The United States of Chocolate

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Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2012 · Entertainment

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Belgium and Switzerland, move over! The new leader of the chocolate world is the USA! We're not just Hershey's anymore. Our sweet teeth crave something more sophisticated and adventurous: we seek out chocolate with bacon, wasabi, pink peppercorn, and citrus salt. Or we tease out the subtle differences in bars sourced from Ecuador, Honduras, Tanzania, or the Philippines. Vosges and Askinosie Chocolate are the midwestern juggernauts at the epicenter of this delectable revolution. Join WBEZ's Odette Yousef and chocolatiers Shawn Askinosie and Vosges representative, Caroline Lubbers, as they reveal their sweet secrets.

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