Chocolate is one of those treats that no one can say no to. Consumers have been entertained by the chocolate industry’s creation of fresh delights, each yummier and more magnificent than the last. “The Chocolate Truffle” is one of these marvels. The Chocolate Museum and Cafe are here to tell you all about this wondrous delight!
A chocolate truffle is a chocolate delicacy with a chocolate ganache center coated in chocolate, cocoa powder, coconut, or chopped and roasted almonds, commonly in a spherical, conical, or curved shape, and typically fashioned with a chocolate ganache filling. Their name originates from their resemblance to truffles, which are edible fungi belonging to the Tuber genus. American, Swiss, and European chocolate truffles are the three main varieties.
The chocolate truffle is supposed to have been created in the kitchen of Auguste Escoffier, a famous French chef. According to folklore during the 1920s, his pupil attempted to create pastry cream when the hot cream spilled into a bowl full of chocolate bits. The material solidified after a while, and the student discovered that he could form it into a ball.
According to folklore, on Christmas Day, 1895, in Chambray, France, French patisserie Louis Dufour came up with the notion for chocolate truffles. When he ran out of Christmas treat ideas to sell to his clients, he decided to try something different. He created a quantity of ganache and rolled it into a round ball before dipping it in melted chocolate. The chocolate-covered ganache was then rolled in cocoa powder.
Antoine Dufour immigrated to England in 1902 and used his family’s truffle recipe in his newly opened Prestat Chocolate Shop in London. The Dufours were a well-known patisserie family. While it is apparent that Antoine and Louis Dufour were related, the extent to which they were related is unknown.
Have you ever wondered how chocolate truffles got their name? The word “truffle” comes from a Latin word that means “Lump.” Because of their striking likeness, truffles are called after mushrooms with the same name. The first chocolates were manufactured in a primitive manner to resemble the lumps; truffle lumps, initially known as Truffles Chocolate, referring to the appearance and chocolate they are made of.