Why, because she lived with a German family for a few months. So cool! Name required. Email required. And eating lots of chocolate. The result was Swiss Watching, the book that became a bestseller. This website carries on from that, with facts and photos about Switzerland, and my insights and thoughts on Swiss life. Follow on Facebook. Follow on Twitter. Contact me directly.
Designed by Global Solutions Inc. Lindt bunnies are not Swiss March 12, , 8 Comments. Related Posts. The country's dependence on chocolate isn't something that's developed overnight, either, since as far back as , the city of Vevey — which today claims an 8-meter high fork in Lake Geneva pictured above as a big tourist attraction via Alimentarium — was already the site of seven chocolate factories, and known to be a famous chocolate hub via Alpenwild.
It should then come as no surprise that globally, some of the biggest names in chocolate are Swiss. Philippe Suchard is credited for inventing a mixing machine that could blend sugar and cocoa. Then there is Rodolphe Lindt, who produced the first-ever fondant chocolate by using a technique called "conching," which turns the gritty sugar and cocoa confection into the smooth, melt-in-your-mouth treat that it is today via House of Switzerland.
Rodolphe Lindt's discovery couldn't have come about without the input of his brother August, who thought that the way chocolate was being made and sold in the s rough, bitter, and shaped into molds by hand could be greatly improved with a few tweaks. Report abuse Mrs Posted by Samantha Trott , 15 April - GMT Thankyou for bringing such excellent quality chocolate to the Australian consumer, And thank you also for offering a food product that comes to the consumer without a religious tax burden.
I will continue to support and promote your company because of these 2 very important aspects. Report abuse View more comments. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram Newsletters. Free newsletter sign up Free newsletter Subscribe Sign up to our free newsletter and get the latest news sent direct to your inbox. The long conche he worked with took over a day to produce a tonne of chocolate. When he sold his factory in Zurich , he also sold his conching secrets.
By , it was exporting three-quarters of its chocolate to twenty countries around the world. In the following decades the company expanded and bought over several national business in the UK, Germany, France and the USA, bringing Lindt chocolates to the world.
Their position as one of the finest chocolate producers in the world is well assured, all thanks to the man who first discovered how to make the sweet stuff melt in our mouths. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.
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