Manufacturers of chocolate products all over the world go out of their way to surprise their consumers (which you probably include) with something new, unique and inimitable. Of course, as in any other industry, only the best of the best can do it. What companies produce the most delicious chocolate in the world, and on what basis the winners of the award given by The Academy of Chocolate are selected, read on.

Top 10 most delicious chocolate in the world

Of course, it's not worth making a categorical top of delicacies, relying only on the opinion of a few people. Each person has their own preferences in the choice of delicacies and even more so chocolate. Therefore, the prize "places" in this rating have a purely symbolic meaning and should not be perceived as a fact.

Anna shea chocolates

Among the wide assortment you can see bars of extra-dark chocolate with a high content of cocoa beans, as well as blue, light green, yellow candies with various fillings

The rating of the most delicious chocolate products on the planet is opened by the products of the confectionery corporation Anna Shea Chocolates. Located in South Barrington, this factory has been producing some of the finest quality chocolate products since 2004. Each product is unique, and surely anyone will find something for themselves among all this chocolate variety.

Soma

Soma is renowned for its exquisite truffles, made according to a unique recipe that is carefully hidden from the competition.

A purely symbolic ninth place in the sweet rating is occupied by the young corporation Soma. Soma dates back to 2003. The factory was founded in Toronto (Canada). It all started with a small production, which grew into a large factory and two brand stores. Soma captured the hearts (and stomachs) of many consumers, for which it was included in this top.

Lindt

Soft and delicate orange slices make this dark chocolate taste truly unforgettable

Switzerland is famous for its cheese, watches, cans and chocolate. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Swiss corporation Lindt was included in the list of companies producing the most delicious chocolate on the planet.

Lindt is one of the oldest producers of sweets. The first patisserie was founded in Zurich by father and son Sprungli in the 1840s. The small, family-owned business has grown rapidly to the state level. The heirs of the founders bought out two more factories for their own business (one in Austria and the other in Switzerland) and united them into a single concern. So this company is officially called Lindt & Sprüngli AG.
Now one of the most famous chocolate corporations makes chocolates, candies and desserts in funny packaging. They have their own branded stores in almost every major city in the world, and their products are loved by millions of people around the world.

Scharffen berger

The introduction of Scharffen Berger chocolate marks the first milestone in handmade chocolate in the USA

The American confectionery corporation Scharffen Berger was founded in the 90s of the twentieth century in Berkeley. The founders of the company were the doctor Robert Steinberg and the winemaker John Schafenberg. Initially, they released several versions of a wine dessert that many Americans liked. This success forced them to open the first factory, which gave a serious boost to their formerly small business.

In the 2000s, Hershey bought out Scharffen Berger for $ 50 million, and the founders were made business consultants. Their chocolate products quickly spread to many countries, and a wide range of quality products attracted many grateful buyers.

Michel cluizel

Europeans prefer this brand

The symbolic sixth place is occupied by the Michel Cluizel confectionery factory. Like many competing companies, Michel Cluizel also started out as a small family business. The founder of the company is Michel Kluisel (whose name the company received). Michel took over the love and respect for exquisite sweets and desserts from his parents, who were professional chocolatiers.

The family opened their first shop in the late 80s of the twentieth century, and today their once family business has grown into a factory with more than 200 employees. The company, under the strict guidance of the chef, is constantly working on new unique recipes that should expand the already rich assortment of sweet products.

Valrhona

The main assortment of the factory is dark, bitter and extra-dark chocolate

The five leaders are opened by the French factory Valrhona, which is not only one of the most “delicious” brands, but also one of the largest chocolate producers in the world. The company was founded in the early 1920s by a young pastry chef Gironnet. The factory originally had a different name. Over time, a small private business has grown so much that it became known all over the world.

Every year Valrhona produces more than 650 tons of delicious and high quality chocolate products. The main trump card of the company is the selected cocoa beans, which are used in production. All products are environmentally friendly and do not contain any flavors or aromas.

Bovetti

The French factory supplies organic chocolate products under the Ecocluster brand

Another French leader in the production of the tastiest chocolate is Bovetti. The company was released in 1994, the founder of the confectionery was Walter Bovetti. Today Bovetti has several factories around the world, a brand shop and a chocolate museum.
You will definitely recognize the products of this company from a thousand, because it is famous for its unusual design and taste combination. For example, there are hammer and nail-shaped chocolates on sale, desserts decorated with rose petals, and chocolates with hot peppers, various spices and herbs. So gourmets will definitely find something for themselves here.

