Publication Date: April 2014
For more information please contact:
Danielle Johnson, Senior Publicist
Raincoast Books
 604 448 7163
 danielle@raincoast.com
The Chocolate
Tasting Kit
By Eagranie Yuh
ISBN 978-1-4521-1164-3 / $31.95
There has never been a better time to love chocolate. Quality chocolate is available
everywhere and from more producers than ever before. To navigate your way through
the wonderful world of cacao, The Chocolate Tasting Kit is here to help you select, shop
for, and appreciate all the wonderful varieties.
Is Madagascan chocolate better than Venezuelan? What’s the difference between 60
percent cacao and 80 percent cacao? Did you know that chocolate can taste like dried
cherries, cloves, or toasted nuts? The only way to truly find out is by tasting. Take a bite
and make tasting notes on the notepad. Use the informative booklet and tasting
reference cards to find the right words to describe what you taste. Maybe you detect
nutty, earthy, or fruity flavors.
Profiles on chocolate makers from around the world give you up-to-the-minute
knowledge on the key producers—try their bars first and then branch out. And be sure
to save your chocolate wrappers in the keepsake envelope—it’s a good way to
remember what you’ve already tasted.
What’s inside:
 48-page booklet
 100-sheet tasting notepad
 12 tasting flash cards
 1 keepsake envelope for chocolate wrappers
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Eagranie Yuh is a writer, teacher, and chocolate expert. She is a regular contributor to Edible
Vancouver and blogs at www.thewelltemperedchocolatier.com. Eagranie teaches chocolatetasting classes in Vancouver and Seattle and is a regular speaker on the subject of chocolate in
the United States and Canada. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, she lives there with an
enormous collection of chocolate wrappers.