• 2 days
  • Thu - Fri, 5 - 6 Sep 2024
  • 9:30am - 6:30pm
  • Fuwan Chocolate Café, Taipei, Taiwan
  • €545

Foundation level course in Chocolate Tasting.

 

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This course is no longer available. Please check our calendar for future dates.

Course details

The Level 1 Plus Certificate in Chocolate Tasting course consists of more than 16 hours including exam, correction of tasks and delivery of certifications.

The course includes:

  • 2 Lunches
  • Theoretical teaching material
  • Practical teaching material
  • Exam fees
  • Exam
  • Certification
  • Gadgets

Special price if you book the Combined Level 1 Plus & Level 2 course.

Monica Meschini will teach the course in English with translation to Mandarin. For more information and registration, contact Monica Meschini directly by email at info@monicameschini.com.

Payment of the course fees can be done in Euros (545€) or TWD ($19130).

Level 1 Plus

About the course

Level 1 Plus Chocolate Tasting lays the sensory foundation for your journey as a Chocolate Taster, introduces chocolate making in the fine and craft chocolate world takes you through where cacao comes from and how it is produced.

During the course you will experience the sensory elements used in chocolate tasting through a series of tasting games and experiments and you will practice using a formal approach to chocolate tasting.

Level 1 Plus course provides a good grounding in chocolate tasting and includes tasting of different origin or blended fine dark chocolate bars, tasted in different forms for an understanding of aroma, length, texture and taste. The chocolate tasted includes examples of well made craft chocolate origins and examples of defects and industrial production.

The course finishes with a 30 question multiple choice exam based on the course content. Certificates will be issued upon achieving a pass mark.

Entry requirements

None. The Level 1 Plus chocolate tasting course is open to all comers, and is suitable for professionals and enthusiasts.

What's included
  • Training the chocolate senses
  • Taste and explore flavour in fine chocolate
  • Introduction to the origins and varieties of cacao
  • Overview of how cacao is produced
  • How fine or craft chocolate is made
  • How cocoa butter and cocoa powder are made
  • Taste and recognize flaws in chocolate
  • A look at direct sourcing of cacao
  • Study booklet
  • Certificate for exam passes
  • All the chocolate and sensory samples you will need
Who should take this course?

This course will be ideal for you if you:

  • Love chocolate, and want to know more about its flavour and origins
  • Are a chocolate maker who wants to expand their sensory skills
  • Are an educator or events organiser looking for more information to pass on to your audience
  • Work in the catering/pastry/fine chocolate industries
  • Want to improve your clients’ experience of chocolate you are working with
  • You are considering launching a fine chocolate business
  • You want to buy a fascinating and unique gift for someone
  • You want to see just how good your palate is for chocolate