Seventy% - Topic: PMCA

Masur on PMCA

Mon, 02 May 2005 11:19:48 +0000

Yes, we might have done that. It stared with PMCA participation from outside USA and a few speculations (E.g. Asia and Japan etc).

"Porcelana: The Holy Grail of Pure Criollos" (Maricel E. Presilla)

alex_h on PMCA

Mon, 02 May 2005 09:00:46 +0000

i think we might have gone a bit off topic here... ;)

Masur on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:36:17 +0000

Michel Chaudun is one of the French wizzards:
[url]http://www.michel-chaudun.jp[/url]

"Porcelana: The Holy Grail of Pure Criollos" (Maricel E. Presilla)

Hans-Peter Rot on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:14:02 +0000

Oh, go here for Le Chocolat de H:

http://www.ystable.co.jp/news/current/02/15/

Sensational packaging, and the chocolate itself looks too gorgeous to eat.

Hans-Peter Rot on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:09:05 +0000

Well, there weren't exactly any Japanese explorers exploiting South America of its cacao crops either ;) But anyway, chocolate's popularity is growing quite steadily in Japan. Many Japanese chocolatiers, such as Hironobu Tsujiguchi (Le Chocolat de H), are producing chocolate that rivals the best of Europe's. There are many more, but I'd have to pool together all my sources first.

alex_h on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:18:43 +0000

wow! that looks like an interesting site. have to read into it a bit. thanks, ellie.
i didn't find out a whole lot from my japanese friend other than that japanese don't have the affinity we do to chocolate in her opinion. she says it's due to the fact that japan is warmer than germany for instance.

Masur on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:22:09 +0000

This tool can translate between Japaneese and English:
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

It's a beta version so I'm not sure how it works.

"Porcelana: The Holy Grail of Pure Criollos" (Maricel E. Presilla)

ellie on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:47:37 +0000

Alex, here's a link in original japanese - http://open.meiji.co.jp/sweets/choco-cafe/. They even had a neat idea of one chocolate square numbered for each day of the year.

alex_h on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:49:32 +0000

nice link, ellie. that shop sounds very interesting. wonder what kind of origin bars they sell and who makes them.
i'm meeting a japanese girl for lunch. maybe she can tell more...

Sebastian on PMCA

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:19:23 +0000

Japan has long had a strong history of chocolate. Morinaga is very active in consumer chocolates at the moment.

Masur on PMCA

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:08:45 +0000

Barry Callebaut has established Singapore as an important chocolate country in Asia:
[url]http://www.iesingapore.gov.sg/iejournal/apr2004/iej_20.jsp[/url]

[url]http://www.rsi.com.sg/english/businessideas/view/20050408161534/1/.html[/url]

"Porcelana: The Holy Grail of Pure Criollos" (Maricel E. Presilla)

ellie on PMCA

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:38:03 +0000

Yes, looks like it.Was amazed to read about 100% chocolate cafe in Tokio - they, among the other stuff, sell 56(!) single origin chocolates from all over- http://www.wallpaper.com/print.htm?a=592. Anyone from Japan - or been there recently? -tell us more, please

Hans-Peter Rot on PMCA

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:33:43 +0000

With the exception of the US, where would you say the greatest proportion of participation comes from? Have you noticed a recent spike in interest from Asian countries, such as Japan?

Sebastian on PMCA

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:45:10 +0000

Me? sure am..It's really an organization set up to support general confections production, from low end to high end. It draws probably 80% from US sources, but we get membership and participation from all over the world.

Hans-Peter Rot on PMCA

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:30:31 +0000

So you are a member? I briefly looked at the site, and there's too much to read right now. Looks interesting, though, so I will reserve it for a late night [:)]