Chocolate and chilli have been partners for centuries, long before sugary chocolate bars became the norm.
If your idea of enjoying chocolate begins and ends with cake, brownies or a handful of truffles, World Chocolate Day might be the ideal time to broaden your horizons.
Chocolate has a remarkable ability to adapt. It can be rich, fruity, bitter, creamy or earthy depending on the cocoa beans and how it's made, which is why chefs and chocolatiers have spent years pairing it with ingredients that seem completely unexpected at first glance.
The result isn't about making chocolate taste strange. It's about bringing out flavours you may never have noticed before.
So, before you reach for another chocolate-covered strawberry, consider these five combinations that are guaranteed to get people talking around the table.
