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With an average consumption of nearly seven kilos per person per year, Belgium is one of the world’s biggest chocolate consumers. But how does it rate on an ecological scale?
Brussels’ chocolate scene takes centre stage on 28 and 29 March with a free tasting trail through some of the capital’s finest chocolatiers.
The Belgian capital has achieved 10th place in a ranking of best European cities to enjoy the ultimate hot chocolate experience.
Belgium’s long-standing tradition and expertise for producing quality chocolate are now included in the Brussels-Capital Region's Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory, local authorities and indu
Belgian chocolate is becoming less and less popular on the global market, pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Marcolini has warned.
Only in Belgium would you find a chocolatier confident enough to describe his produce as haute couture, but one Walloon entrepreneur is doing just that.
Home to a quarter of the world’s mountain gorillas, the troubled yet beautiful Virunga National Park in Africa, hasn’t always been associated with producing delicious chocolate.
This year’s Gault et Millau chocolate awards honoured Belgian chocolatiers and leaders within the field, and crowned a "chocolatier of the year" in each of the country’s regions.
The Belgian chocolate factory at the centre of a Europe-wide food safety scare earlier this year has been given the all-clear by health authorities to fully resume production.
