Today is World Chocolate Day 2020: a day to celebrate all things chocolate. Also a day on which you can eat chocolate guilt-free! Below, we share some locations around Australia at which you can enjoy World Chocolate Day and some online locations you can order some indulgent chocolates from.
ONLINE
Carol Templeton, Sales & Marketing Manager at Belgian Delights says that they “conche Australia’s finest chocolate for World Chocolate Day 2020! We don’t do anything extra as we think of everyday to be Chocolate day. “
WHAT MAKES BELGIAN DELIGHTS CHOCOLATE SPECIAL?
We conche our own chocolate on site, many other companies get the chocolate in and melt it down to make their goods, we make our own here to a family recipe all done by Belgian born and trained chocolatiers. Our cocoa content is also higher compared to most brands, our milk chocolate is 37% and our dark is 63%.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY
I would recommend our beautifully crafted 63% dark chocolate. It is gluten free, GMO free, no artificial colours or flavours, so this results in smooth couverture chocolate that is sought after by high end customers.
World Chocolate Day falls on a Tuesday this year when Chocolate No. 5’s shop is not open but they will be busy making chocolates to fill their orders.
WHAT MAKES CHOCOLATE NO. 5 CHOCOLATE SPECIAL?
What makes my chocolate special is the authenticity behind production. Everything which I sell in my store is handmade by me on site, an except for a few “onclusions” in my offerings, all fillings are made from scratch by me, even down to drying some of the fruit which I use on my chocolate bars. I also, as far as humanly possible, attempt to source all ingredients as locally as possible, right down to the rosemary which I use on one of my bars, which I grow myself.
RECOMMENDATION FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020
For World Chocolate Day, I would recommend a box of mixed truffles and pralines, thereby getting the best of all my products in one big hit! 😊 But if chocolate bars are your thing, I would say go for my brand new Citrus Martini bar, but be warned, they sell out fast! Also, one of my personal favourites, my Tawny Port bon bon! 😊
SPECIAL OFFER FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020
Godiva is celebrating World Chocolate Day by offering a FREE soft ice cream with all orders over $20 in its cafes at Doncaster and Chadstone on 7th of July.
WHY IS GODIVA CHOCOLATE SPECIAL?
Godiva say that their “chocolate is special as it is rich in history. Our creator Pierre Draps first dreamt up Godiva in 1926, meticulously crafting pralines from his home kitchen in Brussels. In those 94 years, Godiva has has risen to become the official chocolatier to the Belgian Royal Court, gaining a reputation for mastery across the globe. It was introduced into the Australian market in 2017 when our Emporium store opened, with 2 more to follow. We invite each and every one of you to experience the legend for yourself.”
GODIVA CHOCOLATE RECOMMENDATION FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020?
Godiva’s Gold Collection is crafted using only the finest of ingredients. This curated collection of chocolates guides your taste buds through some of chocolate’s most daring and sophisticated expressions. Enjoy our beautiful Belgian chocolate this World Chocolate Day!
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020
Apart from celebrating all things chocolate, Indulge Chocolate are launching a new chocolate bar for World Chocolate Day 2020!
WHAT MAKES INDULGE CHOCOLATES SPECIAL?
Apart from the love we put into every batch we make, we use local products wherever possible and our honeycomb is made of beautiful local honey.
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY RECOMMENDATION
The product we would recommend for World Chocolate Day is our new honeycomb bar. Delicious honeycomb pieces encased in Callebaut milk chocolate and dusted with gold.
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020 SPECIAL OFFER
QQ La Praline will showcase its Country of Origin chocolate collection for World Chocolate Day.
They have a special price for a bundle of 5 country origin for $21.99 instead of $28.
Use the code QQWCD2020.
WHAT MAKES QQ LA PRALINE’S CHOCOLATES SPECIAL
Laure Martinelli, founder of QQ La Praline says:
Our chocolates are special because of:
– their medium size (35g to 45g): that encourages multiple tastings without the commitment of a 100g of one unique flavour to eat up.
