Title: On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao
Publisher: Jewish Lights
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1580234879
ISBN 13: 9781580234870
Binding: paperback
Condition: New
Weight: 14 ounces

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Synopsis

Take a delectable journey through the religious history of chocolate―a real treat!

Explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries, centuries and convictions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unravels religious connections in the early chocolate trade and shows how Jewish and other religious values infuse chocolate today.

With mouth-watering recipes, a glossary of chocolaty terms, tips for buying luscious, ethically produced chocolate, a list of sweet chocolate museums around the world and more, this book unwraps tasty facts such as:

Some people―including French (Bayonne) chocolate makers―believe that Jews brought chocolate making to France.
The bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, was poisoned because he prohibited local women from drinking chocolate during Mass.
Although Quakers do not observe Easter, it was a Quaker-owned chocolate company―Fry's―that claimed to have created the first chocolate Easter egg in the United Kingdom.
A born-again Christian businessman in the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a "Noshie," after the Yiddish word for "snack."
Chocolate Chanukah gelt may have developed from St. Nicholas customs.
The Mayan “Book of Counsel” taught that gods created humans from chocolate and maize.

About the Author

Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz is a popular speaker on the subject of chocolate, Judaism and other religions. A writer and educator, she has published essays about chocolate in popular and professional journals. She is the creator of Jews on the Chocolate Trail, a blog about the connections between Jews and chocolate (visit www.onthechocolatetrail.org).

Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz is available to speak on the following topics:

• Jews on the Chocolate Trail

• Did Jews Introduce Chocolate to France?

• Chanukah and Christmas Chocolate Melt into Gelt

• Our Dark Addiction to Chocolate―Making Ethical Decisions in Our Chocolate Eating

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