{"id":13556,"date":"2017-11-07T11:33:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T08:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/?p=13556"},"modified":"2017-11-07T21:26:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T18:26:42","slug":"fascinatia-ciocolatei-belgiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/fascinatia-ciocolatei-belgiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascina\u0163ia ciocolatei belgiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>P\u00e2n\u0103 mai ieri, eram convins\u0103 c\u0103 am m\u00e2ncat ciocolat\u0103. Credeam cu t\u0103rie c\u0103 produsele acelea maronii, turnate \u00een p\u0103tr\u0103\u0163ele de \u00een jur de 100 de grame, de pe rafturile hipermarketurilor, sunt ciocolat\u0103. Mai mult, credeam c\u0103 am avut o pasiune fa\u0163\u0103 de ciocolat\u0103. Apoi, a urmat o revela\u0163ie: habar n-aveam ce e aceea ciocolat\u0103.<br \/>\n\u00centr-o sear\u0103, o prieten\u0103 de pe Facebook, Roxana \u015etirbu, m-a \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 vreau s\u0103 trec pe la atelierul ei s\u0103 \u00eencerc ni\u015fte praline. Eram prietene de pu\u0163in timp, dar fotografiile m-au convins: Roxana are un atelier de ciocolatier, Guilty Pleasure, unde prepar\u0103 manual, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu mica ei echip\u0103, o multitudine de praline, tablete, fructe confiate \u015fi alte bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163i, pe care le ofer\u0103 spre cump\u0103rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\">aici<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Cutie-200-gr-2-1024x685.jpg?resize=700%2C468\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Cutie-200-gr-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Cutie-200-gr-2.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Cutie-200-gr-2.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Cutie-200-gr-2.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Cutie-200-gr-2.jpg?w=1135&amp;ssl=1 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cum s\u0103 refuzi o astfel de experien\u0163\u0103? Cum s\u0103 nu vrei s\u0103 vizitezi un spa\u0163iu \u00een care curg r\u00e2uri de ciocolat\u0103 \u015fi plutesc prin aer diverse arome apetisante?<br \/>\nExact, nu ai cum. M-am dus cu ner\u0103bdare \u015fi curiozitate.<br \/>\nSituat pe o str\u0103du\u0163\u0103 lini\u015ftit\u0103, de case, din sectorul I al Bucure\u015ftiului, atelierul Guilty Pleasure \u00eemparte cl\u0103direa cu businessul de proiectare pe infrastructur\u0103 edilitar\u0103 al Roxanei \u015fi alte c\u00e2teva firme. Dar un recep\u0163ioner prietenos m\u0103 dirijeaz\u0103 imediat, \u015fi \u00een scurt timp, o \u00eent\u00e2lnesc personal pe amica mea din online.<br \/>\nE o femeie frumoas\u0103, \u00eenalt\u0103, cu p\u0103r lung \u015faten \u015fi ochi mari, c\u0103prui. Inginer de forma\u0163ie, are businessul de proiectare ca o continuare fireasc\u0103 a studiilor \u015fi experien\u0163ei profesionale.<br \/>\nDar de mic copil, de c\u00e2nd s-a luptat cu prima frustrare ceau\u015fist\u0103 a ciocolatei indisponibile, a visat s\u0103 creeze, s\u0103 sculpteze, s\u0103 pl\u0103smuiasc\u0103 miracole \u00een ciocolat\u0103.<br \/>\nAcum, acest lucru se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 aievea. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fruit-Explosion-Taste.jpg?resize=700%2C466\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fruit-Explosion-Taste.jpg?w=932&amp;ssl=1 932w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fruit-Explosion-Taste.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fruit-Explosion-Taste.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fruit-Explosion-Taste.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Fruit Explosion Taste.