Leonidas

Leonidas is the leader in the production of chocolate and the most widespread company

The Belgian corporation Leonidas is one of the leaders in the supply and production of chocolate. For more than a century of the corporation's existence, about 1600 retail outlets have opened around the world. The founder of the company was Leonidas Kestekidis, an American with Greek roots. He opened the first pastry shops in Brussels and patented his own brand. Leonidas partially transferred his business to his nephew, who quickly set up international supplies.

Teuscher

The campaign exports chocolate products to America, Australia, Canada, the Middle East and European countries

The silver and gold medal for the title of the most delicious chocolate goes to Teuscher products. This Swiss brand has long captured the minds and hearts of many buyers around the world. I must say, by the way, that National Geographic magazine awarded the chocolate of this factory first place, unlike the Chocolate Academy, but everything is relative, right? The main thing is that their sweet products are really delicious. Teuscher uses only the best cocoa beans in its production and no chemicals such as preservatives or flavorings. Their dark chocolate is considered elite and can be tasted at their flagship store on Bahnhofstrasse.

Amedei Selezioni

Amedei Selezioni chocolate is rightfully considered the best in the world, it has no equal among competitors

So, drum roll, the Academy of Chocolate awarded the first place to the products of the Amedei Selezioni company. This Italian brand was released in 1990 in Tuscany. Its founders, brother and sister Tissieri, rented a small room (only about 46 square meters), where they began to make pralines with their own hands. Sweets began to sell like hotcakes, and soon the business required expansion. Tissieri tried to establish cooperation with French factories, but they categorically rejected the proposals, because they believed that Italy did not understand anything about chocolate. However, this only spurred the young confectioners, and they decided to go directly to Venezuelan suppliers. This brought incredible success to their products.

But if you decide to try this gastronomic miracle, then be ready to shell out a tidy sum for it. A set of 12 chocolate bars will cost you more than 65 thousand rubles. Therefore, if you are ready for such expenses, then choose any kind of chocolate (milk, dark and extra-dark varieties are considered the best) and forward to unexplored gastronomic sensations.

As a result, I would like to say once again that, of course, when it comes to some gastronomic preferences, it is very difficult to give a categorical assessment of certain products. More than 7.5 billion people live on Earth, and each of them has their own preferences in food, drink, or a combination of both. Someone loves milk chocolate with coconut, someone is bitter, someone is chocolate with mint, pepper or nuts, but someone generally hates it and prefers a well-done steak to a bar of even the most elite chocolate.

So if you are a fan of such a famous delicacy as chocolate, we advise you to take this collection as a recommendation. You can draw conclusions yourself and make your own top of the best (and, accordingly, delicious) chocolates in the world and the companies that make them.

The history of real dark chocolate began in 1828 thanks to the discovery of the Dutch entrepreneur Konrad van Houten, who invented a hydraulic press and learned with its help to separate cocoa butter from dry cocoa powder.

Houten, a talented chemist, figured out how to use lye to process cocoa solids. Under the influence of alkali, the cocoa beans became softer and more amenable to processing. The powder obtained by Houten was highly soluble in milk and water and had a pleasant taste. This is how instant cocoa was invented.

At the same time, the first dark chocolate bars were made from cocoa butter (obtained in the process of pressing), cocoa and sugar mass. The resulting chocolate was glazed into sweets, which were made at the van Houten chocolate factory in Amsterdam.

Van Houten's discovery marked the beginning of the creation of the chocolate industry. It is no coincidence that the middle of the 19th century was the time of the emergence of the largest chocolate companies: Ritter Sport in Germany, Nestlé in Switzerland, Kanebo in Belgium, Cadberry in England, Hershey in the USA, Abrikosov and Sons Partnership in Moscow ".

What is the best chocolate in the world?

The best bitter chocolate is produced in Belgium. According to old production standards, Belgian chocolate does not contain artificial flavors, preservatives or additives. It contains only natural cocoa butter and grated cocoa, and of the highest quality. In Belgium, chocolate is considered bitter if it contains at least 72% cocoa liquor.

