Chocolate-covered almonds are a confection created by covering
almonds with
chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...
.
History
In 1742, William Parks printed a copy of Eliza Smith's cookbook, ''
The Compleat Housewife
''The Compleat Housewife; or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion'' is a cookery book written by Eliza Smith and first published in London in 1727. It became extremely popular, running through 18 editions in fifty years.
It was the first co ...
''. "Chocolate almonds" was the only chocolate recipe it contained despite the popularity of chocolate among the wealthy at the time.
Many places on the internet claim that July 8 is (American) National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day,
while November 7 is National Chocolate with Bitter Almonds Day.
See also
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List of chocolate-covered foods
This is a list of chocolate-covered foods. Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of ''Theobroma cacao'' seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block ...
References
Chocolate-covered foods
Almonds
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