Chocolate Funk - European Chocolates

European Chocolates

European chocolates are the envy of the chocolate loving world. Sure the beans don't grow in France, but dog gone if they don't have some of the best refineries in the universe! An old world ingenuity and artesian flair combine to make European chocolates truly exceptional - more than taste, more that color or style, these chocolates have a class the rest of us just can't match.

European chocolates are a world apart

Its all in the style, the way in which European chocolates are made, their design and attention to specific details, that has set them apart and continues to set them apart from chocolates from the other continents. The daring experiments of European choco-trailblazers are many and have really defined the entire industry:

Milk chocolate is a Swiss invention coming from Nestle.
For hard-shelled, filled chocolates you can thank Belgium
Sweetened chocolate drinks were a luxury enjoyed by Spanish royalty alone for several centuries before it was ever exported to their neighbors.

And the story continues. Bon bons, chocolate fountains, fondue, mole - all of them inventions of chocolate-loving Europeans and a belief in the lifestyle of European chocolates.

Where to find the best European chocolatiers

A simple Internet search will introduce you to many of the leading European manufacturers. But to get the true feeling, the honest sensation of virtue and excellence and beauty of European chocolates you need to go to the source. Small-scale chocolate makers are still working today all throughout Europe - and many are willing to show you around. Look into a chocolate tour of specific regions for a sampling of some of Europe's finest - and little known - chocolates.