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201e\u00cemi place s\u0103 combin \u015fi s\u0103 asociez gusturile, a\u015fa cum se combin\u0103 \u015fi se asociaz\u0103 culorile \u00eentr-un tablou\u201d, poveste\u015fte Roxana, care \u00eemi m\u0103rturise\u015fte c\u0103 a pictat \u00een adolescen\u0163\u0103. \u201ePo\u0163i avea tr\u0103iri estetice incredibile \u00een urma unei combina\u0163ii izbutite de gusturi.\u201d<br \/>\nA \u00eenceput, ca orice gazd\u0103 gra\u0163ioas\u0103, prin a-\u015fi servi prietenii veni\u0163i \u00een vizit\u0103 cu bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163i preparate \u00een propria buc\u0103t\u0103rie. Prietenii au fost \u00eenc\u00e2nta\u0163i. Nu \u00eencetau s\u0103-i recomande s\u0103 fac\u0103 un curs de specialitate \u015fi s\u0103 ofere spre v\u00e2nzare dulciurile cu care \u00eei primea, s\u0103 poat\u0103 devora \u015fi ei lini\u015fti\u0163i, \u00een intimitatea propriilor case, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i judece nimeni \u00een t\u0103cere.<br \/>\nNumai c\u0103 \u00een Rom\u00e2nia nu exista un curs specializat de ciocolatier. \u201eExist\u0103 cursuri de cofetari. Dar ciocolata e o art\u0103 \u00een sine\u201d, explic\u0103 Roxana. \u015ei atunci, cu sprijinul so\u0163ului ei, George, care a avut grij\u0103 de cei doi copii c\u00e2t timp mama era plecat\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi urmeze pasiunea, Roxana s-a \u00eenscris \u00eentr-o \u015fcoal\u0103 de ciocolatieri, \u00een Anglia.<br \/>\n\u201eRestul colegilor mei erau buc\u0103tari de elit\u0103, chefi la mari restaurante. Eu eram singura care nu avea niciun fel de calificare \u00een domeniu. Nimeni nu se a\u015ftepta la nimic din partea mea. Dar, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce \u00eenv\u0103\u0163am diversele re\u0163ete, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00e2\u015ftig puncte. \u00cen plus, pentru c\u0103 sunt un inginer ordonat, masa mea era cea mai curat\u0103 \u015fi ar\u0103ta cel mai bine dintre toate.\u201d<br \/>\n\u015ecoala de ciocolaterie din Londra a fost un efort financiar deosebit pentru familia \u015etirbu, dar, totodat\u0103, unul necesar. \u201eE momentul s\u0103-i dezobi\u015fnuim pe rom\u00e2ni de ideea c\u0103 &#8216;rom\u00e2nesc&#8217; \u00eenseamn\u0103 &#8216;de proast\u0103 calitate&#8217;, &#8216;superficial&#8217;, &#8216;de m\u00e2na a doua&#8217;\u201d, spune Roxana. \u201eE momentul s\u0103 le oferim dulciuri din materii prime cu adev\u0103rat valoroase, dulciuri s\u0103n\u0103toase, dulciuri care s\u0103 nu-i \u00eemboln\u0103veasc\u0103\u201d. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Fleur-de-Sel-1024x683.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Fleur-de-Sel.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Fleur-de-Sel.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Fleur-de-Sel.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Fleur-de-Sel.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Fleur-de-Sel.jpg?w=1034&amp;ssl=1 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Caramel &#038; Fleur de Sel. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201eEu nu adaug zah\u0103r \u00een produsele mele. Problema cu ciocolata \u015fi cu pralinele produse industrial e reprezentat\u0103 de adaosul de sirop de porumb \u015fi sirop de glucoz\u0103, substan\u0163e care reduc gustul \u015fi aroma la o explozie de dulce \u015fi at\u00e2t. \u00cen cazul nostru, singurul zah\u0103r din praline e cel g\u0103sit \u00een ciocolata livrat\u0103 de furnizorul nostru, Callebaut. \u015ei e suficient. \u00cen rest, te po\u0163i bucura de gusturile naturale ale ingredientelor pe care le folosim pentru umplutur\u0103: piureuri de fructe, paste de trandafiri, de fistic, arome naturale, ca scor\u0163i\u015foara, vanilia de Bourbon, florile de portocal, \u015fi a\u015fa mai departe.<br \/>\nCiocolata \u00een sine, dac\u0103 este pur\u0103 \u015fi de bun\u0103 calitate, e extrem de s\u0103\u0163ioas\u0103&#8221;, m\u0103 avertizeaz\u0103 Roxana. &#8220;Dup\u0103 cinci praline, o s\u0103 sim\u0163i c\u0103 nu mai po\u0163i.