– Their lean and environmentally friendly packaging: recycled paper and foil. No plastic nor fancy individual box. What ends up in the bin counts for less than 10% of the bar when the market’s standard is twice higher. Printed here in Melbourne.
– Premium Quality: We only use premium Belgian Couverture chocolate with no Palm oil nor GMO. Our inclusions are sourced among the best suppliers in Australia.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020
For World Chocolate Day I would recommend our Country of Origins collection. These are pure chocolate sourced across the world and is a great way to discover how different the taste can be depending upon the “terroir” the cocoa tree is from and the variety of flavours you can get out of the same plant.
Anvers Chocolates will highlight World Chocolate Day 2020 through its social pages. Like Thomas from Lindt, Adam Matthews at Anvers says “Everyday is Chocolate Day at The House Of Anvers.”
HOW THEIR CHOCOLATE IS SPECIAL
The Belgian style recipes, the Anvers signature chocolate which is sourced specially to Igor Van Gerwen’s specifications. The couverture chocolate we use is of the highest quality, and together with our local ingredients, dairy etc, together they match to be ultimate experience.
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020 RECOMMENDATIONS
I would recommend our Fortunato No.4 Dark 68% & Milk 47% chocolate. This is exclusive to Igor Van Gerwen in the Southern Hemisphere.
AUSTRALIA WIDE
Lindt
Thomas Schnetzler, Master Chocolatier at Lindt & Sprüngli Australia says that every day is chocolate day for them at Lindt.
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020 SPECIAL OFFER
We do have a special offer for a limited time only, where we offering new subscribers to our Shops and Cafés newsletter an exclusive 40% off any large takeaway Lindt Signature Hot Chocolate. https://forms.lindt.com/subscribe_40offhotchocolate
It sure is the perfect time of year to indulge in delicious Lindt Hot Chocolate.
Find your closest Lindt store.
HOW IS LINDT CHOCOLATE SPECIAL?
We are a chocolate company that is making chocolate from bean to bar which gives us control over every step in the process.
We select the finest ingredients to go into our chocolate and for example- we roast the nuts in house for freshness and incorporate them freshly roasted into chocolate.
And to this day, final touches like the almonds on top our pralines and the ribbons that embellish each Gold Bunny are all placed there by hand.
In 1879, Rodolphe Lindt changed the chocolate making process, with the invention of conching.
It’s how we achieve the signature velvety smooth texture that sets us apart, and that people have come to expect from Lindt chocolate. Now, every chocolate is conched in one way or another.
All of this together- we call the Lindt Difference
RECOMMEDNATIONS
The nice thing about a chocolate like Lindt is that there is a product for every taste.
Be that the intensity and complex flavour of pure, high cocoa percentage chocolate such as Lindt Excellence 85% Cocoa – Irresistibly smooth melting Lindor – Decadent creamy milk chocolate with whole roasted nuts or the a fine hot chocolate- there is a Lindt chocolate for every taste.
Why not celebrate World Chocolate day by discovering a new Lindt favourite?
ADELAIDE
The Sugar Man
Alex, aka The Sugar Man says:
This year has been a bit unusual for food and hospitality industries, so we’ve been using our down time to nose dive into new flavour experiments and trials. Although we haven’t done a special release for world chocolate day (as we have in the past), we’ve been celebrating instead by experimenting with flavours that truly let chocolate sing and be the hero. Chocolate can be a complex ingredient, but if chocolate were a person, she would look good even in a potato sack.
…in all honesty, every day is world chocolate day for us ;).
Our two new flavours are a celebration of chocolate:
– Salted Dulce De Leche in 72% Venezuela Dark Chocolate
– Peanut Butter on Toast in 41% Milk Chocolate
Both are available at Belair Fine Wines, Smelly Cheese Shop and East End Cellars.
More flavours will be released soon.
WHAT MAKES THE SUGAR MAN’S CHOCOLATE SPECIAL?
We use the best French chocolate we can get our hands on and source the best Australian produce to match. All chocolate bars are made fresh to order and are handmade in small batches in the Adelaide Hills.
