Did you know that there is a real chocolate Paradise on Earth? And he settled in Belgium.

It is in this wonderful country that chocolate is given due respect, practically worshipping it. We are real chocolate lovers will find a lot for yourself in this Paradise. And quality chocolate without additives, and chocolates made by hand, and sweets with extraordinary flavors. And also all sorts of shapes of chocolate, for example, we bought scissors, wrench and a scattering of nuts.

We went to a few shops known chocolatiers and bought different chocolate. It turned out that all this chocolate can not be exported to Russia. It is just by weight, without factory packaging and it will be taken away at customs. We are not ready to throw away such Goodies and on the way back we hid all the chocolate in bags with personal things. Now in Moscow I've got a box of contrabandism chocolate!)

Fascinating chocolate facts from Belgium

1. Only in Belgium there are more than 2000 chocolate shops.
2. Each year, 172,000 tons of Belgian chocolate are produced.
3. The average Belgian eats about 7 kg of chocolate per year.
4. Only in Belgium there are chocolate cafes, the menu of which you will not find anything without chocolate. Soup with cocoa beans, goose pate with chocolate, fish with chocolate sauce-these are just a few examples of dishes from this menu.
   
5. Besides chocolate, Belgians also like beer. An enterprising nation quickly realized and created a symbiosis of favorite products. Only in Belgium you have the opportunity to drink beer from ... an edible chocolate bottle!
6. Chocolate fillings can be so amazing that you will be amazed. Belgian chocolatiers invented chocolate with thyme, orange, olive oil, Basil, pepper and other. Also, an exotic Belgian chocolate with salt was created. Gourmets will love the candy with the taste of garlic, onions, fish and oysters. In addition, in Belgium was invented chocolate pizza.
7. Secrets of chocolate production are inherited. Therefore, the chocolate business in Belgium is a family business.
   
8. In Belgium, chocolate brands are produced. There are five kinds, with a circulation of more than 100,000 pieces. They have a wonderful aroma and even taste of Belgian chocolate.
9. In Bruges, the 17th-century Castle of Harze houses the Choco Story chocolate Museum.