<br \/>\nIar \u0103sta e un lucru minunat, pentru c\u0103 vreau ca fiecare pralin\u0103 a mea s\u0103 fie un moment de fericire \u00een sine. Cred \u00een m\u00e2ncatul con\u015ftient. Dulciurile nu ar trebui devorate \u00een ne\u015ftire, mecanic, ca reac\u0163ie la stres  sau la o nemul\u0163umire.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fistic-Aroma-1024x684.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fistic-Aroma.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fistic-Aroma.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fistic-Aroma.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fistic-Aroma.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fistic-Aroma.jpg?w=1112&amp;ssl=1 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Pistachio Aroma<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Tonul \u00eenfl\u0103c\u0103rat cu care Roxana \u00eemi vorbe\u015fte despre ciocolat\u0103 este reflectat de \u00eenc\u00e2ntarea cu care \u00eemi arat\u0103 micile comori ale atelierului ei. Unde \u00eemi acoper\u0103 pantofii cu pungi protectoare de plastic, p\u0103rul \u00eemi dispare pe dup\u0103 o casc\u0103 \u015fi sunt invitat\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 sp\u0103l cu s\u0103pun antibacterian de m\u00e2ini.<br \/>\nUn imens fruct de cacao, \u015fi multe \u2013 multe semin\u0163e ale acestuia troneaz\u0103 \u00eentr-un co\u015f decorativ, ca ni\u015fte zeit\u0103\u0163i ale atelierului. Roxana sparge o s\u0103m\u00e2n\u0163\u0103 \u015fi-mi d\u0103 s\u0103 gust miezul tare, aromat, am\u0103rui \u015fi delicios.<br \/>\nApoi \u00eemi arat\u0103 sacii mari de ciocolat\u0103 neagr\u0103, cu lapte, respectiv alb\u0103, livra\u0163i de produc\u0103torul belgian  Callebaut, unul dintre cei mai mari furnizori mondiali de ciocolat\u0103 de \u00eenalt\u0103 calitate.<br \/>\n\u201e\u015etii, a fost o problem\u0103 c\u00e2nd m-am \u00eentors \u00een \u0163ar\u0103. S\u0103 g\u0103sesc furnizori. La \u015fcoal\u0103 aveam tot ce ne trebuia. Habar n-am avut c\u0103 va fi at\u00e2t de complicat dup\u0103 ce ie\u015fim de acolo.\u201d<br \/>\nDac\u0103 \u00een cazul ciocolatei, Callebaut era solu\u0163ia, f\u0103r\u0103 compromisuri, \u00een cazul produselor adiacente, cum ar fi aromele \u015fi piureurile de fructe, de exemplu, a \u00eencercat s\u0103 se adreseze produc\u0103torilor rom\u00e2ni. \u201eDar ace\u015ftia v\u00e2nd \u00een cantit\u0103\u0163i mari \u015fi vor s\u0103 se adreseze \u00een special str\u0103in\u0103t\u0103\u0163ii. Practic, trebuie s\u0103 cump\u0103r din Fran\u0163a un produs pe care l-a\u015f putea ob\u0163ine aici f\u0103r\u0103 cheltuieli adi\u0163ionale\u201d. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LemonBasil-joy2-1024x684.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LemonBasil-joy2.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LemonBasil-joy2.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LemonBasil-joy2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LemonBasil-joy2.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LemonBasil-joy2.jpg?w=1301&amp;ssl=1 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Lemon and Basil Joy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00cen atelier, Roxana se apuc\u0103 s\u0103-mi prepare c\u00e2teva praline proaspete. \u00cent\u00e2i, \u00eenc\u0103lze\u015fte ciocolata, m\u0103sur\u00e2ndu-i cu grij\u0103 temperatura &#8211; \u201eideal e s\u0103 aib\u0103 45 de grade. Dac\u0103 ai trecut de 50, ai ars-o\u201d. Apoi, o tempereaz\u0103: \u00eei scade manual temperatura, amestec\u00e2nd-o pe o suprafa\u0163\u0103 rece de marmur\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 la 31 de grade. \u201eE important s\u0103 faci asta, pentru ca cristalele de unt din ciocolat\u0103 s\u0103 formeze leg\u0103turile optime.