From The Hunger Games · 2012 · Pairing

Capitol Hot Chocolate

Name: Capitol Hot Chocolate
Ingredients: 2 cups whole milk; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 5 oz dark chocolate, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon sugar; a pinch of salt

What to drink

The drink that belongs with the Capitol's excess is the rich hot chocolate Katniss first tastes on the tribute train — the most decadent thing she's ever had, and her introduction to a world where nobody goes without. Make it thick and almost too rich; that overwhelming, guilty luxury is the whole point of it.

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
5 oz dark chocolate, finely chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
a pinch of salt

Method

Warm the milk and cream until steaming, never boiling.
Whisk in the chopped chocolate, sugar, and salt until glossy and thick enough to coat a spoon.
Pour into small cups — it's almost too rich to drink by the mugful, which is exactly how the Capitol likes everything.