Almost every Belgian city has a small chocolate factory, as well as small boutique shops where you can buy delicious handmade chocolates. The generally recognized world capital of chocolate is the Belgian city of Bruges.

The most famous brands of Belgian chocolate:

• Neuhaus;
• Leonidas;
• Godiva;
• Gilian;
• Pierre Marcolini;
• Wittamer.

To store high-quality preservative-free chocolate, special conditions (temperature and humidity) are required, so it is hardly sold in regular stores. They go to a specialized boutique for him.

The best brands of Swiss chocolate

The best bitter chocolate made in Switzerland is represented by the brands:

• Lindt;
• Villars;
• Frey;
• Maestrani;
• Sprungli;
• Toycher.

Elite varieties of Swiss chocolate are made from the most expensive cocoa products, do not contain preservatives and chemical additives, and therefore their shelf life is not too long. The range of Swiss products is updated weekly in chocolate boutiques around the world.

Elite French chocolate

French producers of quality chocolates have recently begun to displace Belgian and Swiss chocolatiers from the top lines of the best chocolate rankings.

The best bitter chocolate of French production amazes not only with the sophistication of taste and boldness in the selection of ingredients. Richard's box of chocolates, for example, has built-in sensors that monitor temperature and humidity. The best brands of French chocolate are represented by brands:

• Richard;
• Madame Sevigne;
• Michelle Richard;
• Michel Chatillon;
• Debauve & Gallais.

The most expensive chocolate

Bitter chocolate, which is the best? Probably the one that is served to the table of the American President and Queen of Great Britain.

• The most expensive chocolate in the world is Chocopologie by Knipshildt. The cost of one pound (450 grams) of this chocolate is $ 2,600.
• The second step in the rating of prices for chocolate belongs to the products of the Texas company Noka. A tiny box containing four pieces of this chocolate will set you back $ 16 and a pound costs $ 854.
• The Swiss company DeLafée amazed the whole world by covering its candies with the thinnest layer of 24-karat gold. A set of two candies costs 40 euros, and the cost of one pound of chocolate is 508 dollars.
• The cost of a pound of exquisite Belgian chocolate from Godiva is $ 120.

The best brands of Russian chocolate

The best bitter chocolate in Russia is produced in factories:

• Commitment to quality.
• Russian chocolate.
• Russia.
• The victory of taste.
• Odintsovo Confectionery Factory.
• Bogatyr.

The entire gamut of dark chocolate tastes is most fully represented, perhaps, in the products of the Faithfulness to Quality factory. The content of cocoa liquor in premium chocolate bars is 65%, 75%, 85% and 99%.

Inside one 100-gram package of Assorted Bitter Chocolate Flavors, there are 20 square 5-gram bars representing the entire range of dark chocolate flavors produced by this factory.

The gustatory palette of bitter chocolate from the Odintsovo Confectionery Factory (producing A. Korkunov chocolate) contains from 55 to 72% grated cocoa.

The best Russian chocolate is produced at three factories of the United Confectioners holding:

• Concern Babaevsky
• Roth Front.
• Red October.

Bitter chocolate produced by the Babaevsky concern amazes with a variety of flavors. Nuts (hazelnuts, almonds), vitamins, candied fruit pieces, sesame seeds, ginger are added to it. Some types of chocolate are made using a sweetener (isomalt). Bitter chocolate without additives contains 75 and 87% cocoa liquor.

The Krasny Oktyabr factory produces bitter chocolate of the Slava (porous and dessert) and Gorky brands, containing 80% grated cocoa.

The Rot Front factory, which is part of the same holding, produces 3 versions of Autumn Waltz dark chocolate, containing 56% grated cocoa:

• bitter chocolate with alcohol content;
• bitter chocolate with orange pieces;
• bitter aerated chocolate containing alcohol and orange pieces.

ChocolateduPlanteur

Ivory Coast

Each of the seven Planter's Chocolate bars is made from cocoa from one of the country's seven regions where it grows. This is a rare opportunity to compare seven flavors of the same product. No additives, from 70% cocoa.

CioccolatodiModica

Italy

Homogenization is the process of mixing cocoa with other ingredients into a coherent whole. Thanks to homogenization, the chocolate began to melt in the mouth. At the L'Antica Dolceria Bonajuto confectionery in Modica, Sicily, chocolate is made the old fashioned way without the use of homogenization. This chocolate crunches on the teeth and looks like cocoa mixed with sugar.

