Lucullian delights
I'll calm down right after I have my own cup of this! That looks almost like pudding Ilva!!
It would be so grand on a snowy afternoon!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THANK YOU!!!! I have been trying to figure out how to make this on my own since I first had it in Barcelona in 2004. Little sachets are fine, but just are not the same.
THANK YOU!
People actually drink this? Casually even? Wow! Sooo tempted to try. Think I'll behave and make it for the kiddos and steal sips from them.
I would say it's pudding too Tanna.
Wow, this is a serious temptation for a chocolate-hearted!! Just give me one that we call drink and one that we'll call pud, I'l be in heaven!
Wow! That looks so rich and perfect for a cold day. Its almost as thick as pudding!
Brilliant! My thought process has been exactly the same, I'm hugely frustrated when my spoon doesn't stand up in the lovely, thick, chocolately....mmmmm.... hot chocolate.
Ever tried dipping churros (bit like doughnuts) in your hot chocolate? Or croissant. It's all good!
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Wow, now that's dense and delightful!
Cheers,
Rosa
one cup of this hot chocolate and you don't need to eat for the next 8 hrs ?!! Looks very very delicious !
Wow! That looks like chocolate pudding! Yum! My grandmother used to make her own hot chocolate. She used to buy those King Size bars of Hershey's chocolate and melt it down. Not sure what else she added to it but it was always a treat. That's the only way she really ever ate chocolate.
400 ml/1,7 cup milk
can you please confirm the amount of milk? the '1,7' doesn't quite make sense to me.
Thanks.
SORRY! I just now got it, it's 1.7 cups of milk. never mind me...I'm distracted by the chocolately goodness and can't wait to make this.
They have blocks of chocolate with starch in it that can be melted down to become a cup of dense hot chocolate here. In Spain I guess people dip their Churros in these and eat them. 
I'm sipping mine right now. It's a little like drinking chocolate pudding, but nice.
Ilva,
How will I ever lose those pounds with recipes like this?????
Stacey
I just made this, and it is awesome! Substituted rice flour for the corn starch and still came out fine. Thanks Ilva!
Mine just felt HEAVY on the lining. Ouch. Probably poor quality norwegian cocoa powder from a box that for a "cocaoa cup" prescribed double the liquid and no starch. There is cocoa and there is "cocoa"
Wow, I really didn't think you would like it this much! Well probably some of you won't love it as much as I do and I also think it is something to drink now and then to keep it fresh somehow! thanks a lot for comments and feedback!
Oh my goodness! I studied abroad in Firenze for 6 months and the day I arrived it was snowing and the airport had lost my luggage. Not to mention the fact I was wearing shorts! I needed something to warm up and that hot chocolate/ chocolate soup is the first thing I had!!! Thank you so much for posting this, I always wondered what magical things they put into it to make it that way! Yummy!
My gracious. There is nothing on the face of this earth that could prevent my making this for dessert this evening. All I can say is, "WOW!"
Thank you for sharing!
You can also make this straight from the actual chocolate: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Hot-...e-Hot-
Chocolate
It'll be a little smoother, but it's worth trying. I had the hot chocolate in the wikiHow pictures and it was amazing.
You may be my favorite person ever. I have been meaning to try a recipe similar to this (aka fool around with the cornstarch and cocoa till I had something good).
Now I have a delicious sounding base to start on. Thank you.
Hi Ilva! this so good! and I love the way you've described it! I'd love to invite you to send this in for my vegetarian thanksgiving recipe collection!
Mouthwatering........
I fell in love with this non-Scandinavian hot chocolate a few years ago, at Easter, in a cafe near Terracine. I'll never forget this first taste.......
WOW, Looks unbelievable! I'm gonna make myself a cup tonight
Thanks so much for sharing this.
WoW!
Paz
Looks wonderful
YUM. I think I just got fatter looking at that! Perfect for a cool evening or an easy dessert with friends! I love the thought of the addition of cardamom too. And that little splotch of chocolate that fell to the plate makes the whole thing that much more beautiful!
Beautiful and delicious! I love also photos of the water... great captures!
Thank you for your comment on my post about sugars. I was actually thinking of finding out if they are selling raw beet sugar, before they bleach it. During State of War in Poland my father was trying to make sugar from beets and we end up having brownish sugar syrup that was as good as sugar. I will keep you updated 
Margot
And thanks again, you sure like your chocolate! Thanks!
I'll never forget the first time I had thick hot chocolate here in Italy; it's such a decadent treat, but I've never tried to make it from scratch (always Ciobar). Now I will though
You've convinced them all with this, Ilva, 30 replies, and more! I'm very keen to try this too.. great post, also the pics admonishing to silence.
I read the recipe.
I immediately made it.
It is delicious!
you're calling it a hot chocolate??!! This is like thick, creamy, dreamy pudding! Sounds great to me!
That looks so decadent and delicious!
Now this delightful creation looks like what you get at Carluccios here in London when you order Bicerin - this, cream and espresso. I would never have thought of making it with cornstarch for thickness - d'oh! Thanks for the recipe and the pics are drool-worthy!
Wow, that looks so yummy. Like brownie batter before you bake it.
omg is this good I just made some today and will be making this again.
My father-in-law told me when he was younger, hot chocolate was such a treat after WW1 & WW2. The family had this huge block of cocoa where his grandmother would chiseled a portion for him and mixed with hot milk. She always said, "if the spoon doesn't stands up in the hot chocolate, it's not a hot chocolate." I saw that block and even tasted the cocoa. We managed to finish it 3 years ago after using it not only for Chocolat chaude but other desserts.
That LUCULLAN, not Lucullian.
WRH
That's LUCULLAN, not Lucullian.
Excellent! I made it with dark cocoa.
Way to much cornstarch. Maybe a typo? Also a bit of real vanilla bean adds a great touch. I get vanilla beans online at Juliet Mae Spices. They are not expensive and if put them in a sugar bowl, they will last a long time and make the sugar taste great!
For years i traveled to Rome on business, and the one major indulgence i allowed myself was the hot chocolate. I've searched for years to come up with a way to make the same flavors come together here in the States. It is amazing how many bad cups of hot chocolate are sold here! Thin, tasteless, full of "add ons" to perhaps mask the blandness, whatever. I will definitely try this recipe. So far, after many years of searching & trying, the best match so far that i've found is mariebelle aztec hot chocolate mix. It's a bit pricey but 1/4 cup of the mix in a half cup of milk is the quickest, best & closest match to the heavenly cups of ciccolata calda! the only mariebelle store is in nyc but i found it online at a different outlet (check around because prices -- esp. shipping -- can vary). It was totally worth it for me, however, because in less than a minute i'm back in rome ...
Well, this LOOKS delicious, but when I tried to make it tonight I committed a fatal error - due to mis-reading your recipe. I brought the milk to a boil (complete with a little spillage onto my stovetop, whoopsies), and THEN added the dry ingredients. It ended up irrevocably lumpy, even with vigorous stirring. I had to strain it, but there were still tiny lumps and the flavor was a little off. Next time, I will read the recipe correctly and whisk in the cocoa/sugar/cornstarch BEFORE boiling! I hope others learn from me.
It definitely requires a high-quality cocoa powder...
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