Chocolate Shocolate

In this episode, our 2Gs, the Gourmands & Geeks, Sadaf and Archit, take you on a chocolate tour of India (a bit of Europe) to celebrate World Chocolate Day. They are covering:

- The Global History of Chocolate

- The Two Chocolate Policy of Europe

- How Chocolatiers are revolutionizing chocolate in India through the bean to bar movement

- The economics of growing and consuming chocolate in India

- Why chocolate is associated with sin

So sit back, relax and dip yourself in melted chocolate or take a bite into your favourite chocolate bar to enjoy our 2Gs unravel the mystery of the world’s favourite flavour.

Important links to geek out more:

Book: The Chocolate Connoisseur by Chloe Doutre-Roussel

(https://amzn.to/3jSyiFZ)

The True History of Chocolate by Sophie and Michael Coe

https://amzn.to/2TEHUtj)

History of Chocolate

(https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/history-of-chocolate)

A Brief History of Chocolate

(https://bit.ly/3yybobb)

Chocolate is a Fighting Food by Sean Jacobson

(https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/chocolate-bars-second-world-war)

Child Labor And Slavery In The Chocolate Industry

(https://foodispower.org/human-labor-slavery/slavery-chocolate/)

Despite growing demand for chocolate, India imports most of its Cocoa by By G Seetharaman

(https://bit.ly/3wpOscy)

India's chocolate market reached INR 156 billion

(https://bit.ly/3hHQU8W)

The Making of a Chocolate Economy

(https://bit.ly/3dNLng4)

The Indian Chocolate Scene by Sadaf Hussain
(https://bit.ly/3dPwtpI)

You can follow Sadaf Hussain & Archit Puri on their Instagram handle:

@sadaf_hussain @thehustlingglutton

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