Chocolate museum in Paris |
It's the time of year - the DAY of the year - when our thoughts (and tastebuds) are most likely to turn to chocolate! And who better than the French to celebrate and commemorate this magnificent food of love? In the Gourmet Chocolate Museum - Choco-Story, the gourmet chocolate museum, recounts 4000 years of the history of cocoa and chocolate in words, pictures and flavours. The museum immerses its visitors in the amazing world of chocolate and leads them through a fascinating voyage over the ages. The experience is intense and awakens the senses. from the Olmecs to our present day civilisation. The museum is organised on three levels and exhibits more than 1000 original artefacts. Besides historical perspective, it will show you modern methods to make chocolate and allow you to discover the gourmet flavours of cocoa. Try for yourself, superior cocoa flavours from the milky smoothness of Costa Rica to the superb melt-in-the-mouth fruitiness of Peru, not forgetting the sweet aromas of cocoa beans from Vanuatu.
Beyond the historical aspect, the museum also recounts in detail the methods of making chocolate, the ingredients that are used and how making chocolate has evolved over the centuries.
The demonstration centre will reveal to visitors the secret of making shiny chocolates and give them the opportunity to taste chocolate products that have been made on site. The museum is in the 10th arrondissement, Paris. More details....
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