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Chocolate. The World’s Greatest Passion From Past to Present. Click here to begin. Main Menu. History of Chocolate. Growing and Processing. Cooking with Chocolate. Chocolate as Medicine. Click on any icon to begin your adventure. The History of Chocolate. Additional Resources.
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Chocolate The World’s Greatest Passion From Past to Present Click here to begin
Main Menu History of Chocolate Growing and Processing Cooking with Chocolate Chocolate as Medicine Click on any icon to begin your adventure
The History of Chocolate Additional Resources Introduction Mesoamerican Chocolate Challenge European Main Menu
Chocolate Around the World Belgium Germany France Switzerland Austria Great Britain The Netherlands Italy America Click on the buttons to learn about chocolate manufacturers for each given country. Back Main Menu
Belgium • Renowned for their rich chocolate traditions, Belgium commands the market in high quality chocolates. Nirvana Godiva Charlemagne Kim’s Chocolates LTD Back Main Menu
The Netherlands • The Netherlands hold such traditions in chocolate manufacturing that currently, all cocoa and chocolate products are processed in the Netherlands and exported to all other countries. This is largely due to the cocoa press invented by Coenraad Van Houten Bensdorp Van Houten Droste Back Main Menu
Germany • Germany ranks as one of the largest consumers of chocolate in Europe. Leysieffer Feodora Hachez Stollwerck Back Main Menu
Austria • Austria is more renowned for their patisserie than their chocolates. The Vienna torte is just one example of the expertise. Mirabell Heindl This link has not been working properly … the website may no longer exist. Back Main Menu
Italy • Italians prefer chocolates that are sweet or nutty in flavor. Italian chocolatiers are masters in packaging and presentation. Caffarel La Provenzale Back Main Menu
Switzerland • The Swiss are responsible for three of the greatest impacts on modern chocolate processing. The invention of conching, by Rodolphe Lindt, combined with creamy fondant produces the smooth silky texture we enjoy today. We can also thank the Swiss for the creation of milk chocolate. Lindt/Sprungli Suchard Toblerone Back Main Menu
France • France is unique from other European countries in that fact that they boast smaller, more independent chocolate manufacturers, each with their own specialties. Bonnat Valrhona Back Main Menu
Great Britain • Great Britain has undergone a transformation since the creation of the Chocolate Society in 1990. A resurgence in the consumption of premium chocolates has replaced the traditional old-style sweet milk chocolate. Bendick’s Green & Black’s Cadbury Back Main Menu
America • Like the British, American prefer sweet milk chocolates. The industry is dominated by a few companies, but like England, the American pallets are changing to premium, hand-made chocolates. Dilettante Ghirardelli Guittard Fran’s Chocolates Hershey Back Main Menu
Growing and Processing Chocolate Introduction Explore a Cacao Farm Cacao Tree Biology Making a Candy Bar Cacao Farming Main Menu
Cooking With Chocolate Introduction Tools of the Trade Types of Chocolate Ganache & Truffles Melting & Tempering Enrobing Dipping & Molding Main Menu
Chocolate as Medicine Tropical Plant Database Medical Journal Article Chocolate’s Effect on the body Chocolate & Pets Main Menu