A better Corn Nut, Toasted Corn snack that is just right and more at chefshop.com/enews EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER 5% OFF CODE february  Recipes | Chef's Pantries | Shop for Food & Ingredients | Food Blog It's Awesome Toasted Corn How lucky we are that this toasted corn came to visit us in the shop! Having consumed our fair share of “bagged corn nuts” of the overly giant sized kernels, we were intrigued. You know the old saying ,“bigger is better”, is more fun to say than it is in practice! When it comes to taste, flavor and crunch, these little, normal sized corn kernels are da bomb! Crunchy thru and thru, each one crunches just right. Eat one at a time and you will get 11 crunches (of biting) before you are done. Depending on your crunch speed about 6 seconds of time! With three flavors, Toasted Corn, Spicy Toasted Corn, and Salt and Pepper Toasted Corn, there is something corny here for everyone! (See below.) Starting with non-GMO corn kernels the just plain “Toasted” version is my favorite. A little oil and salt and it is perfect in every possible way! I thought bigger kernels were better but not anymore. It’s hard to explain exactly why we love these so much, but they are the perfect munch food. For desk or a long car ride, they are the just right grab and bite snack treat. Toasted corn is exactly that, corn kernel un-popped, un-boiled, but toasted and most often oiled and salted. CornNuts (Kraft Foods), Cornick (Phillipines), Diana (El Salvador), Cancha (Peru, Equador) are all variations of a Corn Kernel that is “toasted”. The base variation is seasoned with oil and salt. Garlic, chili cheese, adobo, BBQ, ranch etc. are some of the many flavor variations available today. The Toasted Corn was first introduced here in the US by Albert Holloway in Oakland, California in 1936. Originally sold as a free Tavern snack food (in 1900 there was an estimated 265,000 legal and illegal Taverns) it later became the CornNuts with a hybrid of the Cuzco corn from Cusco, Peru being grown in California. In 1998, Nabisco purchased the business. Toasted Corn - Shop Now! * Spicy Toasted Corn The “Spicy Toasted Corn” is just that. Crunchy first, and while you are crunching, the hot Habanero zips right on by the comfort zone and, while tingling the tongue, there is a rise of heat that touches the nostrils and swells the upper cheeks. It’s not like those chips slathered in a pile of stuff that is spicy but not hot. And when you are done, the kernels love you with a tasty feel, not a chemical attack. If you like hot these are for you. If you don’t, probably not. Shop now for Spicy Toasted Corn * Salt and Pepper Toasted Corn The “Salt and Pepper Toasted Corn” are not just “plain” with pepper. They are indeed flattered with a pepper punchy pow that adds a third dimension to the salt, oil and corn. What you will find, just like the other two flavors, is some kind of special “sauce” (technique) that makes the flavor stick to the corn so that each and every kernel is flavored with just the right amount of magic. Shop now for Salt and Pepper! * Chocolate The gorgeous Pyramide des Tropiques is the pièce de résistance of the François Pralus chocolate bar collection. The Pyramide contains ten 50-gram bars, each hand-wrapped in a different color. Each bar is created with cocoa beans that originate in different plantations across the worldwide cocoa zone, and each has a cocoa content of 75%. This year's offerings represent a phenomenal range of flavor profiles, from the heady and full-bodied to the exotic and delicate. The collection consists of: Papouasie, Indonésie, São Tomé, Trinidad, Venezuela, Tanzanie, Ghana, Madagascar, Colombie and Equateur. The pyramide is worthy of a chocolate-testing party for you and your friends, and it makes a perfect gift for the chocoholic and epicure alike . . . for dark-chocolate lovers only! Pralus Pyramide Des Tropiques - shop now! * Dark Drinking Chocolate! This real drinking chocolate, brought to you from Essential Pantry, has become the ChefShop.com house favorite. If you like hot chocolate and are always disappointed when you make a cup of some powdered mix, then this is the drinking chocolate for you. It is easy to make and you'll get delicious results