“Chocolate Island”
By: Robby Alugar
Chocolates are a small but integral part of people’s lives. They can be unassuming yet also a symbol of a grand gesture. They come as a new experience or evoke memories of a time long past filled with flavours of nostalgia.
This segment of RMA News showcases the wonderful world of chocolates as it finds a renaissance in Cebuano culture. New-world artisans craft the Visayan variant of the cacao, Criollo. Let’s explore and create sweet memories as the sun rises and sets here on this Chocolate Island.
I love pizza. Do you? I think everyone does!
Experience the savoury side of chocolate with cacao-liquor infused dough, spread with mole sauce, garnished with cacao nibs and other ingredients drizzled with cocoa butter and grated with cacao de bola.
The Chocolate Chamber’s mouthwatering gourmet chocolate creations are so unique. For the real sweet toothed ones, you’ve got to try their wide array of crispy, thin and chewy chocolate pizzas. The Chocolate Queen herself Raquel Choa have various styles and preparation techniques. She even put a flower on top of the pizza and in the center is a hand-rolled truffle and grated with cacao de bola. This unique dessert specialty is an outright show stopper and you can’t stop eating them.
TCC’s Chocolate Pizza is made with only the freshest ingredients. They have Pizza Margarita where they use mozzarella cheese and fresh chopped tomatoes + mole sauce. TCC used locally manufactured sausage for their Grilled Sausage Pizza. They also have Hungarian Sausage Chocolate Pizza, Salami Pizza + mole sauce and the Vegetarian Chocolate Pizza that has olives, arugula or Lola Rosa, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella + mole sauce. A mole is originally a Mexican chocolate-based sauce with at least a dozen of ingredients. According to Raquel, mole sauce ingredients are grilled, manually pounded, and blended to create a paste and she uses tablea for chocolate.
What you see in the photos below were taken from different people way back since TCC was the first in the Philippines to create a fantastic and sweet masterpieces of chocolate pizza. Your worries will melt away once you’ve tasted these chocolate pizzas with flavor additions and toppings that all complemented each other deliciously.
Pair those insightful moments with a slice of sweet indulgence. TCC’s Chocolate Pizza slices are the perfect size for satisfying your inner sense of contentment. You deserve gourmet goodness, and chocolate pizza slices deliver all the velvety texture and smooth flavor for an easy way to treat yourself and you will love this delightfully sweet confection.
There is no perfect gift for anyone seeking indulgence and celebration for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, special events or parties or a great shareable family treats than this handcrafted, gourmet Chocolate Pizza. The pizza is then served in a custom pizza box for gift giving and is perfect for personalized gifts and occasions.
You may call these numbers for reservations at 09175561521 and 09176287661. This will be available soon at every outlet of The Chocolate Chamber Boutique. Ralfe Gourmet Chocolate Boutique is located at 3349 Topaz St., Casals’ Village, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City.
