FLAVOR BRAWL: CHOCOLATE VS VANILLA
Legends have it, the age-old battle of chocolate vs vanilla has gone nowhere, may it be cookies, cakes, or even ice cream! Some may take a clear side of one, while others may still be debating over the pros and cons of each. There obviously is no definite winner and no definite judge except your tastebuds! Chocolate comes from beans. On its own, without any added sugar, it contains many health benefits. Raw cacao beans have a few grams of protein, a lot of fiber, and a little calcium. A bar of dark chocolate caters to your daily copper and manganese requirements and additionally has more than half of your daily iron and magnesium. Vanilla isn’t a bean. It’s the fruit of a very specific kind of orchid flower. These flowers are hard to cultivate, and they only grow well in certain regions of the world. Vanilla packs a lot of flavor into a very small fruit. So much that one pod is enough to lend its sweet and delicate flavor to an entire pint of ice cream...