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Monday, November 7, 2011

Love Chocolate? - Where Is It Made?

Monday, November 7, 2011
We should feel sympathy for people who are allergic to chocolate. Just think that they are not able to take pleasure in all the distinct chocolates which we have grown to love. They have never had the delight of getting chocolate gifts either.

If you are a self-confessed chocolate lover, there is a variety of ways for you to 'feed your addiction'. There are so many alternatives that sometimes it can seem difficult to choose your favorite. Will it be, plain, white, bittersweet, sweet or something else? Which nation makes the brand you look for? Would that be Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, America or some other country? These are only a few of the countries around the world that bring us that delicious treat we all long for.

Belgium makes 172,000 tons of this much-loved treat every year. There are over two thousand outlets specializing in the distribution of everyone's best loved food. Belgium tends to import their cacao beans as they are not able to grow their own on their own soil. The majority of their candy is hand crafted. If this is your chocolate of choice, you will already know that it is a high-end extravagance.

Germany originally assumed the liquid form of the cacao bean to be a dangerous drug. It is believed that a Spanish Royal, Anne of Austria, married a member of the French Court and encouraged the drinking this delightful beverage as a classy hobby. The beverage was at last permitted after the faculty of medicine in Paris approved it. Despite early fears, this beverage became hugely desirable in the seventeenth century.

Switzerland is another country unable to grow cacao. Despite that, they are recognized for their delicious candy bars. They began to create this good stuff back in the 1800s. Swtizerland's chocolate industry began to blossom between 1890 and 1920. Following World War II, the industry began to diminish. But, since becoming automated, they have been developing continuously. They continue to be known for their quality.

Italy makes "Chuao", from its own cocoa beans which are harvested at a single plantation. The nation's cacao beans are purchased directly from the chocolate bean growers. They tend not to go through a broker. In this way, Italy can buy only the finest quality of cacao beans. They were certain that they could never be thought of as the world's number 1 maker if they obtained their beans from a brokerage.

America's initiation to the liquid created from the cacao bean was 1765. At first, this beverage was very expensive. Only the affluent had the ability to buy this drink. But, in 1853, cocoa became less expensive when the import duties were decreased. This high-end treat was now accessible to people in greater numbers. Many of the present brands began production at this time.

Many of us love chocolate but don't give it a second thought. It is interesting to see how all of the different sorts of chocolates came to be. The next time I am eating a piece of my favorite chocolate, I will appreciate it that much more. Crucially, never forget that chocolate gifts will always be in fashion.

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By Tom Peter Adams

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