Celebrate Chocolate week 2017

So here it is fellow chocolate lovers, the one we’ve all been waiting for, Chocolate Week! If you’re anything like me I’m sure you’ve already got lots planned to celebrate Chocolate Week in style, but just to show an extra bit of appreciation to the stuff, here’s a few interesting facts you might not know about chocolate. And don’t worry if your chocolate supplies are running low – you can always order your Cadbury fix online, or if you fancy something a bit more fancy, try Melt.

Happy Chocolate Week!

1. White Chocolate Is Not Chocolate. This is because it doesn’t contain cocoa solids or chocolate liquor, meaning it isn’t chocolate in the strict sense. But it does contain parts of the cacao bean—mainly cocoa butter.

2. The Aztecs loved and valued the cacao bean so highly that they used it as currency during the height of their civilisation.

3. A jewel thief made off with $28 million dollars of gems in 2007 because he was able to gain the trust of the guards working the bank in Antwerp, Belgium, by repeatedly offering them chocolate.

4. The blood in Psycho’s famous shower scene was actually chocolate syrup.

5. The scientific name for the tree that chocolate comes from, Theobroma cacao, means “food of the gods.”

6. It’s believed that people who are allergic to chocolate are actually allergic to cockroaches, as around eight insect parts are typically found in a bar of chocolate, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

7. At one point the Nazis plotted to assassinate Winston Churchill with an exploding bar of chocolate.

8. There is a rare fourth kind of chocolate in addition to the classic milk, dark, and white varieties: blond chocolate.

9. The film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was financed by Quaker Oatsto promote its new Wonka Bar candy. This is also why the film is called “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” instead of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” like the book it’s based on.

10. The first chocolate bar was invented in 1847 by Joseph Fry.

The Chocolate Show London- 13th-15th October 2017 at Olympia National Hall

Join the UK’s biggest celebration of our favourite sweet treat!

Enjoy edible delights and chocolate goodies in all their forms, from bars and bakes to desserts, patisserie, ice cream and truffles.

Expect celebrity chef demonstrations, masterclasses, tastings, sculptures, a pop-up chocolate restaurant, a chocolate bar with chocolate and drink pairings and much more.

Book your tickets in advance here.

Truffles, bars, brownies and cakes galore await you at
The Chocolate Show from 13th-15th October,
as the UK’s biggest celebration of the nation’s favourite sweet treat!

This year’s show promises experiential activities, interactive features and edible delights for young and old!

If you can’t attend, then make sure to take full advantage of this chocolate week and stock up for the weekend!

For more information visit www.chocolateweek.co.uk