using whole milk, skim milk or even water. And this one is pre-grated -- so it will melt and be ready to consume even faster! A quick history of chocolate Chocolate was consumed solely as a beverage by the Central and South Americans when the Spanish explorers came to the New World. For centuries after the Spanish brought it back to Europe it was still enjoyed solely as a beverage, and its use spread like wild fire. It wasn't until the Dutch developed a process to remove the cocoa butter in the 18th Century - a cocoa bean is approximately 55% cocoa butter - and process the cocoa powder to make it recombine more easily with the cocoa butter and liquid that hot chocolate became easier to make. Shop now for Dark Drinking Chocolate! * Chocolate Spread! Love the hazelnuts of Nocciolata? And the creaminess of Gianera? But want the milky'ness of, well, milk? Then Riccosa is the perfect blend of all three! The dark milk is Andrea Slitti's super chocolate, the best milk you can find. Then, with a spoon, you can't help but massage a tongue full while you close your eyes and enjoy. Wow! Shop now for Chocolate Spread! * L'Atelier des Douceurs Guimauves They didn't make it in time for the holidays, when we normally carry them, but it doesn't mean they aren't perfect right now or any time! These marshmallows are out of this world! They are nothing like those white puffs you make smores with! A cube of the most amazingly delicious, melt-in-your-mouth traditional marshmallow you have ever tasted. Comes in a mixed-pack of flavors, including apricot, citron, orange flower, strawberry, vanilla, raspberry, myrtle, dark chocolate, cassis (black currant), mandarin, and violet. A perfect gift for the Franco-phile in your life. Traditional French Marshmallows - Shop now! * Dulce de Leche Delectably thick and creamy, this silky-smooth concoction has a rich mouthfeel and a deep, dark caramel flavor that's not too sweet. It's the milk that makes it great! Dulce de leche is a traditional artisan dairy product created with fresh milk, sugar and vanilla. Shop now for Dulce de Leche! * Hey Boo This Coconut Caramel is a combination that has come together perfectly in a jar. Combine creamy delicious coconut milk into the caramel making process and you have a spoon ready spreadable dessert that has a twist that is delish! Smooth and silky, as soon as you dip your spoon (or finger) into the glossy "sauce" and your visual mind immediately goes to spiraling it over your favorite vanilla ice cream. That first taste is truly an anticipatory moment of curiosity and pleasure! Click here and shop now for Coconut and Caramel! Stop by and have a cup of Chai at the shop! Almighty Anchovy - Article! Behold the humble anchovy! A superfood to some, a culinary delight to some, a fish to fear for still others. To the hungry the anchovy is considered in two disparate ways: reverence or revulsion. For those of you that already love these little swimming critters, we applaud ye. Besides being a nutritional powerhouse, the anchovy packs a powerful taste punch. For those wayward anchovy haters, we offer a ... Read about the Almighty Anchovy here! Store Hours - come visit and taste this weeks flavors! Monday thru Saturday 10AM to 5PM. ChefShop.com 1425 Elliott Ave W Seattle, Wa 98119 206-286-9988 Our parking lot is to the north of the shop. Easy open parking lot. Click here to see the map. This Week's Recipes Moon & Star Berries Smoothie Recipe A perfect way to get a little of that healthful cocoa powder into your morning smoothie routine. Perfect for the early summer when the mango and strawberries are just coming into the market. Carrot Soup Recipe Simple, easy, no-failure recipe! Roasted Potatoes and Goat Cheese Recipe This recipe is about as easy as you can get. Oven-roasting potatoes is one of my favorite ways to cook potatoes - and using rice bran oil helps them become nice and crisp. You can also use olive oil or butter. See what you missed in previous Newsletters How Many Miles Does a Bee Fly? Pink Charlotte Aux Fraises, Summer Parmigiano Marionberry Habanero Oregon Fruit ChefShop.com Toll-free: 1-800-596-0885 You've received this email because you have purchased from us or subscribed. 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