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The art of chocolate
Eden has gone chocolate crazy this February. We’re even holding our own ‘Chocolate Jungle’ festival with everything from hands-on chocolate making workshops for kids, to learning, tasting, smelling and feeling chocolate in our biomes. In the lead up to the event, I decided to find out more about the fabulous chocolate we sell in our [...]
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Win! Chocolate and chilli private tour for two with a free chilli hamper… with love from Eden
Win a hamper full of chilli goodies and a complimentary guided tour around our chocolate and chilli trails here at Eden. This unique experience takes you from the Americas to Africa on an adventure to discover the original hot chocolate – all within our iconic Biomes. You’ll be personally shown around the largest rainforest in [...]
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10 facts about chocolate from the Eden Project
In the run-up to our chocolate festival, Chocolate Jungle, in February half-term (11–19 February 2012) we’d like to share some facts with you about the fascinating and surprising story of this tasty treat. The Maya people of ancient Mexico used cocoa beans as money: 10 for a rabbit, 100 for a slave. The botanical [...]
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The benefits of tea
We love our tea in Britain. It’s our escape, a comfort, it’s stimulation and inspiration. Tea wraps its warm arms around you and carries on hugging you long after you take your last sip. William Gladstone once said, ‘If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; [...]
Granola flapjack recipe
This recipe, from the Eden chefs, makes four to six portions of this moist granola flapjack. It’s great for a healthy snack or breakfast treat. Ingredients 100g brown sugar 120g butter 300g oats 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1.5 bananas 60g dates, chopped 60g apricots, chopped 60g pumpkin seeds 60g sunflower seeds Method Preheat the oven [...]
How to sprout seeds
Eat your sprouts! No, not brussels sprouts, we’re talking about the sprouting seeds that you can grow in your own kitchen – a delicious way of meeting all those New Year’s resolution of trimming up. What’s so good about sprouts? They’re nutritious Weight for weight, they contain more nutrients than any other natural food known [...]
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Warming beef stew recipe with harvest vegetables
Try making this lovely warming winter dish, using this recipe from Eden’s chefs. Or if you’re vegetarian, you might like our vegetarian Spanish stew recipe instead. Ingredients These amounts make four to six hearty portions. 1.5 tablespoons vegetable oil 500g diced beef 400g diced potato 200g diced onions 150g diced parsnip 400g diced carrots 1 litre [...]
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Win a luxury Cornish hamper
We’ve got a tasty Christmas treat for you: the chance to win a Cornish hamper worth £74.50 and stuffed with high-quality produce from Eden’s home county. Delicious, locally sourced food and drink Cornwall is renowned for its excellent food and drink, and this hamper showcases some of the best, including hand-harvested Cornish seasalt from the Lizard [...]
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Beautiful Cornish handmade chocolates
Christmas is the time to indulge in your sweet tooth. At Eden we’ve got the most decadent, handmade chocolates made here in Cornwall to share with friends and family… or to enjoy all to yourself. Simply add a Bond film, hot mulled cider and a sleepy warm cat for the perfect cosy Christmas. It wasn’t easy to decide, but here [...]
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A mince pie recipe from Eden’s chefs
Try this mince pie recipe from Eden’s chefs; they’re filled with a delicious spiced apple mincemeat. Or come and try them in our Bakery this month! The amounts below make about 18 mince pies, depending on the size of your pastry cutter. The mincemeat ingredients should make a half pound jar (225g) and you can [...]
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