Chocolatier Pete Hoepfner muaj lub npe menyuam yaus: "tus txiv neej khoom qab zib."Qee cov confectioners yuav pom lub npe menyuam yaus zoo nkauj.Hoepfner tsis yog.

Raws li tus tswv ntawm Pete's Treats, chocolate truffles yog Hoepfner qhov tshwj xeeb.Zoo li cov kab mob puag ncig tom qab uas lawv muaj npe, truffles xav tau lub sijhawm ntev heev los ua kom zoo.Ua haujlwm ntawm ib pawg ntawm 2,400 truffles yuav tsum Hoepfner sawv ntsug rau 30 teev ntawm ib lub sijhawm dhau lub tshuab chocolate tempering - ob tus thawj coj thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm ntawm ib tug txiv neej sweatshop.

Thaum lub tsev kawm ntawv qib siab, Hoepfner nrhiav haujlwm hauv khw noj mov.Nws mus ua hauj lwm raws li ib tug kws tshuaj, tsim tshuaj lom nas rau Tswb Laboratories, thiab raws li ib tug longliner, nqa ntses thiab octopus tawm ntawm lub hiav txwv Bering.Lub industriousness ntawm tus ua noj, precision ntawm tus kws tshawb fawb thiab lub siab ntev ntawm tus neeg nuv ntses: tag nrho peb yuav tsum tau tig raw chocolate, cream thiab butter rau hauv lub tais ntawm truffles.

Hoepfner tau hais tias "Kuv tuaj yeem ua siab ntev ntau npaum li cas tom qab ua haujlwm ntev rau xyoo," Hoepfner tau hais.“Ua ib tug neeg nuv ntses, koj lub sij hawm tsis suav… Txhua yam kuv ua, kuv yuav tsum muab ib tug ntses los yog kuv yuav tsum muab lawv ib lub thawv ntawm truffles.Nov yog tib txoj kev uas kuv tau txais: Kuv lub cev yuav tsum tau muab ib yam dab tsi rau lwm tus. "

Txhua lub truffle pib raws li lub pob golf-pob qhov loj ntawm ganache, xws li cov qhob noom xim kasfes los yog flavored nrog mint, jalapeño, Kahlua, champagne, caramel los yog berry concentrate.Ntawm no, dua, Hoepfner xaiv txoj kev nrawm tshaj plaws uas ua tau, foraging rau cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo qus kom pub rau hauv nws lub tshuab ua kua dej, thiab tsim nws tus kheej mint butter es tsis txhob cia siab rau cov khw muag khoom uas nws pom muaj cloying.

Thaum salted caramel los ua qhov tsw du jour, Hoepfner pib ntsev nws cov truffles, ua ntej nrog cov ntsev hiav txwv, thiab tom qab ntawd nrog cov ntoo alder haus ntsev, muab cov tang paub rau txhua tus neeg uas tau nyob hauv lub tsev haus luam yeeb.Hoepfner kuj tau dabbled nrog truffle fungus ntsev, tab sis truffle-flavored truffles tseem tsis tau tshwm sim ntawm cov ntawv qhia zaub mov.Cov muaju ntsev yuav tsum loj thiab tiaj tus, Hoepfner hais tias - flakes uas yaj tam sim ntawd tsis yog dai ntawm ib tus nplaig.

Hmoov tsis zoo rau Hoepfner, nws txoj kev ua tiav tsis ntev mus rau nws txoj kev lag luam.Ceev kom muab cov luv nqi thiab zoo siab tau txais IOUs, Hoepfner tsis meej pem txog lub tswv yim ntawm kev nyem nyiaj tawm ntawm nws cov neeg siv khoom.Pete's Treats truffles tsis tu ncua muag rau $ 3.54 ib thooj.Hoepfner hu nws tus kheej "tus neeg ua lag luam phem tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb," ib nrab ntawm jest.

Hoepfner tau hais tias "Kuv tus nqi tau poob tag nrho," Hoepfner tau hais."Kuv txhais tau tias, koj them nyiaj npaum li cas rau cov khoom no?Qhov ntawd yog qhov teeb meem.Nws tsis zoo li kuv xav kom tau ib pawg nyiaj tawm ntawm Cordovans, tab sis tom qab ntawd, thaum koj mus rau lwm qhov chaw, ib lub thawv plaub yog $ 10, thaum kuv them $ 5. "

Rau tag nrho nws cov khoom qab zib obsessiveness, Hoepfner yog ib qho yooj yim mus nyob hauv Ilanka Community Health Center chav ua noj.Qhov tsuas yog yam uas zoo li ua rau nws chim siab heev yog kev dag ntxias lossis tus nqi-gouging los ntawm lwm cov chocolatiers.Ib tug trendy Seattle-based confectioner dispenses chocolate tawg rau hauv cov chunks tsis tu ncua: lawv hu nws rustic, Hoepfner hu nws tub nkeeg.

Hoepfner tau hais tias "Tus txiv neej tab tom muag lub hnab chocolate, 2.5 ooj rau $ 7," Hoepfner tau hais."Txhua tus txiv neej no ua yog noj cov qhob noom xim kasfes, ncuav nws tawm thiab muab qee cov txiv ntoo rau hauv nws!"

Nrog kev pab los ntawm peb tus neeg ua haujlwm cannery, Hoepfner tsim txog 9,000 truffles txhua xyoo.Hoepfner paub txog qhov yuav tsum tau nce nws cov nyiaj tau los, thiab tej zaum txawm qhib lub khw muag khoom.Tab sis nws xav tso tawm cov kev txiav txim siab no, thiab tseem poob rau hauv kev txaus siab ntawm cov khoom siv tes ua, ntev me ntsis.

Hoepfner tau hais tias "Muaj peev xwm ntawm no," Hoepfner tau hais.“Muaj kev lag luam nyob ntawm no ib qho chaw!Thiab tsawg kawg nws ua rau kuv tsis muaj teeb meem nyob rau lub sijhawm no. "

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