Scharffen berger

San Francisco, USA

This is the first chocolate company, among those founded in the last 50 years in the world, which, in the process of making chocolate products, unlike other manufacturers using the glazing technology by melting finished chocolate, began to obtain chocolate directly by processing cocoa beans. Six days a week, this factory is available for visiting groups for free.

MoleNegro

Mexico

Mexican cuisine doesn't just treat chocolate as a sweet treat. A mole sauce made from chili peppers, dark chocolate and spices for chicken or turkey is common. The hit of the Chocolate Mayordomo de Oaxaca factory is the Mole Negro made of black chili, cocoa beans, peanuts, cinnamon and dozens of other ingredients.

Lotte

Japan

The most popular Japanese chocolate comes from Korea. The Lotte factory appeared in Japan after World War II. It was here that the craziness of the pastry chefs manifested itself at its best: a variety of shapes from classic tiles to koalas. Cocoa content from 35% to 88%, a variety of fillings from almonds to raspberries.

PierreMarcolini

Belgium

Pierre Marcolini is the most successful chocolate maker in Belgium, boutiques named after him are open not only in Belgium, but also in Tokyo, New York and even among the main competitors - in Paris. In 2007, Forbes named Marcolini's chocolate "the most expensive chocolate in the world" - $ 102 for 450. But in Brussels on the Grand Sablon square, his sweets are sold at more sparing prices.

CacepChocolates

Mexico

A factory in the state of Tabasco cultivates the rarest type of cocoa - criollo. The factory operates on a full cycle from the collection of beans to the production of chocolates. They also sell cocoa paste (no additives) - this is a mass obtained after grinding roasted and peeled beans. From such a paste, you can make both sweet glaze and hot sauce for meat.

Lithuania

The oldest factory in the country. Since 1913, it has been producing dozens of sweets with different fillings, in the form of different figures and dragees according to traditional and modern recipes. But the main character is bio-chocolate made from 100% organic raw materials. Bitter bio-bar contains 70% cocoa, the aroma of which makes its way even through dense foil, and milk chocolate really tastes like fresh milk.

Jean-Paul Hévin

France

Chocolate in a wide variety of shapes from the finest cocoa beans in the world. Sweets can be in the form of cigars, shoes, in the form of a woman's breast. Fillings are added that vary according to the season, including Roquefort cheese. Sweets are made from bitter or sweet chocolate with coconut, ginger, or almond milk. In Paris, this brand of chocolate is sold in boutiques and on the second floor of Printemps.

Italy

Praline and whole hazelnut candies in chocolate are packed in foil with the inscription "Bacio", that is "kiss", and provided with notes with aphorisms of love. Since its appearance in 1922, "Bacio" have become a romantic symbol - you can give one "kiss", or you can give a whole bag, and even with predictions.

Morozoff

Japan

The company was founded in 1931 by a Russian pastry chef with money from a Japanese. True, German and French chocolate boutiques have ousted the brand store from Tokyo, but in supermarkets, Morozov sets are sold out instantly, although this chocolate costs five times more than competitors' goods next to it on the shelves.

Saltychocolate Salazon Salted Chocolate Bars

The first definition that comes to mind when the word "chocolate" is sweet. But, as it turned out, it can be salty. Moreover, many confectioners call such a combination quite natural, because salt can emphasize the sweet taste of the product and even enhance it. One of the brands producing dark chocolate with salt is the Salazon company. And to make it easier for the buyer to find a bar with an unusual additive, the American manufacturer, right on the package and even on the chocolate bar itself, depicted several workers mining salt. Organic chocolate is produced in small batches, and the sea salt that is part of it is brought from deposits in South America. In addition to the single salt variety, the brand offers bars in the flavors of salt and pepper, salt and cane sugar, and salt and ground coffee.

Belgium

A supplier to the Belgian royal court produces factory-made home-quality chocolates. Chocolates with fillings for every taste - truffles, marzipan, caramel, creamy almond paste, nut cream, fruits, and even champagne.

ComptoirduCacao

France

In a small family business, chocolate is made by hand: milk, bitter, crunchy, with coffee beans, spices, marmalade fillings and praline candies. In Paris, you can buy this kind of chocolate in the boutique at 194 avenue Versailles and at the Le Bon Marché department store.

