The
humble bean
It sometimes amazes us
how absolutely beneficial the secondary effects of some foods can be. Take for
example the humble cocoa bean – did you know that butter made of cocoa bean can
be used to cure skin ailments such as psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema, and
that eating it can help combat diseases such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue
syndrome, heart disease and cancer? Furthermore, it has a large number of
nutrients and is also a great addition to everything from cooking to raw food
creations.
Essentially, cocoa
butter is pretty close to ambrosia, the nectar of the gods.
Chocolate’s essence
Now, while most of us
are familiar with chocolate and its delightful taste, fewer know that it is, in
fact, cocoa butter that gives chocolate its delectable, melt-in-your-mouth
attributes. In addition to that, the butter ensures that chocolate, aside from
being rather hard on the hips, is also an incredible source of vitamins,
flavonoids, antioxidants and minerals, as well as containing CMP, which gives
it cocoa butter’s cancer fighting properties.
Has there ever been such
a versatile food? In fact, were it not for the fact that we already have the
best restaurant in Dehradun, Black Pepper, and use a mix of ingredients that
provide a similar in magnitude but different set of beneficial secondary
effects – we’re it not for that, we’d be
sorely tempted into converting into a confectionary!
Every day, cocoa day.
The more we learn about
cocoa butter, the more that idea seems apposite! For example, cocoa butter
helps thwart cancer and decreases the incidence of cardiovascular disease,
along with helping ease the pain of arthritis. If possible, we’d like to inject
a bit of cocoa butter in every meal! Alas, it has such a memorable taste, it
would probably overpower all the other ingredients.
Frankly, everyday should be
cocoa butter – chocolate – day. And we should probably add copious amounts of
it to our menu, as well! 
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