For several centuries, chocolate has been a sweet and delicious product loved by many sweet tooths from all over the world. The culture of its preparation and consumption has become a real art, widespread in many countries of the world. But Europeans are still considered the true professionals of the "chocolate" culture. So what is the best chocolate?
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Belgium is one such producer country. The most popular brands of Belgian chocolate, known all over the world, are Neuhaus, Leonidas, Godiva, Gilian, Pierre Marcolini and Wittamer. In Belgium, this product is still produced according to old standards passed down from generation to generation in large and small chocolate factories. At first glance, its recipe is quite simple - only natural cocoa butter and cocoa liquor, no artificial flavors, preservatives and extraneous additives. The best bitter chocolate in the world is also considered to be Belgian, made in the city of Bruges.
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Also famous and popular is chocolate made in factories in Switzerland. Moreover, the Swiss themselves adore this product: according to 2013 estimates, each resident of this country ate about 12 kilograms. The most popular and recognized brands of Swiss chocolate are Lindt, Villars, Frey, Maestrani, Sprungli and Teucher. The peculiarity of the preparation of the product in this country is not only its naturalness, but also a rather short shelf life, since Swiss manufacturers believe that good chocolate simply must be fresh.
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He is slightly behind Switzerland and Belgium, but still, chocolate producers in France are quite popular in the world. In this country, the most recognized and popular product brands are Richard, Madame Sevigne, Michel Richard, Michel Châtillon and Debauve & Gallais. Some connoisseurs of chocolate also believe that in the coming years, it is the French who will be able to displace the Belgians and Swiss from the earlier positions thanks to the use of the latest technologies.
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Nevertheless, the first positions in the ranking of the most expensive brands of chocolate are occupied not by European manufacturers, but by companies from the United States. So the cost of a 450-gram tile of a product from Chocopologie by Knipshildt is about 2.5-2.6 thousand US dollars. And the Texas-based company Noka sells several pieces of its chocolate in a small box for $ 16 at a price of $ 850-855 per pound. The Americans are followed by the Swiss company DeLafée, which covers its chocolate with a thin layer of 24-carat gold. A small set of two DeLafée chocolates will set you back € 40 at a full pound price of $ 508. The fourth place in this TOP is occupied by the Belgian company Godiva, which produces an exquisite product loved by consumers in many countries who are ready to pay 120 US dollars for one pound of Godiva chocolate.