Ghirardelli

San Francisco, USA

If in a city where there are more than enough sights and gastronomic pleasures, the Ghirardelli chocolate factory has become the center of attraction for curious sweet tooths, then it is worth a look. The dream of chocolates is located in the square of the same name - Girardelli Square, just off the popular Pier 39. Here you can see how chocolate is made, as well as treat yourself to treats at a local cafe. The American classic Hot Fudge Sunday made from ice cream with chocolate and nuts is especially recommended.

Villajoyosa and Alicante, Spain

Once in this city, you can visit the local chocolate museum, where you can learn everything about how your favorite drug is produced. Glory to this city came when the country began to import cocoa beans from Ecuador and Venezuela, in the 18th century. The popularity of the Valor chocolate brand has spread not only to Spain, but to the whole of Europe. The most important brand store and cafe of this brand are located in Alicante. Here, along with chocolate mousses and chocolate ice cream, you have the opportunity to taste churros. Chuross is a sweet pastry in the form of fried choux pastry. In Spain, this dish is traditionally served for breakfast. Chuross is especially good with a cup of Valor hot chocolate.

VaLrhona

Ten-l'Hermitage, France

This company was founded in 1922 by the culinary specialist Monsier Gironier. Today, this company is a leading manufacturer of chocolate in the world, especially in the segment of luxury and branded chocolate. The factory has its own school for professional pastry chefs, chefs and food suppliers. Even amateurs can learn at school. By signing up for a 3-day course worth $ 1000, anyone can learn how to cook delicious desserts.

TOBLERONE

Zurich and Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland's most famous chocolate, whose triangular shape resembles the peaks of the Alps, was first created in the early 20th century in Bern.

Hershey's

Hershey, USA

Today, the small town of Hershey in Pennsylvania is considered the “Sweetest Place on Earth”. It owes its appearance precisely to chocolate and pastry chef Milton Hershey, who decided to build a factory here for the production of a delicacy rare for the United States. It was 1901. Americans love chocolate. The factory grew, the number of employees grew, and Hershey, like a caring boss, decided to provide his staff with everything they needed - so cozy houses with lawns, tree-lined streets, shops and schools appeared around the factory. The city exists and thrives to this day, and Hershey’s is one of the largest and oldest chocolate companies in the United States. It is here that the famous Hershey’s Kisses are made and a lot of other tasty things, and the city itself literally lives with chocolate. For travelers with a sweet tooth, a whole chocolate amusement park Hersheypark has been built here, and you also need to visit Hershey's Chocolate World, where you can see the process of making chocolate. Today Hershey is an attraction, so guests travel around the factory's workshops by mini-train. Children and adults alike are delighted, and it is simply impossible to refrain from shopping at the local store.

Birmingham, UK

Another giant of the chocolate industry, but on the other side of the Atlantic. True, here too the secrets of chocolate are put on stream. Cadbury World is everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate and more. Cadbury World tells the story of chocolate since the time of the Aztecs, the production process is also shown, but not completely, but you can make your own sweets and taste your fill.

Stettler

Geneva, Switzerland

Compared to other manufacturers, Stettler can be called a young company - chocolate began to be made here only in 1947, but its quality is not inferior to competitors. On the rue Avenue Blanc there is a shop and a shop for the production of chocolate, although it would be more correct to call it a laboratory. Chocolatiers approach making chocolate like making a piece of art.

Le chocolatier manon

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium is also proud of its chocolate and deservedly so. At the Le Chocolatier Manon factory, chocolate is still made by hand and with great love, which is why it turns out so delicious. Everyone will be able to see how the amazing process of creating chocolate treats takes place. However, a visit is possible only as part of an organized group and must be booked in advance.

Lavender chocolateDagobalavenderblueberry

Lavender has long been renowned as a medicinal herb with soothing properties. Perhaps that is why the choice of American chocolatiers fell on her, who decided to make chocolate, the effect of which would be equal to several hours spent in the SPA-salon. This is how bitter dark chocolate appeared. In addition to lavender, which gives the tiles a pleasant aroma, it also contains blueberries, which have antioxidant properties. In 2001, former chef Frederick Schilling decided to launch organic chocolate Dagoba, whose name is translated from Sanskrit as "temple of the gods". For the production of tiles, he selected environmentally friendly cocoa beans, handpicked in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Madagascar. In addition to lavender and blueberries, raspberries, lemon zest, rosemary, cardamom and even clover are also added to Dagoba chocolate.

