Choco-Story (Chocolate museum) - Bruges (Brugge), Belgium
Address: Sint-Jansstraat 7b, 8000 Bruges
Timings: Daily 10 am to 5 pm
This deals with the history of chocolates starting from the Mayans and Aztecs of the ancient Americas who used the cocoa beans extensively. The choco-story deals with the journey of chocolate from that era to the present times- a 2500 year history. The details of the production of various kinds and forms of chocolates can be seen here. There are over a thousand original artifacts related to chocolate production. After the tour one can get to sample the museum’s in-house chocolates creations.
The most famous and “official” chocolate of the city is the “Brugsch Swaantje” (Bruges Swan) which is available at almost all chocolatiers in the city who are members of Bruges Chocolate Guild.
[…] Chocolates are ubiquitous in Bruges. It is everywhere. Some of the obvious ones are mentioned here. On Wijngaardstraat the shops which sell chocolates include Detavernier-Carpe Diem, Charlène’s Place, The Chocolate Corner, ‘t Begijntje; on Katelijnestraat they include Belfry, Pralinique De Bruges, Moeder Babelutte, Sukerbuyc, Candy Shop on Zuidzandstraat, Barr-Choc on Zilverpand, Arti-Choc on Geldmuntstraat, Alexamèr on Rijselstraat and many more! The variety of chocolates is mind-boggling. They have fruits, nuts dipped in chocolate, sweets made of nut pastes, chocolate, spices et al. My favourite was a perfectly disk shaped sun-dried orange sliver dipped in creamy chocolate. Chocolates are not only used in desserts/sweets but also used in various main course recipes combined with different wines/beer. […]