<br \/>\nApoi, Roxana ia ciocolata temperat\u0103, groas\u0103 \u015fi v\u00e2scoas\u0103, \u015fi o pune \u00een matri\u0163a cu forme de diamant. Bate cu grij\u0103 matri\u0163a, s\u0103 ias\u0103 bulele de aer care au r\u0103mas eventual captive \u00een ciocolat\u0103, \u015fi, dup\u0103 un anumit timp, r\u0103stoarn\u0103 forma, l\u0103s\u00e2nd ciocolata \u00eenc\u0103 lichid\u0103 s\u0103 se scurg\u0103. \u201eCe r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u00een\u0103untru e exact stratul de ciocolat\u0103 care formeaz\u0103 \u00eenveli\u015ful pralinei\u201d, spune Roxana \u015fi introduce matri\u0163a cu \u00eenveli\u015furi \u00eentr-un frigider special unde, pe diverse rafturi, v\u0103d multe tipuri de praline mici \u015fi mari, \u00eenso\u0163ite de bile\u0163ele. Probabil, numele clien\u0163ilor. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Sensation-1024x681.jpg?resize=700%2C465\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Sensation.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Sensation.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Sensation.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Sensation.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caramel-Sensation.jpg?w=1039&amp;ssl=1 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Caramel Sensation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00centre timp, colega Roxanei, Cristina, a preparat umplutura. Azi avem \u00een meniu crem\u0103 de ciocolat\u0103 alb\u0103 cu trandafiri. \u201ePractic, ai doi factori cu care jonglezi pentru o crem\u0103 mai fluid\u0103 sau una mai dens\u0103: ciocolata \u015fi sm\u00e2nt\u00e2na\u201d, explic\u0103 Roxana. \u201eNoi o vrem medie, de aceast\u0103 dat\u0103.\u201d Ia o linguri\u0163\u0103 \u015fi-mi ofer\u0103 cutia cu past\u0103 de trandafiri autentic\u0103: \u201eGust\u0103!\u201d.<br \/>\nCristina e o femeie blond\u0103, vesel\u0103. \u00cei z\u00e2mbesc ochii \u00eenainte s\u0103-i z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 buzele. Are un papagal acas\u0103, pe care-l iube\u015fte, \u015fi o pasiune pentru ciocolaterie pe care nu \u015fi-a descoperit-o p\u00e2n\u0103 acum.<br \/>\n\u201eCristina a venit la noi \u00een urma unui anun\u0163 pentru un job de secretar\u0103\u201d, poveste\u015fte Roxana. \u201eApoi, i-am ar\u0103tat cum se fac pralinele \u015fi s-a reprofilat. Mai avem dou\u0103 colege care sunt de-a dreptul \u00eendr\u0103gostite de munca lor\u201d.<br \/>\n\u00centre timp, crema roz, intens parfumat\u0103, a s-a r\u0103cit suficient \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 merite pus\u0103 \u00een \u00eenveli\u015ful scos fresh de la frigider. \u201eAcum, le mai l\u0103s\u0103m s\u0103 se r\u0103ceasc\u0103, \u015fi la final, punem capacul.\u201d<br \/>\nCapacul e \u00eenc\u0103 un strat de ciocolat\u0103 fluid\u0103, distribuit egal, frumos, peste matri\u0163\u0103, care e introdus\u0103 din nou la rece. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Strawberry-Touch-1024x683.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Strawberry-Touch.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Strawberry-Touch.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Strawberry-Touch.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Strawberry-Touch.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Strawberry-Touch.jpg?w=1297&amp;ssl=1 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Strawberry Touch <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201eSigur, mai exist\u0103 pralinele de tip dipped, unde p\u0103tr\u0103\u0163elele de gana\u015f \u2013 crema de ciocolat\u0103 \u2013 sunt \u00eenmuiate \u00een ciocolat\u0103 fluid\u0103, l\u0103sate s\u0103 se r\u0103ceasc\u0103 \u015fi, la final, se pot decora.\u201d<br \/>\nP\u00e2n\u0103 \u201ese fac\u201d pralinele noastre originale, de trandafir, Roxana ia un cubule\u0163 de gana\u015f aromat cu vanilie parfumat\u0103 de Bourbon, \u00eel \u00eenmoaie \u00een ciocolat\u0103 \u015fi-l pune pe o farfurioar\u0103, s\u0103 se r\u0103ceasc\u0103.<br \/>\nRemarc c\u0103 \u00eentregul proces presupune migal\u0103, ca \u015fi cum ai f\u0103uri bijuterii. \u201eDar chiar asta sunt pralinele. Ni\u015fte bijuterii culinare\u201d, spune Roxana. \u201eHabar n-ai c\u00e2t\u0103 bucurie \u00eemi aduce s\u0103 creez aceste gusturi.