bloom
n. C / Un. the white, powdery coating that sometimes forms on chocolate or fruit. It can also mean the process of mixing cocoa powder or spices with hot liquid to bring out their full flavor.
n. the crystallization of fat or sugar on the surface of chocolate, or the process of heating cocoa or spices in liquid to release fat-soluble flavor compounds.
The old chocolate bar has a white bloom on its surface.
Before adding the other ingredients, you should let the cocoa powder bloom in hot water to deepen the chocolate flavor.
While the sugar bloom on the truffles was aesthetically unappealing, it did not indicate that the product was unsafe for consumption.
English and Jewish surname converged from several origins: * Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”) * Swedish Blom * Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”) * Spelling variant of Blum