I’ve always been obsessed with chocolate. When I was travelling in Europe last year, I got the chance to try some really decadent and delicious chocolate, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. It was from this adorably quaint little store on the corner of a major shopping strip in Belgium. I’ve been searching online to see if I can find the store and get some delivered to Australia, but it’s difficult when you can’t remember the name of the store and everything’s in another language, anyway.
Now, I’m living in Adelaide. I’ve got an apartment right next to a mechanic. Lockleys is a burgeoning suburb, but it’s definitely still more industrial at the moment. On one side is the mechanic, and the other is a massive warehouse that I’m pretty sure belongs to a company that packages food for grocery stores. I just can’t stop thinking about that chocolate. Where can I possibly find one that compares in Adelaide? I decided to give my friend a call, as she also lived overseas for a while and therefore understands my dilemma. She tells me that there is one chocolate store a few suburbs over, but that it’s not as good as it would have been in Belgium. Maybe I can try making my own chocolate?
I get ready to go out and start walking down the street, past the warehouse, and past the mobile auto electrical services store just down the road. A quick online search shows that I already have most of the equipment I need to make my own chocolate. Now, all I need is the ingredients, especially cocoa beans. I’m going to roast them in the oven for a while. My mission to make chocolate could take a few days, but I’m not worried. I’m just excited to try my own chocolate. Hopefully, it tastes as good as the professionals in Belgium!