Updated On: 07 July, 2023 06:31 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As people celebrate World Chocolate Day around the globe, there is a lot happening in Mumbai. Apart from chocolate being used in desserts, more chefs and mixologists are experimenting with it in savoury dishes and drinks, and they tell us why and what fascinates them most about it

At JW Marriott Sahar, executive chef Dane Fernandes pairs the Mexican Mole sauce made with chocolate to make `Romeritos with Mole`. Photo Courtesy: JW Marriott Sahar
Move over chocolate in desserts because the idea of using them to only please your sweet tooth may just be considered passe now. While it is still celebrated in many ways at the end of the meal, there is so much happening in the earlier courses, and that’s because restaurants want you to change the way you think about chocolate.
Imagine chocolate in your sushi, chocolate in your mead, chocolate with your duck and chocolate even in your martini! Isn’t it difficult? It is simply because traditionally, chocolate has always been known to be a star of desserts in many different ways, and even that has evolved over the last decade. However, there are restaurants that have been innovating with their menus and even taking the opportunity to use chocolate in their savoury dishes and drinks, comfortably introducing them in main course instead of waiting all the way till desserts.
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