Jacques Torres Answers Chocolatier Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

World-famous chocolatier and pastry chef Jacques Torres joins WIRED to answer the internet's most flavorful questions about chocolate and chocolatiers. How did chocolate become associated with Easter and holidays? How does geography affect the flavor of chocolate? How important was chocolate to the Inca, Maya, and Aztec? What’s the deal with "Dubai chocolate" suddenly being everywhere? How do cocoa beans grow in the wild? Is white chocolate even chocolate? How does a chocolate factory work? Jacques Torres answers these questions and gives professional demonstrations for WIRED's Chocolatier Support! 0:00 Chocolatier Support with Jacques Torres 0:19 Chocolate cravings 0:48 Swiss chocolate 1:34 What’s the deal with Dubai chocolate? 2:11 Is white chocolate even chocolate? 2:48 How does chocolate grow? 3:34 The white residue on some chocolate 4:54 Dark chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate enjoyers 5:29 How important was chocolate to the Inca, Maya, and Aztec? 6:14 Somewhere between fruit and candy maybe? 6:51 Chocolate tempering demonstration 8:18 Refrigerating chocolate 9:07 Where cocoa is grown 9:28 Gifting chocolate 9:49 Chocolate making demonstration 13:04 How does geography affect the flavor of chocolate? 13:58 Girl, the tariffs 14:25 How to make chocolate less prone to melting 14:57 The oddest pairings with chocolate 15:14 How did chocolate become an easter thing? 15:42 Why doesn’t the milk in milk chocolate spoil? 16:08 The threat of chocolate extinction 17:19 Chocolate factory tour 20:49 au revoir Director: Lauren Zeitoun Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: LJ D'Arpa Expert: Jacques Torres Creative Producer: Justin Wolfson Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Jonathan Rinkerman Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo Additional Editor: Sam DiVito Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe... Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►  / wired   Twitter ►►  / wired   Facebook ►►  / wired   Tik Tok ►►  / wired   Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.