Modica and Chocolate
In this article we would like to let you know something more
about our delicious product…..Our chocolate.
Brief Notes about our Chocolate
Some
sources report that the chocolate making process was introduced in Sicily
during the Spanish domination, in the 16th century. This process has been
handed down from generations to generations, chocolate used to be a typical dessert of noble families who prepared
it at home on important occasions. In
ancient times chocolate was only
produced nixed with vanilla and cinnamon,
Nowadays you can choose among
several tastes orange, wine, lemon, salt, pepper, ginger… etc.
Unlike
the classic chocolate, the local one has a grainy consistency obtained by the
particular “cold” processing that doesn’t involve the conching phase, that is
the mixing for very long time of the components in special mixer called
“conche”. The result is a biological product, made from very few and easy
ingredients.
Every
year the town of Modica organizes a chocolate festival where all types of
Modica chocolate are presented. From 2005 to 2008, the city hosted the
Eurochocolate, an important itinerant event held annually in Perugia and in
other Italian locations. From 2009 to 2012 the municipality of Modica, in
collaboration with “Fine Chocolate Organization”, promoted and organized an
event called Chocobarocco, that in 2013 changed its name into ChocoModica. The
chocomodica is a very important event for our city because it gives us the
opportunity to appreciate and show our traditions, our baroque churches and our
culture to the tourists that come and visit our city.
Let’s
find out a tourist’s opinion about Modica. We asked a tourist a few questions
about what he thought of Chocomodica:
Why did you come to Modica?
Well,
I knew it was a picturesque town. I’m a
tourist and I’m visiting Sicily. I’m lucky I am here for the chocolate
festival, I didn’t know about this event
before!
What did you like about chocomodica?
I
really love chocolate so this is a paradise for me! It tastes different, it’s
not like the other ones. Someone explained me that it's made with an old
recipe. Very interesting! This is also a good opportunity to meet people.
Have you tasted the various types of
local chocolate? If so, which ones did you like?
Yes, I’ve tasted almost every kind of
chocolate, but my favourite is the “pepper chocolate”, definitely!
Giuseppe Gurrieri - classe 3CA1
Christian Sortino - classe 3S1