Seriously, you don't know chocolate until you've tried Belgian Chocolates. For those who think baking with Swiss chocolates produces the finest quality desserts, well I think you'll change your mind once you get your hands on these babies!
Tried and true, Belgium is the home capital of the chocolate world. It is the land of Godiva, Neuhaus, Callebaut, Leonidas and so much more (in case unfamiliar, these are high-brand chocolatiers btw!). Here, chocolate isn't merely something you create to eat - as with all forms of food, the Belgians consider it as art. Personally, art at it's best form too, because it's something you can truly enjoy using all your five human senses:
Among the other chocolates I bought were Galler - one of the best chocolates in the world.
Here I have 3 flavours: vanilla (made with real vanilla beans), coffee and raspberry.
No wonder the Belgians are so good at making chocolate - it's been a national obsession and tradition for hundreds of years! So that means: lots of time to perfect their practice!! In Belgium you don't just get your standard typical chocolates readily available at the store counters - they even produce "artisan" chocolates!
Galler is also a prestigious Belgian Royal Warrant Holder,
which means they make chocolate for the Belgian Royal Court!
This, on the other hand, is culinary chocolate by Cote D'or.
Really really good quality chocolate and perfect for baking: it's neither too sweet nor bitter.
I bought it to try and make a Belgian cake lolly (more on that coming in another post!)
There are so many chocolates that even quaint little towns and villages have their own village artisan chocolatier!! How insane is that?! There are so many things that they use chocolate with... I've even seen chocolate lipstick!!
Raspberry-flavoured chocolate.
I'm hoping to be able to use them with the Belgian candy-lollies that I plan to make.
Wish me luck!
Tried and true, Belgium is the home capital of the chocolate world. It is the land of Godiva, Neuhaus, Callebaut, Leonidas and so much more (in case unfamiliar, these are high-brand chocolatiers btw!). Here, chocolate isn't merely something you create to eat - as with all forms of food, the Belgians consider it as art. Personally, art at it's best form too, because it's something you can truly enjoy using all your five human senses:
Among the other chocolates I bought were Galler - one of the best chocolates in the world.
Here I have 3 flavours: vanilla (made with real vanilla beans), coffee and raspberry.
- visual (through form/design)
- audio (as weird as it may sound: listening to the sound of chocolate bars being broken, this may also help indicate quality of chocolate... i think lol)
- smell (aroma of the cocoa and ingredients)
- touch (the different textures you can make with chocolate)
- taste (do I need to explain this part? hehehehe)
No wonder the Belgians are so good at making chocolate - it's been a national obsession and tradition for hundreds of years! So that means: lots of time to perfect their practice!! In Belgium you don't just get your standard typical chocolates readily available at the store counters - they even produce "artisan" chocolates!
Galler is also a prestigious Belgian Royal Warrant Holder,
which means they make chocolate for the Belgian Royal Court!
This, on the other hand, is culinary chocolate by Cote D'or.
Really really good quality chocolate and perfect for baking: it's neither too sweet nor bitter.
I bought it to try and make a Belgian cake lolly (more on that coming in another post!)
There are so many chocolates that even quaint little towns and villages have their own village artisan chocolatier!! How insane is that?! There are so many things that they use chocolate with... I've even seen chocolate lipstick!!
Raspberry-flavoured chocolate.
I'm hoping to be able to use them with the Belgian candy-lollies that I plan to make.
Wish me luck!
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