Chocolates online to please the discriminating chocoholic!
I don't know about you, but excepting those who are allergic to the heavenly substance, I don't know anyone who doesn't like chocolate. Perhaps it reflects on my taste in friends. Nonetheless, there are not many people who don't like chocolates. So when you're looking for a gift, you need ask only one question: does so-and-so like chocolate? If so, it's an easy task to get online and find some fine chocolates for your friend. In fact, there are so many chocolates online, the challenge is choosing which ones are most delectable. Chocolate has many connotations and associations, all of them good!
Here are some pointers on locating the finest chocolates in the world.
In Europe, chocolatiers have been perfecting the chocolate candy for centuries and have, arguably, perfected their art. Belgium, Switzerland and France all vie for the reputation for the finest chocolates you can ever hope to taste.
The Belgians go so far as to have their chocolate tempered right in the specially heated trucks which transport the warm, melted chocolate straight to the chocolate factory, where it's immediately set upon by chocolate artisans for production. The reasoning is that chocolate should not be tempered more than once, as a certain degree of viscosity and flavor are thus compromised. Perhaps this accounts for the exceptionally smooth quality of a fine Belgian chocolate.
However, you may find chocolates online from fine French chocolate artisans which are just as magnificent. Chocolate lovers don't meet many chocolates they do not like. The French make an art of food production and consumption. Chocolate is no exception.
You'll also find a plentiful supply of the Swiss chocolates online. The Swiss chocolates tend to be creamier, with that famous melt-in-your-mouth sensation of coolness that you can't quite describe.
If you're not well schooled in the appreciation of chocolate, you can't go wrong with any Belgian, French or Swiss chocolate. They are a bit pricier than the run of the mill chocolates, but they are indeed worth the price.
So what distinguishes the best chocolates? The percentage of cocoa butter and quality of the chocolate sums it up. Recently, European chocolates and American copycats - or transported European chocolatiers - have become widely available here in the U.S. You'll notice the labels boast of its European origin and percentages of cocoa butter contained in the confection.
The number of websites selling chocolates online is enormous. The chocolate gift market is quite competitive, so the chocolatiers may compete on the basis of the most lovely presentation and packaging. If the chocolate is superior quality, you can pretty much go with the packaging you think most beautiful! For gift-giving, chocolates online makes an easy and fruitful shopping trip.
