station.
U-Laurent Gerbaud uyathandeka, ugcwele umdlandla, futhi uyamamatheka njengeGrande Place.Lona umbono wami kashokoledi.Kepha kule ndoda, kunokunye ngaphandle kokubukeka emehlweni ayo: ULaurent uyindoda efundile, ilukuluku lakhe lokuhamba nolimi-angakhuluma kahle isiMandarin-inkonzo yakhe enhle kakhulu.
"Ugqozi lwami luvela eChina," kusho u-Laurent esitolo segama elifanayo kuRaven Ravenstein Street.U-Laurent wafika kuqala e-Shanghai esengumfundi, kodwa wathinteka ngokujulile isimo sengqondo sabantu bendawo ngoshokoledi-futhi waqaphela ukuthi ushukela udlala indima elinganisekayo ezitsheni ezithile zaseShayina.Kuyafaneleka ukusho ukuthi okuhlangenwe nakho kokuhlala lapho kwashintsha ukunambitheka kukaLaurent.Ngemva kokubuyela eBelgium, impumelelo yakhe yokuqala yokuthengisa yayiyi-kumquats ehlanganiswe ushokoledi.
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Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili eyalandela, u-Laurent wathengisa oshokoledi bakhe endaweni yokudayisa emakethe yaseBoitsfort eBrussels, kuyilapho enikeza ukudla okuphekiwe.Kwathi ngo-2009, wavula i-cafe kanye ne-workshop, i-mantra yakhe "ushukela omncane, akukho utshwala, ukuphuza i-cocoa ngaphezulu".Baningi abantu abadla imifino.Wachaza: “Angikaze ngisebenzise amaqanda kushokoledi, nokhilimu kakhukhunathi esikhundleni sobisi kwezinye izingxube.”"Ngengozi hhayi ngokuklama, cishe ingxenye yemikhiqizo yami iyi-vegan."
Umkhulu kaLaurent wayengumbhaki, futhi kwakuwumsebenzi onzima ebusuku owawuhola kakhulu, kangangokuthi ugogo wakhe wayenqabela izingane zakhe ukuba zilandele ezinyathelweni zomyeni wakhe.Noma kunjalo, ukunambitheka kwamaqebelengwane amasha, ama-waffles namaphayi kwakusahlala engqondweni yomzukulu, ehlwanyela imbewu yomsebenzi wakhe wokugcina.
Lapho ngivakashela isitudiyo sikaLaurent, into yokuqala engayibona kwakuwukhilimu nebrioche kashokoledi kushukunyiswa emshinini wokufudumeza.Khona-ke, wayithela esikhunjini futhi epholile, ngenkathi ehlanganisa ezinye izithako: i-pistachio, i-cashew, i-sultana, ikhiwane, ibhilikosi elomisiwe, i-cranberry, i-papaya, i-ginger, i-cocoa nibs, i-hazelnut, kanye ne-flavour efanayo yase-East Asia njengenjwayelo -Kulokhu. icala, kokubili i-eiyokan ne-uzu izithelo ezisawolintshi zaseJapane.Ngemuva kokuthi ushokoledi usuqinile, konke okunye kufafazwa kuwo.Ukwakheka kwabo okungaqondakali kubukeka kumangalisa kakhulu, kufana nemidwebo kaJackson Pollock.
Ngaphambi kokuthi ngihambe, ngizothatha i-“Gerbaud Taste Test”.Ngazama ucezu lukashokoledi wesuphamakethe (ophakeme), ngase ngizama eyakhe 12 emisha, kuhlanganise grapefruit ikhasi (elikhulu), ginger candied (engajwayelekile), sesame pralines (okumangalisayo) kanye omisiwe amakhiwane (Nkulunkulu) stuffing.Ngabe sengizama ukukhangisa futhi.Ngathi kuye, “Manje kuzwakala njengekhadibhodi.”“Impela!”Ebabaza eshaya izandla.
Lapho ngiphuma endaweni yokudlela, ngabona isiqubulo odongeni esithi: “Ushokoledi uphakeme kakhulu kunokuqabulana.”Abanye baqinisekile ngempela.
Ungathenga kuphela imikhiqizo kaLaurent Gerbaud endaweni yokudlela e-Raven Ravenstein, engekude ne-Brussels Central Station.Ukuze ufunde ngokwenza ushokoledi kanye nethuba lokubamba iqhaza 'ku-Gerbaud Taste Test', sicela ubhukhe indawo kuworkshop yakhe yangoMgqibelo, enenani elisuka ku-11.30 ukuya ku-13.00 (35 euros / 32 pounds umuntu ngamunye).
Amaswidi ka-Laurent Gerbaud aqukethe ama-pistachios, ama-cashews, ama-sultana, amakhiwane, amabhilikosi omisiwe, ama-cranberries, i-papaya, i-ginger, i-cocoa nibs, ama-hazelnuts nezinye izithako zaseMpumalanga Asia ezifana ne-eiyokan ne-uzu.Kuyisithelo esisawolintshi saseJapan.
U-Paul A Young, owake waba umphathi wekhekhe likaMarco Pierre White, wavula isitolo sakhe sokuqala eLondon ngo-2006. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, isithunzi sakhe siye sakhula ngenxa yezinhlelo ze-TV ezivamile kanye namakilasi avamile, ingasaphathwa imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo kashokoledi.
U-David Maenhout (David Maenhout) kanye no-David (David Maenhout) bakhetha ukunambitheka okuphekwe kwesokunxele, okufana ne-umami sesame pralines esetshenziswa yi-Imperial e-Japan.I-gin kanye noshokoledi omnyama we-tonic uwine indondo yegolide eLondon ngo-2017.
UWilliam Curley usuke ekubeni umfundi e-Gleneagles Hotel waya kumpheki kanye nompheki wamakhekhe we-The Savoy.UWilliam ungomunye ingcweti kwezokupheka.Akasebenzisi izithasiselo, imibala kanye nama-preservatives.Uwine i-Academy of Chocolate's Best Chocolatier Award izikhathi ezine, futhi uthengisa oshokoledi bakhe abaphambili, ama-macaroons namabhisikidi e-Harrods.
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