\u201d<br \/>\n\u015ei scoate matri\u0163a din frigider. Bomboanele nu mai stau lipite de forme. Sunt gata.<br \/>\n\u201eUite, vezi? \u00cen urma procesului de temperare, ciocolata pe care o ob\u0163inem e lucioas\u0103, de o culoare uniform\u0103, \u015fi casant\u0103 ca sticla. Face poc c\u00e2nd o rupi.\u201d<br \/>\nM\u0103 serve\u015fte.<br \/>\n\u201ePralina e conceput\u0103 \u00een a\u015fa fel, \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 fie savurat\u0103 dintr-o singur\u0103 \u00eembuc\u0103tur\u0103. Cantitatea de ciocolat\u0103, cantitatea de gana\u015f, totul e g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 formeze un tot unitar perfect. \u00cencearc\u0103.\u201d<br \/>\nE o explozie de arome \u015fi \u00eenc\u00e2ntare. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fresh-Mint-Taste-1024x684.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fresh-Mint-Taste.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fresh-Mint-Taste.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fresh-Mint-Taste.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fresh-Mint-Taste.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fresh-Mint-Taste.jpg?w=1243&amp;ssl=1 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Fresh Mint Taste <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 comenzile de pe site, excelente pentru cadouri \u015fi onomastici, Roxana \u015fi George s-au orientat \u015fi c\u0103tre sectorul corporate. \u015ei s-au promovat \u00een cel mai direct mod cu putin\u0163\u0103: au b\u0103tut la u\u015fa companiilor, a organizatorilor de evenimente, a hotelurilor de cinci stele \u015f. a. m. d., cu samples.<br \/>\n\u201eUn moment de triumf personal a venit c\u00e2nd am livrat la Cotroceni, pentru petrecerea de plecare a ambasadorului Fran\u0163ei. Printre oaspe\u0163i se afla un distins diplomat belgian, care s-a uitat \u00eent\u00e2i cu scepticism la pralinele noastre. \u00cel \u00een\u0163elegeam, venea din \u0163ara ciocolateriei de \u00eenalt nivel.<br \/>\nApoi, a decis s\u0103 \u00eencerce. \u015ei, brusc, i s-a luminat fa\u0163a. S-a \u00eentors spre noi \u015fi a exclamat: Callebaut!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Honey-Orange-Flavour-1024x683.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Honey-Orange-Flavour.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Honey-Orange-Flavour.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Honey-Orange-Flavour.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Honey-Orange-Flavour.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Honey-Orange-Flavour.jpg?w=1038&amp;ssl=1 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Honey and Orange Flavour <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dar bucuria cea mai mare a Roxanei a fost colaborarea cu reprezentan\u0163a din Rom\u00e2nia a parfumurilor Salvatore Ferragamo. Ace\u015ftia le-au comandat praline care s\u0103 aib\u0103 \u00een compozi\u0163ie ingrediente specifice pentru fiecare parfum \u00een parte. \u201eEra vorba de parfumuri gurmande\u201d, explic\u0103 Roxana. \u201eIar asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 ingredientele de baz\u0103 ale acestor parfumuri sunt substan\u0163e comestibile, cum ar fi florile de portocal pentru Misteriosa sau iasomia \u015fi sorbetul de par\u0103 pentru Signorina in fiore.<br \/>\nAmuzant a fost c\u0103 listele cu ingrediente au sosit rapid, iar parfumurile aferente au \u00eent\u00e2rziat c\u00e2teva zile. \u201eA\u015fa c\u0103 le-am creat noi dup\u0103 libera inspira\u0163ie. \u015ei totu\u015fi, \u00een secunda c\u00e2nd au ajuns la noi, s\u0103 testeze pralinele, fetele au r\u0103mas uimite. Apoi, au exclamat c\u0103 am redat perfect parfumurile, exact cum erau.\u201d<br \/>\n\u015ei cum poate o pralin\u0103 s\u0103 redea un parfum? \u00eentreb eu.