Perugina

Perugia, Italy

Americans have Hershey’s Kisses, and passionate Italians have Baci. Italian kisses are made in Perugia and share their love of chocolate with great pleasure. In 2007, the House of Chocolate, Casa del Cioccolato, was opened here, the doors of which are open to guests from all over the world. It all starts with the chocolate museum, where they tell about the history of the Perugina company and the Baci brand, then they invite you to the holy of holies - the factory workshops. For those who want to try themselves as a chocolatier, there is a school.

Al Nassma Camel Milk Chocolate

Camel milk is a popular product. Consumers are interested in camel milk chocolate. An unusual treat is produced by a company whose representatives claim that such chocolate is healthier than traditional chocolate and, due to its low fat content, is suitable even for diabetics. Traditional oriental sweets are used as additives in chocolate: honey, nuts and spices. So far, you can buy an unusual sweet only directly from the manufacturer, as well as in hotels and airports in the country, but Al Nassma is already thinking about entering the European market.

Chocolatefromabsinthe Villars Larmes d'Absinthe

Switzerland

Chocolate with the addition of alcohol is not uncommon: Cherry in Cognac sweets were sold in Soviet stores. But the Swiss company Villars, which has existed for more than a century, has launched bitter chocolate with absinthe on the market and has managed to surprise even the sophisticated sweet tooth. The taste of chocolate with absinthe is especially acute at the moment when it begins to melt in the mouth and release the bitterness of wormwood liqueur. You will hardly be able to get drunk with this unusual delicacy, because the content of absinthe in chocolate is only 8.5%. By the way, the Villars chocolate house produces several more types of alcoholic chocolate, for example, with quince, pear and plum vodka, as well as cognac.

Chocolatewithtasteblacktruffles Mast Brothers Chocolate Black Truffle

New- York, USA

Black truffles are an expensive and rare product, and chocolate with them is even more rare. Moreover, truffles mean valuable edible tubers, the price of which is over $ 2000 per kg. The production of delicacies with an unusual filling was established by two brothers - Rick and Michael Mast. Their factory is one of the few in the United States where all chocolate is handcrafted, including the processing of natural cocoa beans and packaging. In addition to 74% chocolate and an expensive delicacy, a pinch of sea salt is added to the chocolate bar. The delicacy has an earthy taste inherent in truffle, which is revealed in a special way as soon as the chocolate begins to melt in the mouth.

Sprüngli, Lindt and Teuscher

Zurich, Switzerland

There are three famous Swiss chocolate factories at once. You can spend long and sweet hours in this largest Swiss city savoring the taste and tasting chocolate of various shapes. If you get to Paradenplatz, you will find a huge chocolate shop called Confiserie Sprüngli, which can be called a chocolate lover's paradise. Confiserie Sprüngli produces elite chocolate and the world-famous Luxemburgerli macarons. Few people know, but the company that owns the Sprüngli brand is called Lindt & Sprüngli and also produces the famous Lindor sweets and chocolate bunnies. There is a museum at the Lindt & Sprüngli factory (Seestrasse 204, 8802 Kilchberg, Switzerland), which can be visited completely free of charge, but it is worth checking the opening hours in advance.

There is hardly a person who is indifferent to this delicious delicacy. Combining it with travel, we will get the perfect combination, and at the same time we will find out in which country the most delicious chocolate is produced.

1. Ghent, Belgium

It is Belgium that is called the country of chocolate. Its inhabitants are very fond of inventing various varieties and combinations that can surprise the most sophisticated gourmet with a sweet tooth. One of the leading chocolatiers in Ghent - The Chocolate Shop Van Heckewhich has been producing some of the best varieties in the world for over 70 years. 2. Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France

We have already visited and, however, the path of true gourmets lies in the culinary capital of the country - Provence... It is here that you will fully enjoy the taste of French cuisine and, of course, the amazing chocolate produced by the famous pastry chef Joel Durand in Saint-Remy-de-Provence.

3. New York, USA

Despite the absence of such a thing as American cuisine, New York is considered one of the gastronomic capitals of the world. Here you can taste almost all the dishes of the planet, and at the same time enjoy chocolate sweets that have no equal in taste. They are produced in a confectionery factory. Mast Brothers Chocolate.

