Posted on 02/06/2015 10:14:39 AM PST by Red Badger
BRUGES, Belgium (Reuters) - When Belgian chocolatier Dominique Persoone created a chocolate-sniffing device for a Rolling Stones party in 2007, he never imagined demand would stretch much beyond the rock 'n' roll scene. But, seven years later, he has sold 25,000 of them.
Inspired by a device his grandfather used to propel tobacco snuff up his nose, Persoone created a 'Chocolate Shooter' to deliver a hit of Dominican Republic or Peruvian cocoa powder, mixed with mint and either ginger or raspberry.
"The mint and the ginger really tinkle your nose," the 46-year-old said in his chocolate factory in the medieval city of Bruges. "Then the mint flavor goes down and the chocolate stays in your brain."
Tattoo-clad Persoone, who has collaborated with celebrated chefs such as The Fat Duck's Heston Blumenthal and elBulli's Ferran and Albert Adria, has a history of culinary innovation.
Alongside the classics, he has created chocolates flavored with bacon and onion, oysters and even grass.
It took some perfecting to create the snorting powder as chocolate itself was too dry. Before the successful formula was discovered, Persoone used a mix that included chili pepper.
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without the ‘o’............
I love chocolate, but too much of it gives me a horrible headache. I would imagine that snorting chocolate would intensify that outcome, so no thanks.
Headache?
Maybe it’s the sugar.
I get sugar headaches..............
I’m no chemist but I’ve often wondered if the process used to convert the alkaloid cocaine to crack could be used with caffeine as the starting alkaloid. Imagine the Feds and the states going crazy trying to regulate and control that as thousands of Walter “Dunkin” Whites set up shop.
Well, he did say it turned out to be a bad idea. Who knew?
“She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie....COCOA!”
There are many refill liquids for "e-cigarettes" which contain chocolate/cocoa flavoring. One of the best is Halo's Belgian Cocoa.
I’ll just stick with licking toads, thank you very much.
(who would have thought to try it?)
Maybe I’ll get rich selling chocolate suppositories. I can visualize the advertisements now: “Stick ‘em where the sun don’t shine!”
The chili pepper one brings a whole new meaning to hot tamale.
I once got chili pepper in my eyes. I cannot imagine it up my nose.............
Yeah, too much sugar will give me a headache, or used to. I rarely eat anything with sugar in it, including fruits and starchy foods. Chocolate, sweetened with stevia will give me a headache, if I eat too much of it, and that isn’t a lot.
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