{"product_id":"chocolate-by-ramon-morato","title":"Chocolate by Ramon Morató","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChocolate by Ramon Morató\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professional reference for understanding chocolate as both an ingredient and a technical system. Rather than presenting finished creations without context, Morató explains how chocolate behaves, why common problems occur, and how formulations can be adjusted intentionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with the fundamentals of cocoa and chocolate before moving into the practical questions that working chocolatiers and pastry chefs encounter: tempering and crystallization, gloss and coating, ganache and filling balance, water activity, shelf life, texture, baking with chocolate, and substituting one chocolate for another without unintentionally changing a recipe's structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 200 recipes put those principles into practice across bonbons, turrons, snacks, cakes, individual pastries, plated desserts, petit fours, mousses, truffles, fillings, and other chocolate applications. Step-by-step photography accompanies key techniques, making the book useful not only as a recipe source but also as a technical reference when diagnosing or developing products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis distinction is what gives Chocolate its lasting value. Recipes inevitably date; understanding formulation, crystallization, preservation and ingredient behaviour remains useful whenever a chef creates something new. A chocolatier can return to the book to troubleshoot a filling, rethink shelf life, adjust texture, or understand why a formula behaves differently after changing couverture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor professional chocolatiers, pastry chefs, culinary instructors and advanced students, this is a foundational reference for moving from following chocolate recipes to understanding how to formulate and control them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gusta Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34517314797729,"sku":"","price":159.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1260\/2953\/products\/ChocolatebyRamonMorato_EN_ES_1.jpg?v=1613277318","url":"https:\/\/supplies.gusta.ca\/products\/chocolate-by-ramon-morato","provider":"Gusta Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}