<br \/>\nDrept r\u0103spuns, Roxana mai merge o dat\u0103 spre frigider \u015fi \u00eemi \u00eentinde \u00eenc\u0103 o farfurioar\u0103. Pe ea, mai multe forme de praline. Fiec\u0103reia \u00eei corespunde un parfum.<br \/>\nO iau pe prima. Mi se tope\u015fte \u00een gur\u0103. Aroma de iasomie \u00eemi \u00eenv\u0103luie din interior n\u0103rile, sufletul \u015fi \u00eentreaga fiin\u0163\u0103.<br \/>\n\u201eSfinte Dumnezeule\u201d, zic eu, dup\u0103 ce-mi \u015fterg lacrimile din ochi. \u201eN-am crezut c\u0103 gustul unei bomboane m\u0103 poate face s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201eDe aceea m-am apucat de ciocolaterie. S\u0103 fac oamenii s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 de bucurie\u201d, spune Roxana. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Chocolate-Coconut-Flakes.jpg?resize=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Chocolate-Coconut-Flakes.jpg?w=1018&amp;ssl=1 1018w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Chocolate-Coconut-Flakes.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Chocolate-Coconut-Flakes.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Chocolate-Coconut-Flakes.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Chocolate and Coconut Flakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sper\u0103 ca, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 comenzi \u015fi evenimente, s\u0103 deschid\u0103 un loc de servire direct\u0103 a publicului. Poate un magazin de prezentare cochet, elegant, poate chiar c\u00e2teva mese. \u00cen orice caz, va avea un perete de sticl\u0103, prin care cump\u0103r\u0103torii s\u0103-i poat\u0103 vedea pe ciocolatieri la lucru, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eencetare, \u015fi s\u0103 aib\u0103 certitudinea c\u0103 le oferim doar ingrediente excep\u0163ionale \u015fi proceduri respectate \u00eentocmai.<br \/>\n\u015ei, da, viseaz\u0103 la alte proiecte \u00eendr\u0103zne\u0163e \u015fi frumoase, ca pralinele-parfumuri. \u201eAici pot face lucrul pe care nu am voie s\u0103-l fac \u00een meseria mea original\u0103, cea de inginer. Pot s\u0103 creez.\u201d<br \/>\nO fi o pl\u0103cere vinovat\u0103? Depinde cine \u00eentreab\u0103. <\/p>\n<p>Guilty Pleasure are site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\">aici<\/a> \u015fi poate fi g\u0103sit pe Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoveMadeChocolate\/\">aici<\/a> (link). <\/p>\n<p>Foto de Ana Georgescu. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vai, Roxana, ce minun\u0103\u0163ii, \u015fi cum o s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eengra\u015f eu ca un tanc sovietic.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Nici vorb\u0103, Lorena. Ai op\u0163iunea s\u0103 \u0163i le facem cu stevia&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LavandOrange-Touch-1024x689.jpg?resize=700%2C471\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LavandOrange-Touch.jpg?resize=1024%2C689&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LavandOrange-Touch.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LavandOrange-Touch.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LavandOrange-Touch.jpg?resize=768%2C517&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/LavandOrange-Touch.jpg?w=1219&amp;ssl=1 1219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilty-pleasure.ro\/praline-ciocolata\/\">Lavender and Orange Touch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P\u00e2n\u0103 mai ieri, eram convins\u0103 c\u0103 am m\u00e2ncat ciocolat\u0103. Credeam cu t\u0103rie c\u0103 produsele acelea maronii, turnate \u00een p\u0103tr\u0103\u0163ele de \u00een jur de 100&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spicy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OQ9A0549.jpg?fit=1296%2C864&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13556"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13570,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13556\/revisions\/13570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}