All the flavours and fillings we use in the chocolate bars are house made. From the peanut butter, to the Dulce de leche, to the sourdough (which has a two day baking process). It’s all about showcasing flavours and textures; sometimes it will takes weeks of trial and error and experimenting to achieve the result we want.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020
Celebrate chocolate in its many forms for world chocolate day! Start with either of our new chocolate bar flavours for classically indulgent flavours that complement the flavour profile of cocoa.
If you still haven’t had your fill, here’s a great recipe for my chocolate and pear tarte tatin:
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Pear and chocolate tarte tatin
100g caster sugar
80g salted butter, diced
40g 80% dark chocolate, broken into pieces
4 large unripe pears- peeled, cored and cut in halves (around 800g in weight)
Butter puff pastry – I highly suggest Careme puff pastry (available at selected grocers and most Foodland stores)
Serve with good quality vanilla bean ice cream or whipped cream
Preheat your oven to 190 degrees.
While the oven is preheating, put an oven proof deep frying pan over a medium heat. Once the pan is heated, pour in the sugar, keeping the heat medium to low. Stir now and then while the sugar begins to melt. Caramelise the sugar until it’s a deep golden colour, but careful not to take it too far!
Take the pan off the heat when the caramel is ready. Next, grab your butter and a whisk. Add the butter to the caramel and whisk the mixture briskly to combine the two ingredients. Then add the 80% dark chocolate, using the whisk to stir the mixture and help the sauce come together.
Add your pears to the caramel, cut side up. Place the pan aside until needed. Don’t worry if the pears go brown form being exposed to air; their glossy caramel coat will soon disguise this.
Dust the puff pastry with some flour and roll out your puff pastry to the same size as your pan (use a similar sized plate as a guide) with an approximate 0.5cm thickness.
Drape the pastry over the pears and carefully tuck them into bed by gently pressing the edges of the pastry down the sides of the pan. Place the pan in the hot oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp on top. Once the tarte tatin is done, leave it to cool for a few minutes.
Now for the party trick. Find a plate that is large enough to place over the frying pan. Place it on top of the pan, and very carefully flip the tarte tatin onto the plate so that the pears are now on display, gloriously glossy and tender.
Cut into portions and serve with vanilla bean ice cream or whipped cream.
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If you can still move your limbs, you are not done yet. Why not round the day off with a boozy, spiced hot chocolate – perfect cure for winter chills.
MELBOURNE
Godiva
Godiva is celebrating World Chocolate Day by offering a FREE soft ice cream with all orders over $20 in its cafes at Doncaster and Chadstone on 7th of July.
Monsieur Truffe isn’t doing in particular for World Chocolate Day 2020 but their handmade chocolates are a delicious option to celebrate the day.
What makes their chocolate special?
I think that one of the main ones is the quality ingredients that we use, we spend a lot of time researching to get the best possible option. Everything that we do is handmade with a lot of care and love, I think that people can feel this when they eat our products. There is a lot of thought about making the most delicious experience in each bite of chocolate.
What’s their best product?
I think that one of our best products is our gianduja. We stone ground Italian hazelnuts from Piedmont to make this amazing bar and it’s one of our best selling products.
SYDNEY
Choc et Moi
Choc et Moi will be open from 7am to 4pm today, World Chocolate Day and will offer a praline, truffle or orangette to their clients.
WHAT MAKES CHOC ET MOI’S CHOCOLATE SPECIAL?
Our chocolate is an Ethical (cacao-trace) Belgian chocolate, all of our products are made in store by a Belgian chocolatier and we organise degustations and workshops for children and adults every week to learn all about chocolate!
RECOMMENDATION FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY
Come taste a great Belgian hot chocolate with a selection of truffles, perfect to tolerate Winter in Sydney!
The Nina’s team bring magic to Nina’s Chocolates everyday. We hand make and hand pack all our chocolates using premium Belgian chocolate. We make over 120 different varieties.
WHAT MAKES NINA’S CHOCOLATES SPECIAL
Hand made with passion and love using the finest ingredients.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY 2020
Mon Cherry – cherry liqueur, rich dark chocolate encasing a liquid liqueur with a rich ripe cherry
What’s your favourite chocolate type? Happy World Chocolate Day 2020!
