WORKSHOP
Chocolate Tasting Workshop
All about flavours and specialty cacao beans!
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In these workshops, it reveals the flavours of different varieties of cacao beans from different countries, including Peru, Madagascar, Venezuela and Indonesia...the growth of cacao plants and the proper way to enjoy specialty chocolate, this mini-workshop only takes 30 to 45 minutes, it could be held in your office and become a corporate team building function.
Chocolate Pairings
Our chocolates have a wide range of flavours and can pair with wine, sake, cheese, tea, coffee, whisky, gin and Chinese spirit... Due to the varieties and terroirs of the cacao beans, each variety of cacao beans carries different flavours, it’s more complex than the commercial chocolate in supermarket. Therefore it offers a different tasting notes to match or enhance the flavours of different food and beverage, then enrich the journey of tasting.
Similar to the chocolate tasting, it could be an intimate conversation starter and a networking function.
Bean-to-Bar Workshop
Chocobien’s Bean-to-Bar workshop is an unique experience of chocolate making. Bean-to-Bar chocolate making is a trendy and more advance culinary skills that different from the conventional uses of couverture chocolate. It's the way for a craft chocolate maker to make fine chocolate and develop creativity with their craft chocolate. This workshop covering history, theory and practical skills of transforming cacao beans to a chocolate bar. You will be taught to make and temper your own chocolate bars, then mix with different toppings, finally take home with beautiful and delicious chocolate. After this workshop, you will be able to make your own chocolate from cacao beans at home!
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Chocolate Truffles Workshop
Chocobien’s Chocolate Truffle workshop is perfect to everybody even children at 10 years of age and without any technical difficulty.
No culinary experience is required, you will be making a gourmet chocolate product by your own hands and even at home.
In additional to different toppings, finally to bring your handmade chocolate truffles to home and share with friends. It’s a handcrafted, delicious and luxurious gift that made by your hands!
Cacao Farm Tour & Tasting
You will have the chance to Step into the world of rare Cacao Farm in Hong Kong!
Explore a specialty cacao farm dedicated to preserving and cultivating the specialty cacao varieties including the finest cacao varieties in the world - white bean Criollo from Ecuador, awards winning varieties from Philippine, Hainan Island and Taiwan Ping Tung.
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Thanks to Joey Hau, the owner of the farms in Sheung Shui, that visiting a cacao farm in Hong Kong is a shared dream for over 8 years. In this tour, participants will walk through the cacao farm, to view the growth of cacao tree and manual pollination of cacao flowers, to understand the life cycle of germination, seedlings and formation of cacao fruits, then coming of cacao bean. The final part - experience the process of different steps of handcraft chocolate making from the cacao beans, include sorting, roasting, winnowing, grinding, and finally taste the cacao products.
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We will explain the art and science of cacao growth and the process of craft bean to bar chocolate. The second half of the tour is tasting of cacao tea, pour-over specialty coffee, fine cheese and visiting a horse farm nearby our cacao farm, it’s an unusual experience to visit a private horse farm in Hong Kong!
INSTRUCTOR - MASTER CHEF ARRON LIU
The founder of Ice Cream Gallery and Chocobien Chocolatier in 2009, who has developed over 800 flavours of ice cream since 1994, including the bespoke French Lobster Ice Cream and French Foie Gras Ice Cream...
Published books:
- "Asian Ice Cream - for You and Your Kids" in Canada and USA 2004
- "Desserts from The World Famous Shops - Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3" - one of the best sellers amongst the cook book series in 2004 and 2005.
Consultancy and training service for many reputable brands and ice cream parlours in Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and USA.
Founder of Academy of Ice Cream in 2013, providing professional ice cream and gelato training programme.
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International Ice Cream Judge
Chocolate Judge
International Institute of Chocolate & Cacao Tasting Level 2
