Hyderabad, July 7 -- While Hyderabadis were busy focusing on the budding coffee culture of the city, chocolate was busy undergoing a complete makeover of its own.

We are well past picking up a Dairy Milk bar or just ordering in a hot chocolate during monsoons. Today, more Hyderabadi customers than ever know where the cacao was grown, how to compare flavour notes and what a bean-to-bar creation is.

Manam Chocolate (Image Source: Special Arrangement)

"Hyderabad has always had a deep appreciation for food, but what is exciting today is that chocolate is beginning to be appreciated with the same curiosity and seriousness as coffee or wine," says Chef Ruby Islam, Head of Product and Innovation at Manam Chocolate. "Hyderabad is developing a ...