Title: a thoroughly unsatisfying experience
Product review: reading this book, unlike most of the chocolate i have tried in my life - whatever the quality, really - left me unfulfilled, craving something with more substance and less fluff. doutre-roussel's writing style is painful at best. the highly repetitive "quizzes" sprinkled throughout the book & anecdotes fueled by what obviously was a privileged upbringing in paris & mexico left me wanting to pull my hair out strand by strand. i am convinced that 30 minutes online would have provided me with far more useful information regarding the cocoa plant, bean, and chocolate-making process than anything written by this woman - a so-called expert - ever could. i would return this book if i could, but it was a gift, so i will keep it as a reminder of all that is snobby in the world.
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