Thursday, August 5, 2010

Best place to look for Chocolate

10. Cologne, Germany
Cologne is the home of Stollwerck chocolate business, which at first is the second largest supplier of cocoa to the United States. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the company, a museum exhibition created to celebrate their history, has interactive exhibits, samples, and a giant chocolate fountain.
9. Tain L'Hermitage, France
A small town in the heart of wine country and well located close to Lyon, Tain l'Hermitage is home to world famous chocolate manufacturer, Valrhona. Valrhona Ecole du Grand Chocolat, a school that taught professional chefs, chocolatiers and caterers. They even teach you how to make chocolate at home.

8. Hershey, Pennsylvania
Dubbed as "the sweetest place on earth", the town (originally named Derry Church) has been renamed Hershey in 1906 because of the popularity of Hershey chocolate. This city is home to two Hershey Company and HB Reese Candy Company. "Chocolatetown, USA" itself marks the center of American chocolate and several popular attractions including Hershey's Chocolate World, the History Museum and the Hershey Chocolate Spa.

7. New York, New York
Like most things in New York City, chocolatiers here come from all over the world, and have brought their recipes to make delicious chocolate. Besides all the fantastic chocolate shop in town, visitors can make chocolate, where you can learn about the history of the store you visit and some samples of their chocolate.


6. Villajoyosa, Spain
Often called "Chocolate City", the history of Villajoyosa chocolate began in the eighteenth century when it began to import cocoa beans from Venezuela and Ecuador. Currently the production of chocolate is still booming as the city hosts the oldest boutique chocolate manufacturer in Spain, Valor, founded in 1881. Villajoyosa also has an excellent museum of chocolate that not only highlights the history of chocolate production, but also how to Villajoyosa favorite chocolate is made.
5. San Francisco, California
Bay Area is home to one of the oldest chocolate manufacturer in the United States, so the goal for many chocolate lovers. Like in New York, a visit to the chocolate shop is a great way to get the best chocolate in San Francisco. You can also get around in Ghirardelli Square, which was originally built as an extension of the old Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory.

4. Oaxaca, Mexico
Ancient Mesoamerica chocolate was the first in the world and Mexico has continued to produce chocolate for a long time. In Oaxaca, the population has adopted the chocolate as part of their culture, and it seems that visitors to the city can not walk freely without receiving an offer chocolate in any form, whether it's hot chocolate, baking chocolate or chocolate candy.

2. Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich is the heart of production in the country and Lindt chocolate, chocolate people consume too much of most other countries. Treusch and Sprungli has all the factories and shops in the city. For a unique experience, you can join the trip with the Cailler-Nestlé Switzerland, offers a journey of the "Swiss Chocolate Train."
1. Brussels, Belgium
Belgium is a chocolate paradise, offering a chocolate factory 12, 16 museums and more than 2,100 chocolate chocolate shop. Brussels, the city has two of the world's largest chocolate company, and Mrs. Leonidas, and banyaktoko-small chocolate shop. If you are visiting Brussels, make sure you go to the Museum Cocao and chocolate, where you can learn how chocolate is made.
Source: kaskus

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