Amedei Porcelana facts for kids
Amedei Porcelana is a very special dark chocolate. It comes from Amedei, a famous chocolate maker in Tuscany, Italy. Many people have called it the world's most expensive chocolate. It has won many awards, like "Best bean to bar" and "Golden Bean award," from the Academy of Chocolate.
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How Amedei Porcelana Is Made
Amedei Porcelana is made from unique cocoa beans. These beans are light-colored, almost white. They are called "Porcelana" because they look like fine porcelain.
The Special Porcelana Bean
This special cocoa bean is a very pure type of Criollo cocoa. Criollo beans are highly valued for their amazing flavor. The Porcelana bean originally comes from Venezuela. It might have been grown there even before Christopher Columbus arrived.
History of Maracaibo Cocoa
In old colonial times, Porcelana cocoa was called "Maracaibo". This is because it was mostly shipped from the port city of Maracaibo in Venezuela. Maracaibo cocoa was known as one of the best cocoas in the world. This was true until the 1920s. Other top-quality cocoas came from Mexico and Colombia.
Today, many of these old cocoa types are gone. They have been replaced by new hybrid plants. These new plants are stronger and resist diseases better. But Porcelana cocoa is still grown on small plantations in Venezuela. Amedei makes about 20,000 chocolate bars from these beans each year.
Packaging of Amedei Porcelana
Amedei Porcelana chocolate bars are sold in special packages. Each package has its own unique number. Many people in the chocolate industry say this packaging is the best example of how to wrap a chocolate bar.
Price of Amedei Porcelana
A small 1.8 ounce (about 51 gram) bar of Amedei Porcelana costs around $19 to $22 in the United States. People often say this chocolate costs about $90 for one pound. Amedei Porcelana has often been called the most expensive chocolate in the world.
Fancy Desserts with Porcelana
This special chocolate is used in some very expensive desserts.
Golden Opulence Sundae
Porcelana chocolate is part of the Golden Opulence Sundae. This dessert costs $1,000! It is sold at the Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York City. This sundae is even mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Golden Phoenix Cupcake
Porcelana is also used to make the Golden Phoenix cupcake. This is known as the most expensive cupcake. It is made by Bloomsbury's, a fancy cafe in Dubai.
