Easter: A Guide to the Best Chocolate

Indulge your taste buds with the vast array of mouth watering chocolaty treats on offer at Easter. With the world famous Lindt chocolate on offer it’s no surprise that the biggest chocoholics are the Swiss, who consume a staggering 11kgs of delicious chocolate per person, per year, closely followed by us Brits.

Easter:

Easter is the pinnacle of the chocolate year, and is the only time of the year when you can consume as much chocolate as you want - or physically can without concern. With the abundance of variety available at this time of the year you may feel like you’re in chocolate heaven. With goodies such as chocolate bunnies, chocolate rabbits and Cadburys cream eggs you will be spoilt for choice.

There are many myths about chocolate both good and bad, and some that are unanswered such as is chocolate really an aphrodisiac? Chocolate is the traditional gift of love, ranking up there with roses as the most romantic gift one can give, but the question remains is it really an aphrodisiac. Chocolate contains three substances that might be related to this myth- Caffeine acts as a stimulant. Theobromine stimulates the heart muscle and the nervous system and phenyethylamine is reputed to be a mood elevator. Bear all this in mind and chocolate may just be the perfect Easter gift for a loved one.

With Easter being such a celebrated holiday there is always an influx of chocolate to satisfy even the most cocoa crazy chocoholics. There is a profusion of chocolate delights to tickle any fancy, including the famous Lindt bunny with its recognised little red ribbon and golden bell. Lindt, the Swiss chocolate giant famous for its Easter special, has been pursuing smaller chocolatiers across Europe who it believes are burrowing in to its lucrative warren - chocolate really is a competitive market so get stocked up early and take advantage of all the offers out there.

You can’t use the word chocolate without the name Cadbury’s following shortly after.  If you simply cannot get enough of all things chocolate, dip into the world of Cadburys chocolate and discover even more about the wonders on offer. To cater for the sheer demand for Cadbury’s chocolate, mainly around Easter, the Easter eggs are produced in Australia for eight months of the year in order to keep up with the high demand.

You may feel like around Easter time chocolate prices rocket, yet the day after the renowned holiday prices are reduced by around 50%, which is the perfect time to replenish your chocolate stash.

Love Chocolate?

If you have a passion for chocolate and want to personalise your Easter gift you are guaranteed to be smothered with choice. From personalising a box of chocolates with a chosen name to personalised chocolate bunnies and rabbits- you can make your Easter gift as personal as you want.

Every country has a recognised chocolate brand, England obviously being Cadburys, which is produced in mass to keep up with the popularity of the brand. Switzerland is famous for its well known Lindt chocolate as well as the popular Toblerone, which has become a classic by any chocolate connoisseur. Belgium, the city that bursts with chocolately delights boasts the brand Cote d’Or as being one of the favourites. And finally the United States famously promotes its Scharffen Berger brand chocolate which is a clear favourite in the US. 


With the enormous diversity and supply of chocolate your possibilities really are endless- you may just have to try them all.