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On the ingredienti label it will indicate the amount in "%" of cacao solids. The higher the "%" the more bittersweet the chocolate. For unsweetened you will want 100%. For semi-sweet, 55-62% is probably what you want, unless the recipe has a lot of sugar, then you could maybe use 70%. Semi-sweet is also "nero" when you are buying a bar for eating (which is also fine to use for baking).
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| Posts: 255 | Location: US | Registered: 14 July 2002 |   |
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THe distinction Vindesante made is almost right. it works in the most part of cases, but there are chocolates that are treated differently and that are very sweet despite being quite high in cocoa content. That's the case of Lattenero by Slitti. Alice Twain -- A Typesetter's day 3.0: Blog.
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| Posts: 10690 | Location: Milano, Italy | Registered: 06 December 2002 |   |
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Yes, I was at Slitti a couple of weeks ago and brought back some Lattenero. A unique milk chocolate, but one that I would not probably use for baking brownies.
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| Posts: 255 | Location: US | Registered: 14 July 2002 |   |
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