Reconsidering Swiss Sweetmeat

Everyone has heard of Swiss chocolates -- those chocolates that melt in the mouth and are made of milk and cream from Swiss cows that eat from the virginal Swiss countryside green meadows. Every tourist in Switzerland is sure to return home with boxes of Swiss chocolates for their friends and families so they could share this delight with them. Milk chocolate is a Swiss product that has won the hearts of food lovers around the world and has redefined the meaning of chocolates. Switzerland has the highest consumption rate of chocolates worldwide due to the availability of these chocolates at home.

Swiss chocolate is globally renowned for its high quality. The high content of its cocoa butter, which gives the chocolate its smooth, creamy, texture and the high standards of manufacture make Swiss chocolate a sought-after commodity worldwide. Chocolate is consumed all year round in Switzerland, but there are particularly fast seasons like the Chocolate Flowers in Spring, Chocolate Bunnies made during Easter and Chocolates Chestnuts and Mushrooms in Autumn. Swiss winter of course brings Christmas and a big bagful of Christmas goodies made of the best Swiss chocolate. Each region in Switzerland has its own specialty like in the Jura Mountains region, where the people who make chocolate produce little chocolate watches.

The most popular names in chocolate industry are found in Switzerland. One of these is Nestle, which is the largest chocolate manufacturing company in Switzerland. Lindt is another internationally popular name with its chocolate and bakery stores called Sprungli across Switzerland. Suchard is another known brand of Swiss chocolate. There are other smaller yet specialty chocolate makers in Switzerland, having stores which operate across the major Swiss cities.