4. Vienna, Austria

It is an ideal place to visit during Christmas, when the snow is falling, the colorful Christmas markets are everywhere, and little cafes open their doors on almost every corner, inviting you to warm up and enjoy a cup of coffee. You won't regret if you find Café Schwarzenberg, and order a branded Schwarzenberg-Cappuccino... Hot chocolate, whipped cream, and chocolate chips are added to regular espresso for an unforgettable taste.

5. Toronto, Canada

Canada is one of them, and high-calorie chocolate perfectly helps to endure even severe frost. When in Toronto, don't forget to check out the pastry shop Nadege... Here you will find the most delicious desserts in town.

6. Zurich, Switzerland

A country renowned for its watches and cheeses, it has also succeeded in making chocolate. Homeland of the famous " Toblerone»Is able to please the sweet tooth with many types of chocolate products. One of the largest pastry shops is located at Paradeplatz, Zurich.

7. Alicante, Spain

It was the Spanish conquistadors who brought cocoa beans to Europe and made chocolate production possible. It would be surprising if there were no decent confectionery in this state. And it is, and with its own museum. Factory Valor, located in the suburbs of Alicante, offers guests great desserts and fascinating exhibits.

8. Batang Kali, Malaysia

Do you think the most delicious chocolate is produced only in Europe and America? Fortunately, no. Traveling around Malaysia, you can see this for yourself by visiting a pastry shop Genting highlands in the city of Batang Kali. In addition to chocolate products, you can also enjoy delicious pastries here.

Have you ever wondered which country people consume the most chocolate products and where are the most delicious chocolates? Where can you acquire the profession of a master of making chocolate and desserts based on it?

In this article, we will introduce you to the countries that occupy a leading position in the production and consumption of chocolate. These are Switzerland, Belgium, France, Spain and the USA.

1. Switzerland

Switzerland is a country with a per capita consumption of 11.6 kg per year. This is the highest rate in the world. Back in the early twentieth century, Swiss confectioners invented the famous triangular chocolate bar known as Toblerone. There are three well-known chocolate companies operating in Zurich: Sprungli, Lindt, Teusher. In the city, tourists can spend long hours admiring the various chocolate figurines displayed in the sweets display cases and enjoying a variety of desserts that can be bought in cafes and pastry shops. Parade Square in Zurich is the busiest and next to it is the largest chocolate shop, Confiserie Sprungli. Chocolate lovers consider it a piece of paradise.

2. Belgium

Belgium is the leading chocolate producer in Europe. 12 chocolate factories of the country produce over 170 thousand tons of chocolate annually. Two thousand specialized stores are engaged in the sale of products. Everything related to chocolate can be found in chocolate museums, there are 16 of them in Belgium. The greatest demand and popularity are chocolates with all kinds of fillings. Some of the names are still made by confectioners by hand.

3. France

In France there is a town called Ten L, the Hermitage. It is home to an internationally renowned chocolate company called Valrhona. It was founded at the beginning of the 19th century by the confectioner Guironnet. The company focuses most of its products on the production of high-quality collectible varieties of chocolate. The firm has a school that trains chocolate-making professionals for other companies and service events. The training is organized in such a way that even those who have never done this will learn how to cook excellent desserts in three days. Tuition fee is 1000 dollars.

4. Spain

In Spain, the centers where chocolate is made are Villajoyosa, which has gained fame as a chocolate city, and Alicante. Villajoyosa produces old exclusive Valor chocolate, which is very popular in Europe. In the well-known boutique of the company and cafe in Alicante, they sell delicious chocolate mousses, drinks, ice cream with chocolate and a special delicacy - hot chocolate, accompanied by delicious donuts. Spanish chocolate gained fame after purchasing cocoa beans in Venezuela and Ecuador for its production.

5. USA

The legendary company Ghirardelli, founded in the second half of the 18th century, settled in the San Francisco Bay area. Like the trolleybuses that are produced in the city, it is its symbol. On the opposite side of the bay there is another chocolate company - Scharffen Berger. This is the first company in America to use a full production cycle, from cocoa beans to chocolate bars. For those wishing to get acquainted with the technology of chocolate production, the factory conducts excursions 6 times a day. They do it for free.