The other day I was craving for a hot chocolate...well maybe because of the cold weather. But I was craving for not just a hot chocolate. I want something that I used to have back in the Philippines...we call it Tsokolate eh... wait how are you going to pronounce it ...it should be like this cho-koh-la-teh-eh!...i put the exclamation so you have an accent on the eh!...:) It's a Filipino thick hot chocolate, very similar to the signature hot chocolate of Starbucks. But of course it's way cheaper than a Starbucks hot chocolate. :)
Tsokolate eh! is made up of tabrilya (tab-rillia)it's a cacao balls. But it's basically from a cacao fruit. It comes in different shapes but rounded tabrilya is the most common. :) There's a traditional way of doing this ...like before they use a beater for this called "batidor", but I don't use that anymore I just let it boil and use a regular spoon to beat it.:) Simplier but of course it taste better if it's done the traditional way. :) so you get the thickness and froth that makes it hmmm! tsokolate eh! We usually have it with churros, pandesal (our native bread rolls), and ensaymada (en-sigh-ma-da) a bread made up of yeast roll, butter and grated cheese on top, i liked it grilled though. Ohhhh! yummy!
Enough...just making me crave more. But since I can't have it here and don't want to spend $4 for a hot chocolate and spend gas to have a hot chocolate. I've discovered that Hershey's unsweetend chocolate can substitute my craving. :)
So, here's the recipe for a taste like tsokolate eh. And yeah! i was not disappointed for the result.
•2 tablespoons sugar ( I only used 1 tbsp, I'm not into sweet)
•2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S unsweetend Cocoa
•Dash salt
•1 cup milk ( I used skim milk...diet) :)
•1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in large mug. Heat milk in until hot. Gradually add hot milk to cocoa mixture in mug, stirring until well blended. Stir in vanilla.
Yes, it made my day. :)
we're having tsokolate eh...new year 2007.
Tsokolate eh! is made up of tabrilya (tab-rillia)it's a cacao balls. But it's basically from a cacao fruit. It comes in different shapes but rounded tabrilya is the most common. :) There's a traditional way of doing this ...like before they use a beater for this called "batidor", but I don't use that anymore I just let it boil and use a regular spoon to beat it.:) Simplier but of course it taste better if it's done the traditional way. :) so you get the thickness and froth that makes it hmmm! tsokolate eh! We usually have it with churros, pandesal (our native bread rolls), and ensaymada (en-sigh-ma-da) a bread made up of yeast roll, butter and grated cheese on top, i liked it grilled though. Ohhhh! yummy!
Enough...just making me crave more. But since I can't have it here and don't want to spend $4 for a hot chocolate and spend gas to have a hot chocolate. I've discovered that Hershey's unsweetend chocolate can substitute my craving. :)
So, here's the recipe for a taste like tsokolate eh. And yeah! i was not disappointed for the result.
•2 tablespoons sugar ( I only used 1 tbsp, I'm not into sweet)
•2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S unsweetend Cocoa
•Dash salt
•1 cup milk ( I used skim milk...diet) :)
•1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in large mug. Heat milk in until hot. Gradually add hot milk to cocoa mixture in mug, stirring until well blended. Stir in vanilla.
Yes, it made my day. :)
we're having tsokolate eh...new year 2007.
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