Samstag, März 15, 2008

happy birthday, mr. houten

the dutch coenraad johannes van houten was born on the 15th march 1801. the pharmacist and chemist (his parents were chocolate factory owners in amsterdam) is, together with is father, known for being the creator of the cocoa powder. thank you so much, mr. houton, and happy birthday!

2 Kommentare:

Anonym hat gesagt…

Yes, marvelous ! My mother always made coco with Van Houte powder. We, my sister and I, as kids, were raised with it ! We love it on sunday mornings and on holydays .
It is Dutch, from the Netherlands. But did you know that Belgian chocolate is the best ? Côte d'Or and Galler. I love the bitter sweet chocolate, dark... mmmm... with a nice cup of coffee, dark, hot... no sugar, no milk...

choconet hat gesagt…

I agree 100% with you when saying that Belgian chocolate is the best.