Peru promises more for the $93 billion chocolate market
Scientists from the US and Peru searched for undiscovered chocolate in Peru’s Amazon Basin during 2008-2009. Their hunt for wild cacao trees yielded the discovery of 342 specimens from 12 watersheds. Yep, that means there is possibly 342 never tasted before new chocolate strains. Chocolate is the one of the most complex foods we know. It contains more than 600 flavor compounds. (Red wine has only 200.) Chocolate can be bitter, sweet, fruity, nutty, and savory all at once. But sadly for chocoholics, it will be several years before any taste tests happen. Cacao is a slow-growing tree; it takes at least five years for a tree to bear pods. […]
Ready to order Aston Martin to race on the seas
If you’re into fast boats and fast cars, the new concept yacht by designer Luiz de Basto will offer you the best of both worlds: an Aston Martin-inspired speedboat in the tradition of the Vantage, Rapide, DBS and Virage. An all-over body in a sumptuous jade green, the Aston Martin Voyage 55 concept yacht bears the fine British automotive’s winged crest emblazoned on its front hull, as well as head-lamps and a bow clasp echoing the iconic car-maker’s signature design. The two-person seating arrangement and a “boot” for light luggage also make the concept boat reminiscent of an amphibious coupe. Luiz de Basto says the concept boat is ready to […]